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Research & Development, Project Code SX-70 - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
investigation was scientific and technical, "the aesthetic purpose is to make available a new medium of expression to the numerous individuals who have an artistic interest in the world around them." 59 In their early test photos, the... View Details
- 03 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Desperate for Talent? Consider Advancing Your Own Employees First
Job openings in the United States continue to hover at record high levels, exacerbated by the Great Resignation and a sputtering emergence from the pandemic. Competition remains fierce among companies struggling to find qualified workers. Yet many employers,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 13 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding
Flick reached the soccer Olympus in line with manager icons Sir Alex Ferguson, José Mourinho, and “Pep” Guardiola. Indeed, while the aforementioned legends led the superior soccer team at the time through a glory season, Flick took over a struggling soccer club during... View Details
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Emily Schlichting
story with a Washington, D.C. think tank, Emily became the public face of ACA advocacy throughout her college career, speaking at press conferences, testifying to Congressional panels, and even working with the White House. President Obama's re-election campaign View Details
- 13 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis
Ask jazz fans the world over to name their favorite compilation, and chances are their response is Kind of Blue. With music that is sophisticated and sublime, spare yet complex, trumpeter and composer Miles Davis (1926-1991) reached... View Details
- 19 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
From Retail to HBS: How I’m Building a Career Path at the Intersection of Arts, Culture, and Business
road to get there. I started my career in music, interning for a variety of organizations as an undergrad. However, when I moved to New York City, I stumbled upon a unique opportunity to work for an emerging fashion line, which spring-boarded me into the View Details
- 07 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Rediscovering Schumpeter: The Power of Capitalism
and economic histories to illuminate Schumpeter's life and work. A central theme details how Schumpeter's insights help us understand how the forces of capitalism, innovation, and entrepreneurship continue to transform the world today.... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
course? Certificate Programs HBS Online welcomes committed learners wherever they are—in the world and their careers—irrespective of their professional experience or academic background. To extend the reach of HBS Online, we no longer... View Details
- 24 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software
million, of secure web servers on the internet and allowed numerous data breaches, including the theft of 4.5 million medical records from a large hospital chain. In response to Heartbleed, the Linux Foundation established CII, a project... View Details
- 13 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
Science: The Unlikely Frontier for New Business Ideas
operations after a year of uncertainty due to COVID-19, Krieger points to the science labs that never stopped—and some that worked overtime, such as companies like Moderna that produced vaccines in record time. He sees lots more... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 07 Nov 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United
of the world of soccer—or, to my knowledge, in sports as a whole—who comes even close to such a lengthy tenure, let alone the number of titles and trophies he has accumulated," says Elberse, who recently authored a business case on... View Details
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
risk not only doing too much themselves but also losing these valuable employees, who can become frustrated that they aren't being challenged to build their skills and careers at the company. If You Had To Design Your Company Today With A Clean Sheet Of Paper, What... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
developed with record speed. The rapid adoption of technology has opened opportunities, even during global lockdowns, and many businesses have stepped up to take care of their broader stakeholders. Climate change is analogous. We’re... View Details
- 06 Feb 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is ‘Conscious Capitalism’ an Antidote to Income Inequality?
never mind narcissism and all the disorders of greed We can't fix the world with economic systems too big a job all we tiny ones have is our love and conscience." Etienne Douaze maintains that the concept is alive and well in Germany's... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
first of 15 Jr. NBA programs focused on youth development; in 2017, it opened NBA Academy Africa, one of four NBA Academy programs around the world that features elite training for high school-age prospects, in Senegal. Yet fulfilling the... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
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Charts & Statistics - Leadership
Reengineering Record high employment Service sector outpaces manufacturing in new job creation Influence: Low 1900 s 19 U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal Influence: High 10 1910 s 19 War Industries Board coordinates activities... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
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Step Change
and create a competitive track record for the country.” Enan grew up with her parents and sister in the Osman Towers, a block of apartments overlooking the Nile River. She graduated from Cairo University in 2006 with a degree in... View Details
- 27 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution
production equipment, and Firestone increased its capital spending in tires in 1968 and 1969, retooling its factories to accommodate belted bias production.9 The records of Firestone's board meetings demonstrate no systematic evaluation... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
military matériel at factories in upstate New York. World War II carried MacDonald to India in 1943, and then to Burma, Ceylon, and China as an OSS ordnance officer. To pass the time, and since regular letters were heavily censored, he... View Details
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Harvard Business School
of Boston who served in World War II, Herb Lyken became a professor of Finance and Accounting at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and taught for 15 years. He was also a founder and board member of the Unity Bank and Trust in... View Details