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- August 2021
- Case
Precision Paint Co.
Describes a marketing director about to launch a new process for demand forecasting. Provides data that allow students to do a multivariable regression analysis. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Bojinov, Iavor I., Chiara Farronato, Janice H. Hammond, Michael Parzen, and Paul Hamilton. "Precision Paint Co." Harvard Business School Case 622-055, August 2021.
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
A Binary Formula
Illustrations by James Steinberg It’s been said that in this century, carbohydrates will replace hydrocarbons, and biology will supplant physics as the innovation-producing science. As science fiction becomes View Details
- June 1993
- Case
General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (A) and (B) (Abridged)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine N. Seger
Describes the largest information systems outsourcing agreement in the industry from the perspectives of both companies involved in the deal. View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Transition; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Contracts; Agreements and Arrangements; Business Strategy; Information Technology
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Katherine N. Seger. "General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (A) and (B) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 193-178, June 1993.
- 13 Apr 2012
- HBS Seminar
Drazen Prelec, Professor of Management Science and Economics at MIT Sloan School of Management
- August 2024
- Background Note
The Five Pillars That Drive the Success or Failure of Healthcare and Life Sciences Innovations
- 1984
- Book
Negotiating the Law of the Sea: Lessons in the Art and Science of Reaching Agreement
Sebenius, James K. Negotiating the Law of the Sea: Lessons in the Art and Science of Reaching Agreement. Harvard Economic Studies. Harvard University Press, 1984. (Winner of Harold and Margaret Sprout Award For the best book in the study of international environmental problems presented by International Studies Association.)
- October 2016
- Article
Looking Across and Looking Beyond the Knowledge Frontier: Intellectual Distance and Resource Allocation in Science
By: Kevin J. Boudreau, Eva Guinan, Karim R. Lakhani and Christoph Riedl
Selecting among alternative innovative projects is a core management task in all innovating organizations. In this paper, we focus on the evaluation of frontier scientific research projects. We argue that the "intellectual distance" between the knowledge embodied in... View Details
Keywords: Knowledge; Innovation; Novelty; Evaluation; Resource Allocation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Innovation and Management; Science-Based Business; Experience and Expertise
Boudreau, Kevin J., Eva Guinan, Karim R. Lakhani, and Christoph Riedl. "Looking Across and Looking Beyond the Knowledge Frontier: Intellectual Distance and Resource Allocation in Science." Management Science 62, no. 10 (October 2016).
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Stem Cell Man
Last year, Brock Reeve (MBA ’88) was named executive director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute to bring his managerial and diplomatic skills to bear on achieving organizational cohesion and help speed laboratory innovations to market. “Although not a scientist... View Details
- 1995
- Article
Technology Development and Integration: An Empirical Study of the Interaction between Applied Science and Product Development
By: Marco Iansiti
Keywords: Information Technology; Research and Development; Integration; Information; Science; Product
Iansiti, Marco. "Technology Development and Integration: An Empirical Study of the Interaction between Applied Science and Product Development." IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 42 (1995): 259–269.
- July 1990
- Case
Food Science Corp. (FSC)--Cholesterol Extraction and Other Technology Applied to Health Hazards in the Food Chain
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Food Science Corp. (FSC)--Cholesterol Extraction and Other Technology Applied to Health Hazards in the Food Chain." Harvard Business School Case 591-018, July 1990.
- Article
Truth Tests and Utility Tests: Private Sector Decision Makers' Frames of Reference for Social Science Research
By: Rohit Deshpandé
Deshpandé, Rohit. "Truth Tests and Utility Tests: Private Sector Decision Makers' Frames of Reference for Social Science Research." Social Science Quarterly 67, no. 1 (March 1986): 39–52.
- May 2024 (Revised January 2025)
- Technical Note
Education Technology: A Technical Note
By: Boris Groysberg
This note considers educational technology as it intersects with HR technology. View Details
Keywords: Edtech; HR; AI; Data Science; Competency and Skills; Talent and Talent Management; Human Resources; Personal Development and Career; Education Industry; Technology Industry; United States
Groysberg, Boris. "Education Technology: A Technical Note." Harvard Business School Technical Note 424-003, May 2024. (Revised January 2025.)