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14 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 14

roadmap, in particular, plans to target small and medium-sized police departments. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817016-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-059 Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson In June 2016,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 May 2010
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First Look: May 25

new strategy. Purchase this note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/908416-PDF-ENG Toby Johnson (A): Leading After School Boris Groysberg, Leslie Danford, Amy Lodge, and Tereh SaylesHarvard Business School Case 410-103 After completing... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

07 Nov 2017
Blog Post

Women and the MBA: 6 Important Aspects of the HBS Program

LEAD this year (Taran Swan at Nickelodeon and Toby Johnson at PepsiCo stick out as particularly memorable). Toby Johnson is a strong female protagonist who is decisive, delegates well, and able to see the... View Details

17 Nov 2022
News

Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change

building efficiency products such as heat pumps and insulation. As the specifics of how that can be applied and utilized are formalized, it should create some tremendous opportunities for incumbent players to de-risk scaling up new approaches and technologies such as... View Details

01 Sep 2008
News

Faculty Books

Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael B. Horn (MBA ’06), and Curtis W. Johnson (McGraw-Hill) Taking a cue from Bill Gates’s 2005 critique of the American school... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Real Estate

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Harvard Business School

Johnson (PhD) 1994 Where's the Power in Empowerment?: Definition, Differences, and Dilemmas of Empowerment in the Context of Work-Family Boundary Management David M. Porter Jr. (PhD) 1997 The Eye of the Beholder: the Impact of Race and... View Details

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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Shuttle buses to HBS will depart the Hyatt Regency Cambridge and The Charles Hotel 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Registration and Breakfast 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Welcome and Introductions 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM Opening Keynote Rae Johnson , Pacifica Graduate... View Details

June 2024 (Revised September 2024)
Case

Sequoia Capital

By: Jo Tango, Christina Wallace, Srimayi Mylavarapu and Johnson Elugbadebo

Sequoia Capital, a venture capital firm founded in 1972, quickly grew to become one of the most storied venture capital firms in the world. Fueled by a strong culture, Sequoia's investment track record included the names of some of the largest global successes.... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Restructuring; Corporate Strategy; Financial Services Industry

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2007
Other Unpublished Work

Round Numbers and Security Returns

By: Edward Johnson, Nicole Bastian Johnson and Devin M. Shanthikumar

We document consistent differences in daily stock returns related to round numbers. In particular, we examine returns following previous day closing prices that are just above or just below round number benchmarks. We find, for both one-digit, two-digit and three-digit... View Details

Keywords: Stocks; Investment Return; Price; Market Transactions

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18 Dec 2019
News

Thinking Smart About Numbers

Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, will talk about recent advances in cancer research and what challenges lie ahead. Review of 2020 Super Bowl Ads Alumni can join the discussion... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

31 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories of 2012

Published: March 5, 2012 The stuffy department store chain has become emboldened under new CEO Ron Johnson, with plans for an innovative store upgrade, simplified prices, and a brand polish. Professor Rajiv Lal discusses whether Johnson... View Details

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Site Credits - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HOME RESEARCH LINKS POLAROID FILMS SITE CREDITS Curator Melissa Banta Exhibition Team Laura Linard Melissa Murphy Sarah D. Westwood Rachel Wise Shelby Wolfe Archival Team Benjamin View Details

24 Jun 2016
Op-Ed

Why Brexit is a Big Deal

Sadiq Khan. The political realities will quickly become clear. Look for Boris Johnson or Michael Gove to become the new British prime minister within 60 days. There is no point in David Cameron hanging around until October. He blew... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

01 Dec 2003
News

Alumni Luminaries Discuss Careers, Values with HBS Students

dealing with conflicts of interest, and setting an ethical tone within an organization. 2003 Alumni Achievement Awards James E. Burke (MBA ’49), chairman and CEO emeritus of Johnson & Johnson, where he spent almost forty years helping... View Details

January 2018 (Revised January 2020)
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STRIVR: Changing the Game in Virtual Reality

By: Rajiv Lal, Matt Denison, Robert Higgins and Scott Johnson

The CEO of a growing virtual reality company that trains athletes must decide whether or not to stay in sports or expand into other areas. View Details

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April 2011 (Revised June 2011)
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Internet Securities, Inc.: Path to Sustainability

By: Lynda M. Applegate, William R. Kerr and Ryan Johnson

Founded in 1994 when the Internet was still a "toy for techies," the case is set in 1998 when Internet IPOs were red-hot. Internet Securities provides hard-to-find financial, business, economic, and political information on emerging markets. Information from over 600... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Business Model; Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Venture Capital; Cash Flow; Initial Public Offering; Analytics and Data Science; Growth and Development Strategy; Valuation

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1994
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Managing Business Enterprises after Communism

By: Gary W. Loveman, Simon Johnson and David T. Kotchen

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2025
Working Paper

Small Business Innovation Applied to National Needs

By: Kyle Myers, Lauren Lanahan and Evan E. Johnson

Small businesses have long supplied a disproportionate share of major innovations in the United States. We review a centerpiece policy on this topic: the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. We trace its legislative history and summarize program... View Details

Keywords: Small Business; Innovation and Invention; Government Legislation; Entrepreneurial Finance; Business and Government Relations

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March 2011
Case

MorphoSys AG: The Evolution of a Biotechnology Business Model

By: Gary P. Pisano, Ryan Johnson and Carin-Isabel Knoop

In the biotech world, the 18-year-old Munich-based company MorphoSys was a rarity: it was profitable. The company achieved this profitability not by developing and selling its own drugs, but by licensing access to its proprietary library of human antibodies. Recently,... View Details