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- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Risks and Rewards of the Intrapreneur
low-cost test equipment—was a big success, helping the company ward off new competition. "It was a dramatic catalyst to my career within the company and the people I recruited had a tremendous career uplift," Levine, now a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Apr 2022
- News
Home Grown
that they have with fellow children out here, because they’re all growing up watching the same content, probably in a different time zone. And so a new wave in my view is getting created in the last, I would say decade, or half a decade... View Details
- 11 Aug 2016
- Cold Call Podcast
Why College Rankings Keep Deans Awake at Night
this system is extraordinarily new. The US News and World Report, which everyone knows in the United States, started its college rankings in 1983 because it was a failing news magazine that needed another... View Details
- 11 May 2017
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Microsoft
key in allowing students to envision themselves at the company of interest. Give us your elevator pitch – what is the one thing students should know about working for you?Microsoft is experiencing a 21st century rebirth and, with vast resources and deep knowledge, is... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 13 Mar 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)
(but growing!) company, which means that every day is a new adventure. On the ‘typical’ side, there are the must-dos: order fulfillment, customer service, and paying the bills. Beyond that, on any given day we could be negotiating with a... View Details
- 07 Sep 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?
pre-shift briefing room featured in (1970s TV hit) Hill Street Blues? “Be careful out there!” Perhaps that is the seventh sense we all need to adopt.” The tone of Jobc’s comment was that the issue does not require more laws: “Only diligent enforcement of existing laws... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 27 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential
The risk taken in a politician’s private investment portfolio is a strong indicator of whether that person will cross legal or ethical lines in office. The riskier the portfolio, the more likely the lawmaker will be involved in at least one scandal, according to View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Faculty Research Symposium
avoided if you want to foster creativity on a consistent basis,” observed Amabile. “At the other end of the spectrum, very low time pressure might lull people into inaction. Under those conditions, encouragement from top management to be creative — to do something... View Details
- 03 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling
invasive surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy for cancer, for example) with drugs that can palliate and perhaps cure genetically-linked diseases. But like most new technologies, these are hugely expensive to develop, and initially, to... View Details
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Multimedia Development | Information Technology
disruption from new technology. It explores the resurgence of older technologies, examining if a legacy technology like film can find sustained market growth amidst digital advancements. The focus is on CEO Jeff Clarke's decision on... View Details
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
the Future of Work Christopher Stanton Spring 2025 Q3Q4 3.0 Navigating Your Worth: AI, Negotiations, and the Nature of Expertise Zoe Cullen Shikhar Ghosh Spring 2025 Q4 1.5 Product Management Sara McKinley Torti Spring 2025 Q3 1.5 Public... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?
potential for ecommerce growth in the country which relies (on) a lot of machine learning and AI the growth rate through the new economy prospects is just starting to take off here in Bangladesh.” Jacob Navon added, “Is the View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
Theodore G. Montague
Montague transformed Borden from a struggling dairy products-centered business into a diversified multinational consumer goods provider. Looking for a way to lessen Borden’s reliance on government intervention, Montague pursued selective acquisitions and View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 09 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Hold or Fold? Sizing Up Business Risk
results to date of the current game. We define the results to date in terms of the desired currency of the return for whatever kind of bet we are looking at—money for investments, for example; love and support for marriages; money, challenge, and View Details
- 19 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Regional Slice of Your Global Strategy
sharing of resources and knowledge across product divisions within the region. Ultimately, however, he aimed to help develop an Asia Pacific strategy for the company. So although the new Asian regional... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 07 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Online Retailers Should Hide Their Best Discounts
New advice for online retailers suggests bargain items should not be too easy for shoppers to find. (Matjaz Slanic) Retailers have long known where to put the bargain bin—in the back of the store, where customers have to work a little bit... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Vive la Madeleine!
children,” she says, sitting at a break table near the workers’ locker area. “All my brothers and sisters worked at Jeannette. At the time it was a big company and easy to get work. I had good grades in school but wanted something else.” When Viana made Marie head of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Toy Story
centered on quality, FAO Schwartz now focuses on higher-end toys. The company is also designing its own products with its own brand and has acquired a children’s clothing company. The chain is now down from forty stores to just three, in... View Details
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Introduction - The Audience - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
HBS Home HBS Index Contact Us Harvard Business School Baker Library Historical Collections The Human Factor Introducing the Industrial Life Photograph Collection at the Baker Library Introduction The Exhibition The Request The Response The Collection The Medium The... View Details
- 22 May 2020
- Blog Post
Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles
country, he inspired new life in me—do whatever I can to prevent future Americans from having to give their life for our country. That is why I am returning to teach cadets at West Point after I leave HBS—to mentor the next generation of... View Details