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- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
book, I take you to places as far as Pyongyang, which you might say very developing country, and very little if any startup ecosystem. But also countries like Zambia, and Lusaka, its capital, as well. There's places like Bangalore, which... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In Review
duality. On the one hand, we have discovered that online learning can be far more effective than we might have initially imagined. At the same time, our experience has reinforced how much our faculty, students, and staff still yearn for... View Details
- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
have assumed greater roles in defining disease categories than in the past and now influence clinical trials and participate in regulatory decision making. Yet these developments are far from universal and are taking very different forms... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 May 2019
- Blog Post
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at HBS
different from what I originally called home, and my family has become a symbol of my past heritage, and our present perseverance. As I look into the future, I do not know where “home” will be for me. But I’ve also come to realize that the people I’m surrounded by will... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
skeptical Nigerian consumers to eat what its farmers grow. A couple of summers ago, Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli (MBA 1999) saw this dilemma firsthand when she stopped by a small restaurant outside Lagos in southwest Nigeria, not far from the... View Details
- 03 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 3, 2009
against these collateral pools. As a result of the prioritization scheme used in structuring claims, many of the manufactured tranches are far safer than the average asset in the underlying pool. This ability of structured finance to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
working from home. After I was laid off from my last job a few months ago, we decided to start our own business. So far we’ve jumped in with both feet and are having a blast. I don’t know how long it will take before it feeds us, but I’ve... View Details
- 27 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018
project teams at a prominent design firm revealed two distinct helping processes, both characterized by deep, sustained engagement that far exceeds the brief interactions described in the helping literature. Such deep help consisted of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship
a business in which there are increasing returns. To put the point another way, it is far easier to found a start-up if there are 10 other entrepreneurs nearby. In many respects, founders and venture capitalists benefit from their peers.... View Details
- 14 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Can Start Ups Grow?
so, it can improve performance and grow faster than an organization that does not conform to industry norms. As one founder I interviewed put it, "Customers are used to doing things in a certain way [with established organizations], and if a new agency is too... View Details
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”
officer, chief financial officer, and a senior staff executive) had final authority. This promised a far shorter deliberation process than was typical of the Innovation Board in the second period. 39 The intention of XTV was to align... View Details
Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
prices. We’re going to set up an auction mechanism, and we’re going to take the lowest price we can,” explained Mankiw. “Whether that’ll be successful or not is hard to say because these assets are very complicated and setting the auctions is View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
functions of the Web and wireless protocols," says Azuela. "That gives you an idea of how far we have to go in educating the market. Further affecting the growth of the Internet are problems of regulation, inadequate infrastructure, and... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace
connections, both scheduled and serendipitous. The advent of Zoom fatigue has forced many teams to adjust their meeting mania to mitigate hours in front of a screen. I've seen teams reduce standing one-hour meetings to 45 or even 30 minutes, and their meetings have... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
September 11: A Community Reflects
and recently headed the company's digital strategy unit in Europe. Classmates remembered Iskandar's intelligence, humor, and easygoing smile; his "amazing" insights on cases; his positive outlook on life; and his many friendships that extended View Details
Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
Ammerman says. “I do feel more confident that we’ll see a ripple effect in terms of a paradigm shift. Even if it doesn’t initially go as far as we would like, we can’t underestimate the reverberating effects this #MeToo movement will have... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
growing component of many firms' retailing strategies, particularly in the fashion industry. Outlet stores offer attractive prices in locations far from central shopping districts. The main perspectives on why outlet stores exist can be... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
institutions,” says Moss. Ultimately when the scrum was over, the list was created, along with a new regulatory agency to monitor them. Rather than flocking to be on the list, firms have sought to get as far away from it as possible, as... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
expert and crowd preferences might be expected to differ greatly. We instead find substantial agreement between the funding decisions of crowds and experts. Where crowds and experts disagree, it is far more likely to be a case where the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society
the difference between using new information technologies to automate and to informate. Automation strategies stress labor substitution and cost reduction. Informating strategies stress information diffusion for effectiveness and added value. There is little doubt that... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace