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  • 23 Jul 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Sam Walton: Great From the Start

Sam Walton's first store was a second-rate store in a second-rate town in what no one would have classified as a first-rate state. Millions, literally, of small stores failed during the course of the twentieth century in America. There... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow; Retail
  • Research Summary

Family Business Management

John Davis is developing cases and other course materials on family business management for the Executive Education program Families in Business: From Generation to Generation, Families in Business/China, the Owner/President Management... View Details
  • 14 Sep 2021
  • Blog Post

Top 5 Myths About HBS

Chad Losee, Managing Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid, recently sat down with Cyril Straughn-Turner, second-year MBA student and Chief Admissions Ambassador, for a “Busting HBS Myths” event aimed... View Details

    Robert J. Dolan

    Robert J. Dolan is the Baker Foundation Professor at Harvard Business School. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester and began his academic career in 1976 as a faculty member at the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago. He joined... View Details

    • September 2023 (Revised April 2024)
    • Case

    Atomwise: Strategic Opportunities in AI for Pharma

    By: Satish Tadikonda
    Abraham Heifets and his co-founder, Izhar Wallach, had founded Atomwise to develop i) an AI engine to transform drug discovery by creating better medicines faster, and ii) a machine learning-based discovery engine that combined the power of convolutional neural... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; AI and Machine Learning; Science-Based Business; Technological Innovation; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry
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    • July 2019
    • Case

    Autonomous Vehicles: Smooth or Bumpy Ride Ahead?

    By: Elie Ofek and Akhil Waghmare
    In early 2019, transportation was set to undergo a major transformation with the advent of autonomous vehicles (AVs), also referred to as driverless cars, which were nearing completion from an R&D and testing phase. Yet many questions remained open regarding exactly... View Details
    Keywords: Transportation; Technological Innovation; Disruptive Innovation; Transformation; Technology Adoption; Business Model; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Transportation Industry; Auto Industry
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    • 30 Jan 2015
    • News

    Meet the lone Super Bowl veteran who works in Boston’s startup scene

    • 14 Nov 2014
    • News

    Why asking a contact for help benefits you both

    • 16 Mar 2020
    • News

    Social distancing prevents infections, but it can have unintended consequences

    • 06 Sep 2016
    • Blog Post

    What Makes the HBS MBA unique?

    This became very apparent to me during the Business, Government, and the International Economy (BGIE) course first year. Our cases focused on different countries, and while we... View Details
    • Teaching Interest

    Doing Business in Africa

    By: John D. Macomber

    This course introduces frameworks and models for smart and focused investing and operations across sectors, nations, industries, and time frames in Africa.   Students will learn tools and skills to help navigate the business landscape of Africa in terms of selection... View Details

    Keywords: Africa
    • April 1993 (Revised June 1998)
    • Case

    Time Inc.'s Entry into the Entertainment Industry (A)

    Richard Munro, Time Inc.'s chairman and CEO, must respond to a hostile tender offer from Paramount Communications. Paramount conditioned its bid on cancellation of Time's plans to merge with Warner Communications. Several months before the hostile Paramount bid, Time... View Details
    Keywords: Business or Company Management; Market Entry and Exit; Mergers and Acquisitions; Global Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
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    • 02 Aug 2022
    • Blog Post

    From HBS to Cutting-Edge Tech

    like creating a work-life balance and the pursuit of happiness. With changing times, it is important for the curriculum to reflect on living a fulfilled life and not just... View Details
    • 16 Feb 2024
    • Research & Ideas

    As AI Upends Recruiting, Job Seekers Need a Waze App for Careers

    the labor market. An essential first step is to build connections with school systems and other skills providers, Fuller says. Such partnerships offer a way to contribute to curriculum development so schools... View Details
    Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology; Technology
    • August 2019 (Revised July 2023)
    • Course Overview Note

    Demystifying the Family Enterprise

    By: Christina R. Wing and Madeline Keulen
    90% of the GDP in the world is created through family-owned businesses. Family businesses are frequently thought to be exclusively mom-and-pop, small businesses. Most fail to realize that Walmart, Fidelity, Cargill, Koch Industries, and Ford, to name a few, are all... View Details
    Keywords: Family Office; Family Business; Family Ownership
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    • 28 Apr 2023
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Sweden’s Northvolt Electric Battery Maker: A Startup with a Mission

    Keywords: Re: George Serafeim; Battery; Auto; Electronics; Energy
    • May 2017
    • Case

    Promontory, Inc.

    By: Frank V. Cespedes and Amy Handlin
    Promontory, Inc. is a small, privately owned firm in the promotional products (specialty advertising) industry. After starting the firm two years ago with the intention of pursuing a high-quality/high-price strategy, the CEO is seeking methods of increasing sales... View Details
    Keywords: Salesforce Management; Marketing Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Business Model; Sales; Advertising Industry
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    Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research

    Technology & Operations Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students 2025 Article Educating Students and Professionals on the Business Implications of... View Details
    • Web

    Program Requirements - Doctoral

    following: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives on Entrepreneurship: Organizational Economics and Growth (HBS 4351/Econ 2730) or Macro Topics in Organizational Behavior/Organizational Analysis (HBS 4480 or... View Details
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    ECONOMICS OF THE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING SERVICEC INDUSTRY

    Professor Silk’s recent research has been focused on the economics of the advertising and marketing services industry. He has conducted econometric studies of the effects of scale and scope on the... View Details