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29 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Managing Innovation is Like Theater

next attempt. In appropriate conditions—only in appropriate conditions—you can gain more value from experience than from up-front analysis. In certain kinds of work, even if you can figure out where you're going and find a map to get you... View Details

Keywords: by Rob Austin & Lee Devin

01 Sep 2008
News

Mara Aspinall

that personalized medicine brings. This is particularly important in fast-moving diseases, where the window for a positive outcome is small. What aspects of their business model do pharmaceutical companies need to redesign to hasten the... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

April 2001 (Revised July 2001)
Case

Zaplet, Inc.

By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey

Start-up Zaplet, Inc., has radical software, prestigious venture capital funding, and a multitude of business opportunities. New CEO Alan Baratz must select a strategy and redesign the organization to deliver. This case describes the roles and philosophies of the... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Information Technology; Organizational Design; Venture Capital; Valuation; Business Strategy; Restructuring; Expansion; Product Development; Innovation Strategy; Human Resources; Information Technology Industry; California

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04 Sep 2019
News

3-Minute Briefing: Dhivya Suryadevara (MBA 2003)

successful. Mary Barra is an incredible CEO. What we have is a management team that values meritocracy and diversity of thought. To me, it’s less about gender or where I’m from; it’s about bringing in diverse perspectives to make better... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

11 Jun 2013
First Look

First Look: June 11

well-established negative correlation between staggered boards (SBs) and firm value could be due to SBs leading to lower value or a reflection of low-value firms' greater propensity to maintain SBs. We... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Mar 2006
News

Whitehead Urges MBAs to Become Lifelong Leaders

WHITEHEAD (with moderator George):Because "the world cries out for leadership," HBS students must lead not just in their companies but in their lives. John C. Whitehead (MBA 11/ ’47), one of HBS’s most distinguished graduates, is a... View Details

09 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch

"the top 200 chief executives at public companies with at least $1 billion in revenue got a big pay raise over last year," with a median 2012 compensation package of $15.1 million, up 16 percent from 2011. What's going on here?... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

01 Mar 2017
News

Lego Stays on Script

is the secret sauce behind this new franchise? Two alumni on different sides of the process sum it up the same way: be true to the brand’s core value of creative, open-ended play. Movie producer Dan Lin (MBA 1999) got the idea for making... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Sep 2008
News

The MBA Turns 100

programs I jotted down during the sessions, one put a particularly fine point on doubts about the true value of the degree. Not long ago, companies hired MBAs for their specialized knowledge in disciplines... View Details

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

18 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

The Essentials for Enlightened Experimentation

New technologies such as computer simulations not only make experimentation faster and cheaper, they also enable companies to be more innovative. But achieving that requires a thorough understanding of the link between experimentation and... View Details

Keywords: by Stefan Thomke

Profile

Gopesh Mittal

While consulting with McKinsey & Co on industry projects ranging from education to energy utilities in India, Gopesh Mittal discovered a deep interest in one especially important field, health care. “I worked for a health care company... View Details

01 Dec 1998
News

Scott P. Mason Remembered

Scott Mason, an expert in capital markets, valuation, and financial systems and an HBS faculty member for seventeen years, died of cancer in September. He was 50 years old. "Scott was a good friend, valued colleague, and mentor to many of... View Details

01 Mar 2005
News

Ideas: Books

analyze why such partnerships occur and show how they are improving social conditions across Latin America as well as creating value for businesses. The Social Enterprise Knowledge Network is a collaboration among HBS, the AVINA... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

14 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 14, 2007

Hythem El-Nazer, a young investment professional at TA Associates, believes he has found an attractive investment opportunity for the firm, MetroPCS, a wireless telecomm service provider. However, two months earlier, TA had invested considerable resources on this... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Profile

Phoebe Peronto

want to be in a position where I can develop other people, especially women.” For her summer internship, Phoebe will take on a corporate development role at Salesforce. “They have a big focus on the company as a family. I View Details

Keywords: Tech

16 Jul 2021
Op-Ed

For Entrepreneurs, the Benefits of Slowing Down

class=infogram-embed data-id=_/UddyZtUFxQwXnFZ7mkNa][/div] I was reminded of the value of slowing down during the last few days by one of my founders who is in the midst of closing a massive financing at a "unicorn" valuation. The View Details

Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang

01 Jun 2013
News

Harvest Time

Morgan Stanley and after launching an adventure-tour start-up, Ransom cofounded Wildfire, a social media marketing company acquired last year by Google for a reported $350 million. Discussing her thoughts on leadership and the culture at... View Details

Keywords: social media; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship in Europe

entrepreneurial communities and four recent trends in entrepreneurial activity. The characteristics that make entrepreneurship thrive, said Stevenson, include: resource mobility; reinvestment in the community; joy in the success of others; and View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

25 Feb 2020
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020

Values-Based Professional Services Firm by Don Scales (MBA 1982) Wiley As times change, businesses must evolve. The way that leaders have run companies for generations is no longer relevant. Today, purpose wins over products. View Details

05 Dec 2007
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Marketing

Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills. Questions to be answered: How can marketing better align with corporate strategy? Can you place a View Details

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