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- March 2020 (Revised June 2023)
- Case
EyeControl: Inspiring Communication
By: Paul A. Gompers and Danielle Golan
Eye-controlled communication device startup EyeControl was founded in Tel Aviv, Israel in 2016 by cofounders with a shared personal connection to locked-in syndrome—a neurological disorder that left sufferers cognitively sound, yet paralyzed, with the exception of eye... View Details
Keywords: Health Disorders; Communication Technology; Business Startups; Expansion; Finance; Decision Making; Social Enterprise; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry
Gompers, Paul A., and Danielle Golan. "EyeControl: Inspiring Communication." Harvard Business School Case 820-078, March 2020. (Revised June 2023.)
- September 2018 (Revised November 2018)
- Case
From Beirut With Love (A)
By: Christina R. Wing, Esel Y. Cekin and Samer Al-Rachedy
This case describes how Robert Fadel, CEO and chairman of ABC, one of Lebanon’s leading retail and real estate groups, professionalized the family business. Robert was the second son of the company’s founder, Maurice Fadel, who had run it single-handedly. Concerned... View Details
Keywords: Family Conflicts; Sibling Rivalry; Second-generation; Foundation; Trust; Work-life Balance; Succession Planning; Corporate Culture; Shareholders; Board Of Directors; Retail; Department Store; Shopping Mall; Real Estate; Growth; Non-executive Chairman; Sustainability; Family Business; Conflict Management; Management Succession; Governance; Leadership; Transformation; Leading Change; Organizational Structure; Management; Growth and Development; Retail Industry; Real Estate Industry; Lebanon; Middle East
Wing, Christina R., Esel Y. Cekin, and Samer Al-Rachedy. "From Beirut With Love (A)." Harvard Business School Case 619-024, September 2018. (Revised November 2018.)
- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
an education even harder for people in prison, stipulating that the incarcerated would no longer be eligible for Pell Grants to help pay for their education. Many states followed suit with their own cuts to education support for... View Details
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U.S. Cluster Mapping Project - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
national economic development initiative led by Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter through the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, with support from partners around the country and a federal grant from the U.S.... View Details
- 08 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 8, 2019
November 20, 2018 Journal of the American College of Cardiology Operational Efficiency and Effective Management in the Catheterization Laboratory By: Reed, Grant W., Michael L. Tushman, and Samir R. Kapadia Abstract—Operational efficiency... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
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About - Global
languages. 1957 MBA students create the International Business Club. 1955 Office of International Relations opens at HBS to coordinate activities of faculty abroad and improve foreigners’ time on campus. 1954 Ford Foundation awards a View Details
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, North Lobby, First Floor + More Info – Less Info British citizens from all walks of life invested in the South Sea Company: a public-private enterprise that was granted a trade monopoly with Spanish... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Turning Point: Where Credit Is Due
percent of the more than $100 million fund disbursed over the last 30 years had been granted to high-profile politicians, their families, and those with close access to information. The payback ratio for the fund was less than 1 percent.... View Details
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Research Services - Faculty & Research
distraction of fundraising and the constraints of third-party grants or sponsorship. HBS also provides a wide array of services to support faculty in the development of a large number of breakthrough business ideas, innovative course... View Details
- 29 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Do Outlet Stores Exist?
selling cast-off merchandise, some companies even design specific product lines for sale there. So what's going on? “We take for granted that outlet stores exist, but if you think about it, it's a little weird” "We take for View Details
- May 2018
- Article
The Amount and Source of Millionaires' Wealth (Moderately) Predicts Their Happiness
By: Grant Edward Donnelly, Tianyi Zheng, Emily Haisley and Michael I. Norton
Two samples of more than 4,000 millionaires reveal two primary findings. First, only at high levels of wealth—in excess of $8 million (Study 1) and $10 million (Study 2)—are wealthier millionaires happier than millionaires with lower levels of wealth, though these... View Details
Donnelly, Grant Edward, Tianyi Zheng, Emily Haisley, and Michael I. Norton. "The Amount and Source of Millionaires' Wealth (Moderately) Predicts Their Happiness." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 44, no. 5 (May 2018): 684–699.
- Fast Answer
Patent terminology: Kind codes (or Status codes)
may also be called as "status codes" Examples: US7293573B2, or US20050117326A1. "A" indicates patent application, “1” indicates initial publication of applications while "B"... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
Plus in Sarasota, where more than half the students live below the poverty line. A pickleball player herself, Kahler was granted three sets by the foundation and launched a before-school club for her fifth graders. “Students cannot thrive... View Details
- 23 Jan 2024
- Book
More Than Memes: NFTs Could Be the Next Gen Deed for a Digital World
the deed is just the document granting that ownership/title. We’ll often use the term “deed” slightly casually to cover both meanings in this text, because NFTs correspond more closely to deeds, but often meld both concepts. And just like... View Details
- 04 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
Introverts: The Best Leaders for Proactive Employees
study with professors Adam M. Grant of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and David A. Hofmann of UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. Their article, "Reversing the Extraverted Leadership Advantage: The Role of Employee... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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FAQs - Doctoral
services to accomodate needs. If I participate in PRIMO, may I also get a grant or other award? Additional funding is not required, as a modest stipend will be provided. Does the Program pay for health insurance? Those who are continuing... View Details
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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research
effect of a unique mediated funding scheme that combines project grants with active facilitation and conflict management on firm performance, comparing the likelihood of bankruptcy and employee count as well as patent count, publication... View Details
- 03 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
When Showing Know-How Backfires for Women Managers
skills, might spend more time checking the accuracy of their teams’ work instead of devising budgets. Women scientists might focus more on interacting with students and staff instead of writing grants or working with donors. In essence,... View Details
- 12 Apr 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Productivity Suffers When Employees Are Allowed to Schedule Their Own Tasks
tasks be completed in a particular order. But in many instances, workers have more freedom over their workday: They can follow the prescribed schedule or else choose to deviate, completing tasks in a different order at their own discretion. It’s easier than ever for... View Details
- Portrait Project
Jerome Fulton, Jr.
memory of my mother and dedicated to helping high school students impacted by gun violence. To date, I have awarded fifteen students over $15,000 in grants and scholarships. As I ascend, I will continue turning my pain into purpose and... View Details