Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (6,664) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (6,664) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

Show Results For

← Page 226 of 6,664 Results →
  • 08 Dec 2009
  • First Look

First Look: Dec. 8

Turnover in India (revised) Authors: Lakshmi Iyer and Anandi Mani Abstract We develop a framework to empirically examine how politicians with electoral pressures control bureaucrats with career concerns as well as the consequences for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • December 2005 (Revised May 2009)
  • Case

C.R. Smith and the Birth of American Airlines

By: Anthony Mayo and Laura Gaie Singleton
Presents an overview of the path that C.R. Smith pursued to build American Airlines into one of the largest airlines in the world in the 20th century. Over the course of his 30-year tenure as president of American Airlines, Smith deployed a three-pronged... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Growth; Operations; Air Transportation Industry; United States
Related
  • Profile

Rakhshan Zahid

term, I’d like to turn my attention to the developing world. How are you pushing yourself? In two ways. First, the coursework. Initially I was skeptical of the Required Curriculum. Do I really need to learn about accounting, View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
  • 10 Jul 2016
  • News

Georgetown Dean Thomas Returns to Teaching

Business Experience elective for undergraduates and the Global Fellows Program. He also developed an online Master of Science in finance degree and opened centers of study on markets and ethics and global... View Details
  • 23 Jun 2009
  • First Look

First Look: June 23

2.0 tools and applications like blogging, search engine optimization, and social media. Students follow the growth of HubSpot, an entrepreneurial venture which, in its quest for growth, faces significant challenges including the following: View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Apr 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Lessons from the Browser Wars

In a famous example of how first movers can lose their advantage, second-mover Microsoft won the Web browser wars from Netscape and continues to dominate the market today. But that competition was the subject of another "war,"... View Details
Keywords: by Sara Grant; Computer; Consumer Products; Technology
  • June 2011
  • Teaching Note

PatientsLikeMe: An Online Community of Patients (TN)

By: Sunil Gupta and Jason Riis
Teaching Note for 511093. View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Social and Collaborative Networks; Health Disorders; Growth and Development; Product Launch; Web Services Industry
Related
  • 01 Mar 2007
  • News

The Plight of the Global Poor

day or less. The number of people living in poverty at the bottom of the wealth pyramid, versus the relative handful at the pyramid’s peak, represents what is potentially the most explosive socioeconomic challenge facing the world. Now, with View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; bottom of the pyramid (BOP); Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance
  • 2010
  • Working Paper

Quality Provision, Expected Firm Altruism and Brand Extensions

By: Julio J. Rotemberg
This paper studies quality choice in a model where consumers expect firms to act altruistically. It is shown that, under plausible assumptions regarding this altruism and the reaction of consumers to firms that demonstrate insufficient altruism, existing firms (or... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Consumer Behavior; Product Development; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Quality; Mathematical Methods
Related
  • 04 Sep 2019
  • News

Case Study: Up in the Air

process and convince companies to consider the human cloud? The Answers: Seems like a good mix of broad PR and market education, together with high-value customer selling, will be required. The incubators and startup competitions are... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 22 Sep 2009
  • First Look

First Look: September 22

biotechnology company, launches a program to develop therapies for neglected diseases (e.g., malaria, TB), giving away the intellectual property. This case focuses on the decision of which diseases, which partnerships, and which View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Nov 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Venture Capital Goes Boom—or Bust?

Lerner Uncertainty About The Future There's no getting around it: Innovation is risky business. All entrepreneurial individuals and companies face uncertainty about the future—not only in terms of their own development possibilities, but... View Details
Keywords: by Paul A. Gompers & Josh Lerner
  • 01 Dec 2013
  • News

Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL

strategy to develop 32 franchises that are strong in their markets and appealing as national and international brands." One such mega-franchise is the New England Patriots, led by owner Robert Kraft (MBA... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Management; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment
  • 15 Jan 2025
  • Blog Post

Building Bridges to Sustainable Infrastructure with Allied Climate Partners

The summer between my first year and second year at HBS, I joined Allied Climate Partners (ACP) as a Summer Associate in New York. ACP, a philanthropy-backed investment firm, dedicates itself to catalyzing climate-related infrastructure projects in emerging View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 28 Jul 2014
  • Blog Post

Mid-summer Update

movement and development of MBA hires. We also talked about family-life balance and diversity. All of these discussions gave us meaningful glimpses into what a full-time gig at Danaher is like, and whether it would be a good fit for us.... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
  • 08 Nov 2011
  • News

Saluting Our HBS Veterans

Blake Hall (right): An online market for military personnel. Related links Learn how alumni apply military experience to leadership in nonprofits, industry, education, and more. Maura Sullivan (MBA 2009), PepsiCo Robert Goodwin (GMP 3,... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; veterans; National Security and International Affairs; Government
  • 13 May 2013
  • Blog Post

3 Projects, 1 Priceless Picture

the Women’s Training team better understand Nike’s position against global competitors and identify gaps or opportunities to consider in their business plan. Working with the group’s Strategic Planner, I also developed a ‘War Games’... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
  • Profile

Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu

that contribute to development and are crucial for growth.” Abena began with GE’s medical and health care device divisions, serving as a business analyst responsible for “increasing growth and market share”... View Details
  • Web

Harvard Business School and Polaroid - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Polaroid, McLean and Smith advised the company on the potential, design specifications, and monetary value of Edwin Land's new instant photography system that would be commercially released in 1948. Their recommendations included View Details
  • Fast Answer

Careers, associations and events: medical devices

Where can I find information about major industry associations and events for my career development in medical devices sector? Careers HBS MBA students:  See MBA Career & Professional Development... View Details