Innovation Economy - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Sep 2023
Research & Ideas

What Chandrayaan-3 Says About India's Entrepreneurial Approach to Space

in an intellectual jam session, like a jazz festival of ideas. The other course is a new one, an elective curriculum course at the Business School. It’s focused on India, and the lens is one of creativity and entrepreneurship. India is poised in the near future to... View Details

Keywords: by Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette; Aerospace

08 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

The Death of the Global Manager

When Transnational Management was first published in 1992, the world was a different place. "The global economy was radically restructuring in the wake of an era of accelerating globalization in the 1980s," says Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

07 Jul 2020
Blog Post

The JD/MBA Seminar: The Perfect Practice Ground

about, all while taking in constructive questions and criticisms as they vehemently defended their innovative ideas. In fact, the seminar has been a longstanding tradition because it encapsulates what it means to approach ideas from two... View Details

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Accelerating Solutions - Business & Environment

well as the challenges. Highlights Video Full Panel Video Beyond Business as Usual: Climate Disruptors HBS curated a group of founders, innovators and entrepreneurs who are reinventing business models to drive real change. Their stories... View Details

15 Dec 2016
News

Trump must see that small business is the engine of America

02 Apr 2013
First Look

First Look: April 2

Publications 2006 Nature Reviews Beyond Magic Bullets: True Innovation in Health Care By: Narayan, Vaibhav A., Marco Mohwinckel, Gary Pisano, Michael Yang, and Husseini Manji Abstract—The molecular medicine revolution-based on advances... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Skydeck - Alumni

(MBA 2018) discusses the business plan behind her sustainable spending app Striving for Imperfection In a new book, Charles Conn (MBA 1990) offers problem-solving mindsets for uncertain times Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing View Details

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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

Stakeholder Relations (4) Business or Company Management (19) COVID-19 (127) Capital Markets (13) Capital Structure (1) Capital (65) Cash Flow (1) Cash (2) Central Banking (2) Change Management (67) Change (116) Civil Society or Community (7) Cognition and Thinking... View Details

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General Management - Faculty & Research

American market? Keywords: Drones ; Hong Kong ; China ; Chinese Manufacturing ; Chinese Dream ; China's Political Economy Citation Educators Related Kirby, William C., and Daniel Fu. "DJI- Striving for View Details

25 Jan 2021
Book

In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded

How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing

18 Mar 2024
Research & Ideas

When It Comes to Climate Regulation, Energy Companies Take a More Nuanced View

Common wisdom holds that oil and gas companies, electric utilities, and other industries known for their large carbon emissions generally oppose clean energy policies. Now, a study of corporate advocacy spanning 30 years reveals that many companies are more flexible... View Details

Keywords: by Desmond Dodd; Energy; Utilities

18 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Will Global Demand for Oil Peak This Decade?

Is the globe’s thirst for oil finally topping out? A major international energy watcher says yes, predicting last month that demand for global oil for transport will peak around 2026, plateau for all uses by 2028, and possibly hit a zenith by the end of the decade.... View Details

Keywords: by Alvin Powell, Harvard Gazette; Energy; Industrial Products; Auto; Green Technology

25 Sep 2006
Research & Ideas

How Software Platforms Revolutionize Business

platforms, but new industries are also springing up around them; witness the multibillion-dollar ringtone business. To record the impact of software platforms on the economy and look to their future impact, David S. Evans, Andrei Hagiu,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

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Stages of Development - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Investment-Driven Stage In the Investment-Driven Stage, efficiency in producing standard products and services becomes the dominant source of competitive advantage. Economies at this stage concentrate on manufacturing and on outsourced... View Details

22 Mar 2024
Research & Ideas

Open Source Software: The $9 Trillion Resource Companies Take for Granted

What does it take to put a price tag on open source software (OSS), a resource so critical to the global economy that some 96 percent of commercial programs include some code created, tinkered with, or distributed for free by... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Computer; Information Technology; Technology

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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

form surrounding innovation and influence when innovation is more likely to occur. These factors not only govern how much experimentation is undertaken in the economy, but also the trajectory of... View Details

Dennis A. Yao

Dennis Yao is the Lawrence E. Fouraker Professor of Business Administration and Chair of the Doctoral Programs at Harvard Business School. He joined the faculty in 2004 after having been at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. From 1991-1994 he served as... View Details

Keywords: automotive; defense; federal government; high technology

14 Dec 2007
Op-Ed

When Your Product Becomes a Commodity

segments. Marketers can focus on providing applications expertise for less price-sensitive customer segments for whom the product is still important. However you approach commoditization, try to innovate at all costs. The most overlooked... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

24 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 24, 2018

to change your life. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54720 in press Health Care Management Review Innovation Contest: Effect of Perceived Support for Learning on Participation By: Jung, Olivia S., Andrea... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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HBS - The year in Review

students, and staff displayed the resilience, flexibility, and innovative spirit that have become our hallmark in these challenging times. Students Arrive More than 9,700 applicants sought a place in the MBA Program and nearly 1,000... View Details

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