Geography Of Innovation - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle: Taking Climate Solutions from Idea to Action, Faster

peer group of founders who are all working on innovative solutions to tackle climate change. The Climate Circle is run by the Harvard Innovation Labs i-lab along with Harvard... View Details

01 Jun 2022
News

A Sustainable Solution for Fashion

while pursuing their long-term vision of reshaping the fashion industry and its impact on the environment. Entrepreneurship, Theuerkauf says, is a lot like inventory management, both art and science. That’s where the name Syrup Tech came... View Details

Keywords: April White

20 Feb 2019
Research & Ideas

Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?

As entrepreneurial rocket companies come closer to shooting the first space tourist into the void, perhaps even this year, another reality is dawning: The business of space is no different than new industries everywhere else. It’s tough... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Wallask; Aerospace; Tourism; Transportation

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Seminars & Conferences - Faculty & Research

Business, Government & the International Economy Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students More Local Events Local Community Events Harvard Wyss institute- upcoming events Berkman Center for Internet and Society- upcoming... View Details

07 May 2014
What Do You Think?

How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?

down the top" with capital reform. Can we devise a way that doesn't involve taxes? This might include sanctions on the flight of capital to tax havens. Or should we do something to stimulate competition and technological View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Business, Government & the International Economy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Recipient of the 2020 Russell Sage Foundation Presidential Authority Grant in the Future of Work program for “The Labor Market and Political Effects of Automation” with Sydnee... View Details

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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Apgar Award for Innovation in Teaching. 2023 Nien-he Hsieh : Winner of the 2023 Case Centre Award in the Ethics and Social Responsibility category for “Global Sourcing at Nike” (HBS Case 619-008) with... View Details

23 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?

In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details

23 May 2018
News

Carla A. Harris, MBA 1987

markets—where she handled the initial public offering of UPS, the largest IPO to date in 1999. Now, as vice chairman, she oversees the firm’s multicultural client strategy and has organized an industry conference for senior leaders View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Managing Global Health: Applying Behavioral Economics to Create Impact (MBA)

Health, and development more broadly, is not something we give to people: it is something they produce themselves, interacting with supply-side and institutional factors. This course trains students to see through the lens of the end-user and to use the levers of... View Details

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

aspire to them, all true professions are, almost by definition, closed systems that tightly control and carefully restrict access to their ranks. Closure in professions need not, as some might fear in the case of management, stifle View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online

This course is part of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation track. Introduction to Entrepreneurship Essentials ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today!... View Details

New To Big: How Companies Can Create Like Entrepreneurs, Invest Like VCs, and Install a Permanent Operating System for Growth

Serial entrepreneurs David Kidder and Christina Wallace reveal their revolutionary playbook for igniting growth inside established companies.

Most established companies face a... View Details

Portrait Project

Srivatsa Krishna

previous life and work, as the head of a large city government I tried doing so using unusual tools- by courting foreign investments which brought growth, jobs and competition and by implementing innovative... View Details

01 Sep 2005
News

Gifts Create Frist Financial Aid Fund

TOMMY, JULIE, AND BILLY FRIST: New fund supports fellowships and innovation in financial aid. Photo Courtesy Frist family Financial aid at HBS has received a $10 million boost, thanks to a $9 million gift from the Thomas F. Frist Jr.... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

18 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

Learning in Action

they were interviewed in-depth about how they went about their work and, specifically, what they did to be more productive. Using these insights, the Bell Labs team designed an innovative hands-on training program, which the star... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin

The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth

Conquer the most essential adaptation to the knowledge economy

The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth offers practical guidance for teams and organizations who... View Details

01 Dec 2004
News

Marquis Jet Takes Off

Allard: a three-year ascent to $240 million in revenues. Photo Courtesy Marquis Jet Marquis Jet may be flying high today, but just three years ago it was far from clear that the New York–based company’s innovative approach to private-jet... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Air Transportation; Transportation

October 2009 (Revised December 2010)
Case

GE Money Bank: The M-Budget Card Initiative

By: Michael L. Tushman, Sebastian Raisch and Christian Welling

The M-Budget Card case study is about mastering the challenges of an exploratory strategic initiative in a context marked by time pressure and frequent change. M-Budget was the first of a series of highly successful projects that established GE Money Bank as a leader... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Credit Cards; Leading Change; Product Launch; Product Development; Groups and Teams; Banking Industry; Switzerland

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Q. Who should take the lead in fixing market capitalism? A. Business, not government alone. The spread of capitalism worldwide has made people wealthier than ever before. But capitalism's future is far from assured. Pandemics, income inequality, resource depletion,... View Details

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