Filter Results:
(325)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(637)
- People (1)
- News (247)
- Research (325)
- Multimedia (17)
- Faculty Publications (133)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(637)
- People (1)
- News (247)
- Research (325)
- Multimedia (17)
- Faculty Publications (133)
Sort by
- 13 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments
history is chockablock with companies whose potentially risky bets paid off in the long term. "Take DuPont's investment in nylon," she says. "They spent many years stabilizing the process and learning to scale it up. And of course once... View Details
- 15 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Does a Social Startup Decide to Commercialize? It May Depend on the Founder's Gender
processes, as well as the challenges and opportunities it presents for individuals and society.” Related Reading: 'Hybrid' Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs What to Do When Your Organization Has Dueling Missions What do you... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 10 May 2017
- Research & Ideas
Amazon Web Services Changed the Way VCs Fund Startups
“The benefit is that [today] more firms are being funded,” says Nanda. “In the past, you would be less likely to fund a long-shot bet because it would not be profitable. Now, because it’s so cheap to start companies, you can be willing to... View Details
- 15 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Black Swans and Big Trends Can Ruin Anyone's Internet Prediction
irony, given its title and topic. I had confidence in the quality of my work, but not enough to bet my job. I canceled publication and forfeited my advance. It was painful to scuttle Speed Trap, but I don’t second guess my decision: I got... View Details
- 20 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 20, 2007
Business School Supplement 508-032 Supplements the (A) case. Purchase this supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=508032 TiVo 2007: DVRs and Beyond Harvard Business School Case 708-401 Tom Rogers, CEO of TiVo, had placed multiple... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses
flattened landscape left behind, giant construction cranes, clustered over the site's several acres, accentuate its emptiness. It is here that Harvard University is putting down a big bet on the future—and on a dramatically new, emerging... View Details
- 03 Apr 2017
- What Do You Think?
How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?
bet on industry’s ability to close the human development gap through investment tax credits. As he put it, “What if companies were given a tax credit for each non-executive level full-time employee based in the United States? Citing... View Details
- 15 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
These VC Partners May Make Your Firm Less Innovative
align? For example, when the VC hedges its bet by investing in multiple startups that may be competitors? A startup whose VC also invests in competitors may produce fewer new products for market, according to recent research. Source:... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.
On September 4, the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) published its 2014 International Energy Outlook. Earlier this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its latest World Energy Investment Outlook. Both watchdogs tell us the same story. Energy... View Details
- 04 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Harder Than I Thought
East Coast finance industry pay scales, you have to pay what the market will bear if you want the talent-yada, yada, blah, blah, yada, yada, blah, blah.Yeah, I get all that. But here's what I'm wondering (and I bet I'm not alone): All... View Details
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
When In-House Research Isn’t Enough
in a marketplace that you have a good chance to dominate. Bottom line: higher margins and more revenues for you. These sorts of assumptions may still prevail in, say, pharmaceuticals, but all bets are off as far as the IT sector is... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 28 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
Can LEGO Snap Together a Future in Asia?
foster that. While teaching the case, Mikes asked students to participate in their own scenario- planning exercise, deciding actions to take in Asia if they ran LEGO. Importantly, students had to figure out what to do with the scenarios they came up with. Would they... View Details
- 06 Apr 2007
- What Do You Think?
Will Market Forces Stop Global Warming?
Summing Up Debate on this month's questions occurred on at least three levels. Is global warming occurring? Do humans (primarily through CO2 emissions) have much to do with it? Should we rely on market forces to provide appropriate responses, or will this require... View Details
- 05 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots
doubt, create small experiments. Pick one loaded for success that doesn't require much change and one that demonstrates the virtues of changing. Don't bet the company, and don't waste time. Just act, simply and quickly, to have something... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 09 Sep 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching Climate Change to Skeptics
world's scientists who study the relevant science from a wide range of perspectives believe that continuing to emit large quantities of CO2 significantly increases the risk of a range of bad outcomes. They may be wrong. But it seems to me foolish to View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 11 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Women Entrepreneurs Usher in the Next Generation
"If you were a babysitter, at some point someone would have said to you, 'Aren't you good with kids!' because we equate that, of course, with nurturing. If your brother was out mowing lawns, you can bet no one said, 'Aren't you good... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 15 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Going Green Makes Good Business Sense
trade systems would help it adapt more easily to new regulations than its competitors. ("This looked like a better bet maybe five years ago when it made this call than it does today," he allowed.) One last possibility, and a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 29, 2008
business in China, Sealed Air was now betting on the country to help propel its growth as a global company. The company identified China as one of the initial investments in the company's Global Manufacturing Strategy that aimed to create... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers?
reinsurers may one day cease to exist in their current form, reinsurance will go on.) They should also act more like risk-taking investors and less like risk-averse corporations, their capital fluctuating "with people's decisions about whether they thought... View Details
- 22 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 22
revolutionary new ideas. The dilemma of success—Tata Nano was a runaway bestseller—left Tata Motors debating how large a bet they should make on the Nano and what kind of capacity commitment this requires. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace