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- 17 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 17, 2008
founders reacquired many of the assets of the company and focused it on industrial and military applications. The case focus presents a question of whether the company should sell out again, this View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 3, 2006
L. Bower and Clark Gilbert Abstract Research from a set of studies conducted over thirty-five years shows that actual strategy rather than words on paper at corporate is crafted step by step as company resources are committed to policies,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Rare Disease Day – Small Numbers, Big Challenges… and Big Opportunities - Blog: Health Supplement
issues that were once seen as “taboo,” such as mental health , now is the time to combat stigmatization and promote education on rare diseases. What are rare diseases and how rare are they? The Orphan Drug Act defines a disease or... View Details
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Prineeta Kulkarni
Prineeta Kulkarni originally "dreamed of becoming a scientist." She completed a dual biotechnology BS/MS at the University of Pune, but when it came time to launch her career, she shifted direction. "I wanted to see the... View Details
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New Levels of Capitalism: Finance - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
railroads represented a highest percentage of listed stocks and bonds issued on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock market grew from a few shares in the 1830s to hundreds of thousands in 1850 to millions by the mid-1860s. Investors could follow railroad View Details
- 13 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01
Tell us a little about your background. I grew up in Oman, an incredibly beautiful country blessed with mountains, oceans, and deserts. I spent weekends going on treks in the mountains, scuba diving, or just spending time at the beach.... View Details
- 23 Aug 2006
- Op-Ed
The Real Wal-Mart Effect
This opinion piece, first published in the New York Times in August 2005, has been updated by Pankaj Ghemawat for HBS Working Knowledge.Mighty Wal-Mart's headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, must feel less like a hotbed of retailing and... View Details
- 26 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Best Practices of Global Innovators
In the not-too-distant past, many companies secured competitive advantage by investing heavily in internal R&D. Company engineers and scientists built value from the ground up, and protected their... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back
anything at HBS. I came in with a plan and an idea of who I wanted to be post-HBS, but giving myself the time and space to explore, ask questions, and try new things turns out to be the best thing I ever did! HEALTH CARE Rhea Choudhury... View Details
- 20 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
Black Visionary Leadership and Redefining What's Possible
you just don’t have the same chance. In thinking about what we could do during our time at HBS to help level the playing field, we came up with these concepts as an independent project. We recognize that we are extremely privileged to be... View Details
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Joiner - Entrepreneurship
Student Journey Joiner Required Curriculum Elective Curriculum Getting a job at a startup is a networked path and individual search. Throughout your time at HBS, use resources such as the Rock Center, VCPs, EIRs, Baker Library’s Research... View Details
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Disruptive Innovation Online Course | HBS Online
that are ready to apply. With every minute of learning, my company was better off and was setting a course for success. Andrzej Buks Vice President at Dakota Guardian Trust Assess opportunities and learn how to better determine what... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Marquis Jet Takes Off
partners took to NetJets was a new concept — membership cards giving customers 25 hours of flight time for $109,000 and up. Functioning primarily as a sales and marketing organization, Marquis Jet needed to ink a partnership with NetJets... View Details
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Understanding Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Kazakhstan - Global Activities 2020
that they needed more time to execute on the strategy to better prove the value of its mobile app and ecosystem-driven strategy. The students were concerned that the company would suffer from the aborted... View Details
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
certain. What worried the company's leadership was the prospect of Reb A taking off—that is, being widely accepted by consumers and used by food and beverage (F&B) companies in mainstream mass-market products such as carbonated soft... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Derek Ferguson
inside of the courtroom more than once), hip-hop is as much a lifestyle as a musical genre. Yet the company’s spare, functional Times Square offices don’t suggest any of these bad boy qualities — and neither does the genial, relaxed... View Details
- 24 Jan 2011
- HBS Case
Terror at the Taj
world's collective conscience. “Not even the senior managers could explain the behavior of these employees.” A new multimedia case by HBS professor Rohit Deshpandé offers a flip side to the nightmarish scenes that unfolded in real time on... View Details
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
preparation offices were given the option to purchase U.S. Savings Bonds in addition to existing Block savings products. The fraction of filers who did any savings at the tax-site was 8.5 times higher at these treatment sites offering... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Ethan Li
time at HBS—in class and out—is valuable. I love the case study method; it helps me relate my prior experience to future goals. For example, we just had a case about the international expansion of a Japanese business—could a similar... View Details
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Bryan Stromer
diversity of perspectives in my section shines through most when I see how my section mates with different points of view engage with the same content. For example, we recently had a case that focused on why companies conduct layoffs. It... View Details