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24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital

1946, when the late Georges Doriot, a long-time and legendary member of the HBS faculty, founded American Research and Development as a willing and able source of financing for the new ventures that were coming to life just after World... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Financial Services

01 Oct 1999
News

New Chairman Updates Development in MBA Program

on an aggressive campaign to increase our profile abroad. The Class of 2001 will be more than one-third international, which is a huge jump. We have also increased fellowship funding by about $2.5 million for next year. In coordination with Citibank, we are offering a... View Details

01 Sep 2003
News

Patrick Moreton

was its reasoning? It argued that the marketplace has changed because new technologies — such as cable, the Internet, and satellite TV — facilitate new and diverse sources of information and content. The competition they provide, the FCC... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Telecommunications; Information

November 2008 (Revised March 2009)
Case

South Pole Carbon Asset Management-Going for Gold?

By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Jost Hamschmidt and Mikell Hyman

In late 2008, Christoph Sutter, CEO of South Pole Carbon Asset Management, reflects on his firm's early success at originating carbon credits in developing nations and selling them to governments and firms that seek to offset their greenhouse gas emissions voluntarily... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Non-Renewable Energy; Entrepreneurship; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Strategy

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November 1999 (Revised March 2002)
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Red Hat and the Linux Revolution

By: Alan D. MacCormack and Kerry Herman

The case describes the history of the Linux operating system and the open-source movement in general. Focuses on a critical decision being made by Red Hat, the largest distributor of Linux, about its future development efforts. The decision allows students to explore... View Details

Keywords: Open Source Distribution; Applications and Software; Product Development; Change Management; Research and Development; Business Processes; Disruptive Innovation; Information Technology Industry; North Carolina

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Sustainability Resources for HBS MBAs

Compiled by HBS Business and Environment Initiative and Katie Kross, this list is included as a part of the Sustainability research guide via Baker Library's website. Section Resources Top News sources (subscription... View Details

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Innovating at Scale - Course Catalog

existing sources of revenue or involves risky and uncertain investments. History is littered with established companies (Blockbuster, Kodak, etc) that failed to meet these challenges and innovate. This course centers on how to innovate... View Details

01 Jun 2011
News

Perception versus Reality

regions around the world entered this year’s competition, with the finals taking place on campus in late April (see article). Without a doubt, the entrepreneurial ferment so evident today traces its source to the legacy of Professor... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; contests; awards; meta

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Ricardo De Armas

close," Ricardo adds. "Many of them have hardcore finance experience I don't have. But everyone has something to contribute. For me, it's the experience of managing products in a market where 50-percent of the base is lower income — that's a View Details

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Investment analyst reports (equity research reports) | Baker Library

select "Industry Research" to see whether any investment bank analyst reports are available. Bloomberg Research Portal We also have several sources of analysis from a single firm : Morningstar Direct (Morningstar reports also are... View Details

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IT Strategy: Creating a Frictionless Experience with Federated Identity and Access Management | Information Technology

systems, simplifying the user experience and enhancing security. Our efforts to streamline user provisioning involve standardizing account lifecycle management across HBS and establishing a reliable source for identity data, governance,... View Details

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Lynda Benglis Migrating Pedmarks 1998 | About

sculpture, and Cloak-Wave Pedmarks , were previously on view at LongHouse Reserve in New York. Prior to that, they were at Storm King Art Center, as part of the 2015 exhibition Water Sources . Benglis grew up surrounded by lakes, rivers,... View Details

07 Nov 2018
News

A Market-Based Approach to Solving the World’s Water Crisis

feel that by harnessing market-driven solutions, by using a small amount of philanthropy to attract larger sources of capital, and by shifting the global discussion to how do we finance the crisis, we will solve the crisis much more... View Details

Keywords: water; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

20 Feb 2006
HBS Case

Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive

excitement generated by the public source case made Koehn's team even more committed to filling in the gaps with personal feedback from Harpo management and, ideally, from Winfrey herself. Finally, events began to move very fast. The... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Media & Broadcasting; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation

22 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 22

traditional arms-length sourcing arrangements. At the time of the case, the company is considering a third approach to supplier relations that involves much closer cooperation and partnerships. The goal of this "third way"... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

When In-House Research Isn’t Enough

positive correlation between the number of journal articles published between 1981 and 1997 by semiconductor company researchers and the number of patents held by firms. "It turns out," he said, "that publications by IBM and AT&T scientists were just... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

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The Business History of India & South Asia - Creating Emerging Markets

1990s. The conference highlighted new sources available for research, especially digital resources. At the core of the event was Harvard Business School’s Creating Emerging Markets project, which has captured lengthy and in-depth video... View Details

25 Apr 2014
News

Strategists analyze market forces—great strategists also look beyond the market

Traditionally, corporate strategists define industry structure, competitive positions, resources, and knowledge flows as the key sources of competitive advantage. Within these sources, they look for areas of opportunity in the market that... View Details

15 Jul 2014
First Look

First Look: July 15

Publications August 2013 Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal Business Model Evaluation: Quantifying Walmart's Sources of Advantage By: Brea-Solís, Humberto, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, and Emili Grifell-Tatjé Abstract—We develop an... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

21 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Renewable Energy - CleanMax

consumption today comes from renewable energy sources while the country’s goal is to have 50% of electricity consumption powered by clean sources by 2030. CleanMax executives shared that solar is cheaper... View Details

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