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- March 2020 (Revised June 2023)
- Case
EyeControl: Inspiring Communication
By: Paul A. Gompers and Danielle Golan
Eye-controlled communication device startup EyeControl was founded in Tel Aviv, Israel in 2016 by cofounders with a shared personal connection to locked-in syndrome—a neurological disorder that left sufferers cognitively sound, yet paralyzed, with the exception of eye... View Details
Keywords: Health Disorders; Communication Technology; Business Startups; Expansion; Finance; Decision Making; Social Enterprise; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Gompers, Paul A., and Danielle Golan. "EyeControl: Inspiring Communication." Harvard Business School Case 820-078, March 2020. (Revised June 2023.)
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Larry Murphy
a $1.5 billion operation — as chief strategic officer. Responsible for strategy, acquisitions, business development, and the Disney brand on a global basis, Murphy helped grow the firm to a $60 billion... View Details
- 13 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 13
Publications August 2013 Harvard Business Review From Purpose to Impact: Figure Out Your Passion and Put It to Work By: Craig, Nick, and Scott Snook Abstract—We offer opinions on leadership. A need is seen for executives to have a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is Stakeholder Management Facing New Headwinds?
debate between economists such as the Chicago school’s Milton Friedman, who argued that the sole purpose of business is to generate profit for (and presumably transfer wealth to) shareholders by any legal and ethical means, and Yale’s... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Oct 2015
- News
Sweet Success
responsible for overall investment, strategic planning, and asset management. Looking for the perfect location for a family vacation retreat in 2009, Turner and his wife, Lydia, found and purchased 400 acres of pristine land in Dover... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 18 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
How New Managers Become Great Managers
turned over 75 percent of the assortment, tripled net direct product profitability, and increased sales. When she advanced again, she moved back into the marketing department as senior vice president of small business and retail... View Details
Keywords: by Linda Hill
- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
examines contemporary economic theories that focus on the design and management of business organizations. In the first part of the paper, a taxonomy is presented that describes the different types of economists interested in this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
TOP 10 MBA VOICES BLOGS OF 2022
vehicles is going to be more than an engineering challenge, and would require a lot of business development and strategic planning. Read More>>> HOW I SPENT MY HBS 2+2 DEFERRAL: NIKKI PHILIP The HBS... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
Nisa Godrej Illustration by Anita Kunz In the summer of 2007, Mark Kahn (MBA 2006) received an unusual call from Mumbai. A former HBS classmate had a problem. She wanted him to look over strategic and financial documents for a diversified... View Details
- Web
Ellen Mahoney | About
Ellen Mahoney Bio Ellen Mahoney is the Chief Human Resources Officer of Harvard Business School. She is responsible for managing all aspects of the School’s human resources function for the over 1,600 administrative staff who support the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2021
- What Do You Think?
What Does Remote Work Mean for Middle Managers?
managing the execution of existing policies and practices to pursue goals often set by others. Middle managers lead smaller numbers of associates but with more intense interaction, requiring them to balance organization behavior and larger View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Faculty - Race, Gender & Equity
specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and... Rembrand M. Koning Mary V. and Mark A. Stevens Associate Professor of View Details
- 22 Feb 2024
- News
GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit
business and governmental organizations for greater impact in the next 20 years. Saleh Lootah (GMP 10, 2011) “The Forum invites key government, business leaders, HBS academics, and alumni CEOs—all carefully... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 29 Nov 2023
- News
A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway
Scholarship Fund has sent more than 200 local MBA students to Harvard since 1968. The fund has also supported 11 local nonprofit leaders to attend the Strategic Perspectives in Non-Profit Management Program (SPNM) at HBS. In addition, the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
Strategic investors like Lawani help make those connections. Lawani’s Helios Investment Partners has been building and scaling businesses for nearly two decades on the continent, offering vital navigation.... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 22 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 22
talent has become one of the biggest competitive issues for law firms. But although talent management is now recognized as a business issue of prime importance, law firms often lack the experience, vision, and tools to do it. This... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
5 Things on My Mind in the Second Year of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program
engineering quite yet. I chose Harvard’s MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program because of its interdisciplinary approach to bridge the gap between engineering and business. I saw that the program consisted of not only engineering and View Details
- 21 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 21
cultural entrepreneurship, our study has implications for category emergence and strategic entrepreneurship in nascent industries. Parallel Play: Startups, Nascent Markets, and the Search for a Viable View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Aug 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Dangerous Is Common Sense to Managers?
helpful, such as the best route to take to work to avoid traffic. Newer technologies such as the Internet, social networks, and specialized hardware may come to the rescue by providing easy ways of surveying customers, testing product features, and conducting View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 25, 2018
recall leads to a one-month reduction in time to major innovation. Our results suggest that product failures influence subsequent innovation but that their impact is dependent upon recall source, proximity, and severity. The strategic and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman