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25 Apr 2014
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To create breakthrough strategies, harness creativity to the scientific method

rigorous analysis tests them." Rivkin and collaborators A. G. Lafley, Roger Martin, and Nicolaj Siggelkow, recommend combining creativity with the scientific method in an approach where a team representing diverse specialties,... View Details

15 Nov 2016
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November 15, 2016

will be critical to their success. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51813 Fiscal Rules and Sovereign Default By: Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk Abstract—We provide a quantitative analysis of fiscal rules... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

January 2002 (Revised March 2002)
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Virtualis Systems (Condensed)

By: Michael J. Roberts and Jay O. Light

Focuses on a graduating HBS MBA who has been working part-time with a Web-hosting firm in California. Discusses the question of which of several "business models" make the most sense for the company to pursue. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Cost vs Benefits; SWOT Analysis; Management Practices and Processes; Web Services Industry; California

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05 Aug 2015
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What Happened to the ‘Innovation, Disruption, Technology’ Dividend?

being.” Others challenged data documenting productivity trends. Their position basically was that there is no need for patience. The productivity dividend is happening. For example, David Wittenberg cautioned us to “Beware of snapshot View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology

01 Mar 2016
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HBS Fund Helps Fuel Faculty Research and New Learning Experiences

Data’s Double Duty: Research and the Real World As Raffaella Sadun was wrapping up her Corporate Strategy course last fall, one of her students sent her a four-page analysis of the private equity industry in India, a topic the class had... View Details

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Who We Are | Research Associates

proactive, and dedicated staff members who support faculty's scholarly and teaching output. Whether they're using advanced statistical techniques or writing thoughtful analysis of groundbreaking findings, our researchers share a sense of... View Details

11 Aug 2020
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Find Your Allies

for Educational Opportunity changed her mind. The program, which offers educational and career support to students from underserved communities, helped Harris realize something: she loved finance. “I was 19 years old and there I was, actually working on View Details

Keywords: workplace diversity; gender diversity; career paths; career advice; leadership; networking; workplace relationships; Finance

01 Jun 2008
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Faculty Books

develop an effective strategy (with tools such as SWOT analysis and strategic-change agendas); plan execution of the strategy (through portfolios of strategic initiatives linked to strategy maps and Balanced Scorecards); put strategy into... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management

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Letter from Dean Srikant Datar to the HBS Community on Ukraine | About

Wed. 3/2, 6pm, Klarman Hall, “Russia ’ s Invasion of Ukraine: A Conversation with Jonathan Powell and Professor Deepak Malhotra” – This event, organized by the MBA Student Association, will feature analysis of the invasion and invite... View Details

22 Nov 2013
News

A Passion for Film

Management (TOM) Unit, which still resonates in the work he does today. "I bring some of the stuff I learned in that class to the majority of my days," he says, recalling a case study of Krups, the coffee maker, and analysis of cost,... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

30 Apr 2018
Blog Post

HBS Grad Drives Lori Systems to Success

catalyst for increasing the relevance I could have in Africa." As it turns out, Josh's research at HKS would become the inspiration for the business he would explore at HBS and pursue after graduation. For his second-year policy View Details

29 Jan 2025
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Finding Professional Purpose: Building an Impactful Career that Reflects your Values with Lisa Tanzer (MBA 1993)

analysis for a pet food company that I discovered an interest in marketing, branding, and product development—a spark that inspired me to pursue a career in marketing. At HBS, I gained a deeper understanding of how businesses operate.... View Details

09 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

Warring Algorithms Could Be Driving Up Consumer Prices

retain more control, says MacKay. “It might take an expert a week to redo their analysis and update prices as conditions change, but if you have the factors that go into that analysis codified as part of a... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail

13 Jun 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 13

May 2017 American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings Immigration and the Rise of American Ingenuity By: Akcigit, Ufuk, John Grigsby, and Tom Nicholas Abstract—We build on the analysis in Akcigit, Grigsby, and Nicholas (2017) by using... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

The Potential Downside of Win-Win

relieve pain would not exist today. But any analysis that considers the profits of coordinating pharmaceutical firms while ignoring the harm done to consumers is incomplete. When can we judge value creation to be beneficial to society?... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman

June 2022
Case

Business Implications from Regulating Carbon Emissions in the EU

By: George Serafeim and Benjamin Maletta

In the beginning of the 21st century, the European Union (the EU) had led the global fight against climate change with a wide array of policy measures. The EU’s primary approach to climate policy had been taxation via the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU... View Details

Keywords: Regulation; Carbon Emissions; Trade; Sustainability; Decarbonization; Performance; Climate Change; Analysis; Strategy; Taxation; Policy; Environmental Regulation; Industry Structures; European Union

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September 2022 (Revised November 2022)
Teaching Note

PittaRosso: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Pricing and Promotion

By: Ayelet Israeli

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 522-046. View Details

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July 18, 2025
Article

Using Gen AI for Early-Stage Market Research

By: James Brand, Ayelet Israeli and Donald Ngwe

Generative AI, particularly large language models (LLMs), offers a promising new tool for early-stage market research by simulating customer responses to product concepts. This can allow companies to draw conclusions similar to those they’d obtain by survey customers... View Details

Keywords: Large Language Models; Large Language Model; Generative Ai; Artificial Intelligence; Market Research; Research; Marketing; AI and Machine Learning; Analytics and Data Science; Analysis; Customers; Consumer Behavior; Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry

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Confronting Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities

available in the Resources section of the site. Sustainability Insights - analysis from McKinsey Quarterly and the McKinsey Global Institute. Email infoservices@hbs.edu to request research help from Baker librarians. We can... View Details

October 2011 (Revised January 2012)
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LinkedIn Corporation

By: Francois Brochet and James Weber

The case is set at the end of the first public trading day of LinkedIn, an online professional network company. It provides information on the company's business model, financial statements, competitive landscape, and IPO terms, to help the reader critically assess the... View Details