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- 01 Dec 2023
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A Continuum of Innovation
As senior associate dean and chair of the MBA Program, Matt Weinzierl has a running list of questions that he and Jana P. Kierstead, the executive director of MBA and Doctoral programs, always keep in mind. They range from the curricular (How can we ensure that the MBA... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 18 Feb 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Mirroring Hypothesis: Theory, Evidence and Exceptions
Keywords: by Lyra Colfer & Carliss Y. Baldwin
- Forthcoming
- Article
You've Got Mail! The Late 19th-Century U.S. Postal Service Expansion, Firm Creation, and Firm Performance
By: Astrid Marinoni and Maria P. Roche
This paper examines the impact of the expansion of the US Postal Service in the late 19th century
on firm creation and performance. Utilizing newly digitized archival data on historic business establishments,
post office locations, and road networks in California,... View Details
Keywords: Institutional Innovation; Knowledge Exchange; US Postal Service; Firm Performance; Infrastructure; Expansion; Government Administration; Communication; Business History; Entrepreneurship; Public Administration Industry; California
Marinoni, Astrid, and Maria P. Roche. "You've Got Mail! The Late 19th-Century U.S. Postal Service Expansion, Firm Creation, and Firm Performance." Management Science (forthcoming). (Pre-published online January 15, 2025.)
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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online
New Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy Build the skill set and strategic acumen to compete in the digital world through a combination of forward-looking coursework, unique team activities with a... View Details
- 19 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
Summer Fellowship) NetaCarbon is the TurboTax for carbon credit – a carbon credit issuance platform that digitizes and streamlines the process of how carbon projects are created and managed. By reducing the time and cost for project... View Details
- 15 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
IT Job Wages Are No Longer 'Exceptional'
should at least partially explain rising wage inequality in the United States—a widely documented fact—we find evidence to the contrary,” the authors write. The paper, Digital Labor Market Inequality and the Decline of IT Exceptionalism,... View Details
- 08 Sep 2022
- Book
Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?
from decades of teaching students from the Gen X, Millennial, and Gen Z eras. George and coauthor Zach Clayton, CEO of the digital marketing firm Three Ships, urge young leaders to usher in a new way of doing business—one based on... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 06 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
Cut Salaries or Cut People? The Best Way to Survive a Downturn
inbound call center, working in six divisions selling different digital services, such as cable TV packages, cellular phone plans, and internet connectivity services. The researchers learned of an impending compensation cut in one... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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RGE Report - Race, Gender & Equity
emotions and leads us to take the next step forward. A practicable hope must be accompanied by action, and it must have an element of pragmatism that grounds it in reality. [...] Read more 04 Jun 2025 The Strategic Case for Diversity in View Details
- 08 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
Are Paywalls Saving Newspapers?
Media outlets large and small have adopted digital paywalls to augment dramatic declines in print revenues, but given their negative effect on website traffic (and, in turn, online advertising), are paywalls an effective sales strategy? A... View Details
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Events - Business History
faculty Gerald Zaltman and John Quelch, as well as prominent scholars in the studies of the senses and the history of science, David Howes, Steven Shapin, and David Suisman. Jun 5 05 Jun 2017 Conference Digital Technologies in the Social... View Details
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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship
entrepreneurship, digital media and on the future of the Internet. Andrew Goldfarb (MBA 1993), Globespan Capital Partners Andy is Executive Managing Director of Globespan Capital Partners and is based in the firm's Boston office. He... View Details
- May 2020 (Revised December 2022)
- Case
Soofa: Displaying the Right Path?
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Amy Klopfenstein and Amram Migdal
In November 2019, Sandra Richter, co-founder and CEO of Soofa, a network of advertising-supported digital bulletin boards, must decide between two different fundraising and expansion plans for her company. One plan entails raising $15 million in a Series A round and... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Model; Business Plan; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Decision Making; Decisions; Ethics; Geography; Geopolitical Units; Finance; Investment; Markets; Market Entry and Exit; Demand and Consumers; Network Effects; Media; Society; Urban Development; Sustainable Cities; Information Technology; Information Infrastructure; Digital Platforms; Strategy; Business Strategy; Expansion; Relationships; Partners and Partnerships; Capital; Venture Capital; Advertising Industry; Technology Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; North and Central America; United States; Massachusetts; Cambridge
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., Amy Klopfenstein, and Amram Migdal. "Soofa: Displaying the Right Path?" Harvard Business School Case 820-098, May 2020. (Revised December 2022.)
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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project
and Digital Arts Magnet Valley Glen, CA MA Marisela Ramos Phillips Academy Andover, MA CT Elaina Rampolla Ridgefield High School Ridgefield, CT Subjects: History CT Meredith Ramsey Wilton High School Wilton, CT WI Katie Randall Beloit... View Details
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Race, Gender & Equity Social Enterprise Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability Case Method Project Creating Emerging Markets Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard Foundry Impact-Weighted Accounts Institute for Strategy and... View Details
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The Railroads: The First Big Business - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
In 1883 railroad executives met to establish a system of Standard Time in four time zones in the United States. Charles Perrow, Organizing America: Wealth, Power, and the Origins of Corporate Capitalism. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2002, p. 215. Copyright ©... View Details
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Women’s Leadership Summit - Alumni
inspirational women to share their valuable life experiences and lessons with its participants. WSA Conference Join D^3 (Digital, Data & Design) Community Stay updated with the latest from the Digital Data Design Institute! Explore... View Details
- 21 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Inside the OR: Disrupted Routines and New Technologies
which surgeons receive information from direct sensation, MICS calls for team members to supply the surgeon with vital information displayed on digital and visual monitors in the OR," write Edmondson, Bohmer and Pisano. "The... View Details
Keywords: by Hilah Geer
Omar Olivarez
Omar Olivarez is a doctoral candidate in the Technology & Operations Management unit. His interests lie at the intersection of automation, labor, innovation, and managerial views of the firm. Omar received his BBA in Management Information Systems from The... View Details
- March 2022 (Revised May 2022)
- Case
Reclaiming the Land of Purple: Purpl’s Mission to Unlock Finance in Lebanon
By: Lauren Cohen and Grace Headinger
Karl Naim, Co-Founder and CEO of Purpl, embarked on a venture to lower remittance costs for his native Lebanon. Since October 2019, the Lebanese economy had entered a free fall as its banking sector collapsed and large swathes of its population were plunged into... View Details
Keywords: Business Startup; Fintech; Inflation; Deflation; Cross-border Frictions; Remittances; Business Startups; Diasporas; Financial Crisis; Money; Entrepreneurship; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Poverty; Financial Institutions; Banking Industry; Financial Services Industry; Technology Industry; Lebanon
Cohen, Lauren, and Grace Headinger. "Reclaiming the Land of Purple: Purpl’s Mission to Unlock Finance in Lebanon." Harvard Business School Case 222-078, March 2022. (Revised May 2022.)