Projects - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Unlocking Your Investment Capital

undertake positive net present value projects. These projects typically reflect the comparative advantages of the firm and are the raison d'être of the firm. "Passive" risks are risks associated with investments when returns are... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

03 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Business History around the World

consequences. The project I am currently working on examines the globalization of the world personal care or beauty industry over the last fifty years. It is concerned with explaining how an industry fragmented on national lines has come... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

29 May 2020
Op-Ed

How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents

Despite public- and private-sector efforts to feed the most vulnerable, the number of people at risk of food insecurity and malnutrition is projected to increase from 17 million to 50 million between June and August 2020. Ndidi Okonkwo... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Agriculture & Agribusiness

01 Feb 2002
News

Redefining Success: Women & Work.

charitable endeavors, pro bono consulting, and projects at her children's school, in addition to two intervals when she worked part-time for pay. "As a full-time parent, you're way too busy to think that way." Amy Cahners Hunter (MBA '81)... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

07 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

The Quest for Better Layoffs

were convinced that their classmates had no idea what it would be like to be in a small town in New England, and to no longer have a source of employment." “We want to change the way layoffs are done” Those emails have led to a multiyear study on the impact of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

25 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 25

specialized knowledge sourcing depends on within-team knowledge sharing, and so conditions that hinder knowledge sharing in a team are likely to reduce the effectiveness of the specialized approach. Using archival data from several hundred software development View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Online Dynamic Teaming Course | HBS Online

courses are excellent for anyone who wishes to learn more about a particular subject area or further develop their career. Corina Cristea Lavoie Corporate Services Manager at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP I got promoted to a senior project... View Details

24 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Want People to Save More? Send a Text

that if she lost her job, she couldn't pay her children's school fees or pay for a doctor," says Pomeranz, an assistant professor in entrepreneurial management at Harvard Business School. “How can we understand what projects work to... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

Profile

Brian T. Bedol

became MTV. He got his MBA from HBS in 1985 and then plunged into a career in the entertainment industry. Working with people like Bob Pittman, the founder of MTV, Bedol immersed himself in a series of development projects as part of Time... View Details

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Medium of Artistic Expression - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

MANUFACTURING COMPANY Commercialization of the Polarizer Innovation and the War Effort A Rewarding Working Life INSTANT PHOTOGRAPHY The Idea of Instant Photography Research and Development, Project Code SX-70 Introducing One-Step... View Details

26 May 2016
News

2016 Alumni Achievement Awards

Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises “My first job was starting a small manufacturing unit that made bicycle parts. Then I launched another business for yarn. Once I made a bit of money, it went into the next venture. A third project... View Details

01 Jun 2010
News

Rethinking the MBA

teach experiential learning, you need faculty who can oversee projects and give guidance on project management. If you’re going to teach critical thinking, you need faculty who are practiced in critical,... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

May 2017 (Revised July 2017)
Supplement

Aadhaar: From Voluntary to Mandatory

By: Tarun Khanna, Anjali Raina and Rachna Chawla

Approximately 1.1 billion residents of India (99% of the population) had a unique biometric identity—Aadhaar—by 2017. In six years, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) had achieved an unprecedented milestone in emerging and developed markets. The... View Details

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03 Jul 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018

one emerging economy. Based on an exploratory field study of medical device development projects in India, we observe the frequent, iterative testing of prototypes in clinical settings and investigate the related learning process. The... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 Jan 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017

with small companies looking for help, struggles to define a growth plan for the future. The company, started as a class project in HBS' FIELD 3 course, is assessing three growth paths: shifting its target from small- and medium-sized... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates

with company materials, a few of the aeronautics plant retirees I interviewed were worried that I wanted to denounce them to management. In my project on the commerce in human cadavers for medical education and research, some clinical... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education

22 Aug 2006
First Look

First Look: August 22, 2006

ways of promoting them. A rewritten version of an earlier note. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=806172 The STAR Schools Initiative at the San Francisco Unified School District Public Education Leadership View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Investor Protection: The Czech Experience

to the partnership with Železný. Q: What is your next project? A: As I mentioned, I think political risk is underappreciated relative to contractual risks. In a recent project with Fritz Foley and Jim Hines, "Capital Structure with... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Media & Broadcasting; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Nov 1999
Lessons from the Classroom

What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century

that Gary has been kind enough to help the School in a number of ways in launching a Global Leadership Initiative. Our work on that project has led us to conclude that there are not many short executive education courses anywhere that... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

18 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.

leaders should understand that an employee’s input can sometimes make the difference between failure and success in a task or project — and managers can and should encourage employees to candidly voice their opinions to bolster both the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

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