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- 07 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Online Retailers Should Hide Their Best Discounts
to adapt it to an online environment,” says Ngwe. Their study gauges the effect of so-called search frictions that make it harder to find discounted items or require additional clicks by consumers to find bargains. “We want to see how...
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- 11 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet
focuses on a new adaptation of an older sport: auto racing. In December, the partners invested $21 million toward Formula E Holdings, the management team behind an all-electric racecar circuit that will launch its inaugural championship...
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- 26 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Can AI Match Human Ingenuity in Creative Problem-Solving?
When ChatGPT and other large language models began entering the mainstream two years ago, it quickly became apparent the technology could excel at certain business functions, yet it was less clear how well artificial intelligence could handle more creative tasks. Sure,...
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Bringing the Next Pandemic Vaccine to Your Doorstep with MIMIX - Blog: Health Supplement
opportunity to supply much-needed vaccines worldwide without refrigeration or cold storage using silk. During our first year as a bootstrapped startup, Vaxess won the inaugural Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge, as well as several other business competitions. A...
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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Breaking Free from Fear of Change
perform perfectly. They focus myopically on success. That drive can lead to tremendous professional achievements. But as careers progress, continued success requires the ability to change and adapt to new conditions, to take the risk of...
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- 29 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018
2011, she was selected to head the IMF. Since 2011, Lagarde built the foundation for the IMF’s adaptation to the realities of the 21st century. By 2017, shortly after Lagarde began her second term as the managing director of the IMF, the...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 19, 2010
Working PapersValuation when Cash Flow Forecasts Are Biased Author:Richard S. Ruback Abstract This paper focuses adaptations to the discount cash flow (DCF) method when valuing forecasted cash flows that are biased measures of expected...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In Review
more comfortable and capable of experimenting at scale and increased its adaptive capacity. That would make me very happy, because who knows what the future will bring. On January 1, you begin a one-year sabbatical. What are your plans...
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- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Making Change
must learn the ins and outs of a specific client, sector, and geography. This involves understanding how decisions are made, the culture of the decision-makers, and the historical context of the topic. We learn to push boundaries and View Details
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
Ewens, Michael, Ramana Nanda, and Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Abstract—We study how technological shocks to the cost of starting new businesses have led the venture capital model to adapt in fundamental ways over the prior decade. We both...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
could well be a case study about an American manufacturer’s adaptation to the forces of globalization. Back in the 1990s, when the U.S. economy was in a high-tech, dot-com frenzy and China’s experiment with export-driven market economics...
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- 15 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 15, 2009
organized systems for improvement. Traditional structures and cultures within AHCs, although well suited to the tripartite missions of teaching, research, and clinical care, are not easily adaptable to the tasks of measuring, reporting,...
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Martha Lagace
- March 2021 (Revised January 2023)
- Background Note
The Pandemic's Impact on the U.S. Food System
By: José B. Alvarez and Natalie Kindred
This note is intended not as a comprehensive account but as a starting point for discussion about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. food system. Written in late 2020, the note describes, in part through the voices of industry leaders, how the pandemic...
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COVID-19 Pandemic;
Agribusiness;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Risk Management;
Leadership;
Change Management;
Safety;
Health;
Health Pandemics;
Disruption;
Adaptation;
Supply Chain;
Supply Chain Management;
Consumer Behavior;
Retail Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Transportation Industry;
United States
- December 2003 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Dragon's Teeth Vineyards
By: Alan D. MacCormack, Marius Leibold, Sven Voelpel and Kerry Herman
Dragon's Teeth Vineyards (DTV) is a South African wine producer that is considering whether to use genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in its wine-making process. GMOs promise to lower the costs of wine production significantly through increased yields and reduced...
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Technological Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Genetics;
Transition;
Brands and Branding;
Product Development;
Product Design;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Technology Adoption;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Biotechnology Industry;
South Africa
MacCormack, Alan D., Marius Leibold, Sven Voelpel, and Kerry Herman. "Dragon's Teeth Vineyards." Harvard Business School Case 604-069, December 2003. (Revised April 2004.)
- 27 Apr 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Leadership Lessons From Outer Space
Asked for leadership advice, Terry Virts thought for a moment, letting his microphone float weightless in front of him before responding. "You have to adapt your leadership style to the situation you're in," he said. Nobody...
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- 15 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner
efforts have been launched in the past decade to "transplant" the venture model: to adapt the key features of the venture capital approach within large corporations, academic institutions and hospitals, and nations without a...
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- 27 Jun 2024
- Research & Ideas
Gen AI Marketing: How Some 'Gibberish' Code Can Give Products an Edge
at the top because it genuinely has more desired features? Or is it just because I’m putting in some gibberish?” she asks. You Might Also Like: Why Technology Alone Can't Solve AI's Bias Problem How Humans Outshine AI in Adapting to...
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- 04 Aug 2023
- Blog Post
Four Remarkable Stories of HBS MBA Students Tackling Climate Change
their inspiring stories. Chidalu Onyenso: Empowering small business owners’ self-sufficiency Climate change and the energy crisis have disproportionately impacted underdeveloped countries and the most vulnerable populations with them. These nations often lack the...
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Leading With Curiosity: Mayowa Kuyoro (MBA 2015) - Recruiting
and giving me the tools to think about leading complex systems.” In particular, a leadership course at HBS, The Moral Leader, sticks with Kuyoro to this day. “We read the book Things Fall Apart and talked about being rigid versus having a set of tools that can enable...
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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
team, how to measure progress, and more. The Virtual Manager: Cutting-Edge Solutions for Hiring, Managing, Motivating, and Engaging Mobile Employees by Kevin Sheridan (MBA 1988) (Career Press) As more and more jobs can be performed from home, managers must learn how to...
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