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- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
Firm in a Nascent Industry By: Zuzul, Tiona, and Amy C. Edmondson Abstract—This paper explores how entrepreneurs' efforts to legitimate a firm and a nascent industry affect the internal development of the firm. Through a three-year case... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 02 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 2
boundaries of firms. And it also studies the development of British industrial science in universities and efforts to promote innovation through the formation of industry clusters. Overall, the evidence supports the traditional story of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 26
combined to offset separate bills' costs while preserving their net benefits. We argue this method can transform unpopular individual pieces of legislation, which would lack the support for implementation, into more popular policies. View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Cathy Zhou
start-up. How has HBS helped you make an impact? I remember one of my HBS professors comparing the case method to the game tape that sports teams watch in preparation for a big game. It's not because you... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 22 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
Reflecting on 24 Years at Harvard
perspectives, and indeed all the resources and opportunities available across Harvard University. What I love about the HBS classroom is the give-and-take of the case study method. The problems that we... View Details
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My academic research centers on uncovering and closing gaps between the theory and reality of tax policy. My main contribution has been to identify and address a mismatch between the goals for taxation typically assumed in theory and the goals the public and... View Details
- 15 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Valuing an MBA: Beyond Dollars and “Sense"
African platinum mines. In my courses, I debated cases with classmates whose journeys to HBS are as remarkable as they are diverse, hearing from experts and case protagonists along the way. Outside of class,... View Details
- 25 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 25
controlled the allocation of financial resources into two new varieties of state capitalism: Leviathan as a majority and as a minority investor. In this book we study the implications of such transformation using detailed data from Brazil... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Reimagining Capitalism In a World of Limited Resources
Urbanization, Infrastructure, and Finance (taught in collaboration with the Harvard Graduate School of Design), the BEI has generated 25 to 30 new environmentally related case studies each year. The BEI also... View Details
Keywords: Dalai Lama
- 28 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
3 Concerns I Had about HBS
of you who are still struggling with the decision, it can be helpful to hear how others dealt with their concerns. There were three major concerns I had about attending HBS: 1: The case method wouldn’t allow me to focus on my interests... View Details
- 21 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
How HBS Changed My Life
world. Then I met Harvard Business School. Today I want to talk about how the institution has changed my life in three tangible ways. 1. Confidence – While at HBS, I went through hundreds of case studies... View Details
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
sending some customers charity vouchers and others more standard product discounts (15% off your next purchase)—will allow companies to compare directly the ROI on charitable actions versus more traditional marketing actions - and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Opening Minds Through Expanded Learning Opportunities
first exposure most undergraduates have to the case method, and they've embraced it," says Moss. "Even for the history majors, debating decisions faced by James Madison, for example, leads to a deeper understanding of the realities that... View Details
- 17 Feb 2011
- News
Field Report: Rwanda
Dr. Nyagahene, wife of Eugene Nyagahene. Photos courtesy Colin Barry. Last month, some 500 students fanned out around the globe to participate in 13 IXPs offered during January break. First-year student Colin Barry was in Rwanda, where part of his time was devoted to a... View Details
- 09 Jun 2015
- Blog Post
Pursuing Meaning through an HBS/HKS Joint Degree
skills, and to give myself the opportunity to reflect on past experiences and future aspirations. I chose HBS because of the case method, which is a fantastic way of further developing your communication skills. It’s about listening to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Job
organizational context, and how decisions shape and enact strategy. The final module examines the role of the general manager in driving necessary changes and, ultimately, the course studies the centrality of decision-making inside... View Details
- 21 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Leveraging Academic Opportunities to Attain My Post-HBS Job
Reporting and Control (FRC) professor, Jonas Heese, to write a case about stock-based compensation, and actually got to work with Twitter’s CFO as part of the process. Independent Projects are flexible arrangements that allow students to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Barbie: Reviving a Cultural Icon at Mattel
Like countless others in the summer of 2023, HBS professor Elie Ofek went to the theater to see the blockbuster film Barbie and found himself enveloped by the pink-drenched marketing blitz that had all but taken over the world. To Ofek, who teaches in the Marketing... View Details
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Debora Lehrer
leave. Four plus years later I had been admitted to HBS and was on my way to earning an MBA. After just a few short years at MLB, it became clear to me that I was missing the foundation of a business education - my history major had not allowed for much time spent... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Labs Enable Large-scale Research
LAB The rapid advancement of the crypto sector has sometimes been compared to the early days of the internet. As the internet sprints toward a Web3 future (Web 3.0, the next iteration of the World Wide Web) that will enable users to... View Details