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- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Facing the Music
my colleague [HBS assistant professor] Jeffrey Rayport says, recorded music is one of those products that is actually 'dematerializing' - it's moving out of the realm of physical 'product' and becoming pure service." One possible future View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Case for Studying Financial History
something we really need to reexamine because so many of the problems that we’ve seen in this crisis can be traced back to the application of mathematical models in an inappropriate way to financial risk management. Do you expect that... View Details
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
highly efficient, and environmentally friendly service anywhere in the country through a national network of independent waste haulers and recyclers. A player in the sharing economy, Rubicon was developing an on-demand mobile application... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
affiliate marketing programs in which merchants oversee thousands of affiliates they have never met. Some merchants hire outside specialists to set and enforce policies for affiliates, while other merchants ask their ordinary marketing staff to perform these functions.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Building a Better MBA
thriving. Applications are on the rise again after trending downward for several years. Only one out of nine applicants to the Class of 2010 got a coveted acceptance letter. Almost no one passes up the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
Taking in Business, Investing, and Life by Karen Firestone (MBA 1983) (Bibliomotion) Firestone has developed four core tenets of risk-taking that are applicable when anticipating, evaluating, and responding to risks in business,... View Details
- 18 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas, April 18
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/717430-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 814-033 A Note on Healthcare IT and Applications to the Healthcare Industry This note provides an overview of three key healthcare IT areas: electronic... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Where Could More Regulation Help Small Businesses? Online Lending.
paperwork, borrowers complete applications in minutes, with approval times cut to days, or even just a few minutes. And, in instances where borrowers want to shop and compare myriad options in one place, they can turn to marketplaces like... View Details
- 22 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Online Banks Fill Funding Needs for Small Business
market is in its infancy, there is already disagreement over the appropriate level of regulation” The growth is also driven by ways in which alternative lenders are innovating in small business lending, particularly in terms of simplicity and convenience of the View Details
- 30 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 30
expected. Developing an organization that supports a new strategy of application support for their customer base requires a change in culture and an evolving leadership challenge for the business. The most immediate challenge is to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
the circumstances leading up to the Boeing Company's decision to spin-off its Wichita Division. This case is intended to be taught with two notes: "On the Use of Capital Efficiency Metrics," HBS No. 612-034, and "Modularity in Design and Manufacturing:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
Desktop Search and Revenue Streams
oriented one. Dipchand "Deep" Nishar, head of products for internal applications at Google, said his company's mission is to expand the amount of information available to searchers. With only 5 percent of the world's content... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 19 May 2003
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Winner Targets India Dropouts
reduction of the high dropout rates.—Raj De Datta, Gyaana A: There are a range of microfinance programs around the world: Grameen, SEWA, Accion, and many others. There are also a range of successful education-focused NGOs. However, we have not seen very many... View Details
- 30 Oct 2018
- News
Paths of Victory
each category—met in mid-April at the Rock Center to give one last 90-second pitch to the judges and audience. In each category, the Grand Prize winner took home $75,000; the Runner-up $25,000; and the Crowd Favorite $5,000. Applications... View Details
- 08 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
“There’s no quick shortcut to success:” Zorpads takes off
recommended a spot on the show to take their one-time class project to the national stage. The same way HBS served as a setting for their venture's launch, they filmed their video application for Shark Tank while on campus for their... View Details
- 06 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation to have a free (as in freedom) operating system. According to Stallman, application software will never be truly free unless there is a free operating system that supports it. Thus, since... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
the body’s immune system can clear them.” The molecule also has potential applications beyond Alzheimer’s, including Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and several rare diseases—all characterized by damaging brain buildups. “It’s a golden... View Details
- 08 Sep 2011
- What Do You Think?
What’s Apple’s Biggest Challenge: Replacing Steve or Wall Street?
result, it relies heavily on partnering with others in the development of application software. Its product development is organized around sometimes competing teams operating under a regime with the philosophy that "The system is,... View Details
- 05 Nov 2024
- Book
Building the Road to 'Small Business Utopia' with AI and Fintech
applications that they spurred traditional lenders to action. The next set of advances are proving to be even more accessible. Platforms are built in the cloud and come ready to help a business owner do everything from paying their bills... View Details
- 31 Mar 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Investment Management
firms that post roles in our recruiting platform receive large numbers of applications from talented candidates, but often only have the headcount for one or two interns or full-time hires. Given the supply/demand imbalance across... View Details
Keywords: Investment Management / Hedge Fund