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- 18 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Breaking Through a Growth Stall
base. But many ventures simply partition markets based on what is identifiable and accessible via purchased customer lists, SIC codes, LinkedIn, Facebook, or the sheer number of cold calls. Sales may be made, but it's the result of a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 9
Abstract Platform-mediated networks encompass several distinct types of participants, including end users, complementors, platform providers who facilitate users' access to complements, and sponsors who develop platform technologies. Each... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
New Learning at American Home Products
significant patent suit with Amgen. The deal nonetheless provided access to one of the most successful integrated learning bases in the new technology.30 This same lack of technical capabilities on the part of American Home Products... View Details
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation
level of its access to resources, identify and seize growth opportunities. Know Your Customers' Mindsets—intimately Innovation comes in two varieties: technology-push and customer-pull. Technology-push—introducing new products based on... View Details
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Industrial Giant
it is highly probable that the equipment placed in the car will become obsolete. Also, OnStar can only be used in the car, which may make it cumbersome for customers used to the easy accessibility of cell phones. 83 GM is also attempting... View Details
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Crafting Your Life: The First 10 Years Post MBA - Course Catalog
inevitably does not go according to plan. A unique feature of the course is the emphasis on community – with your fellow students as well as alumni. You will have access to alumni and their lived experiences. There are a multitude of... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Entrepreneurial Venture
characterized by a high degree of mobility of capital and labor. Opportunity-seeking entrepreneurs are plentiful: They can gain access to human and financial capital; they can overcome barriers to entry; and they can succeed in economic,... View Details
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
accessible corporate archives in most countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It also permits a level of nuance that is hard to obtain even if written archives are accessible. Oral histories provide insights into why events did not... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
highlighting inconsistencies in the care of RA patients in England. In particular, the company considered the current use of biologic medications to treat RA in England as well as how the introduction of biosimilar medications might affect costs to the NHS and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 15, 2017
emerging and developed markets. The stated objective was to create a corruption-proof social security infrastructure that enables the disenfranchised to access benefits without any diversion to middlemen and unscrupulous elements. While... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
Health's MegaBLAST. The best achieved both greater accuracy and speed (1,000 times greater). Here we show the potential of using online prize-based contests to access individuals without domain-specific backgrounds to address big-data... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 30
impact of fracking on its business. The case is accessible to non-specialists, as it provides background on the electric utility industry and the debate about fracking for natural gas. Given the substantial environmental impact of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 26, 2007
Working PapersTaxes, Institutions and Foreign Diversification Opportunities Authors:Mihir A. Desai and Dhammika Dharmapala Abstract Investors can access foreign diversification opportunities through either foreign portfolio investment... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation
specialized skills or training, forcing them to turn to experts to solve important problems. Consumers who lack adequate wealth to participate in a market. Consumers who can use a product or service only in centralized and/or inconvenient settings. Because nonconsumers... View Details
- 25 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #1: Kameale C. Terry
to deploy a historic nationwide charging network that will make EV charging accessible for more Americans." But ChargerHelp!’s leaders have a longer time horizon in mind. “It’s one thing to have a workforce to install chargers - giving... View Details
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Past Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
As such, we are building an educational mobile app that uses innovations in children's media to teach STEM skills through funny, interactive, animated, short movies. In this way, we seek to address the two challenges to STEM education by providing a) an View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Back to the Future
evident, once again, last summer. The country was mired in the fifth year of a costly, bloody war in the Middle East, a conflict many believed was driven in part by a desire to secure access to Iraq’s petroleum reserves. “Black gold”... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
How to Survive Past Start-up
asset. However, building great teams is utterly essential for entrepreneurs, and it all starts by picking the right founders. Attending HBS gives students access to an unparalleled alumni business network, but I didn’t initially... View Details
- 22 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018
allocations through funds. One year later, PFA could count on an expert alternative investment team, a defined investment process, and a number of successful direct investments. Still, a number of questions remained: How could PFA better View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 22, 2015
legendary jeweler but became complacent and lost its clients. Taken over in 2001 by a new leadership team, Mauboussin engaged in a radically different strategy and abandoned its ultra-prestigious and exclusive positioning to embrace a more View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel