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  • 23 Jun 2017
  • News

A 'Pillar' of Entrepreneurship

tech CEOs in town I know who have been highly successful,” says Wilcox. “I’m looking for drive, intelligence, and charisma. I also look for whether or not the person has a streak of humility and a self-awareness of their own limitations, because I don’t think any... View Details
Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management
  • 11 May 2010
  • First Look

First Look: May 11

had implemented changes to regulated but competitive insurance and provider markets, and the United Kingdom, which had introduced market-style initiatives while keeping insurance and delivery under the National Health Service. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 2023
  • Working Paper

Senior Team Emotional Dynamics and Strategic Decision Making at a Platform Transition

By: Timo O. Vuori and Michael L. Tushman
Based on an inductive case study, we develop an emotional-temporal process model of an incumbent’s strategic decision making at a platform transition. We describe the senior team’s emotional response to this transition and the impact of these emotions on their... View Details
Keywords: Emotions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Transition; Digital Platforms
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  • 1994
  • Chapter

The Virtual Organization: Bureaucracy, Technology, and the Implosion of Control

By: N. Nohria and J. D. Berkley
Keywords: Organizational Design; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Information Technology; Power and Influence
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  • 01 Apr 2002
  • News

Dot-Mom

For a time, iVillage.com and its CEO, Candice Carpenter Olson (MBA '83), were on top of the world. The Web site was wildly popular with both women and Wall Street; by 1999, the company was worth more than $2 billion. Then came the dot-com implosion, and although... View Details
Keywords: iVillage; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
  • 04 Sep 2019
  • News

Deep Dive

Bill Gates, funded the Petrel, the most advanced vessel for finding and exploring deepwater shipwrecks; it rediscovered the USS Indianapolis in 2017. Last year, Cameron and Ray Dalio (MBA 1973) launched OceanX to fund oceanic research that could help us better... View Details
Keywords: April White; photo by Jeff Wilson; Scientific Research and Development Services
  • 25 Aug 2022
  • News

Open Market

and changing market dynamics, all while still launching new products and services to remain competitive. Robinhood has adapted to many changes and, if anything, has proven to be a disruptor in how it has... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Keith Negley; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance
  • 14 Dec 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Airbnb Hosts Discriminate Against African-American Guests

changing the way your browser shows the Airbnb site—telling your browser not to show certain text and images,” they write. “That isn’t quite what Airbnb intended, but it’s your computer, and it’s your right to configure it as you see... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Accommodations; Web Services
  • December 2000 (Revised March 2001)
  • Case

DoubleTwist, Inc.

By: Joseph L. Bower and Christina L. Darwall
John Couch, CEO of DoubleTwist, has transformed a software products company into an Internet application service provider, racing to provide databases and tools for those working to explore the human genome. Crafting strategy and building organizational capability are... View Details
Keywords: Growth Management; Product Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Information Technology Industry
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  • 14 Nov 2024
  • Blog Post

Weekend Sprint: Accelerating Climate Solutions

This fall, Professor Jim Matheson offered the inaugural "Launching Climate Ventures" Sprint, a one-day program that provided students with an understanding of the process of launching a climate-focused technology venture. This was a... View Details
  • July 2019
  • Case

Autonomous Vehicles: Smooth or Bumpy Ride Ahead?

By: Elie Ofek and Akhil Waghmare
In early 2019, transportation was set to undergo a major transformation with the advent of autonomous vehicles (AVs), also referred to as driverless cars, which were nearing completion from an R&D and testing phase. Yet many questions remained open regarding exactly... View Details
Keywords: Transportation; Technological Innovation; Disruptive Innovation; Transformation; Technology Adoption; Business Model; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Transportation Industry; Auto Industry
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Mo Fong

Mo Fong (HBS ‘02, Stanford ‘95 ChemE, ‘96 MA Education ) Mo is currently the Executive Director at Stanford Technology Ventures Program in the School of Management and Engineering focusing on entrepreneurship research, programs and... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Technology; Technology; Technology; Technology; Technology; Technology; Technology
  • Web

Tony Cragg Over the Earth 2014 | About

investigates the complex internal formal constructions and geometries that give rise to exterior forms. In Over the Earth , Cragg explores not only nature and the forces of energy found in the organic world, but also how our reality is shaped by View Details
  • 01 Feb 2001
  • News

High Stakes: Springboard 2000 Comes to HBS

enthusiasm, his opinion changed when he began interviewing the entrepreneurs. At that point, he said, "I was sure there were some promising opportunities in this group." Before the forum was over, presenter Jill Card of IBEX Process View Details
Keywords: Singleton, Laura; Springboard 2000
  • 22 May 2012
  • First Look

First Look: May 22

Smartphone: How to Break the 24-7 Habit and Change the Way You Work Author:Leslie A. Perlow Publication:Harvard Business School Press, 2012 Abstract Does it have to be this way? Can't resist checking your smartphone or mobile device?... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2012
  • News

The Accidental Innovator

human-capital development that Khan finds himself turning to science fiction to try to make sense of it all. Meanwhile, financial backers such as the Gates Foundation, Google, and venture capital’s Ann and John Doerr (MBA 1976) are adding credibility and momentum to... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Educational Support Services; Educational Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information
  • 19 May 2020
  • News

Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online

a safe port in this viral storm we are living through.” Zablatsky agrees, adding that while the pandemic has changed the dynamics of Forum, it has not diminished the positive impact. “I think the virtual meetings are just as impactful,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 11 Sep 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Riding the Internet Fast Track

Finally, if the ease of customer retention is high, early investment in customer acquisition can pay dividends over a longtime horizon. For example, Web users find changing Internet service providers a difficult task, but buying an... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
  • 25 Feb 2020
  • Research & Ideas

For Migrant Workers, Homesickness Can Reduce Productivity

Affect Job Performance, which was published in January. The costs of homesickness To better understand how moving away from home affects work, Choudhury and co-author HBS doctoral student Ochan Kwon first interviewed 30 employees of an Indian View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
  • 16 Apr 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings

The financial field may be permanently changed by the explosive ups and downs of the tech sector, but old standards of quality and planning will still make or break new businesses, HBS professor Howard H. Stevenson said. In his keynote... View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine