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- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
do this alone.” (courtesy Flashpoint) “I don’t think we’ve really fully solved how that relationship plays out between the federal government and the private sector. It’s very much a work in progress.” —Josh Lefkowitz (MBA 2008) Longtime... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 11 Aug 2016
- Cold Call Podcast
Why College Rankings Keep Deans Awake at Night
on to a PhD in biology that you might go to a place that's attached to a major medical school. In fact, a higher percentage of individuals go on to doctorates in the life sciences from places like Williams, Carlton, Middlebury—great... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
Cornell works for Blue Origin, where she is head of astronaut strategy and sales and supports engine sales for the space exploration company. Along with a few dozen fellow employees, all dressed in royal blue company polo shirts—including... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 03 Mar 2017
- News
Big Blue’s Big Bet
of innovation in fields as diverse as real estate law and songwriting. But it is in the health sector where Watson’s impact is most tangible, where its benefits are literally the difference between life and death. “What I focus on,” says... View Details
Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
RX for Change
doctors, administrators, and finance folks, all trying to work through the nitty-gritty details of how to implement this patient-care innovation. “What does the transition plan look like to get from where we are now to a new model?” asks... View Details
- 21 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?
crescendo last March when insurance conglomerate AIG, kept on life support with up to $183 billion in taxpayers' cash, dished out bonuses totaling $165 million to 400 employees in the London office whose derivatives trading nearly... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- 23 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 23
received was warranted. Collectively, our results suggest that self-reporting can be a useful tool for reliably identifying and leveraging the voluntary self-policing efforts of regulated companies. Read the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-098.pdf View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Launch Codes
working was critical. So we literally wrote down our unwritten rules and created a handbook for onboarding. I was a bit skeptical about the idea; it felt like a very old-school HR effort. But the results were tangible. It instantly gave... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
The Hard Way
passage to Brisbane. After four years of penny-pinching, he purchased a house and summoned his wife and children. As the years passed, hard work and frugality enabled Russo’s father to buy several rental apartments and a small vineyard.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
on the supply side, why has production fallen? It’s at least in part because people—at varying times across the country—either haven’t been allowed to go to work (because of pandemic-related lockdowns) or have been too afraid to go to... View Details
- 12 Apr 2010
- Research & Ideas
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting
or her convictions to accept their intergenerational responsibility for the quality of life in our society and at the same time deliver long-term profitability. Q: What company or companies are leaders in conducting and communicating... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 6, 2007
Working PapersThe Rise of Business Forecasting Agencies in the United States Author:Walter A. Friedman Abstract This paper analyzes the rise of business and economic forecasting agencies in the United States. The field was developed by... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
personally transporting several patients to local COVID wards. “Instead of giving people numbers, we do the work for them,” he told India Today. “If someone needs a nebulizer, a medicine or oxygen, we get it to them.” The article goes on... View Details
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Leading Change and Organizational Renewal | HBS Online
between getting today’s work done and innovating for the future. Highlights Innovation Streams Identifying a gap Open Innovation Show Hide Details Concepts Welcome to Leading Change and Organizational Renewal Exploit and Explore... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
Life Green Day Related Links What businesses can do to make a difference Takeaways: Preparing for the population boom Case study: Slum for sale Conference report: Investing in Cities of the 21st Century Making a Difference in the World -... View Details
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Commencement 2018 Address | About
life that is enterprising. Be resourceful, be willing to take on projects of importance and difficulty, be courageous to do things that have not been done before. Among the countless examples of people who exemplify this quality of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
extensions are discussed, including retail settings where firms carry multiple product categories, shipping and handling costs, and the role of store assistance in impacting consumer perceived benefits. The Short Life of Online Sales... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
great ideas abroad and bring them to the United States to launch. That approach works for Domain Associates in Princeton, New Jersey, which invests exclusively in life sciences companies. “We try to license... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
iron ore among them—found a growing market as China's demands grew with its economy. And because Brazil had done the hard work of building a better policy foundation, the boom meant sustained economic growth. So while other Latin American... View Details
- 12 Jan 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Leadership Lessons from a Young Martin Luther King, Jr.
Well, at the time, I was introducing my new course Authentic Leadership Development, and one of the things we talk a lot about are crucibles that people face. Dr. King at this time was facing perhaps the greatest crucible of his life that... View Details