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- 28 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #4: Erika Myers, World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Climate Stories Episode #4: Erika Myers, Acting Director of Global E-Mobility at the World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities In this episode of Climate Stories, we explore the progress that’s been made over the last... View Details
- 29 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 29, 2015
Firm-Level Analysis By: Alfaro, Laura, Pol Antràs, Davin Chor, and Paola Conconi Abstract—In recent decades, technological progress in information and communication technology... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Path Ahead
has taken the lead in coordinating and sharing case leads, and we saw remarkable progress this past year in the Required Curriculum of the MBA Program. COVID-19 has changed the way we operate in both business and social settings. What (if... View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?
donations with animal shelters and other organizations that provide direct care to animals.” For Exley, it is not all about the dogs. She’s primarily focused on her new career as an economics professor at HBS, where she’ll be teaching negotiation classes. None of her... View Details
- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
pressured to embrace a more sustainable approach to their business. With fashion and luxury industries progressively rising to this challenge, what does it mean for Stella McCartney's brand's ethos to be a responsible, honest, and modern... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 27
of rapid technological change. Free to Punish? The American Dream and the Harsh Treatment of Criminals Authors:Rafael Di Tella Publication:CATO Papers on Public Policy 1 (2011) Abstract We describe the evolution of selective aspects of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #9: Shelly Xu (MBA 2021) Reducing Waste Through Beautiful Design
added industry experts to her group of advisors. Her customer base has increased and she has articulated her company’s roadmap: “SXD creates magic for everyone we touch.” By “magic,” she means “good things that happen without having to work so hard.” Her goal is to use... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
INK: Maker’s Manual
dissatisfied with current approaches to solving a social dilemma, or they are excited about the potential of an alternative business model or a new technology to address a social need. Still others are simply responding when asked for... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
Tripsas "Big breakthroughs are great, but we found that even incremental progress evokes a powerfully positive inner work life," Amabile notes. "In my Managing for Creativity course, I ask students to consider how they will... View Details
- 06 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 6, 2007
growth without undermining the progress achieved in reducing inequality and poverty. Can the Brazilian government reverse inequality and grow at the same time? What development strategy should Lula follow in his second term? Does Brazil... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 10
Fink had asked Global Head of HR Jeff Smith to outline to the GEC the firm's Diversity and Inclusion efforts, benchmarking its progress against eight practices associated with building more inclusive cultures. At the July 2014 off-site,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 29 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Managing Innovation is Like Theater
There's often a disparaging implication that art-like processes are immature, that they have not yet evolved to incorporate the obviously superior methods of science. The premise that underlies this point of view equates progress with the... View Details
Keywords: by Rob Austin & Lee Devin
- 11 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 11
people and have implications for the use of technological algorithms. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52499 Global Portfolio Diversification for Long-Horizon Investors By: Viceira, Luis M., Zixuan... View Details
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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer
the pandemic has taught us important lessons. Financially and operationally, the pandemic strengthened HBS as an institution. We developed and integrated new technology into the classroom, expanded our research initiatives, and created... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
date—maybe 2002? Before its first funding round, in any case. I told Reed Hastings that everyone would be streaming video in a year or two, so why set up this huge infrastructure around DVDs? He said, “They’re not ready for streaming yet. We will be ready when the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
know regarding the decreasing life spans of jobs—and even careers—because of rapidly advancing technology and global competition. It’s about your first line of defense, your awareness—without which you may be blindsided. You need to... View Details
- 18 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 18, 2009
actually increase overall social welfare. We also consider the environmental impact of BPS and derive competitive conditions under which BPS reduces and increases emissions. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-098.pdf Cases & Course... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 26
related to technological orientation. Second, we find that the adoption of customer orientation is positively related to the profitability of both Japanese and American entrepreneurial firms, although the effect is stronger in the U.S. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS
peripheral products. I wanted to explain in some detail how this happened. Nancy Koehn: Reading Al's work, I was struck by the implications of technological change for the demand side of the economy. As a historian watching the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Conference Brings Global Perspective to Cape Town
Africa's challenges, Sachs noted that the fates of the temperate and tropical zones are intrinsically linked, that information technology will be a tremendous help in overcoming many difficulties, and that the reliance on natural... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young