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- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Khoo Teng Chye: Technology Turnaround in Singapore
At the PSA Corporation’s Pasir Panjang container terminal in Singapore, the cranes operate automatically: no drivers, just operators remotely controlling up to six of the lifting machines with a single joystick. Welcome to the most... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Case Study: Up in the Air
check all three boxes. And you have to sell to the CEO, CFO, and CIO, as opposed to the VP of development or QA. The VPs have too much turf to protect. —Robert Finzi (MBA 1983) The real crux of the issue is managing those developers. If a... View Details
- 14 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 14
relies on platforms and horizontal ecosystems of firms producing complementary products. Using three case studies—software, animation and mobile telephony—we illustrate two key sources of inefficiencies that this mismatch can create, all... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Growing CEOs from the Inside
is." Some variant of that conversation can go on for years. If that is all that has happened about succession, then when the time comes, the board may have to go outside. Q: You argue that the best candidate for the top job is an... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Bringing Hope to a Violent Land
among her experience of Africa and something else emerges. The image she chooses reveals much about the spirit of the continent she has grown to love and much about her own optimism, quiet determination, and humanitarian commitment. At a View Details
- 04 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service
had 50/50 experiences with startups, citing remote work, nebulous job descriptions, and lack of fulfillment as their gripes. This role promised solutions to all of those concerns. I reached out to... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 28 Mar 2018
- News
Fueling the Future
of Boston, she had a half dozen jobs (lawn mowing, farm stand, newspaper delivery) by the time she was 15. “Once I learned I could make money and have freedom, I was all about capitalizing on opportunities,” she observes. She attended... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
Publications August 2013 Delaware Journal of Corporate Law Delaware's Choice By: Subramanian, Guhan Abstract—This article first documents the shift to annual elections of all directors at most U.S. corporations and argues that the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
COVID Not Slowing VC Investment
looking to do new deals. They’re just sitting on a ton of money.” During that period, global daily deaths had topped 9,000 for a second time as infection rates were soaring across the Americas. Almost all of the world’s 10 largest... View Details
- 28 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
It Takes a Village: Global Field Courses at Harvard Business School
out to tour four companies’ headquarters before flying to Bangalore that evening. That’s where she and Professor Vikram Gandhi will visit two more organizations and fly to a more remote area in the afternoon, returning to Bangalore the... View Details
- 26 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 26
April 2016 Review of Economic Studies Landing the First Job: The Value of Intermediaries in Online Hiring By: Stanton, Christopher, and Catherine Thomas Abstract—Online markets for remote labor services allow workers and firms to contract... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Learning Curve: Making the Most of Outsourcing
remotely from their homes or at a reading center. As new scans come in, they are randomly assigned to the radiologists, who must be licensed in the state and credentialed at the hospital where the scan was performed. The random assignment... View Details
- 12 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis
Prevention programs disrupted "The pandemic threatens to dismantle all the gains made in the US in the recent six-year fight against opioids and heroin,” says Jim Langford (HBS MBA 1984), Executive Director of the Georgia Prevention... View Details
- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
for learning about what works in digital health. Recently, we have witnessed developments that would have been difficult to imagine just a few years ago. In the United States, we have seen massive expansions in insurance coverage for View Details
Keywords: by HBS News
- 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
- 21 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
What Happens in Vegas Could Shape the Metaverse
in 2022, Wu and Clough saw a striking connection between the Las Vegas Strip and the digital platforms they had studied over the past decade. “People visit Las Vegas for the sense of hustle and bustle, which is generated by the presence of View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Screen Tested
made Harden’s CEO appointment official in 2018; now, as then, the Australian native is leading Hello Sunshine’s efforts to focus on strong, female-focused narratives across film, television, unscripted, and animation divisions, in addition to a slate of podcasts (How... View Details
- 11 Apr 2018
- News
The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)
about veterans: that we all have PTSD, are unemployed, etc. So, I’m often combatting those narratives before I can get down to the real task at hand. I’ve also had to work with a remote team to build View Details
- 17 Jul 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Developing a Strategy for Digital Convergence
instant messaging device, and any number of other products all rolled into one. Convergence Of Factors Why convergence now? A primary factor is the ever-onward march of processor technology. By the year 2010, says Yoffie, who sits on the... View Details
- 28 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries
business strategy 101 for most entrepreneurs, so why have so many mobile money service offerings failed? It’s a question being studied by Rajiv Lal, the Stanley Roth, Sr. Professor of Retailing at Harvard Business School. “You would think mobile money should be a... View Details