Geography Of Innovation - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2017
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Constant Inspiration

Ellen Guidera (MBA 1986) Ellen Guidera (MBA 1986) has played an active role in the evolution of the HBS immersive student learning experience. Shortly after the first-year Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development (FIELD) MBA... View Details

01 Oct 2002
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Amy S. Langer

organization's top spot, she transformed NABCO over the next decade. Under her leadership, NABCO has used an innovative program of corporate partnerships in cause-related marketing campaigns, linking breast... View Details

01 Apr 1997
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HBS Duo Offers Personalized Career Assessment

Considering a new career or an exciting but daunting job opportunity? Wondering if you need to change direction in your professional life? From the newly minted MBA to the seasoned executive, HBS graduates can now explore these questions in an View Details

Keywords: Bob Binstock

01 Apr 1999
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An Eye to the East

study of companies in Western countries. But while innovation was the most important driver of high performance among the corporations in the Western economies, in Asian... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

01 Jun 2018
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June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

population of poor, underserved people and a severe shortage of skills and capacity, some resourceful private enterprises have found a way to deliver high-quality health care, at ultra-low prices, to all... View Details

25 Jun 2024
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On the Move: Alexis DePree (MBA 2007)

Nordstrom’s supply chain was a challenge I was excited to take on. Nordstrom’s fierce commitment to innovation and new ways of serving the customer made it the natural next step for me in my career. Plus, we... View Details

Keywords: retail; customer service; supply chain management; career experience; Retail Trade

01 Feb 2000
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Financial Services 24/7

"What did people do before ATMs?" That's a question that causes most twentysomethings to draw a blank. They don't remember the days when people conducted their banking - face-to-face with a teller - between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays. The idea View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jun 2018
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3-Minute Briefing: Simi Nwogugu (MBA 2004)

problem solving, and innovative thinking—I would have known much earlier that business was what I loved. During a business trip to England, I hopped on a plane to Lagos to see about bringing JA to Nigeria. I hadn’t been back since high... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Mar 2025
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Agenda: Frank Lorenzo (MBA 1963)

deregulation, we would have been at the top,” says Lorenzo, who instead became a leader in the new era of more affordable air travel, eventually as CEO of Continental Airlines. His recent book, Flying for... View Details

Keywords: April White

31 Jan 2023
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Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups

Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Association of Boston (HBSAB) recently presented a virtual panel discussion exploring the unique challenges that women entrepreneurs encounter when founding their companies. The conversation, titled “The... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Oct 1996
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Uhlmann Award Winners Focus on French Retailer

The winners of the 1996 R. Hugh Uhlmann Award for outstanding research in the field of agribusiness have a truly global perspective -- all three recipients are international students. For their prize-winning... View Details

01 Jun 1996
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New Releases

Engines of Innovation edited by Richard S. Rosenbloom and William J. Spencer (HBS Press) In past decades, industrial laboratories such as AT&T's Bell Labs and the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center were... View Details

01 Dec 2013
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Plugged In

WITH FUNCTION "People want to do the right thing, but they want to do it in style," says Camargo, who describes the ELR as a mix of "art and science." The early mass-market alternative fuel cars, he adds, used abstract designs to... View Details

Keywords: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

02 Jun 2015
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Pointing the Way to a Better World

“As a journalist. I can’t be an advocate,” insists Sheryl WuDunn (MBA 1986) about the subject matter of her latest book, A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity, which she coauthored last year with her husband, New York... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Oct 1997
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Theory & Practice

innovation that organizations face today and in the future. Rosabeth Moss Kanter on the Frontiers of Management incorporates all the research articles and essays Kanter has written for the Harvard Business... View Details

22 Feb 2022
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The Well-Healed Athlete

innovation hubs will focus on “translating” its research for health care professionals, coaches, and trainers, as well as the everyday athlete. For instance, the University of Kansas’s Jayhawk Athletic... View Details

Keywords: April White; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

29 Mar 2023
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Giving Hope and Comfort

Feingold says, paraphrasing a lesson he learned while at HBS. Over the next five years, Feingold hopes to expand the size and reach of the organization, distributing 10 million products annually, with Hope and Comfort leading the charge... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

comprehensive playbook for business leaders and people on their way up to give the best presentations of their lives. More often than not, the best intentions and most innovative ideas get lost in a poorly... View Details

16 Mar 2018
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Douglas Spreng (MBA 1967)

want my gift to help the School continue to innovate and remain at the forefront of management education.” Learn how you can support HBS with a charitable gift annuity. View Details

01 Dec 2008
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Faculty Books

Moral Gray Zones: Side Productions, Identity, and Regulation in an Aeronautic Plant by Michel Anteby (Princeton University Press) Employees know that not every workplace regulation must be followed. When management consistently overlooks breaches View Details

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