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22 Feb 2022
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New Urban Order

retrofit construction, and for driving urgent change during an era of unprecedented affordability and resiliency crises.” The five-year project, launched in 2020, has funding from the US Department of Energy, California Energy Commission,... View Details

Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

04 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

The Real Cost of Bribery

that launch anticorruption efforts grow their businesses more slowly than firms that don't, especially in regions where bribery is the expected norm. “If you think of the cost [of bribery] as just fines and regulatory actions, you're... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

08 Nov 2021
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New Director Named for Mid-US Research Office

international business, communications, and finance. As director of the Mid-US Research Office, she will develop and extend relationships with business leaders and others across the region to contribute to the development of intellectual capital and programming at HBS.... View Details

01 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Exploring Career Passions through Short Intensive Programs – Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer

a faculty member’s area of expertise or passion. We caught up with Professor Len Schlesinger, who taught the Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer (DTC) SIP with Matt Higgins of RSE Ventures. They designed this SIP to serve as a launch pad for... View Details

16 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be

classic," says Matthew McEvoy (HBS MBA '89), strategic planning director at Burberry. Founded in 1856, the creator of the iconic trench coat has outfitted movie stars, outdoor sportsmen, the British military, and the Royal Family. In 1997, Burberry View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products

12 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association

attracted to the military and what it represents – discipline, camaraderie, and service over self. The tragedy of September 11, 2001 also motivated me to join the military. My interest in aviation led me to the U.S. Air Force, where I had the opportunity to View Details

18 Jan 2018
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The Lessons of All-Day Breakfast

time. I'll give you another example-- delivery. We've announced we have launched delivery with UberEats. We started discussions with UberEats five weeks later. We had our first pilot restaurants up and running. And four weeks after that,... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

04 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

When Founders Recruit Friends and Family as Investors

Should I launch the company solo or with cofounders? Who should my cofounders be—friends, relatives, prior coworkers, strangers? Which role should each of us take? How should we divide equity? He goes on to delve into the myriad issues... View Details

Keywords: by Noam Wasserman

01 Jun 2002
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Up to the Challenge: Demola Gbadegesin - In the Right Direction

Gbadegesin has lived more than half of his life in the United States and speaks perfect English with a slight Midwestern accent, he is still at heart a Nigerian. Armed with his MBA, he will return home to launch an identification system... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; democracy; family; technology; Finance; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services

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Teaching Quantitative Material - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Arrive at answers pertinent to a problem or situation embedded in the case Structuring quantitative segments with these goals in mind can help the class avoid falling into “numbers for numbers’ sake.” Don’t underestimate the importance of framing quant segments before... View Details

30 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Real Estate: The Most Imperfect Asset

own homes in a quarter of the time and a third of the cost. They hope to expand the program ten-fold over five years and hope to launch similar programs in other countries including Egypt, the Philippines, and Venezuela. I think by... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Construction; Real Estate

February 2019 (Revised August 2019)
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KangaTech

By: Karim R. Lakhani, Patrick J. Ferguson, Sarah Fleischer, Jin Hyun Paik and Steven Randazzo

On a warm January afternoon in 2019, Steve Saunders, Dave Scerri, Carl Dilena, and Nick Haslam (see Exhibit 1 for biographies), co-founders of KangaTech, wrapped up the latest round of discussions about the future direction of their sports-technology start-up. Focused... View Details

Keywords: Startup; Technology Commercialization; Prototype; Business Startups; Technological Innovation; Sports; Health; Commercialization; Research and Development; Decision Making; Growth and Development Strategy; Technology Industry; Sports Industry; Health Industry; Australia

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01 Mar 2018
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Every Trick in the Book

Haft (MBA/MCRP 1977) launched Crown Books in the Washington, DC, area, with plans for rapid growth and a pitch sure to set the chain apart from the growing market: lower prices. Crown’s books were discounted 10 to 40 percent every day, an... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online

Featured Exercises Identify and describe the mechanisms behind the power hierarchies you have experienced 5-8 hrs Module 5 Leading Change in Organizations and Society Prepare for change-leadership roles, understanding the sources of power leaders can draw from in View Details

21 Feb 2019
Blog Post

Machine Learning and Behavioral Economics

technology is launched externally for small businesses. After a corporate-wide restructuring, Bracaglia moved to Alphabet’s life science firm, Verily, where he worked on Liftware, a counterweighted spoon that maintains stability – a... View Details

04 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Tech Club

popular tech courses at HBS include the Online Economy, Launching Tech Ventures, Digital Innovation and Transformation, Product Management 101 and 102, Entrepreneurial Finance (not purely tech), Founders’ Dilemmas (not purely tech),... View Details

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HBS OnBoard | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

To inspire and support alumni serving on nonprofit boards 41% of HBS alumni currently serve on a nonprofit board 1 , and many more have or will serve on a board at some point in their career. To support this extraordinary number of alumni serving their communities, SEI... View Details

08 Sep 2020
Blog Post

2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes (MBA 2017)

optionality to stress less about what the next step in my career was and focus completely on learning as much as I could during the two years in which I worked. I absolutely think you should do it and leverage the ability to use HBS as a further View Details

13 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

Science: The Unlikely Frontier for New Business Ideas

in the Boston area. [Image: Unsplash/ThisisEngineering RAEng] What does it take to launch a product in this market? Share your observations in the comments below. View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

23 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Three-Dimensional Strategy: Winning the Multisided Platform

When start-up thredUP launched its peer-to-peer online exchange for used children's clothes two and a half years ago, its creators were the latest generation of entrepreneurs competing online as multi-sided platforms (MSPs), alongside... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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