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- 20 Apr 2021
- Working Paper Summaries
Cognitive Biases: Mistakes or Missing Stakes?
- 16 Aug 2019
- News
Creativity Is a Muscle, Not a Skill. Here's How to Build Yours
- June 2008 (Revised July 2008)
- Case
How Serial Entrepreneurs Build and Manage a Board of Directors in a Venture-Backed Start Up
By: Michael J. Roberts, William A. Sahlman and Sasha Novakovich
This case includes structured interviews with four serial entrepreneurs about the way in which they built and used their boards in each of their companies and what they have learned through that process. These entrepreneurs were asked similar questions, such as "How do... View Details
Roberts, Michael J., William A. Sahlman, and Sasha Novakovich. "How Serial Entrepreneurs Build and Manage a Board of Directors in a Venture-Backed Start Up." Harvard Business School Case 808-163, June 2008. (Revised July 2008.)
- 14 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
How Can Start Ups Grow?
activities to a certain extent is essential if new ventures wish to gain legitimacy. A new venture with legitimacy acquired in this manner is more likely to succeed because it then can channel its resources and energy towards its core activity, rather than towards... View Details
- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Gurus in the Garage
interviewed share one habit: they refuse to make decisions for the entrepreneurs. Otherwise, their teaching methods vary tremendously. Learning by Doing When Michael Chiarello,... View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 31 Oct 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: In Tackling #MeToo, Don’t Ignore Micro-Insults That Harm Women’s Careers
Source: FangXiaNuo The Harvey Weinstein horror show has brought attention to previously unspoken abuses of male power to sexually harass and suppress women. Prominent women are joining the #MeToo moment, feeling safety in numbers as they reveal facing egregious... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 14 Mar 2018
- Blog Post
The 2+2 Program: Finding the Freedom to Take Risks
share his journey to Harvard Business School and how the 2+2 Program helped him. Room to ExploreWhen I learned about the 2+2 Program, it seemed interesting, but initially brought on more questions than answers: “Do I even want to View Details
- 07 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Exit Interview: HBS Dean Kim Clark
quick to speak and more inclined to listen. In many ways, I'm more confident about grasping situations but also a lot more aware of my own limitations. I've learned to multitask and compartmentalize, to leave work at the office, to put a... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Alumni Bulletin Staff
California Management Review article wins 2007 Accenture Award
Greater job mobility among engineers and scientists has caused the extended social networks of inventors to become increasingly connected. Firms that operate within small worlds such as in Silicon Valley long ago learned to manage invention in an... View Details
- July 2023 (Revised July 2023)
- Background Note
Generative AI Value Chain
By: Andy Wu and Matt Higgins
Generative AI refers to a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that can create new content (e.g., text, image, or audio) in response to a prompt from a user. ChatGPT, Bard, and Claude are examples of text generating AIs, and DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion are... View Details
Keywords: AI; Artificial Intelligence; Model; Hardware; Data Centers; AI and Machine Learning; Applications and Software; Analytics and Data Science; Value
Wu, Andy, and Matt Higgins. "Generative AI Value Chain." Harvard Business School Background Note 724-355, July 2023. (Revised July 2023.)
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
Kim at Seoul’s government-built Hoehyeon “Citizens’ Apartments.” Opened in 1970, it stands as a reminder of a Korea from a very different era. Like so many South Koreans of a certain age, Michael ByungJu Kim (MBA 1990) lives in a country where the past lingers,... View Details
- 15 Feb 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Embracing Commitment and Performance: CEOs and Practices Used to Manage Paradox
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Paid for Success: Options for Compensating CEOs
When large public companies perform poorly, do the CEOs running them share the financial pain? That question, according to HBS associate professor Brian Hall, is not answered by looking at their salary and... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital
1946, when the late Georges Doriot, a long-time and legendary member of the HBS faculty, founded American Research and Development as a willing and able source of financing for the new ventures that were coming to life just after World War II. "Banks simply... View Details
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
them a game plan. After that, winning is up to the players on the field. It is their leadership that matters. The actions of many leaders seizing the moment create the margin of victory. When people have confidence in one another, they are willing to lead and be led... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 15 Jul 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Trade Policy and Firm Boundaries
- 30 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
College Students, Take a Sneak Peek at the HBS MBA
Undergraduate students: Do you think an MBA is just for “corporate types”? Think again! The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is one of the most flexible master’s degrees you can find. We invite you to join us for Peek, an annual... View Details
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Global Brands: Connecting With Consumers Across Boundaries
panelists at a Global Alumni Conference session addressing the topic "Global Brands: Connecting with Consumers across Boundaries," chaired by HBS associate professor Nancy F. Koehn, a business historian and author of the... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
own initiatives, such as scholarship or internship competitions, coat drives, or clean-up days. Given the magnitude of need during this crisis, there are many ways an organization can give back and involve employees. By View Details