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01 Jun 2024
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3-Minute Briefing: David Perpich (MBA 2007)

I interned at a lot of different places in high school and college—a hospital, a retail store, a magazine, an ad agency. At Duke, I was part owner of a student-run food-delivery service. In Clay Christensen–speak, it was the “emergent strategy,” exploring as I went and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; sports reporting; digital media; strategy; management

04 Sep 2019
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Research Brief: Ending the Legacy of Poverty

rise to the top. And for those in the lowest 20 percent of income distribution, there’s only a 7.5 percent chance they’ll move up to the top and a 35.7 percent chance they’ll remain in the lowest income range. “The crux of our analysis is... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Educational Services

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How One Center of Innovation Lost its Spark

a historical analysis of the U.S. tire industry from 1900 to 1990 suggest that the firms clustered in Akron initially led the industry in innovation, but later failed to respond effectively to the introduction of radial-tire technology.... View Details

Keywords: by Donald Sull; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

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Katie Laidlaw

and career path? HBS introduced me to more industries, jobs, companies, and roles than I thought possible. It helped me understand how private sector frameworks and analysis can be applied successfully in the public and non-profit... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Peru

Data Tool to download specific indicators of interest, including indicators relating to consumer consumption, income, demographics, etc. Peru EIU Country Report (PDF) Oxford Business Group Country Reports Useful for: in-depth analysis of... View Details

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Bloomberg: Investment Management course tips

information in Bloomberg? Real Estate Investment Securities How can I get real estate information in Bloomberg? Short Interest Data How can I find short interest by company in Bloomberg? Stock Analysis How can I get detailed company... View Details

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Prelude - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections

economics through his working relationship with Paul Samuelson. Perhaps more than any other economist to date, Paul Samuelson is credited with ushering in the modern era of mathematical economic analysis incorporating formal probability... View Details

15 Nov 2011
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First Look: November 15

Imitation: The Case of Sponsor-Based Business Models Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Feng Zhu Publication:Strategic Management Journal (forthcoming) Abstract This paper provides the first formal model of business model innovation. Our View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Managing the Open Source vs. Proprietary Decision

differences in the cost components are not as sharply different as we would have assumed. Therefore it is important to do a precise analysis adapted to each specific case. The appropriate mixture between open and proprietary software will... View Details

Keywords: by Josh Lerner & Mark Schankerman; Technology

22 Nov 2024
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Deep Reading

enterprise resource planning, database consultation, and more.” Leboyer’s Venture Lab is currently using these lessons to assist Lexet.ai, a non-profit startup working to help Ukraine join the European Union, a tedious process that requires legal View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

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Systems for Scaling Ventures (SSV) - Course Catalog

preserving employees’ empowerment and ability to continue learning (e.g., through a Structured Empowerment Framework). You will also uncover how data analysis (including AI and machine learning techniques) can be incorporated into the... View Details

01 Dec 2007
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Where Are the Innovators in Health Care?

medical technology and health-insurance sectors, when it comes to health services, the 800-pound gorilla of our system, entrepreneurs are nowhere to be found. And their absence has enabled the status quo providers to get fat and sloppy. One View Details

Keywords: Regina E. Herzlinger; Health, Social Assistance; Management

01 Dec 1997
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orderly and linear way. In his new book, Technology Integration: Making Critical Choices in a Dynamic World, HBS associate professor Marco Iansiti presents a detailed analysis of what has become a vital challenge in every cutting-edge... View Details

Keywords: Robert Binstock

21 Mar 2022
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The Impact of Career Coaching | When Mission Meets Passion

evaluating hearing healthcare investments. For example, I recently advised a company developing gene therapies for hearing loss. For the engagement, we delivered strategic recommendations for clinical trial design based on a synthesized View Details

17 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 17

capacity. In an unanticipated finding, however, our analysis raises the possibility that the company's most prolific publishers begin to migrate to the periphery of the intra-firm social network, which may occur because these individuals'... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 May 2013
Research & Ideas

The Long-Term Fix to US Competitiveness

At an event at Harvard Business School that was three parts analysis and one part rally, participants tried to chart a new path forward for the sluggish US economy—a move that may require a new definition of "competitiveness."... View Details

Keywords: by Stephanie Schorow & Harvard Gazette

01 Oct 2018
Blog Post

Josh Latson and his Fellowship: “It’s like a pie eating contest.”

immediately understood and added value to a number of deals,” says Alastair. “But the single biggest value he brought? He was excited by our mission. He’s done everything from M&A analysis to support for your growth strategy, to... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

13 May 2013
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Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Fereshteh…

at HBS, I was offered an entrepreneurial position as the Client Relations & Business Analysis Manager for the Canada & Bermuda Region. In this role, I was able to learn about the retail business from a merchandising and client... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Kenya

Group Country Reports Useful for: in-depth analysis of broad industry categories within each country (ICT, Retail, Transportation, etc). Kenya National Bureau of Statistics News Factiva Useful for: targeted news search... View Details

03 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 3

Institutions Authors:Matthew Hall, Anette Mikes, and Yuval Millo Abstract In this study, we examine transformations in the influence of risk managers in two large U.K. banks over a period of six years. Our analysis highlights that a... View Details