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01 Dec 2022
News

Singing to the Corn

Beans, and Mandan Squash—the “Three Sisters” of Native American lore that thrive when planted together—Sacred Seed is modeling a different approach based on agricultural practices that are thousands of years old. Cornstalks provide a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Vance Jacobs; Agriculture

19 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

the prospects for implementation in the field. We present the decision process and competition design considerations that lead to these successful outcomes as a model for researchers who want to use... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

21 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Tipping Point: Investing in the Women of Kenya’s Coffee Farms

the industry run. Each brightly colored bag of Kahawa 1893 features a prominent QR code that allows purchasers to give to the women behind the beans. “People have been very receptive to the idea,” says Nyamumbo. “Customers tip at restaurants, and they tip their Uber... View Details

01 Aug 2001
News

Richard B. Fisher (MBA '62)

diversity of businesses and products that were virtually unimaginable before the advent of full-service financial institutions. Named president of the firm in 1984 and chairman in 1991, Fisher is widely recognized for his role in both... View Details

Keywords: Richard B. Fisher; Warren A. Law; Alumni Achievement Award; Finance; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Oct 2014
What Do You Think?

Is Too Much Focus a Problem?

he continued, businesses can be 'raced' by drivers whose peripheral vision has failed. "They could see the clear track ahead of them as they initially led their markets but failed to notice the competitor coming up on the inside... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

October 2023 (Revised April 2024)
Case

TetraScience: Unlocking the Power of Scientific Data

By: Satish Tadikonda and William Marks

After pivoting from a focus on hardware to a focus on scientific data, TetraScience, led by veteran SaaS executive, Patrick Grady and Founder Spin Wang, has embarked on a journey from nearly cash-out to a player in the scientific data management space. This case... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Change Management; Entrepreneurship; Information Management; Business Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Information Technology Industry

25 Aug 2022
News

Up on the Corner

model could have implications well beyond the corner of West Baltimore and South Calhoun. “What Nadine is doing is essential for the future of Baltimore—and for the future of all of our cities,” Abdelal says. The stop-work order that has... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

23 May 2017
First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017

https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517069-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-032 Shang Xia: The Creation of a Chinese Luxury Lifestyle Brand The case traces the birth of Shang Xia, a joint venture between the Hermès Group and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

September 2001 (Revised October 2018)
Case

DIENA

By: Robert Simons and Indra Reinbergs

Requires students to draw a new organization structure diagram for a rapidly evolving business. A/S DIENA is a newspaper publisher founded during Latvia's 1990/91 struggle for independence from the USSR with a clear social mission to support democracy. With the help of... View Details

Keywords: Employee Ownership; Organizational Design; Marketing Strategy; Managerial Roles; Growth and Development; Economic Systems; Publishing Industry; Journalism and News Industry; Latvia

26 Mar 2024

SVMP Webinar

This webinar will give college students the opportunity to learn more about the Summer Venture in Management Program and hear from former participants currently at HBS. SVMP is a residential educational program for college sophomores, juniors, and seniors View Details

26 Jun 2023
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2023 & ClimateCAP Fellowship

business and policy realms. Climate is a space where you need to lean into policies to shape incentives, which can, in turn, create incentives for new business models and... View Details

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Jaume Plensa Inés 2013 | About

in. HBS Art and Artifacts Collection , 2018.1 . © 2024 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VEGAP, Madrid. Born in 1955 in Barcelona, Jaume Plensa studied at the Llotja School of Art and Design and at the Sant Jordi School of Fine... View Details

30 Oct 2017
Blog Post

How My Engineering and Manufacturing Background Prepared Me for an MBA

inner workings of the company. For instance, I was curious about the management of its supply chain, the types of analyses that were conducted to develop, validate, and review business strategies, how incentives were View Details

September 2024
Case

Google Quantum AI

By: David B. Yoffie, Michael A. Cusumano and Matt Higgins

Quantum computing may be the most important nascent computing technology of the 21st century. It has the potential to impact industries ranging from drug discovery to cybersecurity. Google's Quantum AI is one of the leaders in quantum research. This case explores the... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Price; Technological Innovation; Resource Allocation; Business Strategy; Information Technology Industry

22 Jan 2013
First Look

First Look: Jan. 22

at the level of (a) organizational collectives, (b) single organizations, (c) organizational building blocks, and (d) individuals. Building on this framework, we develop a general model that points to major avenues for future research and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

July 2020
Case

CSL Capital Management: Patriot Proppants (A)

By: Victoria Ivashina and Yury Kapko

This two-part case series follows CSL Capital’s 2009 investment in the greenfield manufacturing company, Patriot Proppants. CSL, a recently established investment firm, employs a unique investment model, funding new ("green field") energy service businesses that serve... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Renewable Energy; Business Model; Decision Making