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- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Computer Security is For Managers, Too
Most organizations already have at least some of these processes in place, but they rarely develop and manage them in a coherent, consistent way. Here are eight things that your company should be working on. Identify your company's... View Details
- 12 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Electric Mobility in India
of sustainability efforts, decarbonization, and net zero in the context of a broader development agenda. The class culminated in a series of site visits in January 2024 in Mumbai and Bangalore and this is one of 14 student essays that... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
One Degree of Difference
which means that all employees are “really focused on efficiency,” Wallace says. They developed a multilayered interview process to match the right person for each job, as the wrong hire can be extremely costly. It culminates with a two-... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Case Study: Your Data, Your Health
potential fertility with her ob-gyn, Tariyal was told that she could come back for a clinical workup after she had tried and failed to conceive for a year. Determined to give women more agency over their health, Tariyal cofounded NextGen Jane in 2014 with patented... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
school's leaders were closely involved in progressive reforms and presided over the development of the empirical social sciences to address questions of labor regulation and control within manufacturing industries. Next, we look at the... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
life. Giants of the Sea: Ships & Men Who Changed the World By John D. McCown (MBA 1980) Independently published Covering the history and development of modern cargo shipping, Giants of the Sea includes the stories of nine men, those... View Details
- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
politicians in the years after its publication. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50916 Creativity Under Fire: The Effects of Competition on Creative Production By: Gross, Daniel P. Abstract—Though fundamental to innovation and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 21 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Get Buried in Customer Data—Use It
more elusive than ever. A recent McKinsey study reveals that the annual churn in the wireless industry increased from 17 percent in 1995 to 32 percent in 2000. This trend holds true even in industries less... View Details
Keywords: by Jean Ayers
- Profile
Nikki Skovran
which she helped develop an anti-gang task force, took Nikki in yet another new direction. “I noticed a lot of inefficiencies in the way the government approached things,” she says. “I became interested in finding more effective ways to... View Details
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Yaping Wang
"I wanted a job in an industry instead of a PhD." For more than eight years, Yaping worked for Mars in Beijing, conducting research for product innovation. "I probed for consumer insights, then helped translate those... View Details
- 06 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Supersmart Manufacturing Tools are Lowering Prices on TVs, Bulbs, and Solar Panels
quickly and cheaply than ever before. The reason? Tools are being developed that have more knowledge baked into them, meaning manufacturers don’t have to develop as much custom technology to compete. Sean... View Details
- Student-Profile
Dafna Bearson
gaps between the skills that employees have and the skills they need to address modern challenges. Through one Lab project, Dafna is working with a team of scholars and industry partners to explore the implementation of a reskilling... View Details
- Web
Crisis Leadership - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School
change ingrained habits and emerge as industry leaders. One such firm was the renowned Waltham Watch Company, which pioneered the production of watches from interchangeable parts. Like all manufacturers of non-essential products, Waltham... View Details
- Web
Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Bright Future for Green Business
gathered in Cumnock Hall. The world population is exploding, and resource use is skyrocketing, particularly in rapidly developing nations like China and India, said Nordan, president of the analyst group Lux Research. “If you do that math... View Details
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Where Does Apple Go From Here?
spent roughly a billion dollars to deliver OS X. They get to amortize that investment over 3 million annual buyers. Microsoft spends the same billion dollars to develop XP and they get to amortize that investment over roughly 120 million... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Research Resources | Baker Library
marketing materials, research and development documentation, test photographs, audiovisual materials, and annual reports. The material encompasses all aspects of the company’s history and has been broken down into the operational units of... View Details
- 25 Feb 2016
- Blog Post
Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring: Maria (Brewer) Palma...
Current Position: Director of Platform (RRE Ventures); formerly, Executive Director of Business Development (Eyeview) Current Location: New York, NY Tell us what you're up to these days. I recently moved into the venture world as Director... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 24 Oct 2013
- News
Searching for a Better Society
co-founded Constructeo, a maker of online collaboration tools for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry, with fellow HBS alumnus Bertrand Dumazy (MBA 1999). The mixed success of the company's product offerings led to a takeover by View Details
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
made by its Board of Executive Directors. However, in any given year the majority of the Bank's member countries do not get a chance to serve on this powerful body. In this paper, we empirically investigate whether board membership leads to higher funding from the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace