Sourcing - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Apr 2018
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Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

internal sources of revenue that can then finance their public goods and services – which means a strong local private sector that creates jobs and generates tax revenue. This interest in private sector development in Africa is what... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

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Historical Research - India

Service (FBIS) FBIS is a United States government agency which translates the text of daily radio and television broadcasts, newspapers and periodicals, government statements, books, and other sources of unrestricted information... View Details

01 Mar 2019
News

Case Study: Off to a Fine Art

which was sourcing originals for its new hotel in Oakland, for example, and a florist who was staging a large-scale but short-term installation at Instagram’s headquarters. At first Giridharadas was simply hoping to build a better market... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Sep 2017
News

Case Study: Confidence Builder

Kyriacopoulos (MBA 2010) Neither proposed target market seems to be the source of a viable business model. I doubt students can or will pay for info they can get from the internet or they already know. And universities will be happy with... View Details

Keywords: April White; Confi; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

17 Nov 2015
News

Carbon Neutral

get businesses and industry to take positions publicly and say this is a better solution than our current state by state, point source by point source regulatory approach,” says Minnick. The organization has... View Details

Keywords: Michael Blanding

01 Sep 2009
News

Ready for Launch

A daily apartment cleaning service (Fresh Maid). An organizer of one-day extreme endurance events for men (Tough Mudder). A market-based solution to increase the milk production of cattle in rural India (Doodh Bhandar). These are just a few of the semifinalists... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

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Sustainability Resources for HBS MBAs

Compiled by HBS Business and Environment Initiative and Katie Kross, this list is included as a part of the Sustainability research guide via Baker Library's website. Section Resources Top News sources (subscription... View Details

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Innovating at Scale - Course Catalog

existing sources of revenue or involves risky and uncertain investments. History is littered with established companies (Blockbuster, Kodak, etc) that failed to meet these challenges and innovate. This course centers on how to innovate... View Details

01 Jun 2011
News

Perception versus Reality

regions around the world entered this year’s competition, with the finals taking place on campus in late April (see article). Without a doubt, the entrepreneurial ferment so evident today traces its source to the legacy of Professor... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; contests; awards; meta

27 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 27

finance a new venture? In this note, I will try to help answer this question by addressing the following topics: 1) Types of funding. The two major types of startup capital are equity funding and debt funding although there are a few hybrid flavors as well. 2) View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part One

Field had left very good archives; and to examine Lauder, Schultz, and Dell, she started with their autobiographies and then pursued many other sources to get to know the person and the company. Below are some of Koehn's thoughts on how... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Making Markets

Full text of both print and digital articles is included in Business Source Complete.
Identify Sentiment These resources will help you "listen" to what is happening in the space: LSEG WorkspaceView Details

01 Jun 1997
News

Competition and Strategy Unit at HBS Sets Pace In Its Field

challenges traditional views about the source of Japan's competitive success. Professor Pankaj Ghemawat, head of the unit's required course, Competition and Strategy, focuses on strategic commitments - decisions that involve significant... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Harvard Business Review: Executive Education Access | Baker Library

Help Center Harvard Business Review: Executive Education Access Detailed directions on how Executive Education participants can access Harvard Business Review. HBS Executive Education participants can access Harvard Business Review (HBR) via Business View Details

March 2011 (Revised April 2018)
Case

1366 Technologies: Scaling the Venture

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III, Ramana Nanda, David Kiron and Evan Richardson

For some time, 1366's co-founders, Frank van Mierlo and Ely Sachs, had faced a choice, which was now made all the more stark: 1366 could expand to produce silicon wafers itself, raising the required capital from "friendly" investors and building shipment volume slowly,... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Innovation Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Intellectual Property; Management Teams; Renewable Energy; Financial Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Finance; Energy Industry; Technology Industry; United States

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February 2004 (Revised March 2004)
Case

Fuel Cells: The Hydrogen Revolution?

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Ryland Matthew Willis

The challenges faced in establishing hydrogen fuel cell-powered transportation in the United States, which promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on imported oil is examined. Foremost among these challenges is a "chicken-and-egg" dynamic: consumers... View Details

Keywords: Taxation; Environmental Sustainability; Infrastructure; Government Administration; Energy Sources; Business and Government Relations; Network Effects; Transportation; Green Technology Industry; Energy Industry; European Union; Japan; United States

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01 Dec 2014
News

Nimble, Quick, and Adaptable

set to launch this coming year will help entrepreneurs identify talent and opportunities, sources of capital, and online resources and insight. “We know that about 50 percent of HBS alumni will engage in some sort of entrepreneurial... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

22 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 22

traditional arms-length sourcing arrangements. At the time of the case, the company is considering a third approach to supplier relations that involves much closer cooperation and partnerships. The goal of this "third way"... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

When In-House Research Isn’t Enough

positive correlation between the number of journal articles published between 1981 and 1997 by semiconductor company researchers and the number of patents held by firms. "It turns out," he said, "that publications by IBM and AT&T scientists were just... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

11 Jun 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives

energy industry come away with a quite different perspective on the strategic and management challenges confronting energy executives today. As demand continues to soar, where will new oil reserves be found? What bets are to be placed by industry leaders on alternative... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

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