Projects - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Jan 2002
Research & Ideas

How Marketing Can Reduce Worldwide Poverty

projective technique; there is story telling. Then once you put that stuff together, somebody has to step in and represent the interest on behalf of these consumers and say, "Look, these people really care a lot about this stuff and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

23 Mar 2023
News

Winners Crowned in 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition

US to treat elective procedures and a patient-centric platform with end-to-end support to connect both sides. Aldo Farah Orozco, MBA 2019, Cofounder & Co-CEO Region: International Track The Endowment Project The Endowment View Details

Blog

Leading Successful Digital Transformation

there is a lot of uncertainty about digital future. However, in a global organization, this bottom-up approach often leads to hundreds of experiments that unfortunately do not add up to much. Although new projects drive a sense of... View Details

27 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

organizations? Khanna: Leaders interviewed for the Emerging Markets project are generally considered to be iconic stewards of their society. They may be great business people, they may be prominent regulators, they may be people who built... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

November 2009 (Revised August 2011)
Case

Warner Bros. Entertainment

By: Gary P. Pisano and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld

Examines the process used by a major motion picture studio to develop and select movie projects. Warner Bros.' strategy is to focus its efforts on a small number of major "event" films (i.e., films with the potential to generate gross box office receipts of $300... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Film Entertainment; Risk Management; Product Development; Strategic Planning; Projects; Sales; Motion Pictures and Video Industry

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17 Jan 2019
Blog Post

MBA Curriculum Spotlight: Short Intensive Programs (SIPs)

founders whose startup concept is selected as a team project will accelerate their concept’s development. Students committed to joining a startup upon graduation will gain practice with a range of relevant skills. Students debating... View Details

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ICHOM - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG Shared Value Initiative Social Progress... View Details

22 May 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders

healthy thirst for competition. Dubbed “Aesthetic Idol,” the project asks students to split into small groups and choose a true-life business challenge, and to come up with a solution that combines creative vision with a compelling... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Beauty & Cosmetics; Apparel & Accessories; Auto; Tourism

03 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Desperate for Talent? Consider Advancing Your Own Employees First

Job openings in the United States continue to hover at record high levels, exacerbated by the Great Resignation and a sputtering emergence from the pandemic. Competition remains fierce among companies struggling to find qualified workers. Yet many employers,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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ICIC - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG Shared Value Initiative Social Progress... View Details

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A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

“I’m really attracted to its mission to help children grow smarter, stronger, and kinder – especially the kinder part in this current age.” Although she hasn’t discussed specific projects yet, Mizuho will serve as Director of Strategy for... View Details

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Documenting the Wartime Effort | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

industrial capacity, such as: “100-tons of black furnace iron being poured at the open hearths into transfer ladles at U.S. Steel’s Gary Steel Works.” The PR headquarters in New York directed photographic projects around the country and... View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

dictatorship and ignite processes of economic development. He then aimed to project authoritarianism elsewhere in Southeast Asia by assisting right-wing dictators across the region. International capital made available through the global... View Details

26 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

The Office of Strategy Management

and think in strategic terms are critical. They need good interpersonal skills since they must interact effectively and authoritatively with senior business units and functional heads. Project management experience is desirable to oversee... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

addition, a well-understood ethical framework and an effective legal system are crucial. In other words, it is very hard to talk about corporate ethics without paying attention to the broader social and institutional context in which a company is operating. Q: What... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

18 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?

rapidly, and there was so much attention and pressure from the boom cycle. When all of that slows down, it washes out a lot of the projects that in one way or another weren’t sustainable. That means there has been lost value—there have... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Financial Services; Technology

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Jean M. Cunningham | About

Jean M. Cunningham Bio As part of the Dean’s Office staff, Jean is engaged in an evolving array of activities and initiatives. Projects have included the centennial, W50, and other milestone commemorations; the opening of the Harvard... View Details

01 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 1

Publications Behaviorial Ethics: Toward a Deeper Understanding of Moral Judgment and Dishonesty Authors: Max Bazerman and Francesca Gino Publication: Annual Review of Law and Social Science (forthcoming) Abstract Early research and teaching on ethics focused on either... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

Teaching Interest

Data Science for Managers

Served as a teaching fellow; assisted MBA students with classroom coding exercises.
Developed course materials, including new case studies, technical notes, and code notebooks students used to analzye case data.
Developed interactive web... View Details

11 Apr 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching a ‘Lean Startup’ Strategy

Technology Ventures (LTV), offered as a half-course at the beginning of the term, with some students continuing on to work on a field-based project during the second half. The course focuses on the "lean startup" methodology,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Computer

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