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April 2020
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Long-term Firm Growth: An Empirical Analysis of U.S. Manufacturers 1959–2015

By: Giovanni Dosi, Marco Grazzi, Daniele Moschella, Gary P. Pisano and Federico Tamagni

Firm growth is an essential feature of market economies, shaping together macroeconomic performance and the evolution of industry structures. As a potential indicator of organizational “fitness” within a competitive environment, firm growth is also a central concern to... View Details

Keywords: Firm Growth; Organizations; Growth and Development; Theory; Analysis; Production; Data and Data Sets

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01 Feb 2019
HBS Seminar

Xavier Jaravel, London School of Economics

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US Business Immigration Overview - Alumni

enterprise in which s/he has invested, or is investing, a substantial amount of capital (E-2) Duration Visas are generally valid for a period of 5 years, but treaty traders and investors may not be admitted for an initial period of more... View Details

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Managing the Advantages and Tradeoffs of Collaborative Structures

By: Ethan S. Bernstein

To solve complex problems, organizations must both collect facts and use them to solve problems. In one study, my coauthors and I show that increased connectivity—measured as network... View Details

Keywords: Networks; Human Behavior; Performance; Virtual Work; Hybrid Work; Office Space; Workplace Design; Communication; Social and Collaborative Networks; Behavior; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Leadership; Management

December 5, 2024
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A Consensus Definition of Creativity in Surgery: A Delphi Study Protocol

By: Alex Thabane, Tyler McKechnie, Phillip Staibano, Vikram Arora, Goran Calic, Jason W. Busse, Sameer Parpia and Mohit Bhandari

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Clear definitions are essential in science, particularly in the study of abstract phenomena like creativity. Due to its inherent complexity and domain-specific nature, the study of creativity has been complicated, as evidenced by the various... View Details

Keywords: Creativity; Health Care and Treatment; Outcome or Result; Measurement and Metrics

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06 Feb 2014
HBS Seminar

Karthik Ramanna, Harvard Business School

Portrait Project

Haley Brown

will carry on this legacy. I will use my privilege to create opportunity for the next generations of my family. I will ensure that they can access the excellent education that my family allowed me to attain. I will teach them to live and... View Details

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Harvard Business School

and Connecticut General Insurance Corporation, where Jones became the first African American board member. Otis Gates III MBA 1963 Otis Gates grew up in Roxbury and graduated from both Harvard College and HBS. In 1968, Gates began his... View Details

12 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

In a Landscape of 'Me Too' Drug Development, What Spurs Radical Innovation?

than 10 percent chance of approval. Me toos have greater than 20 percent chance of reaching the market, and generally require lower investment. For patients, of course, it’s the novel blockbusters that can be the most life-changing.... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health; Pharmaceutical

01 Nov 2019
What Do You Think?

Should Non-Compete Clauses Be Abolished?

being terminated. Globally, India allows the use of such clauses only when it is judged to be in support of trade and commerce. European countries generally allow them for certain time periods (two or three years) and limited geography.... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

10 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Veterans in the MBA Program: Profiles of Service

passed, she wondered if military service could be how she could serve her country—as a first generation American, she had always wanted to give back to the country that granted her family asylum when they fled Cuba in the 1959 communist... View Details

26 Nov 2001
Op-Ed

Why Corporate Budgeting Needs To Be Fixed

changing accruals, for example—the adverse impact on company value is probably small. But rarely is the activity so benign. Usually, the shuffling of dollars results from decisions that change the operating characteristics of a company, and it View Details

Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

ability to charge higher rates generated historic ocean shipping revenue of $48 billion and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of $18 billion, for a margin of 37%. This was in contrast to the traditional low-margin nature of the... View Details

01 Oct 1997
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L.E. Simmons

The corporate offices of Houston-based L.E. Simmons & Associates, Inc. (the general partner to SCF Partners, L.P.), are located on the 66th floor of the Texas Commerce Tower, the tallest building in the United States outside New York and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

04 Jul 2005
What Do You Think?

How Can Business Schools Be Made More Relevant?

whether business schools in general have lost their relevance by following "the scientific model" of graduate schools of arts and science as opposed to "the professional model" of medical and law schools. The... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

25 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?

cases; it was true across the board. Generally speaking, a little extra likability goes a longer way than a little extra competence in making someone desirable to work with. [...] Yet is such a choice unprofessional? Is it a mistake to... View Details

Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo

01 Oct 2021
News

Furthering the Legacy of Whitney Bowman (MBA 2006)

Whitney Bowman (MBA 2006) and Brittanie Bowman When Whitney Bowman died unexpectedly at the age of 41, he left a tremendous void in the lives of his family, friends, and colleagues. He also left a legacy of support and inspiration for View Details

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Research & Development, Project Code SX-70 - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA... View Details

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Openings - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Feedback Sample Class The opening of a case method class can exert a powerful influence on the success of the session as a whole but there is significant interrelatedness and interdependency among class openings, transitions, and closings. Openings View Details

Portrait Project

David Chan

I am thoroughly convinced that business is best poised to solve what may be defined as the problem of our lifetime. And I believe the next generation of leaders will rise to this challenge. I certainly will. View Details

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