Economics Of Information System - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Dec 2017
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How Music Forged a Fighter for Free Expression

trade, of what we do in the West to these countries—if we are extracting trillions of dollars in minerals from Congo and giving back a few million or even a billion in aid over time, then you have to really... View Details

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A Rewarding Work Life - 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... View Details

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Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021

career in economic development. GO: Africa Fellowship Enables Graduates to Have an Impact The Global Opportunity Fellowship (GO: Africa) supplements the income of MBA graduates pursuing careers in Africa... View Details

13 Oct 2016
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Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease

included in a late-stage trial a component that is publicly available,” explains Blum. He notes that studies of the samples by independent researchers could help identify biomarkers for the disease’s causes and progression. Not Just... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

02 Oct 2015
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The ‘F’ Word

information junkie, but I did generally know every answer to every nit-picking question that the higher-ups threw at me (e.g., the cost of capital at Playboy was 10 percent). I even developed a working... View Details

Keywords: Walt Disney Studios

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Working with Spaces, Files & Folders - Research Computing Services

directories on the Research Grid is 50GB, with increases granted upon request. When a project directory is full, the system may not save files properly, which could result in a loss of data. As you work,... View Details

15 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Health Is Wealth | The Path To Creating A Venture

“That is really the crux of why I went to HBS, and why I chose to get an MBA. I knew that I wanted to build something that would make an impact on people’s lives. “ Rachel spent her two years at HBS immersed in learning and soaking up as... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Health Care

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

University Press and ‘The Banker Ladies’ by the University of Toronto Press. Prior to becoming an academic, she worked for more than 16 years in a number of global organizations in View Details

23 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Oil Price Fallout: What Happens Next?

The last six years have proved just how fluid the international oil market is. And if recent support of the Keystone Pipeline by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Nebraska Supreme Court (which approved the pipeline's path through that state) are any indication,... View Details

Keywords: Re: Richard H.K. Vietor; Energy; Utilities

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Strategy and Technology - Course Catalog

disproportionate share of value which resides in intellectual property (IP) assets. We will explore the current challenges in the system of patents, how firms create IP and... View Details

13 Feb 2019
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We’re All Going to Get Hacked

point-of-sale systems at the retail stores. They had some policies that were interesting. One of the policies is, they cleared the POS systems every night. They’d wipe the hard... View Details

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Winning with Digital Platforms Online Course | HBS Online

Concepts What Is a Platform? Value Creation and Capture Growth Factors Featured Exercise Articulate dynamic pricing’s benefits and drawbacks Define the most important characteristics of economies of scale... View Details

12 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Global Poverty Needs a Global Answer

question. Of course, all countries are "developing" in one way or another. What I mean by the phrase is that countries or regions of countries in which poverty—described by the World Bank as living... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

Student-Faculty-Profile

Michelle Shell & Ryan Buell

research (and my future research) will contribute to our knowledge of how customer behavior and operating systems interact, and at the same time influence change in this key industry. In addition, any... View Details

01 Jun 2018
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The Long Run

persons from 1999 to 2016. Beyond the devastating personal costs, there is an economic toll, too, caused by rising health care expenses for overdose prevention drugs and addiction treatment, criminal justice costs, and productivity loss... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Melissa Golden

17 Aug 2015
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The Play Alchemist

a system that can allow your product or service to reach as many people as possible in a sustainable way.” So far, it is reaching people quite nicely. As of April, the company has sold 50,000 Socckets, and... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

20 Dec 2022
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Singing to the Corn

corn—how it changes color to optimize filtration of ultraviolet light: Soon, he explains, the corn leaves will be tinted a deep purplish-red. Keen has taught a course on the economics View Details

16 Jul 2013
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Embracing Chaos

circumstances. Last year, he launched Social Venture Partners (SVP) India is a spin-off of the Seattle-based nonprofit that pools philanthropic activities in a local area, in order to focus financial power on effectively solving local... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

25 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

It’s All in a Name: Reputable Investors Help Startups Shine

decisions of whether to submit a job application, comparing the actions of those observing the badges with those who didn’t. The researchers found that exposure to information... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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