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January 2020
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Celata Bioinnovations

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In December 2019, Jon Hu (HBS ‘19) and Dr. Samantha Dale Strasser, co-founders of Celata Bioinnovations, were raising $1 million to launch their company. They had founded Celata less than six months earlier with the aim of redefining the drug discovery process.... View Details

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02 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity

documenting the disparities we’ve known about for 20 or 30 years,” says Harvard Business School Professor Amitabh Chandra. “One more research paper that finds that minority health care is separate and unequal may be important but is... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

14 Aug 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

would reduce Shift’s labor per transaction and thereby improve the venture’s unit economics and its scalability, Shift might risk undermining users’ trust by handing off responsibility for critical tasks. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 Dec 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Clocky, the Runaway Alarm Clock

same time, Harvard Business School Professor Elie Ofek was seeking case studies for his second-year Marketing and Innovation course. "I was looking for new products and innovations that were unexpected successes—things that you... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

29 Sep 2015
First Look

September 29, 2015

organizations (NGOs), stepped up to discuss their responsibilities for improving conditions for Bangladeshi garment workers. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/516014-PDF-ENG Harvard View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization

(Photo source: iStock) Economic cluster theory has been used to describe the growth of many industries, including the automotive business around Detroit, high tech in Silicon Valley, and digital media in Seoul. These regions benefit by a... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness

23 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

consumer in the world, exceeding the wine-producing European countries such as France and Italy, which had long dominated world markets. The paper identifies the late 1960s and 1970s as the major turning point by analyzing the role of View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

10 Apr 2023
News

Leading the Way

finance, but lacked role models to show him the way. That's when he joined ASU's Hispanic Students Business Association and met a local investment banker and entrepreneur named Gary Trujillo (MBA 1990), who became a life-changing mentor.... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

23 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 23

of the vision requires leaders to invest in the tools, guide their use, and pave the way for transformation. Perhaps the urgency of the current economic crisis can provide the impetus to overcome resistance to change and turn problems into an opportunity to reduce... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Nov 2018
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New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018

organizations, which often use capitated payments, and bundled payments. Nearly half (46%) of respondents say value-based contracts significantly improve the quality of care, and another 42% say value-based contracts significantly lower... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

18 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

the right questions," says Kaplan, a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. "Most leaders spend a lot of their time looking for answers. Very often, they may feel isolated and alone. I want to help them... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

13 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01

worked in consulting between Dubai and Paris where I helped utilities and infrastructure funds on their energy transition. I got to experience the evolution of Europe towards clean energy. After a few years, I decided it was time for a change and started applying to... View Details

26 Mar 2018
Research & Ideas

To Motivate Employees, Give an Unexpected Bonus (or Penalty)

Gallani, an assistant professor in the Accounting and Management Unit at Harvard Business School. How much those systems spur employees, however, may depend on how fair employees perceive them to be. “We have a tendency to attribute... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Manufacturing

18 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?

has reinforced the perception of critics that markets for the digital currency—used primarily as an investment vehicle as it is not widely accepted as payment for goods and services—are little more than global casinos operating with virtually no rules or... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Financial Services; Technology

18 May 2016
Research & Ideas

Unethical Amnesia: Why We Tend to Forget Our Own Bad Behavior

self-views,” says Francesca Gino, the Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, who co-wrote the study with Maryam Kouchaki, an assistant professor at the Kellogg School... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

12 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

returned to debt within six weeks. One to two years after intervention, treatment individuals were borrowing at the same rate as control households. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54587 Show or Tell? View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

06 Sep 2022
Blog Post

To Go-Go: A Foodtech Startup Serves Up Scale in Latin America

enrolled in the course Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry. In it, Izquierdo began sketching the outline of a tech-enabled business model that would eliminate everything she disliked about restaurants; namely, that... View Details

29 Jan 2021
Op-Ed

How Influencers, Celebrities, and FOMO Can Win Over Vaccine Skeptics

UK’s National Health Service improved influenza vaccine adoption by employing medical professionals in its media efforts." Doctors, nurses, and medical professionals are also opinion leaders because patients trust their health care... View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim

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Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online

Enrollment Stories FAQs Start Anytime Key Concepts Master frameworks and tools to execute a high-quality, profitable business model Discover how to conduct experiments to determine your venture’s value proposition, go-to-market strategy,... View Details

03 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

The Box Office Power of Stars

We all understand at some level that stars in the worlds of film, sports, and even business create results. If you want big box office for Pirates of the Caribbean, it probably pays to sign Johnny Depp to play the lead. But Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Entertainment & Recreation; Motion Pictures & Video

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