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Impact of the New Medium - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

destination. In order to establish greater connection with their customers, the company decided to distribute directly to dealers. Those selling Land Cameras quickly learned the benefits of a system that could take a photograph and... View Details

18 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 18, 2007

boundaries and high in their interiors. Several novel implications arise from this work. Among these: Modularizations create new module boundaries, hence new transaction locations where entry and competition can arise. Areas in the task... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

Environmental Justice (EJ): working to combat climate change and promote climate resilience and investing in the green economy in a way that creates good, well-paying jobs, with a focus on combatting inequality and the disproportionate... View Details

22 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Bringing ‘Lean’ Principles to Service Industries

outcome. Rule 2: Every customer-supplier connection must be direct, and there must be an unambiguous yes or no way to send requests and receive responses. Rule 3: The pathway for every product and service must be simple and direct. Rule... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Computer

11 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

A World of Difference: What Keeps Companies from Becoming More Inclusive

What I found helps is allowing people to bring back something they were born with, which is curiosity—this genuine interest in discovery—and connecting with others, to understand and learn from them. Something that I learned by taking my... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint

14 Jul 2016
Blog Post

Dating at HBS

who partner up at HBS. My fiancé and I were assigned to the same discussion group. Our other friends met in section or through social encounters. A few connected over the summer before attending HBS, or in the social activities at the... View Details

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Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) - Recruiting

Yet, she also needed an outlet for her creativity. Nneka knew her next professional stop would be combining her love for challenge and creative innovation at Harvard Business School. Making the connection at HBS At HBS, Nneka enjoyed her... View Details

29 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?

finding ways to reduce inequality to create a more just and equal society for all. In making decisions on how to best intervene, policymakers commonly rely on the Gini coefficient, a statistical measure of resource distribution, including... View Details

Keywords: by Jon M. Jachimowicz, Kristin Blesch, and Oliver P. Hauser

17 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Being the Boss

until her people rose up and expressed, through an intermediary, that they hated how she treated them. They wanted a real human connection with her, even if she was "the boss." The Limits of Formal Authority Most managers soon... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Online Business Essential Courses | HBS Online

industries to grow or transition your career. You’ll build lasting connections that support you wherever life takes you next. Learn More about the HBS Online Learning Model HBS Online vs. Other Top Business Schools with Online,... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

and they are denominated primarily in U.S. dollars. This creates a direct connection between U.S. monetary policy and EME credit cycles. The authors estimate that over a typical U.S. monetary easing cycle,... View Details

09 Jan 2020
Book

Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI

integrated 21-inch tablet computers have become a fitness sensation. For $39 per month, Peloton offers access to live-streamed classes where members can track their performance on a leader board, virtually connect with fellow classmates,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

20 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs

connected to the company. Implications For Ceo Leadership Taken together, the seven surprises carry some important and subtle implications for how a new CEO should define his job. First, the CEO must learn to manage organizational context... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch & Nitin Nohria

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Help - Research Computing Services

HBSGrid Saving plots and images created by R on the HBSGrid requires minor modifications to the typical R code for saving these files. Connecting Remotely to WRDS on Windows Directions for how to View Details

01 Jan 2011
News

Seth Klarman, MBA 1982

President, The Baupost Group Download Klarman profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1957 Born, New York City 1979 Joins Mutual Shares full time 1982 Baupost is launched 1990 Creates Klarman Family Foundation... View Details

22 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?

role, performance-based pricing creates a greater sense of "fairness" for both buyer and seller. The third benefit may be even more important than the first two. We often see performance-based pricing in highly uncertain... View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro; Manufacturing

17 Aug 2009
Research & Ideas

Quantifying the Economic Impact of the Internet

brand or product Website (61 percent); paid bills (56 percent); watched a video clip (51 percent); used a price comparison site (50 percent); listened to an audio clip (44 percent ). “Social networks and the easy connections they... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Advertising; Publishing

01 Mar 2024
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Unlocking the Power of Community

When Tara Fung (MBA 2016) explains Co:Create, the company she cofounded in 2022 and now leads as CEO, she doesn’t mention Web3 first. “We help innovative brands and creators unlock the power of community,” she explains. Co:Create does this with a new, gamified approach... View Details

Keywords: April White

17 Feb 2022
Book

When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed

employees to discover their purpose in life but to then find a connection between our personal life purpose with the purpose of the organization where we work. The great resignation under way over the past year has shown us that employees... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

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