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- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
architecture and IT agility. In particular, we use modular systems theory to examine how different types of coupling impact the ability to maintain, retire, and commission new software applications. We test our hypotheses with a unique... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities
rise of 3G, of the internet,” Kerr says. “You had a couple of wars, you had a great recession, you had 9/11. There's been lots and lots of things that have hit that world. And [software has] only continued to rise up.” Add that to the... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 22 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon
coupled with the diminished availability of financing, may have a negative impact on entrepreneurs’ ability to obtain cash, exit, and innovate. Silverthorne: What advice would you give to high-tech entrepreneurs facing this launch/no... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Missing the Wave in Ship Transport
factors influenced the cycles: a rush to build too many ships when market demand rose, coupled with a lack of attention owners paid to increasing worldwide competition. In the paper, Greenwood and Hanson point to Nicholas Kaldor's... View Details
- 16 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Reality of Web Services
these requires a combination of diligence and tough-mindedness. A couple of years ago Cisco called a halt to all new IT efforts and spent over eighteen months and $300 million to resolve exactly these kinds of dissimilarities within the... View Details
Keywords: by Sara Grant
- 09 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Manager’s Guide to Communicating with Customers Collection
Underhill has found that retail environments that foster communication between couples or groups who shop together do more business. A pleasing environment with attractive lighting and décor not only makes an individual shopper linger,... View Details
- 19 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 5/5
educating yourself. It has been a time where racism has been so blatantly obvious that you may have felt the desire to read a couple of articles and post a black box on Instagram on a random Tuesday. As next week approaches, you may be... View Details
- 06 Nov 2019
- Op-Ed
Torched Planet: The Business Case to Reinvent Almost Everything
always struggled with disruption. They face three problems: denial, greed, and overload coupled with incompetence. Denial: It isn’t happening I like to call this the “crossed fingers” view of the future. Firms desperately want to believe... View Details
- 07 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 7
Between Architecture Coupling and Software Vulnerabilities: A Google Chrome Case By: Lagerström, Robert, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Alan MacCormack, Dan Sturtevant, and Lee Doolan Abstract—Employing software metrics, such as size and complexity,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
extreme are commercial software firms, in which the organizational participants are tightly coupled, with respect to their goals, structure, and behavior. At the other, are open source software communities, in which the participants are much more loosely View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Fatou Bintou Sagnang
always talk about, and I experienced it here for the first couple of months," Fatou says. "But I sat down and told myself, you know what, I can't do everything. But I can focus on the few things I really have to do and do them... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Peter W. Olson: By the Book
says of his twelve-year stint in Japan and Germany. "My first marriage was to a Russian woman, so I also got to know the Soviet Union very well." He returned to the United States in 1989, when the eldest of their three children was 11 years old. The View Details
- Profile
Juan Eyzaguirre
through government again." On campus, Juan's wife, Cecilia Vial, is collaborating with other entrepreneurs on a media enterprise for Latin American women. Juan admits his own ambitions are currently less precise. Ultimately, the View Details
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Damien Hooper-Campbell
business and investment banking," Damien says. "I loved being surrounded by smart people, being immersed in the details of deal-making." Damien joined Morgan Stanley after graduation and prospered there for a couple of... View Details
- 16 Oct 2018
- News
To Lead and Serve
retired, I'm looking at my future options. I still want to be involved in working with the country. Right now, I'm looking at a couple opportunities with two large defense contractors to be able to, once again, build quality products for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Be Our Guest
management: “I was general manager at the Marriott in Phuket, Thailand, during the 2004 tsunami. We were fortunate enough to be able to set up a triage center to help others in the area. I had nightmares for a couple of weeks afterward.”... View Details
- 24 Feb 2011
- News
Show Time
the first MBA student to give birth while at HBS and then go on to complete her degree. At the Entertainment & Media Club’s annual conference a couple of weeks ago, keynoter Gerry Lopez (MBA ’84), CEO and president of AMC Theatres, stated... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- Web
IT Strategy: Creating a Frictionless Experience with Federated Identity and Access Management | Information Technology
and Harvard University departments. With robust self-service capabilities, access management will welcome new users effortlessly. Meanwhile, administrators will gain enhanced visibility of access rights, coupled with a more flexible and... View Details
- 25 Sep 2008
- News
Been There, Seen That
It’s been a grim couple of weeks out there. Personally, I’ve had more déjà vu than I’ve seen in a long time, as Yogi Berra might have said, especially after losing a string of tough doubleheaders. My own sobering twin bill has consisted... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
An American Odyssey
Africa within the space of a couple of weeks, Richard America (MBA ’63) appears upbeat and none the worse for jet lag. Dressed in a crisp suit and tie, the tall and affable Georgetown University Business School professor chats easily... View Details