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- 01 Jun 2009
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Crisis and Creativity
Texas Instruments were also launched during this time. In fact, the odds on the success of an appropriately directed new venture during a downturn may be higher than in a competitive boom. Entrepreneurs — inside and outside of corporations — must articulate their View Details
Keywords: Bhaskar Chakravorti
- 01 Mar 2009
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The Case for Studying Financial History
to fail. The distinction that needs to be made here is between systemic risk and a kind of arbitrary bailout scheme. Systemic risk we know from the Great Depression is very great if there are mass bank failures. If you lose thousands of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
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Two Truths and a Lie About 5G
That distinction more likely belongs to Uber and Netflix, Yoffie notes. Uber could never have existed in a 3G world, and ubiquitous mobile video was impossible before 4G. The real winners are the companies that figured out how to do... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Mar 2008
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Reimagining China and India
pipeline of perhaps 200 to 300 more that are likely to emerge in the next five to ten years. Is entrepreneurship distinctively different in India and China? The fundamentals of entrepreneurship are strong in both countries, and that’s... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
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The Joy of Work
pressure kills creativity, and others say that they do their most creative work when they are under serious time constraints. But our data indicates that the relationship is more nuanced. In the workplaces we studied, there were two View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
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Teaching for the Ages: the MBA Classroom in the 21st Century
Computer-generated graphics may support the learning, but the room’s distinctive vitality still comes from interaction and critical thinking. McAfee closes the case with a bang: “What do you think happened to this company?” In fact, it... View Details
- 20 Feb 2014
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Managing the World’s Trouble Spots
business world and academia had a distinct advantage. He went back to the Pentagon to try to change the way the military engaged with civilians, then to serve at the White House. In 2007, he retired as an Air Force Deputy Assistant... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Sep 2006
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Redefining Health Care
grow, and the inefficient or poor-quality players fix their problems or go out of business. So finally, we understood that the right question was: Why is competition failing? And that question led us to the distinction between zero-sum... View Details
- 05 May 2023
- News
Fail Better
that they should sign up for cable and we're going to help you convert people. So, unique distribution model. We also had you know, we're trying to bring together all these cultures, whether it's Mexican, Cuban, Dominican, Puerto Rican, those are all very View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
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Spirit at Work
prayer as a point of distinction for the group, something special." Stuart also drew on principles he considers to be spiritually based to help him handle the sometimes overwhelming challenges he faced as a managerial leader. "I tried my... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 25 Aug 2015
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Sunset in the East?
the medium term, to this government manipulation other than investor psychology? —Jim Daley (MBA 1986) KIRBY: Investor psychology probably is the biggest risk, but another is an overreliance on hard infrastructure investments (roads, rail, subways) as View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Strange Bedfellows
these developments. Imagine if you were allowed to represent your income on your tax forms and on your mortgage application differently. In a moment of weakness, you might portray your economic situation in two distinct ways. Unlike... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
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Amy S. Langer
sounds corny, but it's true.” — Margie Kelley DISTINCT YET OF A PIECE PROFILES FROM THE CLASS OF 1977 John R. Davis: Nature's Blessing Michael F. Cronin: A Focus on the Fundamentals Ann M. Fudge: Enhanced Perspective Steven C. Watson:... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
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Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”
more responsibility in the way decisions are made both from an investment perspective, but also from a money-deployment perspective on the entrepreneurial level. Morrell: It’s easy to think of the Silicon Valley model and the Frontier Market model as two View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
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Helping Hands for HBS
worked together to make a distinctive contribution to the School. "We sensed that many HBS alumnae didn't feel involved with the School," explains Farrington, founder and cochair of StarVest Partners in New York City and a member of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
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Dispatches from the Global Classroom
notions of poverty; emerging markets; and the roles of business, government, and the nonprofit sector. “The IXP program is all about active learning,” says HBS senior fellow Regina Abrami, who serves as faculty chair of the program. Abrami emphasizes the View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
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Charged Up
each faces a distinct set of business and strategy challenges. In the case “A123 Systems,” HBS professor Richard Vietor presents the issues confronting a manufacturer of the complex, evolving technology of lithium-ion batteries. Based in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019
venture capital and adapts them for established organizations, leveraging these two distinct skills as a form of management for building in a future that is uncertain. Faculty Books Disciples of the State?: Religion and State-Building in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
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Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
most profitable products and customers and demonstrating how, when, and where to apply over twenty distinct improvement tools and techniques. Finally, it discusses how to embed the process and the tools into the ongoing operations of a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
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Reimagining the MBA
specifically the ability to identify what is distinctive about markets that differ from the students’ home environments, and how to manage in such unfamiliar terrain. The centerpiece of FIELD 2 is an exercise that challenges cross-section... View Details