Corporate Services - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2010
News

The MBA at a Crossroads

students straight from undergraduate programs and promoting internally without requiring an MBA. The global economic crisis only added to the chorus of concerns about the MBA degree. The Carnegie Corporation and Ford Foundation reports in... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Educational Services; Educational Services

01 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

corporations and governments alike need to focus on. Consequently, the career opportunities for MBAs are now unlimited- you can shape sustainability strategy at traditional companies and banks, drive products and operations at startups... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Cleantech

06 Sep 2016
First Look

September 6, 2016

buyer characteristics. Consider the experiences of condo developers targeting retirees who wanted to downsize their homes. Sales were weak until the developers realized their business was not construction but transitioning lives. Instead of adding more features to the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

23 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard

business-unit managers choose local measures that influence, but are not necessarily identical to the corporate scorecard measures. The most remarkable transformations and partnerships occur in support functions and shared services, such... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

01 Apr 1999
News

Spirit at Work

"Soul." "Spirit." A host of organizations - among them Lucent Technologies, the Boeing Company, and Southwest Airlines - have recently begun to ponder such intangibles in an effort to attract and maintain a motivated, performance-boosting workforce. Books about the... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

26 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019

use biometric identification technology to improve the reliability of administrative information and deliver social services more efficiently. This paper exploits the random placement of biometric devices in tuberculosis (TB) treatment... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

24 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 24

The prizes encouraged competition and medals were particularly effective. The boost to innovation we observe can only be partly explained by the re-direction of existing inventive activity. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-118.pdf The... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 1998
News

Managing the Business of Life

European consumer products business. In her first Bulletin interview in 1983, Dodi envisioned the future ideal of "a pregnant CEO of a corporation walking into a board meeting" while her other child was down the hall in daycare. But she... View Details

November 2000
Case

Geocast Network Systems, Inc.

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Christina L. Darwall and Elizabeth Kind

Geocast, a venture-backed start-up, had developed innovative technology for "datacasting" broadband information and entertainment content to an external hard drive, where it was cached for later retrieval by a Web-enabled PC. By using terrestrial TV, direct broadcast... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Customer Value and Value Chain; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Information Management; Technological Innovation; Marketing Channels; Corporate Strategy; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry

Citation

Find at Harvard

18 Jun 2013
First Look

First Look: June 18

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=39382 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 913-041 SaferTaxi: Connecting Taxis and Passengers in South America SaferTaxi, a taxi booking service in South America, must develop its... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

12 May 2003
Research & Ideas

How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?

hosted the event. Are Wireless "hot Spots" Potentially Hot Markets? Hot spots are pockets of wireless access points that increasingly populate airports, coffee shops, corporate campuses, public transportation, and even homes.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne & Martha Lagace; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

01 Feb 1999
News

Entrepreneurs Speak at HBS

Richard Branson, the British entrepreneur, corporate titan, and death-defying balloonist, touched down at HBS last fall to share his wit and wisdom with a large Burden Hall audience. Branson, founder and chairman of the Virgin Group, a... View Details

15 Jun 2021
News

June 2021 Books and Podcasts

Alumni Books Boeing Metamorphosis: Launching the 737 and 747, 1965–1969 by John Fredrickson and John Andrew (MBA 1959) Schiffer Military History Welcome to the world of corporate decision-making, workplace gambles, and myriad human... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

19 Jul 2021
Blog Post

Building a Powerful Network of Talent at American Tower

American Tower is an owner and operator of wireless and broadcast communications infrastructure in 23 countries. Therefore, even if you haven’t heard the American Tower name, it’s very likely you’ve utilized their service. As Vice President, View Details

Keywords: Technology; Telecommunications

22 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Why Many Businesses Are Becoming More Vocal In Support of LGBTQ Rights

increased public activity is largely the result of rapid opinion shifts, and Millennials and Generation Z are often at the leading edge. Sixty-seven percent of young adults in the U.S. do not believe that small business owners should be allowed to refuse View Details

Keywords: All Industries

19 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

Management Science The Role of Taxes in the Disconnect Between Corporate Performance and Economic Growth By: Khan, Urooj, Suresh Nallareddy, and Ethan Rouen Abstract—We investigate the relation between the growth in View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

13 Dec 2022
News

The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith

decided to write a case study to bring the conversation into the classroom and to business leaders who would be able to direct capital, economic opportunities, and social services to an often-overlooked region of the country." Please talk... View Details

29 Jan 2019
Blog Post

Being a Mom and a Founder at HBS

Lindsay McCurren (MBA '19) grew up in Grand Rapids, MI and attended Michigan State. Prior to HBS, Lindsay spent over 6 years working in Corporate Finance at General Mills. Lindsay came to HBS with her family and is the chair of the moMBA... View Details

01 Dec 2005
News

Faculty Books

resources? In this book, Professor Vietor, his coeditors, and other leading scholars in law, economics, and business consider questions of corporate social responsibility in the environmental realm and provide a foundation for future... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services

01 Oct 1997
News

Honorable Mention

Traditionally, most student honors at HBS have been based solely on academic accomplishments. This year, for the first time, several students were formally honored for outstanding leadership and exceptional service to the HBS community.... View Details

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