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- 01 Feb 2021
- What Do You Think?
Has the New Economy Finally Arrived?
economy characterized by high growth, increased employment, and low inflation. It was supposedly driven by the productivity gains of an economy based less on heavy industry and more on service, as well as organizations that were... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Charts & Statistics - Leadership
walks on the moon Color TV market grows Microchips expand possibilities in electronics industry Integrated circuit boards replace transistor technology First ATM installed Influence: Medium 70 1970 s 19 Beginning of biotech View Details
- 22 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)
fit together to drive impact. She and her co-lead brought together accomplished individuals from across the continent to contribute to the conference, sparking conversations and building connections. “It was like seeing how a thread could... View Details
- Profile
Kiran Gandhi
probing questions to advance our ideas forward. How do your HBS ambitions fit into the big picture of the world beyond? I am most passionate about eliminating gender inequality in the media. My goal is to use music as a medium to... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment/Media
- 03 May 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating the First HBS African-American Mother-Daughter Duo
mental and physical well-being, and it is important that all segments of the population have access to wellness offerings. Personally, I’m a wellness-nerd and fitness enthusiast. Wellness has always been a powerful anchor in my... View Details
- Web
HBS OnBoard | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
board service right for you? How do you find a nonprofit board that is a good fit for your values, interests, and skills? HBS Social Enterprise Initiative Director Amelia Angella guides you through the fundamentals of nonprofit board... View Details
- 01 Oct 2014
- What Do You Think?
Is Too Much Focus a Problem?
"fail to consider or know how to recognize what is outside their industry that is impacting their business (such as) customers who are buying their goods but don't fit the target profile, or alternative... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 10 Sep 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Branding Yoga
DVD under Jane Fonda's "Team Fonda" fitness brand. In addition, she and Chopra collaborated on the iPad app Authentic Yoga. Those actions spurred some instructors to label her a sellout, but Deshpandé is more measured.... View Details
- 12 Dec 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Clocky, the Runaway Alarm Clock
that Clocky wouldn't even hit the market until 2007. “I would kill Clocky in about two days." —Diane Sawyer At that point, the device was just a project that Gauri Nanda, a graduate student at MIT's Media Lab, had developed for an View Details
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
those with chronic health conditions. She was extremely good at understanding the customers' needs and then devising solutions to fit those needs. She got a thrill out of it! Then I asked her what she hated about her job. She hesitated,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 19 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
From Retail to HBS: How I’m Building a Career Path at the Intersection of Arts, Culture, and Business
business. I had often felt that my interests were non-traditional and I had sometimes doubted how I could carve out a path that would fit these disparate parts together, but HBS showed me how much opportunity is out there. For one,... View Details
- 17 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Can Autonomous Vehicles Drive with Common Sense?
Lillo of Swiss Reinsurance Company. To get consumers to sign onto the technology, the industry must instill trust by focusing on programming the cars to behave with the “common sense” human drivers tend to apply when navigating complex or... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?
As entrepreneurial rocket companies come closer to shooting the first space tourist into the void, perhaps even this year, another reality is dawning: The business of space is no different than new industries everywhere else. It’s tough... View Details
- 30 Nov 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Do Leaders Manage the Tension Between Pride and Arrogance?
worked in an organization that crossed far over the line where a pride in being the most prestigious firm in their industry became arrogance The result of this was stagnation and a rigid resistance to change, and the cost of this... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Rare Disease Day – Small Numbers, Big Challenges… and Big Opportunities - Blog: Health Supplement
tag Biotech/pharma Care Delivery Clinical Trials Health Care Innovation Public Health Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) . Not only a mouthful, but also very hard to spell and remember - a fitting name for a rare disease. This is... View Details
- 01 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Exploring Career Passions through Short Intensive Programs – Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer
disruption and its implications for the strategies people carefully constructed for a world that no longer fit their assumptive patterns. The course is tackling urgent business issues at the strategic and operational levels in the same... View Details
- Web
Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity
an Asian female means I don’t fit into the traditional stereotypes of the ideal worker.” AGE 34, ASIAN, CONSULTING, SINGAPORE We asked working alumnae to tell us about any sexual harassment they had encountered within the last three... View Details
- Profile
Emily Schlichting
understanding the industry you're regulating. Getting the joint degree is the best way to ensure I am literate on both sides of the health care equation." Incorporating business into her education fits... View Details
- 31 Jan 2014
- News
Body, Heal Thyself
breakthrough in] the biotech industry takes a lot of time; it takes a lot of money; it's complicated science." And it takes a lot of people—from scientists to executives to board members. Bancel admits that people see the potential fairly... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
response to it, particularly in the developed economies, fits this description. Environmentalism, as we have known it since the 1960s, has been grounded in the physical sciences, law, economics, and public policy. Advocates for strong... View Details