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- December 1994
- Supplement
Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (D-1): Building the PowerPlayer Software Team
Supplements Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (A): Interviewing with the PowerPlayer Software Engineering Team. View Details
Gentile, Mary C., and Pamela J. Maus. "Anne Livingston and Power Max Systems (D-1): Building the PowerPlayer Software Team." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-072, December 1994.
- September 2011 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Building Watson: Not So Elementary, My Dear!
By: Willy Shih
This case is set inside IBM Research's efforts to build a computer that can successfully take on human challengers playing the game show Jeopardy! It opens with the machine named Watson offering the incorrect answer "Toronto" to a seemingly simple question during the... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Standards; Product Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Mathematical Methods; Research and Development; Information Technology
Shih, Willy. "Building Watson: Not So Elementary, My Dear!" Harvard Business School Case 612-017, September 2011. (Revised July 2012.)
- 30 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Breaking Barriers and Building Community: Get to Know the HBS Women’s Student Association (WSA)
What is the WSA? The WSA, or Women’s Student Association, is a student-led organization at Harvard Business School for anyone who identifies as a woman. We’re the largest student organization on campus. What do we do? Our role is to make the women at HBS feel... View Details
- June 1998 (Revised February 1999)
- Exercise
Building a Logic of Competition
Consists of 30 multiple-choice, true-false, and fill-in-the-blank questions. The first group of questions raises ideas about global competition, demographic change, mass customization, and technological innovation. The second group of questions suggests patterns of... View Details
"Building a Logic of Competition." Harvard Business School Exercise 798-072, June 1998. (Revised February 1999.)
- December 2006 (Revised November 2008)
- Case
West Wacker Drive: To Build or Not to Build?
In 1980, Thomas J. Klutznick, president of a Chicago-based development company, was considering whether he should build a Class A building on a second-rate site outside the Central Loop or not. He had a promising design, but the economic conditions, concurrent... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Interest Rates; Geographic Location; Risk Management; Urban Development; Construction Industry; Real Estate Industry; Chicago
Kohn, A. Eugene. "West Wacker Drive: To Build or Not to Build?" Harvard Business School Case 207-028, December 2006. (Revised November 2008.)
- October 30, 2000
- Article
Building a Powerful Prestige Brand
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Keywords: Brands and Branding
Koehn, Nancy F. "Building a Powerful Prestige Brand." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (October 30, 2000).
- Article
How to Build Collaborative Advantage
By: Morten T. Hansen and Nitin Nohria
Hansen, Morten T., and Nitin Nohria. "How to Build Collaborative Advantage." MIT Sloan Management Review 46, no. 1 (Fall 2004): 22–30. (Winner of PricewaterhouseCoopers Best Article Award For the article published in the MIT Sloan Management Review that has contributed most significantly to the enhancement and advancement of management practice.)
- 28 May 2015
- Interview
Building Infrastructure in Southern Africa
By: Chris Bishop, Mohan Vivekanandan, Euvin Naidoo, Olivier Fortuin and Linda Olagunju
Bishop, Chris, Mohan Vivekanandan, Euvin Naidoo, Olivier Fortuin, and Linda Olagunju. "Building Infrastructure in Southern Africa." CNBC Africa Interview, CNBC Africa, May 28, 2015.
- 17 Feb 2021
Diverse Perspective Series: Black History in the Making: Legacy Building and HBS
Join us for a session highlighting HBS students and alums carving out their own places in history, and how HBS is a part of this journey. View Details
- February 2, 2023
- Article
How to Build a Life: The Hidden Link Between Workaholism and Mental Health
By: Arthur C. Brooks
Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: The Hidden Link Between Workaholism and Mental Health." The Atlantic (February 2, 2023).
- 24 May 2016
- News
Build a Culture of Health
- March 1998 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
DigitalThink: Building a Sales Force
By: Michael J. Roberts, Joseph B. Lassiter III and Christina L. Darwall
A broad set of issues faces a young company in the Internet-based training business as it begins to sell its product to corporate customers. Issues include: profile of attractive candidates, compensation, definition of territory, definition of quotas, and role of... View Details
Roberts, Michael J., Joseph B. Lassiter III, and Christina L. Darwall. "DigitalThink: Building a Sales Force." Harvard Business School Case 898-193, March 1998. (Revised June 1999.)
- 24 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Building an IT Governance Committee
firms." Instead, they argue, directors need their own framework to develop IT policies. First step: Determine your current approach, or mode (support, factory, turnaround, or strategic), to IT. (See sidebar.) In this excerpt, Nolan View Details
Keywords: by Richard Nolan & Warren McFarlan
- May 25, 2023
- Article
How to Build a Life: Think About Your Death and Live Better
By: Arthur C. Brooks
Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: Think About Your Death and Live Better." The Atlantic (May 25, 2023).
- September 2017
- Article
The Advocacy Trap: When Legitimacy Building Inhibits Organizational Learning
By: Tiona Zuzul and Amy C. Edmondson
This paper describes a relationship between legitimacy building and learning for a new firm in a nascent industry. Through a longitudinal study of a new firm in the nascent smart city industry, we found that the firm failed to make progress on important internal... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Learning; Advocacy; Organizations; Learning; Organizational Culture; Entrepreneurship
Zuzul, Tiona, and Amy C. Edmondson. "The Advocacy Trap: When Legitimacy Building Inhibits Organizational Learning." Academy of Management Discoveries 3, no. 3 (September 2017): 302–321.
- 30 Sep 2021
HBS Perspectives in Health: Healthy Buildings and Productivity – Organizational Imperatives Pre, During, and Post Covid
HBS Professor John Macomber will lead a discussion with Joseph Joe Allen, Director of the Healthy Buildings program and an Associate Professor at Harvard’s T. H. Chan School of Public Health. They will share... View Details
- 25 Aug 2016
- News
What Building a “Jeopardy!” Robot Taught IBM About Innovation
- November 2017 (Revised September 2020)
- Supplement
Miami's Tech Future (B): Building the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
In 2017, Miami was rated #1 among U.S. cities for startups, but about 40th for “scale-ups” – growth companies. This case shows how leaders of incubators and accelerators supported startups and a culture of entrepreneurship, but also describes some factors limiting... View Details
Keywords: Scaling; Growth; Startup; Community Engagement; Community Impact; Community Relations; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Information Technology; Growth and Development Strategy; Business and Community Relations; Miami; Florida
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss. "Miami's Tech Future (B): Building the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem." Harvard Business School Supplement 318-034, November 2017. (Revised September 2020.)
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Building a Culture of Awareness and Accountability in your Organization - Recruiting
Insights & Advice 14 Jul 2023 Building a Culture of Awareness and Accountability in your Organization Becca Carnahan Author HBS Team tag All Industries All Locations Alumni Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging... View Details