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01 Oct 1997
News

High Fives

a senior portfolio manager for the firm, a position she had held since 1984. Fedak is also a member of the Small-Cap, International, and Global Equity Investment Policy Groups. From 1972 to 1983 she was a portfolio View Details

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In the News - Creating Emerging Markets

part of every manager’s toolkit. Working Knowledge Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets Entrepreneurs in developing market economies face special management challenges. Company leaders in India, Turkey, and Africa discuss their... View Details

20 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry

the late 1980s, the most successful producers of computers were those that produced and marketed IBM personal computer clones. In 1963 IBM's revenues were three times those of its major U.S. competitors combined. In 1984 they were six... View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Consumer Products

04 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Tech Club

popular tech courses at HBS include the Online Economy, Launching Tech Ventures, Digital Innovation and Transformation, Product Management 101 and 102, Entrepreneurial Finance (not purely tech), Founders’ Dilemmas (not purely tech),... View Details

05 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

The Accidental Innovator

artists seem to rely on accidents to generate interesting and creative outcomes. How often accidents are involved in important innovations is also difficult to say. How do you define the time boundaries of an accident? What does... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

01 Dec 2022
News

Full Court Press

Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative, and even former President Barack Obama. Strategic investors like Nigerian conglomerate owner Tunde Folawiyo and Tope Lawani (MBA 1995), co-CEO of Helios Fairfax Partners and cofounder and managing... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

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HBS - The year in Review

and build and manage new systems. Throughout, the HBS community worked together to overcome the complexities inherent in this hybrid approach. Students Arrive More than 9,300 applicants sought a place in the MBA Program and nearly 800... View Details

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

14 Aug 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

and healthy innovation. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54851 in press Management Science Procedural Justice and the Risks of Consumer Voting By: Kim, Tami, Leslie John, Todd Rogers, and Michael I. Norton... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Jul 2015
Research & Ideas

A Bank That Takes Parmesan as Collateral: The Cheese Stands a Loan

tailor a financing infrastructure to the operating characteristics of a supply chain," says Nikolaos Trichakis, an assistant professor in the Technology and Operations Management unit at HBS, who co-authored the case with Gerry... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Food & Beverage

27 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing

service lines, market segments, and competitive positioning. Marketing did the thinking, managed the brand and consumer franchise in consumer goods companies, and provided support to the sales force. In this simpler world, sales did the... View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro

10 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink

category levels, which over time would destroy the economics of the entire store. Amazon.com and other e-commerce players did a tremendous job focusing on goods and categories that shoppers were now willing to buy via the Internet, such... View Details

Keywords: by Rajiv Lal & Jose B. Alvarez; Retail

01 Oct 2001
News

Guy de Chazal: Changing Focus

Guy de Chazal has arrived a bit behind schedule for his 25th Reunion interview. Trim and elegantly attired, he apologizes for being detained at an off-site meeting for Morgan Stanley & Co., where he is a managing director and president of... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Oct 2000
News

Edward D. Bullard: The Personal Touch

the production line in just three days. While the unassuming Bullard, who recently stepped down from his duties as president, is reluctant to take credit for the company's progress, he is happy to brag about its working conditions. Unlike most factories, there are no... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Mar 2023
News

Step Change

more work to be done. He also notes that Thndr’s valuation was 5.7 times higher in the round following Enan’s investment (one made as managing director at Global Ventures), demonstrating that impact and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Abdelrahman Gabr – Koree; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

24 Mar 2008
Research & Ideas

Reducing Risk with Online Advertising

superfluous. If fraud is impossible, then why should we waste our time looking? Q: How could someone commit fraud in that scenario? A: First, suppose there was tracking software on a user's computer. Many consumers have had this problem.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services

16 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow

management strategy for nonprofits is still relatively uncommon. Oftentimes an organization might be engaged in a partnership at one point or another, or be a member of an umbrella organization ... but it's not really a network approach... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

13 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 13

Business School Case 817-088 Hygeia Group: Delivering Quality Care in Nigeria Fola Laoye is the Group Managing Director of Hygeia Group, a Nigerian healthcare insurer and provider, and she is deciding on the optimal strategy to grow the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 18, 2007

a social loss function. Purchase the paper from SSRN.com ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13622 New Framework for Measuring and Managing Macrofinancial Risk and Financial Stability Authors:Dale F. Gray, Robert C. Merton, and Zvi Bodie... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 23

forget more than 80% of the information they were taught within 90 days. To increase retention and effectiveness, companies should offer reps additional training at times of need, provide them with access to supplemental material that... View Details