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Winning with Digital Platforms Online Course | HBS Online
challenges associated with developing, overseeing, or interacting with a platform business Explore strategies for transitioning a product or service into a platform Build offensive and defensive plans to effectively develop or compete... View Details
- 08 Jan 2025
- News
Mapping Pain Points at the IRS
Having spent a decade helping retailers optimize customer service, Fumi Tamaki (MBA 2014) could not pass up the opportunity in June 2024 to take on the challenge of improving the customer experience at the government organization that serves more Americans annually... View Details
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2013 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
York “Opting Out”—NOT: Challenging Stereotypes and Creating Real Options for Women in the Professions Irene Padavic & Robin Ely , Florida State University & Harvard Business School The Work-Family Narrative as a Social Defense Panel:... View Details
- Student-Profile
Kala Viswanathan
advocate for clean energy policy at the National Resources Defense Council, Kala came to appreciate the ways that businesses can act as change agents to help advance sustainability. “I started to shift my focus somewhat, which led me to... View Details
- 01 May 2006
- What Do You Think?
Who Will Cast a Longer Shadow on the 21st Century: Friedman or Galbraith?
money, governments could have an immediate and important impact on such things as interest rates, inflation, and general economic prosperity. Galbraith advocated the state's involvement in insuring the defense of the country, education... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The US Patent System’s Uncertain Fate
of the best defenses against that is having my own patent. So things will get worse and worse. It’s the snowball effect. Continue the Conversation Has your company had interactions with non-practicing entities (NPEs) or other experiences... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Time that Government Reopens for Business
other segments of the economy such as defense contractors. Since the shutdown follows on the heels of the sequester, it's a second whammy for them. If you are a defense contractor, you've probably seen a lot... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 21 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Meet the AFAA Club
members and the HBS community at-large, such as a Veterans Day ceremony and local charity events to support veterans in need. This year, the club was especially honored to be part of the Soldiers Fund Gala, an event which included former Secretary of View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 06 Jan 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?
to care in the use of the Internet, Gerald Nanninga pointed out that the best defense might well be a carefully-crafted strategy that competitors can't replicate even if they are familiar with it . Another creative proposal, leaking... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Righting the Ship
projects to a historic high of 94 percent. But equally important is the higher quality of work and life for the teams. “They’re happy and proud of where they work now, but then there’s also an improvement in terms of mission. Now they can focus on the work of improving... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Ideas: Books
executives from the aerospace and defense industries, Fortune 500 presidents, general managers in the Boston area, and heads of nonbusiness organizations about their decision-making. Based on his interviews, Roberto concludes that leaders... View Details
- 04 Oct 2004
- What Do You Think?
Does Speed Trump Intellectual Property?
these responses, is the value of intellectual property in all but a few instances or industries vastly overrated? Is the appropriate response to this dilemma to rethink processes to achieve speed as both a defense and an offense against... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Profile
Brett Gibson
more immediate future, "I'd like to start a business focused on national security and defense issues, something in the D.C. area. But the big picture remains service. I want to be a good husband and father, and I want to serve my... View Details
- 07 Nov 2024
- Blog Post
Exploring California’s Climate Frontier: E&E Club’s Bay Area Trek
support from the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy, was both insightful and energizing for our own aspirations. The trek also included a stop at Stanford GSB, where we engaged in a panel with Gigascale Capital and SE... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
HBS Student Battles ALS
face of this frightening disease. “The diagnosis was shocking,” says Kremer, a former officer in the Israel Defense Forces and project manager at a high-tech Israeli defense-industry firm. “I had so many plans for the future, so many... View Details
- 28 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Challenging the Belief that Liability Laws Kill Medical Device Innovation
Defensive medicine spurs innovation They found, ultimately—and perhaps counterintuitively—that far from being an inhibitor to innovation, the practice of defensive medicine might have actually encouraged it.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA: Chris Howard (MBA 2003)
the next day I reported to the Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C. Within a few weeks I was in Afghanistan. I was the senior human intelligence officer on the military side for overt collection. I had a team of 15 in civilian... View Details
- 07 Mar 2014
- Blog Post
Let’s Go! Highlights from the Dynamic Women in Business Conference
topic, such as “Socially Aware Investing,” “Career Switching 101,” and “Education Reform.” Panelists included representatives from the Environmental Defense Fund, Amazon, PBS, Twitter, and more. Many of the panelists were HBS alumnae and... View Details
- 09 Dec 2015
- Research Event
When Hosts Attack: The Competitive Threat of Online Platforms
sellers find themselves operating in an environment where their hosts could become enemies at any time, and they must figure out a defensive strategy. But platform operators have some strategizing to do as well, deciding when and whether... View Details
- 31 Oct 2014
- Op-Ed
Ebola’s Call To Arms About Disaster Preparedness
disease threat materializes. For example, hospitals are the first line of defense in an outbreak. Yet the number of patients that our hospitals can manage with extreme cases is extraordinarily low. We have only four bio containment units... View Details