Second Great Divergence - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Feb 2021
News

How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World

place had it not been for us. And the second thing that gives me a great deal of satisfaction is the franchise opportunity that got created as a result of the business. Dunkin’ did all of his business... View Details

Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why IT Does Matter

fuzzy logic, and you have the makings of Nicholas Carr's article. Carr's examples of railroads and electric power played out over eighty years, (not forty, as he suggests), turning society, business organizations, and lifestyles inside out. The deeper societal impacts... View Details

Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan

15 Sep 2017
News

Christopher Harland (MBA 1984)

avenues and think about what I wanted to do next,” he explains. He especially enjoyed being able to choose which courses to take in his second year. Reflecting on his HBS experience, Harland believes that the School taught him to be a... View Details

16 May 2000
Research & Ideas

The Simple Economics of Open Source

may be a great stepping stone to future venture capital. The open source environment made it possible, for instance, for the founders of Sun, Netscape and Red Hat, to show other people what they were made of. Companies Jump Aboard... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology

13 May 2019
Blog Post

The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS

Each student at HBS brings their own experiences, style, and perspective to every aspect of the MBA experience. Today, we are celebrating the unique perspectives of new mothers at HBS. Each of these women not only were pregnant during their first (RC) or View Details

26 Oct 2018
Blog Post

Making the Switch from Finance to Fitness

was teaching roughly 8-12 classes a week, and I loved it! I know I surprised a few co-workers the first time they saw me teaching a class: “Did you quit the firm? No? You’re nuts. Great class!” I fully admit that doing both at the same... View Details

01 Jun 2023
News

An Engine of Innovation

and faculty chair of the joint MS/MBA program in the life sciences]. We can accommodate about 10 to 12 tenant teams, which receive below-market-rent space for up to two years. On the first floor, there is general coworking space and on the View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

26 Jun 2023
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2023 & ClimateCAP Fellowship

little about your background and what your interest in climate-related issues is. I am currently in my second year of the joint MBA/MPP program with HBS and HKS. I started my career as a generalist at McKinsey’s Hong Kong office and... View Details

20 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

Bankruptcy Spells Death for Too Many Businesses

Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection is supposed to allow companies to shed debt and get a fresh start. Ideally, creditors recover most of what they’re owed as the restructured firm begins turning a profit. Yet, more companies are liquidated than rebuilt, giving up the... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

23 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

COVID Was Supposed to Increase Bankruptcies. Instead, They've Gone Down.

the highest rates of job loss since the Great Depression,” says co-author Raymond Kluender, an assistant professor in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School. “At the same time, we saw a decline in consumer... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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

establishing a family precedent for service. “I turned to Leadership Fellows because I was interested in contributing to the social good,” says Mizuho. “For those of us entering the social space fulltime for the first time, it’s a great... View Details

04 Apr 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, April 4

2012, Leonard uses the momentum to bring The Black List online as a database where unproduced screenplays can be reviewed and discovered by industry experts. Now in 2016, Leonard is considering other avenues for supporting great... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Remembering Alfred Chandler

Giant Enterprise: Ford, General Motors, and the Automobile Industry, provides a wonderful overview of the development and complex nature of the automobile industry. His writings, which display great vitality, curiosity, and patient... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2004
News

Marquis Jet Takes Off

a visit to Richard Santulli, chairman and CEO of NetJets, who showed them the door in less than thirty minutes. Recalls Allard: “Rich basically said, ‘Why should I give my brand to a bunch of guys I don’t even know?’ ” He had a good point, concedes Allard. “I thought... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Air Transportation; Transportation

12 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association

place where nuclear weapons are no longer needed. Second, deterrence has been critical to the peace between great powers since WWII, making the work the people on that submarine are doing every second of... View Details

18 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

questions that will help them regroup, mobilize their team, formulate a plan of action, and move forward." In his new book, What to Ask the Person in the Mirror, Kaplan argues against the notion that great leadership is about having... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2015
Blog Post

What is the HBS FIELD Program?

a great way to get to know others outside your section and also have everybody bring their unique skills and experiences to the table. In a grand-reveal you find out your unique project and global country host. Almost exactly one year... View Details

22 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

Can Amazon Remake Health Care?

can. The second area where Amazon may think it can help is on price transparency: Prices are often opaque in health care. Nobody really knows the price of anything. But it’s a leap to think that by making the prices more transparent, we... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Health

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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

advisor to Governors and other public officials on economic issues. Rosabeth M. Kanter : Won the second place 2011 McKinsey Award for the best article in Harvard Business Review during 2010 for “How Great... View Details

14 Feb 2019
Blog Post

LOVE At HBS

kids sometimes means disciplining them, letting them struggle and occasionally asking them to do things they don’t want to do. However, despite the challenges of parenthood I’ve found that my capacity to love expands every day. My love grew when we added our View Details

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