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Skydeck - Alumni
Investor and entrepreneur Gus Bessalel (MBA 1988) on how to look before you leap Love and Money Insights from the dating world with professional matchmaker Rachel Greenwald (MBA 1993) Soldier On Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones (MPA/MBA 2021) , a Marine Corps veteran,...
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- November 2023 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
BiomX: Bringing Phage Back to the Stage
By: Paul A. Gompers, Elie Ofek, Orna Dan and Emilie Billaud
In the spring of 2023, and following the favorable results of a trial involving its phage cocktail for treating lung infections among cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, the leadership of BiomX had several critical issues to wrestle with. First, given its precarious...
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Working Capital;
Financing and Loans;
Health Testing and Trials;
Product Development;
Research and Development;
Science-Based Business;
Commercialization;
Biotechnology Industry;
Pharmaceutical Industry
Gompers, Paul A., Elie Ofek, Orna Dan, and Emilie Billaud. "BiomX: Bringing Phage Back to the Stage." Harvard Business School Case 524-051, November 2023. (Revised April 2024.)
- 08 Dec 2022
- HBS Case
The War in Ukraine and Nestlé’s Moral Dilemma: Stay or Leave Russia?
time you don’t know if you will be making things worse or not.” As the war grinds on, and Ukraine’s key military gains are offset by Russia’s surprising ability to buffer its citizens from sweeping international, political, and corporate...
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Current Research
By: Leslie K. John
Professor John is a behavioral scientist who uses both laboratory and field experiments to investigate questions that are at the intersection of marketing, organizational behavior, and public policy.
Professor John’s work has been published in leading... View Details
- 24 Oct 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Startup or Established Company? Which Is Best for You?
executive teams can be world class or “legacy” leaders who can’t move with the times. There are many tradeoffs when factoring leadership into the decision process of startup versus mature. Startup founded by serial entrepreneurs. This can...
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by Julia B. Austin
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
their willingness to pay for two product characteristics and marginal costs are increasing with the quality level chosen on each attribute. We show that while firms seek to manage competition through product positioning, their...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
evolved a strong sense of responsibility for the welfare of their societies as they continue to overcome past legacies of impoverishment. Three recently added interviews illuminate these themes of transformational change and societal responsibility. The View Details
- May 2010 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
Lincoln Financial Meets the Financial Crisis
By: Robert C. Pozen and Peter Goodspeed Spring
In March of 2009, Lincoln Financial Group's CEO Dennis Glass was facing a difficult decision as to how he would replenish his company's capital, which could quickly fall to dangerously low levels as a result of the financial crisis. Though the cost of raising capital...
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Cost vs Benefits;
Financial Crisis;
Capital;
Private Equity;
Crisis Management;
Business and Government Relations;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Insurance Industry
Pozen, Robert C., and Peter Goodspeed Spring. "Lincoln Financial Meets the Financial Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 310-137, May 2010. (Revised January 2012.)
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Case Research & Writing Group - Faculty & Research
appropriate. Strong writing and academic research skills, as well as excellent analytical, communications, and interviewing skills. Understanding of current management and business issues. Flexibility, adaptability, and the View Details
- 30 Sep 2019
- Book
6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees
that prevents African Americans from ascending to leadership roles. The data is indeed bleak. While an increasing number of African Americans are earning bachelor’s and graduate degrees, the number of black people in management and senior...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Code of Change
corporate leaders about the purpose of and means for change. In effect these two approaches to organizational change represent theories in use by senior executives and the consultants and academics who advise them. By "theory in...
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by Michael Beer & Nitin Nohria
- February 2010
- Case
Amyris Biotechnologies: Commercializing Biofuel
By: Gary P. Pisano and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
In 2009, Amyris Biotechnologies was building a plant in Brazil that used synthetic biology to convert sugarcane into both renewable fuels and renewable chemicals. The Amyris' marketing team was investigating the commercial interest for both types of products, while the...
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Renewable Energy;
Chemicals;
Risk Management;
Product Marketing;
Product Development;
Production;
Environmental Sustainability;
Commercialization;
Biotechnology Industry;
Brazil
Pisano, Gary P., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Amyris Biotechnologies: Commercializing Biofuel." Harvard Business School Case 610-031, February 2010.
- 08 Aug 2022
- HBS Case
Building an 'ARMY' of Fans: Marketing Lessons from K-Pop Sensation BTS
What would it take to attract customers who are so loyal that they would not only buy your products, but would also lavish your distributors with flowers and purchase advertising to elevate your brand? Ask the minds behind K-pop sensation BTS. Created by a Korean View Details
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Five Ways to Bungle a Job Change
By: Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
The article focuses on career development and job change. The challenges, transaction costs, and risks associated with job moves are discussed. The authors' research with executives is noted. The mistakes in career development that job hunters make are not doing enough...
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Change;
Resignation and Termination;
Job Search;
Managerial Roles;
Personal Development and Career;
Strategic Planning
Groysberg, Boris, and Robin Abrahams. "Five Ways to Bungle a Job Change." Harvard Business Review 88, nos. 1/2 (January–February 2010): 137–140.
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Ways to Give Today - Alumni
transfer can also count towards your required minimum distribution. To initiate a transfer, please contact your IRA administrator. Also notify HBS Gift Management at gifts@hbs.edu or 617-495-6207 to ensure proper crediting. For more...
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- 10 Jan 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
The Novelty Paradox & Bias for Normal Science: Evidence from Randomized Medical Grant Proposal Evaluations
- 11 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
The House Wants to Squelch Voices of ‘Small’ Shareholders. Research Shows Those Voices Matter.
relatively smaller shareholders.” Under the CHOICE Act, shareholders would not be able to submit proposals unless they owned at least 1 percent of a company’s shares, period. For America’s largest firms that rule change would allow View Details
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by Carmen Nobel
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Health Care Courses - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Health Care Health Care Value-Based Health Care Health Care Courses Fast Facts Health Care Courses Health Care Courses Executive Education Courses Health Care Curriculum Residents & Fellows Course Strategy for Health Care Delivery...
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Impact | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
fostered the adaptation of new management frameworks to drive social change within all sectors. Impact Stories Explore stories about our students, alumni, and faculty making an impact in the field. Understanding Our Social Impact: 25...
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- 16 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience
Sometimes executive education has little to do with what happens in a classroom. Mentoring and coaching are the time-tested ways for wisdom and knowledge to be passed through an organization. Harvard Business School professor Dorothy...
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by Sean Silverthorne