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  • 02 Oct 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

prior art that invalidates the patent being examined, and productivity in the machine learning process technology requires computer science and engineering (CS&E) skills. We discuss implications for... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 04 Jan 2024
  • News

Great Heights

from there. Thus outnumbered, women can find themselves at odds with tech’s “cowboy culture,” Kostova says. She recalls the immature antics of some of the young male engineers she worked with in Silicon Valley, including at the... View Details
Keywords: Amy Crawford
  • March 2015
  • Case

BOLT: Seed Venture Capital Firm

By: William A. Sahlman and Robert F. White
BOLT is a different kind of seed venture capital firm built to serve the needs of early-stage startups at the intersection of hardware and software.

In the past decade, the cost of entrepreneurial experimentation has dropped dramatically, particularly in web... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Accelerator; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Venture Capital; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Strategy
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  • 21 Aug 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018

future at the same time. It is like changing the engine of a plane while it is flying. Based on almost ten years of research, this book provides a framework for companies to reimagine their business. Using rich case studies and rigorous... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 26 Aug 2024
  • Blog Post

HBS Lingo 101

place in the second semester. Field Global Capstone builds on interpersonal and team-based skills learned in START, LEAD, and Inclusion and culminates with student teams going into global markets around the world to help develop a new View Details
  • 04 Apr 2023
  • What Do You Think?

How Does Remote Work Affect Innovation?

team weren’t even on the ads team It was the culture that attracted . These five engineers . To the company in the first place. How would this story play out if Google had relied heavily on remote work at the time? Would Jeff Dean and his... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 12 Aug 2019
  • Research & Ideas

How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities

way or if it's time to part ways–the company has outgrown them. I once had a talented engineer on my team who was a great prototyper but not strong writing production-level code. Each time he tried to follow a project from the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
  • September 2004 (Revised December 2004)
  • Case

Metso Paper: Globalization of Finnish Metal Workshops

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Marikka Heikkila and Kalle Lyytinen
Metso Paper, the world's largest producer of paper machines, aims to transform itself into a knowledge- and information-based service and solution provider for the paper industry by aggressively exploiting information technologies. In the fall of 2002, Jorma Hujala, a... View Details
Keywords: Production; Customer Value and Value Chain; Information Technology; Corporate Strategy; Knowledge Management; Machinery and Machining; Expansion; Service Delivery; Manufacturing Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Finland
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  • 20 Apr 2015
  • Research & Ideas

The 5 Strategy Rules of Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs

the most highly valued companies in the world. But how were they able to steer their companies through the volatile ups and downs of decades of changing technologies? What did they have in common? And what can we learn from them about successful strategy? “The notion... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Computer
  • 19 Sep 2023
  • Blog Post

2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

operates power projects and is the world’s largest producer of wind and solar energy. Aman's role prior to HBS was the Head of Partnerships at Plentify. Dennis Cha (MBA 2024, Section F), Summer Internship: Product Partnership Intern,... View Details
  • Profile

Davida Bynum

created a deeply enriching environment for me. Outside of schoolwork, she encouraged me to participate in in performing arts, mock government, sports, cheerleading, church activities, and engineering camps. I even attended an aviation... View Details
  • Web

HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Ann Dewitt (MBA 2009), The Engine Unpacking the Supply Chain Mess with Some First Principles and Common Sense Willy C. Shih, Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Management Practice in Business... View Details
  • 08 Sep 2014
  • Research & Ideas

The Strategic Way To Hire a Sales Team

Google and Groupon, for instance, a higher percentage of employees work in sales than engineering or data mining. And at Facebook the salesforce's ability to translate 'likes' into advertisers will make or break that company's valuation... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • Web

Business Fundamentals Course - CORe | HBS Online

Nefedova Working on a cloud-based product expansion in Central and Eastern Europe for Microsoft and based in Munich, Germany BSc,International Hospitality Management, Marketing Major Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne MBA, Innovation and... View Details
  • December 2005 (Revised March 2010)
  • Case

William Levitt, Levittown and the Creation of American Suburbia

By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Mark Benson
Demand for low-cost housing after World War II far exceeded supply. Was this a profitable new market? New York developer William Levitt had to decide. During World War II, Levitt was eager to build basic housing for the working class—otherwise, Levitt & Sons would have... View Details
Keywords: Demographics; Construction; Business History; Housing; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Development; Business and Government Relations; Construction Industry; Real Estate Industry; United States; New York (state, US)
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  • 30 Aug 2011
  • First Look

First Look: August 30

underutilized markets, using its global network to quickly move products to market, and reinvesting steadily in its brand. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/311120-PDF-ENG L'Oréal: Global Brand, Local Knowledge... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Mar 2016
  • First Look

March 8, 2016

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50668 forthcoming Journal of Marketing Research Design of Search Engine Services: Channel Interdependence in Search Engine Results By: Edelman, Benjamin, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 10 Jan 2023
  • Op-Ed

Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage

roles do you know you definitely don’t want? This could be a level of responsibility (e.g., a founding CEO may know they never want to be a CEO again) or within a function of an organization. (e.g., an engineer who became a View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
  • 26 May 2022
  • HBS Case

Apple vs. Feds: Is iPhone Privacy a Basic Human Right?

privacy comes under fire An industrial engineer known for his practical work style and deep manufacturing expertise, Cook has used his position to take on several hot-button topics, including fighting discrimination against people who... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • 01 Jun 2023
  • News

Elevator Pitch: Block by Block

will begin in San Jose, California, at the end of 2023. Heard: “The rental apartment is a very disappointing product that the world has become accustomed to,” says Wong. “I wanted to see what would happen if Tesla and SpaceX View Details
Keywords: entrepreneurship; construction; housing; design; Construction of Buildings; Construction