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07 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization

working with startups and chemical companies. But they also acknowledge that, while the company is a trailblazer in the space, this problem is a global one and requires a solution involving all relevant stakeholders. Finally, we were... View Details

14 Nov 2006
First Look

First Look: November 14, 2006

Working PapersThe Business of Free Software: Enterprise Incentives, Investment, and Motivation in the Open Source Community Authors:Marco Iansiti and Gregory L. Richards Abstract In this paper, we examine the motivations of large... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Oct 2022
Op-Ed

Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

dynamics of courtship. While the podcast focused primarily on heterogeneous relationships, marriage, and monogamy, I couldn’t help but think of the parallels with cofounder relationships. My brain is in the entrepreneurship space most of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

24 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Rethinking Activity-Based Costing

machine is available to work 40 hours per week, its practical full capacity is 32 to 35 hours per week. Typically, managers would allot a lower rate—say 80 percent—to people, allowing 20 percent of their time for breaks, arrival and... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & Steven R. Anderson

04 Nov 2014
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First Look: November 4

the work structure and in the physical space to promote the effective teamwork that was so essential to producing compelling, engaging animated films. Now it was time to figure out how well the changes were... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Dec 2010
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First Look: December 21

article reviews recent research conducted by the authors that finds that intellectual property rights reform increases technology transfers, foreign direct investment inflows, and industrial development. It also places the findings of this View Details

17 Mar 2021
Blog Post

The Art of Perseverance and Resilience: Reapplying to HBS

As I worked through my two failed attempts, I realized I had the privilege of time to define my professional goals. This allowed me to tell an authentic story in my final application to HBS. I went from trying to impress the admissions... View Details

22 Feb 2024
News

Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. When Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1996, she was overwhelmed. It was the pre-Internet era, with limited available information, but... View Details

14 Mar 2023
In Practice

What Does the Failure of Silicon Valley Bank Say About the State of Finance?

reestablishing confidence in the broader financial system. As to SVB, its credit specialization in the VC space is leaving an important void. I am less concerned about subscription lines, although this might temporarily bounce into... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Banking

10 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage

recognize how the sum is greater than its parts. While each team member played a role in your efforts, it is almost always how the team worked together that led to where you are now. Schedule a couple hours to be together—ideally, face to... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

12 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

New Research Explores Multi-Sided Markets

research into this emerging field and its implications for executives. Sean Silverthorne: How did you get interested in studying multi- and two-sided platforms? Is this a new area of research? Andrei Hagiu: During my PhD program in economics at Princeton, I always... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

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Community | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

1959 Howard W. Goldsmith Fellowship Through the Horace W. Goldsmith Fellowship, awards of approximately $10,000 are given to 7-10 first-year MBA students who have exhibited leadership and an extraordinary commitment to working in the... View Details

16 May 2023
In Practice

After Silicon Valley Bank's Flameout, What's Next for Entrepreneurs?

minority founders might be affected disproportionately It’s been roughly two months since a social media-enabled bank run took down Silicon Valley Bank. In the days after the failure, many worried about the “ripple effects” of SVB’s demise on everything startups... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Technology; Financial Services

13 Jul 2023
News

The Network Effect

contacted Mathur: “Hey, do you want to chat? There might actually be something here.” For its part, Agios solicited offers from a dozen firms in the health care credit and royalty financing space with which it had preexisting... View Details

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Esteves Hall | About

campus. Esteves Hall’s living and group spaces accommodate participants in a comfortable, high-quality, technology-rich environment with collaborative work spaces and lounges.... View Details

07 Mar 2016
Blog Post

Living Off Campus at HBS

you make that decision? Cameron: I live off campus between Harvard and Central Squares, and am incredibly happy with my decision. I am originally from Cambridge and was working in Boston prior to HBS. Knowing the area I had a good sense... View Details

29 Jan 2024
Research & Ideas

Do Disasters Rally Support for Climate Action? It's Complicated.

Environmental disasters like wildfires can ignite awareness of climate change and boost eco-friendly politicians’ careers. But do voters perceive a tradeoff between environmental policies and local economic growth? In Brazil, home to a majority of the Amazon tropical... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Alumnae Circles - Alumni

consistent attendance at monthly Circle meetings for one year is important for building relationships and effective group dynamics. Shared commitment will give members the time and space needed to bond and become comfortable discussing a... View Details

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Our Values | About

in business, management, and leadership. Yet we must also create the space necessary to grieve, to console, to express, to understand, to challenge, to debate, and to inspire. Action It also is a time for action. Let me outline efforts... View Details

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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About

building was extensively revitalized and expanded in 2003-2005, primarily with funds donated by generous HBS alumni. Special attention was given to updating and enhancing the building’s traditional functions while designing new spaces... View Details

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