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- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Steven Rogers
had a great influence on him. "He is my hero," he says of John, who is four years his senior. "I followed his lead. He did well in school, so I did too. He worked several jobs, and I did the same. In fact, every job I worked, he had first." This positive influence... View Details
- 31 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 31
MaterialsGoldwind USA: Chinese Wind in the Americas Regina M. Abrami, and Iacob Koch-WeserHarvard Business School Case 912-416 Many Chinese firms have struggled in the United States. Renewable energy is a fledgling, high-risk market. Can... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
adviser. Intellectual property based on the science, which offered a radical way to construct lithium-ion batteries that promised higher energy densities, was licensed from MIT. The concept for the company was based on laboratory... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]
and a strong likelihood of repeat sales. Krasnow learned that dry cleaning was an $8-billion business in the United States, divided among 34,000 owners who operated 45,000 stores. Customers chose the nearest outlet and entrusted it with... View Details
Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
wonderful here,” one judge concludes, marking the end of the team’s time slot. They go off to digest the feedback, making way for a team in the hallway that’s vibrating with nervous energy. Much like the businesses that had their start in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Up Against The Firewall
company can ever be completely safe — even if a firm disconnects from the Internet, unauthorized personnel or disgruntled employees inside the company’s facilities can figure out ways to access its computers — some firms, especially those... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Long Run
money trying to save one of their kids on meth. I knew it was a bad epidemic, but I couldn’t believe it was going to be that bad in my little hometown, this agrarian utopia. Seeing it begin to dissolve in an ugly way was very troubling.”... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
In addition to its growth in manufacturing, India began grabbing headlines in the United States a few years ago for its sudden surge as a center of offshore IT work and business process outsourcing (BPO), industries unto themselves that... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?
United States. Rajiv Lal: Around the turn of the twentieth century, many of the bricks and mortar players did not have an Internet presence. Now most of them have an ecommerce strategy and have transformed themselves into omnichannel... View Details
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
competition for the past 20 years: an ad hoc, laissez-faire vision promoted by the United States versus a managed vision relying on multilateral rules and international organizations promoted by the European Union. Although the American... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
and acquisitions are back - with a vengeance - in the 1990s. Across the global business landscape, some $1 trillion in M&A; deals were completed last year. That figure includes one hundred transactions of $1 billion or more in the United... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Matter of Opinion
come to us through our Web site,” he says. “In the way that paperbacks turned out to be an extension of the market for hardcover books, I think the Internet is an extension of the print audience rather than a replacement.” As for his own... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Clark Bids Farewell to HBS
to prepare our students for the future. Information technology was one. Part of that was upgrading and establishing HBS as a leader in the use of technology for education. Now we’re poised to go further, using technologies in various ways... View Details
- 18 Aug 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs
team's time slot. They go off to digest the feedback, making way for a team in the hallway that's vibrating with nervous energy. Much like the businesses that had their start in a similar scene—recent successes include CloudFlare, Rent... View Details
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international laws, rules and regulations, including privacy and copyright laws, any laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from your country of residence, and all United States export control laws. THE FOLLOWING KINDS... View Details
- 19 Jan 2017
- News
Finding Purpose in Profit
clear sense of right and wrong. But losing my mom so young, and being without a traditional family support framework, also helped me realize how fleeting and precious life is. It can end way earlier than you ever imagine; so I determined... View Details
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: Manufacturing Morals
to interact, and I invariably bump into individuals I know (including students) on my way to work. Even on the far side of the river, before reaching campus, such encounters are frequent. Students typically wear an outer jacket emblazoned... View Details
Keywords: Education
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customers: You will learn how to choose a primary customer and allocate resources to market-facing and operating core units in a way that delivers maximum value to those customers. Prioritizing core values:... View Details
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Geography of Corporate Giving
for constituencies external to the firm. We feel that understanding the reasons why corporations act in certain ways will empower local nonprofits and other beneficiaries of corporations' social activities. Q: Give some examples of how... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Healthy Profit
addressing a particular disease. This methodology produces a list of health priorities for any given country or region. Recently, the team has inputted data from India into the Matrix, and plans are under way to expand its application to... View Details