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- 24 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Building an IT Governance Committee
is particularly important if the firm chooses to outsource its functions and connect multiple vendors across a network. The expert must also thoroughly understand the underlying dynamics governing changes in technology and their potential... View Details
Keywords: by Richard Nolan & Warren McFarlan
- 09 Jun 2015
- Blog Post
Pursuing Meaning through an HBS/HKS Joint Degree
way to contribute in a meaningful way. All in front of over 90 people. Looking back, I can’t think of a better way to prepare us to be “at the table” wherever we go next. Why did you pursue a joint degree? The other important aspect of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era
function. One important element will be time-based pricing that stimulates demand when renewables are producing abundant electricity. Additionally, electrification of whole new sectors such as transportation (through electric vehicles) or... View Details
- 29 Feb 2016
- HBS Case
Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can
to move from a product to a XaaS mindset. “Imagine being the person who has been selling waste and recycling stations, and now is selling Wi-Fi, and someone asks you, ‘What is your privacy policy?’” says Weiss. While that’s not an insurmountable problem, it’s View Details
- 11 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Four Ways to Create Lasting Change
generations of a customer-satisfaction program at a large American retailer, dubbed "Alpha Corporation" for the sake of confidentiality. The first of Alpha's customer satisfaction programs, launched in the early 1990s, fell flat. The second, revamped version,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
Skilling’s conduct will reopen discussions of what was the real offense committed by Skilling. The answer to this question is important because many of Skilling’s allegedly fraudulent activities fall into the “shadowed space” or... View Details
- 01 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 1
a mix of both. Wherever clubs fall on this spectrum, having a strategy that recognizes the global importance of stars is critical to long-lasting financial success. August 2013 Journal of Finance A Comparative-Advantage Approach to... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 08 Mar 2016
- Research & Ideas
Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile
importance of an informed and rigorous historical understanding for practitioners. He visited my office later to say that he felt Chilean policymakers and business leaders lacked such an understanding, and he would like to do something... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation
came up with a clock that could keep time at sea. Nobody had anticipated that that kind of invention was practical. Most firms and scientists believe that the problems they work on are their most important things. The longitude prize was... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Portrait Project
Gad Caspy
friends who will tell me when I am full of myself and yet will drop everything when I need them. I want to have a warm family who will love me regardless of my faults and will allow me to be supportive of those whom I love. An important... View Details
- Profile
Fabian Frick
among peers. “It’s the social aspect, the working with so many people from different countries,” he says. “I’m not 100% sure what I want—it’s important to learn from other people’s experiences.” At the top of the list of desired lessons:... View Details
- Web
2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
important research insights, as well as shorter “flash talks” that feature new findings, ideas, and insights, and an experiential component that invites attendees to further explore the theme. We’ll kick off the conference with an... View Details
- Web
The Harvard Business School Classroom Experience: Inside the Case Method | MBA
assignment. You cannot read the case, skip the class, and expect to learn. Class participation is an important factor in your grade. Thorough daily preparation, regular attendance, and class participation are all essential for taking a... View Details
- Web
Oral History, Business History and Business Archives in India - Creating Emerging Markets
important corporate archives in India. Vrunda Pathare (Godrej Group) discussed her group’s remarkable oral history program, which has undertaken audio interviews with dozens of present and former staff. These interviews, which can be... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Student Trio Advance Health Payment Reform
Related Links Read about other efforts in healthcare delivery Three HBS students spent much of the last academic year helping a leading Boston hospital answer one of the most important questions in health-care management: how to create a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Q&A with Janet Cahill
know that HBS is using my gifts wisely? HBS employs a disciplined budget process—making trade-offs when necessary and focusing new investment in areas of strategic importance to extend the mission of the School. In the spirit of... View Details
- 21 Dec 2017
- News
A Decent Place to Live
Tjada D’Oyen McKenna (MBA 2002) is chief operating officer of Habitat for Humanity International. In this interview she talks about the critical importance of providing decent housing for people around the world. “I have the privilege and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Manufacturing: The Supply Chain Goes High Tech
market differentiation are now even more important than they have been historically. These truths apply across the manufacturing sector, but general industrial equipment and electronics are two areas where these forces are particularly... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Cultivating the Next Generation of Thought Leaders
two reasons for management failures to heed shareholder proposals for greater action on ESG issues: processes within the organization may not be sufficiently developed, and performance incentives may be misaligned. “I went back to the data and found both hypotheses to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
A Legacy of Support
the family is particularly enthusiastic about where HBS stands today. “Visionary leadership is important to us. We can’t imagine anyone being a better visionary or more effective leader than Dean Nohria.” View Details