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- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Classroom Legend
Upon his return to HBS as a research associate in 1946, Christensen began working with Business Policy chair George Albert Smith to encourage students to examine companies’ policies and strategies in relation to the requirements of their competitive environment — a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
From Das’s Desk
The course brings together several innovative elements. First, students are engaged with the faculty in developing the course’s concept and content, including video, simulations, workshops, and other new teaching methodologies; second,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Jeffrey Deitch (MBA 1978)
accomplishment: Post Human, an exhibition Deitch curated in 1992 on future conceptions of the human body. “It became very influential, and the term entered into the language.” Dream project: “I’m particularly determined to do the great... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
HBS Online Certificate Programs Offer Unique Insight Into Business
Innovation Lab product manager at Accenture. “Professor Christensen’s concepts have equipped me with a new lens through which I can view and analyze the world.” View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Breakthrough International Negotiation
Recently awarded the Center for Public Resources' 2001 prize for outstanding book in the field of negotiation and dispute resolution, Breakthrough International Negotiation is organized around four core concepts of negotiation: diagnosing... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
The Business of Babies
The demand for babies by infertile couples and other would-be parents is huge — and little discussed. HBS professor Debora L. Spar addressed the market realities of adoption and scientific conception at the 2003 Alumni Health-Care... View Details
- 25 Jul 2012
- News
Movie Magic
self-service kiosk system that evaluates and buys back used cell phones and MP3 players from consumers for cash. Found currently in southern California, Kaplan expects this concept to roll out as well. Kaplan recently returned to HBS for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Books
point out that the choices women entrepreneurs make often cause investors to classify their ventures as undesirable investments. The book includes chapters on the human capital component, financial savvy and risk propensity in women, the effects of strategic choice of... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Case Study: Welcome Aboard
issue was widespread, Lerner and Holder founded OnRamp to help SaaS companies guide their customers through the implementation journey. Lerner refined the concept at HBS (and was a runner-up in the New Venture Competition) and has been... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Street Singer
“That was the first time I was exposed to the concept of an MBA.” At Harvard, Harris crossed the river to attend an HBS African-American Alumni Association conference. “I had never seen so many folks of color doing such impressive... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Alumni Books
emulate, support, and manage these important individuals for long-term corporate success. Managing Local Governments: Designing Management Control Systems that Deliver Value by Emanuele Padovani and David W. Young (DBA 1977) (Routledge) The authors introduce new View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Reality to News Biz: Drop Dead
staffers’ work? Could these supposedly self-contained businesses be cut loose and thrive on their own? The top editor of the New York Times was surely mulling all this when he characterized his online strategic conundrum as “fake it till you make it.” Maybe the whole... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Fred Lazarus: Art Work at the Office
wasn't just a school - it was a business, where one could apply business concepts such as fiscal management and marketing strategies. However, he also had to remember that a nonprofit was a very different kind of operation from most... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Executives Convene to Discuss Consumer-Driven Health Care
consumer-driven health-care reform. Wrapping up the conference, representatives from each of several breakout meetings summarized their take on the implementation of a consumer-driven health-care system. The consensus seemed to be built around the View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Books
concept of modularity -- the building of complex products from smaller subsystems that can be designed independently yet function together as a whole. It was modularity, the authors assert, that freed designers to experiment with... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Honoring HBS’s Organization Men
lecturer Robert Eccles moderated the discussion. Nohria, noting that the book turns on just a few key concepts (see sidebar), asked how some of the book’s core ideas had come about. “It’s hard to figure out where ideas come from,” said... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Alumni Books
how to “fix the broken sales process” while applying the concepts and actions to a case study of a fictitious software company. The Breakthrough Imperative: How the Best Managers Get Outstanding Results by Mark Gottfredson (MBA ’83) and... View Details
Keywords: Management
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Tedlow on Tires and the Meaning of Life
concept of "knowing-and-not-knowing" in business histories all the time. People, both in business and in life, often find themselves in states of "rational apprehension" that do not result in "appropriate action." It's one thing to know... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Culture Clash: Exploring Cross Cultural Conflicts in Business
one of the first firms in Thailand to develop its own written code of ethics. The company's philosophy is rooted in the Buddhist concept of fairness and also stresses product quality, the value of the individual, and concern for social... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Alumni Books
capture a few moments of enjoyment will be key to recovering from the current economic downturn. Building Competitiveness in Africa’s Agriculture: A Guide to Value Chain Concepts and Applications by C. Martin Webber (MBA ’80) and Patrick... View Details