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Entrepreneurship Outside the Valley - Course Catalog

sector is dominated by large family-owned banks that can become a barrier to market access. Many emerging markets also have very inefficient supply chains that dramatically hinder the efficiency of a variety... View Details

12 May 2003
Research & Ideas

How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?

where most players are losing money but capturing the imagination of the industry. But it's unclear how you make money on Wi-Fi. For example, the service-provider model would be difficult, he said, because it would be hard to create View Details

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

02 Jul 2024
Blog Post

Climate Story #19: Nicole Neeman Brady (MBA 2008): The Critical Role of Business in Tackling Water Challenges

modernization. The truth is, we are trying to solve these 21st century problems with 20th century technology and 19th century laws.” While hopeful about the future, Nicole admits that there are many structural obstacles that need View Details

22 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability

particular role or position given my prior work experience, I may be interested in leveraging knowledge gained at HBS to explore making an impact in a different role or function. Eliminate friction. I always appreciate recruiters, hiring... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Cleantech

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Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity

status 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act enacted to eliminate discriminatory barriers against qualified individuals with disabilities, individuals with a record of a disability, or individuals who are... View Details

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Medium of Artistic Expression - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

rendition. Instant photography put users in command of an art form in which they could create, compose, and share images instantaneously. "By making it possible for the photographer to observe his work and his subject matter... View Details

26 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity

Digital record-keeping is slowly but inevitably replacing paper records everywhere from the pilot's cockpit to the registry of motor vehicles. But if implemented without proper consideration of how work gets done, the results can make... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

01 Jun 1997
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Competition and Strategy Unit at HBS Sets Pace In Its Field

overlap, into four areas: competitive strategy, corporate strategy, global competition, and technology strategy. The largest of the subgroups, competitive strategy - essentially the core of the unit - looks at the techniques a firm uses View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Sep 2017
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A Jolt for the African Coffee Industry

of them from Rwanda. A local Nigerian factory, Kaldi Africa, roasts the beans to produce a stronger brew than what Starbucks pours. Many of the other barriers to developing a... View Details

Keywords: Sasha Issenberg; cafe; Cafe Neo; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Privatization and the New European Economy

From France to Italy, Germany to Denmark, chances are good that if you pick a country in Europe, you can match it with its state-owned airline. But as Europe unites, barriers... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Air Transportation; Transportation

01 Mar 2014
News

Everything Old Is a New Opportunity

overcome barriers to trade. But after nearly five years, Johnston realized he wanted business exposure, too. "As a European, I was very aware that American business schools were the place View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; Health, Social Assistance; Personal Services

01 Jun 2008
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America the Difficult

portfolio investor that predominantly makes asset allocation decisions. For U.S. regulators, these patterns do not recommend increasing barriers to foreign investment. Indeed, America should be rolling out... View Details

Keywords: Mihir A. Desai; foreign investors; Finance

01 Oct 2001
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Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?

fact, the implementation of information technology generally has been quite disappointing to the "fighting bottom line" in the modern Army to date. But let's suppose that all three of these View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Dec 2023
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My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service

Care Units. I came to school passionate about access and equity in health care, and curious about systemic barriers to resources that allow communities View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

01 Jun 2014
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What’s Next

Illustrations by John Ritter HBS/HU Growth With the Allston land purchase, Harvard University has begun to expand across the Charles River and around the HBS campus. How do you see the School interacting with the University (and... View Details

Keywords: HBS Campaign; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

24 Mar 2022
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Well Said

you don't really care that much. But then when you see that people might react to you differently, it absolutely starts affecting you on a subconscious level. And I honestly think that language barriers are... View Details

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Stuart Gilson

"someone else." All around the world, as trade barriers continue to fall, and capital markets become more integrated, restructuring is becoming a daily event, and every manager can benefit from... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2005
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Answering the Call

Marketing. Says Godes, “There are so many different layers to this case but, in particular, it captures two important concepts: reaction to competitive entry and the rethinking... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2018
What Do You Think?

Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?

kinwun Summing Up: What are the Earmarks of a “New Economy?” Responses to this month’s column rightly focused on the need for measures and standards before deciding whether we are entering an era of social and economic change as... View Details