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The Idea of Instant Photography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HOME RESEARCH LINKS POLAROID FILMS SITE CREDITS “Within the hour, the camera, the film, and the physical chemistry became so clear to me.” Edwin Land, "On Some Conditions... View Details

01 Jan 2013
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Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960

$1.1 million with the help of family and friends, which was enough to build a $275 million power plant in Houston, Texas, in 1983. That facility brought the company the recognition it needed, View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

26 Nov 2019
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The Ritual Effect

enhance feelings of control, which reduces grief; in business negotiations, enacting rituals like handshaking can increase feelings of trust, which enables better working relationships. And the list goes on: rituals can increase belonging... View Details

Keywords: rituals

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Liz Plooster

of faith! New friends to grow with, so much to learn, plenty of restaurants to try, and a whole new side of the country to explore. Being part of the HBS community is like A camping trip with new friends.... View Details

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Leading Successful Digital Transformation

digital world, sustainable advantage comes from connections—connecting products and connecting customers. Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy may have similar features, but iPhone's FaceTime allows View Details

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Globalization - Faculty & Research

Community Relations ; Social Impact ; Argentina ; Mexico ; Brazil ; Conglomerate ; Stakeholder Management ; Government And Business ; Community Impact ; Philanthropy ; Business Conglomerates ; Business Subsidiaries ; Business Headquarters... View Details

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Faculty - Creating Emerging Markets

Professor of Business Administration Research Interests : customer behavior , customer satisfaction , service management , service operations , service quality Interviews Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi Prithwiraj Choudhury Lumry Family... View Details

03 Jan 2011
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Most Popular Articles of 2010

companies they fund. Do Friends Influence Purchases in a Social Network? If friends influence the purchases of a user in a social network, it could potentially be a significant source of revenue for sites... View Details

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Search Funds

Company Listings A database that provides access to more than 45 years of private company listings. Content includes sales figures, employee counts, SIC Codes, addresses and family tree. Individual account... View Details

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

2015–2021, Jones served as the founding Dean of the College of Innovation + Design at Boise State University, and from 2010–2015, he worked at Harvard University, serving from 2011 as the Evans Family... View Details

20 Feb 2017
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Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle

in leisure activities. “It’s the old adage that nobody on their death bed ever said they wished they spent more time in the office,” Keinan says. “If marketers can help consumers devote more time to things that are really important—like spending time with View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Salaar Shaikh

loved ones full of laughter and merriment; now, with no other Muslims in my program, and none known to me in a foreign city, I felt homesick and alone. I sat in a restaurant at... View Details

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Philippe Rival

What is your favorite childhood memory? While driving back home from a family holiday in Italy, I convinced my parents to take the over two-hour highway detour to cross the Millau Viaduct in southern France, soon after its opening. The... View Details

20 Nov 2019
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It's No Joke: AI Beats Humans at Making You Laugh

data-id=_/AEj4uxRw9JpybYcAgQmw][/div] The computer even beat out the joke recommendations of close friends and spouses, a comedy of human errors that surprised the research team. They figured people would... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Site Credits | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Supported by The de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School Debra Wallace Executive Director Knowledge and Library Services Laura Linard Senior Director Baker Library Special Collections... View Details

02 Mar 2021
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The Tulsa Massacre: Is Racial Justice Possible 100 Years Later?

area. When residents tried to flee burning buildings, they were shot and killed in the street. An estimated 300 people died, 1,000 families lost their homes, and $1.8 million... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Mar 2014
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Generation Next

prompted its resurgence were notable not just for their boldness or the returns they generated. It was also for their source: a 29-year-old in her first year on the job. A four-year-old Nisa and her father, Adi Photo courtesy of the... View Details

Keywords: Mark Bergen; Godrej Group; Management

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

fintech platform, the authors find that, compared to actual outcomes of the fintech platform’s model, the counterfactual outcomes based on a “traditional model” used for regulatory reporting purposes would result in a 60% higher probability of being rejected View Details

02 Aug 2007
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How Will Millennials Manage?

losers. As one friend puts it, "They have a closet full of trophies without ever having won anything." Yet others talk about their having observed the way the rest of us have lived our lives (two jobs, too much time away from... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

09 Dec 2002
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Most Accountants Aren’t Crooks—Why Good Audits Go Bad

manager who misses a family dinner and blames the traffic, though he simply lost track of time. Likewise, an auditor's biases may lead her to unknowingly adapt over time to small imperfections in a client's... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman, George Loewenstein & Don A. Moore; Accounting; Financial Services

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