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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit in Pre-Industrial Society

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction Credit in Pre-Industrial Society Imagining Pre-Industrial Credit Credit and... View Details

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the Art of American Advertising - Advertising Products

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral... View Details

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Join the MOC Affiliate Network - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

affiliate website with extensive course content, resources for instructors, and individualized sites for each institution to disseminate content to students. Teaching materials include nearly 40 Harvard... View Details

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Megan Maloney

Why did you choose this path at this point in time? I prayed about it a lot and went with my gut. Like so many, I want to positively impact the world. It felt like a good time to come up for air and surround... View Details

27 Jun 2019
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Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too

says. "If they know people are going to a certain restaurant every week or using a certain product at home regularly, they could find ways to promote repeated purchases by... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

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01 Mar 2024
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The Internet's Next Frontier

While the Crypto, Fintech, and Web3 Lab—one of 13 labs contained within Harvard’s Digital Data Design Institute—might not have the Bunsen burners and test tubes found in science and engineering labs, it does share a philosophical construct: it is a sandbox—an... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

04 May 2011
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Is Web Surfing Distracting Your Workers?

according to new research. The researchers found that the students facing temptation were more apt to make mistakes and were less productive By banning web surfing, employers are essentially asking their... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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William R. Kerr | About

new ventures and transformations for profitable growth. He also advises governments about investments in the innovative capacities of their nations. Bill and his family live in Lexington, MA. They enjoy outdoor sports and CrossFit, are active members of their local... View Details

06 Sep 2004
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The Innovator’s Battle Plan

When companies have the same capabilities and motivation, they care about the battle and have the necessary skills to fight it. Skills in execution make the difference here—and because other scholars have addressed these challenges quite... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony & Erik A. Roth

30 Aug 2004
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Real Estate: The Most Imperfect Asset

securitized, and professionalized. There are over $5.5 trillion of securitized home mortgages, $500 billion of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and $200 billion of real estate investment trusts (REITs), much of which did not... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Construction; Real Estate

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Harvard Business School

president of Bestfoods, where was responsible for commercial management of branded food products (Knorr, Hellmann's, Mazola). He went on to help lead the turnaround of the Home & Office Papers division of... View Details

26 Feb 2019
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Building a New Real Estate Investment Model

downtown Los Angeles. That’s one of four such communities in the city where Steinbridge is buying and renovating single family homes that will rent for $900 to $1,400 a month. The goal is View Details

24 Feb 2020
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The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software

million, of secure web servers on the internet and allowed numerous data breaches, including the theft of 4.5 million medical records from a large hospital chain. In response to Heartbleed, the Linux... View Details

Keywords: by Frank Nagle and Jenny Hoffman; Computer

01 Oct 1996
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Mastering the Competition — Michael E. Porter (MBA 1971)

time for family activities. "I've eliminated most of my overnight trips," he notes, "and I try to arrive home on weeknights in time for dinner." His involvement in athletics these days is limited View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

24 May 2017
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Ilene H. Lang, MBA 1973

Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1943 Born, Chicago, Illinois 1965 Earns AB, History and Literature, Radcliffe College 1966 Joins PHI as Technical Editor 1968 Joins Cambridge Computer Associates as Technical Writer... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Jillian Dorans

challenge to make the career switch without HBS. Though formal MBA recruitment in hospitality is much less prevalent than in traditional MBA industries such as finance and consulting, HBS opens doors.... View Details

Keywords: Services; Consulting

14 Mar 2024
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IFC India: SELCO - Last Mile Solar Powered Energy for Rural India

Harish Hande and Neville Williams as a private for-profit social enterprise. SELCO initially aimed to sell and service photovoltaic systems in Dr. Hande’s home state of Karnataka, with a mission of providing... View Details

11 Apr 2023
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BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

venture between Twence and FrieslandCampina, a dairy company. This JV between two unlikely parties uses the Empyro facility to generate biofuels, which they use to generate heat for the local residential... View Details

10 Nov 2003
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Globalization: The Strategy of Differences

calls for targeting countries similar to a company's home base, whereas the logic of arbitrage involves exploiting one or more of the differences inherent in distance. The future of the globalization process... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat

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