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- 05 Oct 2023
HBS Information Session in Cape Town
Join us for an in-person information session about the Harvard Business School MBA Program. This event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA Program and life at HBS. The event... View Details
- 05 Mar 2009
- What Do You Think?
How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?
Summing Up How should context affect leaders' candor and transparency? Candor, transparency, and optimism generally trump dishonesty, deception, and pessimism as... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- February 2023 (Revised March 2023)
- Case
Hey, Insta & YouTube, Are You Watching TikTok?
In early 2023, the entertainment app TikTok reached close to 1 billion users globally, placing it 4th behind the leading social networks of Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. Featuring a sophisticated recommendation engine, TikTok mastered the art of keeping users... View Details
Keywords: Social Media; Applications and Software; Business Model; Competition; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix. "Hey, Insta & YouTube, Are You Watching TikTok?" Harvard Business School Case 723-426, February 2023. (Revised March 2023.)
- 17 Jul 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
A Replication Study of Alan Blinder’s “How Many U.S. Jobs Might Be Offshorable?”
Keywords: by Troy Smith & Jan W. Rivkin
- Web
Policies, Rules & Guidelines | About
Information Technology Access to Harvard Business School networks, applications, computers, and other electronic resources is contingent upon proper use of HBS-provided resources and your continued adherence... View Details
- Web
Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship
company Excara and switched to selling enterprise software for managing product content. In 2002, he started two nonprofits in response to the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. He is currently... View Details
- 08 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
How Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Crushed Crowdfunding for Minority Entrepreneurs
but that gap triples during periods of high public anxiety over immigration in the United States. “When there is the greatest anxiety, we see this funding shortfall.” Banks have historically rejected loan applications from Black, Asian,... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 01 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Myth Busting: Financial Aid for 2+2 Students
aid application after they have been admitted to the MBA program. MYTH #2: HBS Only Considers Your Current Income When Awarding Financial Aid When determining eligibility for our need-based scholarships, the financial aid office looks at... View Details
- 02 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
Blissful Thinking: When It Comes to Finding Happiness, 'Your Dreams Are Liars'
knowledge is directly applicable to your life, this combination becomes highly combustible. So, for instance, we can learn about the spike proteins on viruses, and then we can use that knowledge to create a... View Details
Keywords: by Dan Morrell
- November 2017
- Case
The Digital Factory – Siemens: Electronic Works Amberg
By: Rajiv Lal and Scott F. Johnson
The Electronic Works Amberg (EWA) was Siemens' most advanced factory. The plant built industrial automation equipment using state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques. Siemens was considering creating a consulting business for its manufacturing clients. Given the EWA's... View Details
Keywords: Siemens; Internet Of Things; Industrie 4.0; Manufacturing; Consulting; Digital Factory; Ewa; Amberg; Electronic Works Amberg; Information Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Applications and Software; Internet and the Web; Production; Manufacturing Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Technology Industry; Germany
Lal, Rajiv, and Scott F. Johnson. "The Digital Factory – Siemens: Electronic Works Amberg." Harvard Business School Case 518-054, November 2017.
- 05 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures
sometimes gives others the impression that most things work out for me. As a result, they are more likely to attribute their own failures to themselves, rather than the fact that the world is stochastic, applications are crapshoots, View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Jan 2020
- Book
Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking
Sometimes, thinking outside the box isn’t ambitious enough to get real innovation flowing. In her new book, Rosabeth Moss Kanter encourages organization leaders to think much more broadly at what restricts creativity and how to overcome... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
2 Tips to Beat Imposter Syndrome
“I have written 11 books, but each time I think ‘Uh-oh, they’re going to find out now. I’ve run a game on everybody, and they’re going to find me out’.” –Maya Angelou In my second marketing class ever, only two weeks into my first... View Details
- 09 Jun 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Monetizing IP: The Executive’s Challenge
open source development process. For example, IBM released half a million lines of its Cloudscape program, a simple database that resides inside a software application instead of as a full-fledged database... View Details
- 16 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Can Consumers Be Saved From Their Misguided Decisions?
insurance plan. They are likely to choose a low-deductible plan with a high premium even when there is an option to choose a higher-deductible plan that is ultimately less expensive and fits their medical needs just as well. In fact,... View Details
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
Track Runner-Up Bluesolid develops a suite of software application and platform components that will enable value-added services to be deployed on wireless local area networks.... View Details
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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online
This course is part of the Finance & Accounting track. Introduction to Financial Accounting LIMITED TIME ONLY Extra learning at no extra cost. Enroll now and unlock a GenAI Bonus Bundle featuring complimentary lessons on AI fundamentals.... View Details
- November 2007
- Article
Solve the Succession Crisis by Growing Inside-Outside Leaders
By: Joseph L. Bower
This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. In his interviews and data analysis, Harvard Business School professor Bower found... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Leadership Development; Management Practices and Processes; Management Succession; Planning
Bower, Joseph L. "Solve the Succession Crisis by Growing Inside-Outside Leaders." Harvard Business Review 85, no. 11 (November 2007).
- Blog
Is AI Coming for Your Job?
has the potential to transform knowledge workers' roles, processes, and practices. To understand AI's potential, we must differentiate between its applications as externally facing—enhancing product... View Details
- March 2017 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World
By: John R. Wells and Carole A. Winkler
In January 2017, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States in November 2016 had triggered a national storm of protests, and many attributed Trump’s victory to... View Details
Keywords: Facebook; Fake News; Mark Zuckerberg; Donald Trump; Algorithms; Social Networks; Partisanship; Social Media; App Development; Instagram; WhatsApp; Smartphone; Silicon Valley; Office Space; Digital Strategy; Democracy; Entry Barriers; Online Platforms; Controversy; Tencent; Agility; Social Networking; Gaming; Gaming Industry; Computer Games; Mobile Gaming; Messaging; Monetization Strategy; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Headquarters; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Trends; Communication; Communication Technology; Forms of Communication; Interactive Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Talent and Talent Management; Crime and Corruption; Voting; Demographics; Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Initial Public Offering; Profit; Revenue; Geography; Geographic Location; Global Range; Local Range; Country; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics; International Relations; National Security; Political Elections; Business History; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Information Management; Information Publishing; News; Newspapers; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Dissemination; Human Capital; Law; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Management Systems; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Marketing Channels; Social Marketing; Network Effects; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Monopoly; Media; Product Development; Service Delivery; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Groups and Teams; Networks; Rank and Position; Opportunities; Behavior; Emotions; Identity; Power and Influence; Prejudice and Bias; Reputation; Social and Collaborative Networks; Status and Position; Trust; Society; Civil Society or Community; Culture; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Societal Protocols; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Valuation; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States; California; Sunnyvale; Russia
Wells, John R., and Carole A. Winkler. "Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World." Harvard Business School Case 717-473, March 2017. (Revised September 2017.)