Refining - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018

In 2016, Bruce Wayne, Managing Director of Energy Finance Corporation (EFC), was refining the Investment/Credit Committee materials for the development of up to 10 power generating plants in Argentina. As a subsidiary of the much larger... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

02 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 2

of executing on its recently refined strategy. Opinions ranged across the following strategic issues: growing the firm's Asian footprint versus remaining focused in Europe; aiming to be a top performing mid-market firm or focusing on... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 May 2008
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First Look: May 6, 2008

contracted while in marketing. The research identified customers that would be willing to pay more for the services that Purolator was or could potentially provide to them. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=508054... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

A Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs

advice. He suggested that the company test and refine its business model by initially focusing on one payment operation, for parking tickets, in one U.S. city. The entrepreneurs almost bit off his head. "The leader in this market... View Details

Keywords: by Walter Kuemmerle

06 May 2022
Blog Post

Career Advice: Starting a Sustainable Startup

realistic. As an entrepreneur, my co-founders and I pitched dozens of investors, each time refining our story to emphasize the points that resonated most. How do plan to use your career and experience at HBS to help create a more... View Details

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Educating Leaders - Georges F. Doriot:Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

basic system of HBS instruction. Doriot based the class on lectures (students were asked to listen and take notes, but not ask questions) and fieldwork. Teaching this single class for nearly 30 thirty years, Doriot continually reflected upon and View Details

18 Jun 2013
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First Look: June 18

mid-2012 Lit Motors had created both engineering and design prototypes and conducted initial customer tests on less than $750,000 of investment. Lit Motors' founder, Daniel Kim, had started the company to design and manufacture an efficient electric 2-wheeled vehicle.... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

05 May 2022
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Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS

yogurt containers because you never know when you might need them,Speaking exclusively English at school and exclusively Cantonese at home,Having my friends say to me, “You’re basically white,”and my Chinese peers ask if I’m “first gen or second gen.” It also looks... View Details

18 Mar 2022
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Career Advice: Transforming the Energy Industry

career prospects. As you talk to your peers and your professors, your career goals start shifting and it's always good to have a neutral third party who can help you refine and validate your hypothesis about your career. There's so much... View Details

23 Jul 2007
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HBS Cases: How Wikipedia Works (or Doesn’t)

because most content on Wikipedia appears to originate at the fringes of the community from anonymous or infrequent contributors. (A central core of about 1,200 volunteers refines the pieces over time and generally tends the Wikipedia... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Publishing

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Maggie Sanchez (MBA 1990) on Purpose-Driven Board Leadership - Blog: RGE Report

anticipate what could go wrong again. Sanchez was new, so she could be objective. “I was able to help refine the parameters that would respect the outcome the board wanted but separate us from where the failure happened. ” Effective board... View Details

12 Oct 2016
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Interning as a Software Engineer while at HBS

company in front of 1000+ people. Our classmates and professors helped us refine the business -- and now we are incorporating the company. What advice would you give to prospective students with similar interests? It’s never too late to... View Details

01 Apr 1997
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Critical Information: MIS Monitors the Ever-Changing World of IT

information services. He is also exploring how firms use information technology to achieve competitive advantage through further refinement of his "strategic grid" framework. MIS faculty have made technology an integral part of the... View Details

Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb

25 Jul 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017

cast may deviate dramatically from pure QV predictions because of the complex and refined nature of equilibrium play. Most plausibly, voting behavior and outcomes would be determined predominately by social and psychological forces, would... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

19 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 19

("administrative" functions, e.g., finance / law / HR). We argue that this distinction is driven by differences in the information-processing activities associated with each function and apply this insight to refine and extend... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Dec 2004
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How Leaders Create Winning Streaks

even if negative. Pessimists are often in denial and don't want to know the truth so they don't seek information. Practice. For athletes to practice is clear, but how do business people practice? By refining the technical skills that they... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel

13 Feb 2024
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Harvard Students Reflect on COP28

hands-on learning experience as a delegate at COP28. I have refined my career interests and realized the specifics of the story that I want to be part of when it comes to climate action. Looking aheads, the critical challenge lies in... View Details

14 Apr 2021
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The First Five Years: Mike Gandy Auzenne (MBA 2016)

new product, or refining an existing process. HBS taught me that creating something new was a possibility and the linear and sometimes obvious path isn’t necessarily the best choice. This lesson not only helps me day-to-day with PowerUP,... View Details

14 Nov 2011
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Creating a Global Business Code

The team then refined the survey and since 2006 has administered it in 11 cohorts of AMP participants to nearly 900 executives from more than 600 companies. (The results of the AMP surveys have not yet been published since this phase of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

10 Apr 2006
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Lessons from the Browser Wars

indirect. While end-users don't know which browser other users are using, the developers of the content that make the browser so useful do care that everyone is using a similar browser. Q: So Firefox and other new browsers, no matter that they have new features and... View Details

Keywords: by Sara Grant; Computer; Consumer Products; Technology

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