Filter Results:
(5,443)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(5,443)
- People (29)
- News (1,633)
- Research (2,678)
- Events (8)
- Multimedia (6)
- Faculty Publications (1,148)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(5,443)
- People (29)
- News (1,633)
- Research (2,678)
- Events (8)
- Multimedia (6)
- Faculty Publications (1,148)
- 30 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: What Warren Buffett Saw in Newspapers
manager with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for poor fundamental economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact.' That sentiment made his Media General bid even more intriguing as a... View Details
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future
says, noting most VC investments don’t yield any return. “‘So, if we get an acquisition that returns any money, that's actually amazing.’ Maybe we don't talk about it as much,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Strategy for Small Fish
with multiple hubs. As we discuss in some detail later, the crucial factor in figuring out which of these strategies to pursue is developing an understanding of the necessary "coupling strength,"... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- 01 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 1, 2007
complexity of product development. With low complexity, both approaches fare similarly. As complexity grows, open innovation becomes increasingly attractive. When complexity is very large, integrated innovation tends to deliver better... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Esteves Hall | About
bachelor’s degree from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and went on to found BTG Pactual, the largest investment bank in Latin America. With roots in Brazil, BTG Pactual has had an impact not only... View Details
- 15 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month at HBS
I know that no matter how small the contribution, it can really make a difference in someone’s life. On the professional side as an engineer in the energy industry, I am grateful to represent my community... View Details
- 25 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Meet the HBS Women's Student Association
What is the WSA? The WSA, or Women’s Student Association, is a student-led organization at HBS for anyone who identifies as a woman. We’re the largest student organization on campus and are one of the few clubs that don’t request dues... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Unlocking the Power of Community
between customer and brand Fung sees as key to business success in a Web3 world—and more than 4,000 participated in a virtual event during Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals. Fung herself came to the Web3 space from the fintech... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960
Ocean Hall opens at National Museum of Natural History As a Mormon missionary in Wisconsin, Roger Sant enjoyed working with Native Americans. Innately curious, he liked spending time with the people, getting to know them, and helping them... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Buy Big, Sell Small
brands and SKUs,” she says. Shruti, who graduated at the top of her class at the Indian Institute of Technology and had experience in consulting and impact investing, came to HBS to gain the skills to launch an India-based impact View Details
- 07 May 2024
- Blog Post
Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria
high standards and criteria on climate, health, and equity. As an example, offsetting the emissions of an economy flight from San Francisco, CA to Boston, MA would cost $13.50... View Details
- 20 Apr 2020
- Book
Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings
Will you ever again step onto a crowded elevator without hesitation? Reach for a doorknob without concern (or gloves)? Easing social distancing restrictions might reopen businesses, but as long as memories... View Details
- 03 May 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating the First HBS African-American Mother-Daughter Duo
of the hardest in her life in a white-male dominated institution, the struggle was worth it. Growing up, I noticed the value of the Harvard MBA experience, especially as a Black woman. It gave her the skill sets, credibility, and... View Details
- 05 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Hormones Foretell Whether People Will Cheat
meanwhile, is known colloquially as "the stress hormone," because cortisol levels go up when people experience stress. An analysis of the post-math-test saliva samples, compared with the pre-math-test... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization
primarily focused on states and intergovernmental organizations. The upshot has been that there has been remarkably little concern with the role of firms in creating markets, shaping policies, and diffusing globalization. Q: An... View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
well as Ace Foods, which sells African spices. She is also the founder of African Food Changemakers and an expert on African agriculture and nutrition, entrepreneurship, social innovation and youth... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 20 Dec 2023
- News
New School
1992) says now. “You need to have an outstanding team; you have to have the right product; you have to have the business systems; you have to be the right kind of organization.” For Waldron, that means being a company with purpose every... View Details
- 23 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Learning Curve: The Brother-and-Sister Team Behind a New Edtech Nonprofit
Foundation, an educational fund founded by board chair Ashish Dhawan [MBA 1997] and Siddharth Yog [MBA 2004], founder of the emerging-markets investment firm Xander.) Rocket already works with public schools... View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities
John Walson launched the first commercial cable television system in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, an Appalachian town eighty-six miles from Philadelphia. 1,2 Walson worked as a lineman for Pennsylvania Power... View Details
- 11 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Budgeting Kills Your Company
opposite has occurred; Hope cites this as evidence that the further out toward the customer-facing nodes of an organization you push the profit responsibility, the more cost-conscious and innovative the... View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gary