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- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: Manufacturing Morals
library. Yet "some members of the University who never had become reconciled with the establishment of what they termed a mercenary enterprise" resented such commingling. (More virulent critics suggested that the university... View Details
Keywords: Education
- 14 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Breaking the Smartphone Addiction
at the firm for the long term (58 percent versus 40 percent) and were more likely to perceive that they were providing significant value to their clients (95 percent versus 84 percent). BCG clients reported a range of experiences with PTO... View Details
Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow
- 20 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Markets or Communities? The Best Ways to Manage Outside Innovation
potential loss of secrecy. Many worry that core intellectual property (IP) might be compromised by working with outside innovators. While this is a theoretical possibility, the advantages gained in terms of speed, quality, and cost of... View Details
- 11 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating When the Rules Suddenly Change
quick, and (3) learn and adapt. Axiom #1: Make A Bump Plan Military strategist Carl von Clausewitz coined the term friction, "the force that makes the apparently easy so difficult." Friction doesn't just refer to adverse weather... View Details
- 19 Oct 2022
- News
If I Were You
supports you. Charanya Kannan (MBA 2017): I would say work on self-awareness. HBS was a great place for me to be vulnerable and learn from everyone around me in terms of who I really am. So just the change of context. My pre-HBS life and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Mara Aspinall
change that. Going forward, we need to view diagnostics, devices, and drugs in terms of the objective value that each creates. What about patient attitudes? Do you think most health-care consumers are ready to place their faith in... View Details
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
term channel awareness as well. We conclude by elaborating the underlying customer dynamics driving our findings and by offering implications for how online-first retailers might deploy omnichannel tactics. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
countries that differ greatly in terms of wealth (Canada, Uganda, and India). Finally, in Study 3, participants in Canada and South Africa randomly assigned to buy items for charity reported higher levels of positive affect than... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Spirit at Work
uncomfortable territory in an effort to respond to their employees' deeper yearnings. While spirituality is a highly individual and personal matter, managers and employees alike seem to find common themes emerging when they begin thinking in View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
identified and classified in terms of specifying, allocating, and utilizing capacity. The first two categories reflect challenges faced by infrastructure providers; the last category, challenges faced by airlines. Building Effective... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
How Activist Investors Became Respectable
described as a vulture capitalist, now gets a serious hearing when he urges Apple to make better use of its billions in cash or Dell to improve the terms of a management buyout. Today, university endowments and state pension funds invest... View Details
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
Tech Investment the Wise Way
Business Model Concept This term "Business Model" is widely used, but seldom well defined. In our usage, the functions of a Business Model are to: identify a market segment, that is, the users to whom the technology is useful... View Details
- 23 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
The Future of the Venture Capital Cycle
in the development of what economists term "agglomeration economies" in the regions with the greatest venture capital activity. The efficiency of the venture capital process itself has been greatly augmented by the emergence of... View Details
- 29 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact
Has the HBS network been a useful resource? Yes, absolutely. When I joined GE, several HBS alumni who were already working at the company were helpful in terms of quickly helping me get the lay of the land. And at my former fund, Novus... View Details
- 02 May 2023
- Blog Post
Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office
likely not going to be your last, your career can take many twists and turns in terms of what type of company you're at and what type of role you sit in. Many of our students come to HBS with a career change on their mind and many of our... View Details
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Launching Tech Ventures - Course Catalog
uncertainty? More broadly, why does the startup ecosystem contain so many market failures that lead to biases and inequities – particularly in terms of access to capital for female entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs of color? 6. Financing... View Details
- Web
FAQ - U.S. Competitiveness
economy. What do macroeconomic data suggest about U.S. competitiveness? In the lower and middle strata of the income distribution, household incomes have remained stagnant in real terms for decades. Long-run growth rates in private-sector... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
AI Enhances Diagnostic Care
Tomography) scanner at MRC helps doctors diagnose diseases and abnormalities. Augmented Intelligence The American Medical Association uses the term “augmented intelligence” as a conceptualization of artificial intelligence that focuses on... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 23 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 23
"structural breaks"-privatization, for example, or globalization-and assess why powerful actors across countries behaved similarly or differently in terms of network properties and corporate governance. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning
down?" However, this assumes that all else is held constant—that the same terms and conditions apply. In reality, these other factors, these terms and conditions, might have a dramatic effect on the... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney