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- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
commercial innovation in chemistry, advanced materials, and agro‐sciences. But if Dow's long history of innovation is impressive, the greatest change in the past few years has been the company's use of innovation to reinforce its View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2016
- News
Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease
biotech companies—as a function of cost, time, and failure modes—tend to risk pivot on one program, one clinical trial, one outcome,” he observes. “Our company is the leader in mining muscle biology for drug discoveries that translate across multiple diseases and allow... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 02 Mar 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?
the US and China.” But ProfPaul views this as a long-shot. As he put it, “China remains committed to its own economic and political advancement at the expense of its trade partners. It has never expressed a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 12, 2006
Glass has just taken over as CEO from the legendary Sam Walton at Wal-Mart. Meanwhile, Joe Antonini has just taken the CEO position at Wal-Mart's arch rival, Kmart. Although Wal-Mart is still well behind Kmart, it appears to be in great shape and is catching up fast.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
from CEOs to frontline workers commits preventable mistakes-for example, underestimating how long it will take to finish a project or focusing too much on information that supports their current view. It is extraordinarily difficult to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
pedagogical practice. He has been recognized for his commitment to pedagogy, twice earning the Charles M. Williams Award for Excellence in Teaching. “From Higher Aims to Hired Hands: The Social Transformation of American Business Schools... View Details
- 04 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018
advanced care planning, and can help to ensure transparency of patient information throughout the institution. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54931 September–October 2018 Harvard Business Review The... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Faculty Books Published in 2020
need to hear about their company's fitness to compete, and employees lose trust in those leaders and become less committed to change. In Fit to Compete, Beer presents an antidote to silence—principles and a time-tested innovative process... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 21 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 21
in sequence, map onto how very young children play. These components are (1) focusing on substitutes and borrowing selectively from peers, (2) testing assumptions about profit logics before committing to one, and (3) pausing with a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cyber-Marketing: Scouting the Digital Communications Frontier
already-low cost of digital communications declines toward zero, the Web's radical interactivity presents new challenges to marketers, who must now learn how to build and sustain intimate customer relationships on a far larger scale than ever before. Take Yahoo!, for... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 18 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 3/5
study African and African American History because many school districts fail to teach students accurate and complete versions. 3. We support, join, and learn from organizations that are advancing racial justice. 4. We organize,... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
Illustrations by the Voorhes Edited by Julia Hanna Complete and utter defeat was something Christina Wallace (MBA 2010) had never really experienced. Academically advanced and musically gifted, she attended Michigan’s Interlochen Arts... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
allergies. As humans began cooking, bathing, and using antibiotics, the bacteria in our bodies changed dramatically and became far less diverse. Though these changes are unsettling, the authors argue that we are also in an epoch of tremendous opportunity. New View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
man at the negotiating table, offered this assessment: “The WTO agreement has been very useful leverage for the Chinese government to advance economic change and to change mindsets,” he explained, calling it “a classic case of using a... View Details
- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
announcement, served as a credible commitment to the government's privatization agenda. Download the paper from SSRN ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13427 Mental Accounting and Small Windfalls: Evidence from an Online Grocer... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Role of Government When All Else Fails
extremely broadly (even, in some cases, onto generations that have yet to be born) and to overcome a broad range of failures in the private marketplace. This is why, in my view, government truly is the ultimate risk manager. Even with a new administration in place... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
develop a micro-insurance product for the rural poor. Can it be done profitably? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/212030-PDF-ENG Novo Nordisk: A Commitment to Sustainability Robert G. Eccles and Michael P.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Spangler Effect
as president of the University of North Carolina system. While deeply committed to advancing public education in his home state, Spangler always felt a strong connection with HBS that extends beyond his own... View Details
- 30 Jan 2018
- First Look
January 30, 2018
chosen to pursue scale or impact or both: Akshaya Patra, Magic Bus, Health Leads, Year Up (YU), and KaBoom! Both Akshaya Patra and Magic Bus committed to transformative scale by remaining focused on their core mission and gaining... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Managing the Business of Life
professional and personal opportunities it has given me. I also adore my kids, who are now ten and six; guiding them and watching them grow is important. I'm still committed to making it all work!" Part of Middlebrooks's strategy has... View Details