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coursework, a working knowledge of human-centered design methods, systems engineering techniques, and business modeling and lean experimentation is assumed. Launch Lab therefore focuses on the practical... View Details

01 Mar 2017
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A Summit Higher Than Everest

sofas around the warmth of the fireplace. Only 22 and a first-year student at HBS, Moore—Terry, to his fellow mountaineers—was not yet a member of this illustrious society. That honor was reserved for those who had “added to the geographical View Details

Keywords: April White; mountain; climb; climbing; adventure

01 Mar 2004
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New Horizons for Iraq

roamed the streets. I’d put on my Irish soccer jersey, tell some jokes, flash a letter from the oil ministry, and hope for the best. They’d let us pass. Today, life is improving. Infrastructure is slowly being repaired. Travel and work... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; James E. Aisner; Julia Hanna; National Security and International Affairs; Government

01 Jun 2012
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Around the World

the field about customer preferences for new products. Second, they learned how to function as a team to bring out the best in everyone (something they practiced in FIELD 1). Third, they learned a bit of humility by discovering that ideas... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

14 Mar 2019
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The Merchant of Osaka

hold across the country. Seeing the win-win of reduced costs and improved care, the government recognized it as a specialty in 2015 and vowed to support the momentum with further training. And the community-based home health care model piloted View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

10 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 10, 2009

Working Papers An Investigation of Earnings Management through Marketing Actions (revised) Authors: Craig J. Chapman and Thomas J. Steenburgh Abstract Prior research hypothesizes managers use "real actions," including the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 26, 2010

trust. Building trust is crucial for successful negotiations between cultures, yet intercultural negotiations are often characterized by a lack of trust. We discuss what trust is, why it matters, and why it is so difficult to establish in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Seen and Unseen | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

card. In stark contrast is the scene of conflict between armed settlers and unarmed Indigenous people at lower left, followed by a picturesque image of Washington’s Headquarters at Morristown, New Jersey, at lower right. Together, these... View Details

13 Feb 2019
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We’re All Going to Get Hacked

Rothrock’s cell phone rings. Rothrock (MBA 1988) is the CEO of the cybersecurity firm Red Seal, and a higher-up at Sony was looking for his help. After the breach, he told Rothrock, the company essentially hit factory reset on their entire network. The phones were... View Details

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