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  • July 2010
  • Other Article

Clusters and Entrepreneurship

By: Mercedes Delgado, Michael E. Porter and Scott Stern
This article examines the role of regional clusters in regional entrepreneurship. We focus on the distinct influences of convergence and agglomeration on growth in the number of start-up firms as well as in employment in these new firms in a given region-industry.... View Details
Keywords: Economics
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  • June 2011
  • Article

The Paradox of Excellence

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Sara DeLong
Why is it that so many smart, ambitious professionals are less productive and satisfied than they could be? We argue that it's often because they're afraid to demonstrate any sign of weakness. They're reluctant to ask important questions or try new... View Details
Keywords: Employees; Innovation and Invention; Strength and Weakness; Performance Productivity; Risk and Uncertainty; Motivation and Incentives; Satisfaction
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  • December 2010
  • Article

Organising Response to Extreme Emergencies: The Victorian Bushfires of 2009

By: Dutch Leonard and Arnold M. Howitt
How can people and organisations best respond to emergency events that are significantly beyond the boundaries of what they had generally anticipated, expected, prepared for-or even imagined? What forms of organisations are likely to be best able to cope with such... View Details
Keywords: Organizations; Management Practices and Processes; Natural Disasters; Crisis Management; Boundaries; United States
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  • 01 Apr 2015
  • News

Sustainability Reporting: The Lawyer’s Response

  • 09 Apr 2013
  • HBS Seminar

Andrew Stephen, University of Pittsburgh

    The Uneven Impact of Generative AI on Entrepreneurial Performance

    There is a growing belief that scalable and low-cost AI assistance can improve firm decision-making and economic performance. However, running a business involves a myriad of open-ended problems, making it hard to generalize from recent studies showing that generative... View Details

      Race, Work, and Leadership

      Race, Work, and Leadership is a rare and important compilation of essays that examines how race matters in people’s experience of work and leadership. What does it mean to be black in corporate America today? How are racial dynamics in organizations... View Details

      • 2018
      • Working Paper

      Ratcheting, Competition, and the Diffusion of Technological Change: The Case of Televisions Under an Energy Efficiency Program

      By: Tomomichi Amano and Hiroshi Ohashi
      In differentiated goods markets with societal implications, quality standards are commonly implemented to avoid the under-provision of innovation. Firms have clear incentives to engage in strategic behavior because policymakers use market outcomes as a benchmark in... View Details
      Keywords: Product Differentiation; Energy Efficiency Standards; Ratcheting; Diffusion Of Innovation; Technological Innovation; Competition; Quality; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy
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      • 02 Jan 2018
      • First Look

      First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018

      at Mac’s Convenience Stores, implemented between 2007 and 2017. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/918002-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 318-002 Hulu: Redefining the Way People Experience TV In May 2017,... View Details
      Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
      • 16 Mar 2015
      • Research & Ideas

      Advice on Advice

      discounting the wisdom they were given, often because of an egocentric bias that has them naturally favoring their own viewpoints. Sometimes people will ask for advice from others, but their true goal is to seek validation or praise for their own solutions. View Details
      Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
      • 16 Oct 2015
      • Blog Post

      HBS and the Arts

      I am what you may consider an atypical candidate at HBS; I am an art history major in pursuit of an MBA, dedicated to a career path in the arts.      My fascination with art stems from an experience I had in high school. I attended a... View Details
      • Web

      Financial Aid - Alumni

      of experiences and perspectives to the classroom and make it possible for recipients to pursue career paths based on interest and potential impact rather than student debt. A Tradition of Philanthropy Watch this 3-minute video to learn... View Details
      • 01 Oct 2001
      • News

      Guy de Chazal: Changing Focus

      venture capital with Citicorp. "The industry was much, much smaller in those days," he says. "A few hundred million dollars a year, versus almost a hundred billion today." Drawing on his experience with Morgan Stanley since 1986, he... View Details
      Keywords: Deborah Blagg
      • 14 Jun 2021
      • Op-Ed

      When Your Nerves Get the Best of You, Change the Narrative

      When I first started teaching executive education classes at Harvard Business School, I was part of a team of five professors who conducted one-week programs for leaders of businesses from all across the globe. Most of my colleagues had extensive View Details
      Keywords: by Francesca Gino
      • 05 Nov 2021
      • Blog Post

      Video Blog: Why I Decided to Pursue an MBA at HBS

      stories. And that translated over into the actual MBA experience itself. My first year of school, I mean, just how vulnerable people let themselves be about the things that they'd gone through or the thoughts that they have percolating in... View Details
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      Globalization - Faculty & Research

      differentiated digital platform. Students must evaluate whether Boutiqaat should establish flagship stores to deepen its omnichannel retail footprint or focus on expanding internationally beyond the Gulf and Jordan. The case explores platform strategy, influencer... View Details
      • 21 Mar 2024
      • Blog Post

      SVMP Gave Me the Courage to Fail

      discussions. The small teams provided safe spaces to test new ideas and learn about the case topic from a new perspective. In these teams, each of us was encouraged to lead the discussion, which was a new experience for many of us. In a... View Details
      • 01 Jul 2020
      • Blog Post

      How SVMP Helped Me Take My Next Steps (2+2) and Find Myself

      my SVMP experience feeling so energized and ready to take on the world! By the time I completed my internship and was back at MIT for my senior year, my eyes were set on finishing up my classwork and securing a job. My first semester was... View Details
      • Profile

      Erin Kaivan

      When Erin Kaivan was in the fifth grade, she made three outspoken promises to the world: that she would become an actress, she would reach six feet in height, and that she would go to Harvard. Of the three predictions, one came close to realization (Erin is 5' 11''),... View Details
      Keywords: Consulting
      • 07 Jul 2011
      • What Do You Think?

      So We Adapt. What’s the Downside?

      we convince ourselves that there isn't much to be learned from a mistake because the mistake doesn't matter. He prescribes such things as the utilization of spaces like universities in which to experiment safely, or a personal critic or... View Details
      Keywords: by Jim Heskett