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- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
prevailing research norm. The Role of Finance and Private Investment in Developing Sustainable Cities Author:John D. Macomber Publication:Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 23, no. 3 (summer 2011) Abstract Three trends will drive urban investment, development, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Navigating Uncertainty: Dean Datar on HBS’s Path Forward
encouraging diverse viewpoints; revising policies; and enhancing reporting. Here at HBS, Senior Associate Dean for Community and Culture Kristin Mugford (MBA 1993) has been leading our implementation efforts, working for a number of... View Details
- May 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
BEA Systems, Inc.: Constant Reinvention to Cope with Market Waves
Developed in 1995 as a specialist software vendor, BEA Systems, Inc. had already transformed itself twice from a transaction processing product company to a server application provider. By July 2002, it had become the fastest company in history to reach $1 billion in... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Digital Platforms; Business Growth and Maturation; Management Practices and Processes; Applications and Software; Entrepreneurship; Organizational Culture; Web Services Industry; Information Technology Industry
Sull, Donald N., Ramiro Montealegre, and Jeannette Dale. "BEA Systems, Inc.: Constant Reinvention to Cope with Market Waves." Harvard Business School Case 803-118, May 2003. (Revised October 2003.)
- January 2001 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
Ninth House: e-Learning Software
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Frances X. Frei and Corey B. Hajim
Jeff Snipes, CEO of the Ninth House Network, a San Francisco-based E-Learning company, considers a strategy shift to address a recent slump in sales and to attract more customers. The revised strategy would require creating shorter, more directed content that could be... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Service Operations; Organizational Structure; Groups and Teams; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Culture; Learning; Sales; Service Delivery; Entrepreneurship; Information Technology Industry; Service Industry; Education Industry; San Francisco
Edmondson, Amy C., Frances X. Frei, and Corey B. Hajim. "Ninth House: e-Learning Software." Harvard Business School Case 601-047, January 2001. (Revised January 2004.)
- 16 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters
American Competitiveness site where resources, commentary, and solutions are showcased. Harvard Business School's US Competitiveness Project is another must-visit-site to better understand the complex problems facing the US. One good way to observe a View Details
Keywords: by Nitin Nohria
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Faculty Books Published in 2020
its Parthenon and Rome its Colosseum, the United States had its River Rouge Factory in Detroit..." How did business come to assume such power and cultural centrality in America? Capitalism at Risk: How Business Can Lead by Joseph L.... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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MBAs; Avoiding Startup Failure; and Managing Networked Business _,_ which surveyed strategies for platform-based businesses that leverage network effects. He twice co-led a Harvard Innovation Lab course, Cultural View Details
- 02 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
10 Trends to Watch in 2024
external work and/or ownership of all intellectual property created during the period of employment. Top talent with creative side projects or entrepreneurial ambitions are not willing to sign away their freedom when they take a job. A View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 2024
- Book
The Everything Token: How NFTs and Web3 Will Transform the Way We Buy, Sell, and Create
By: Steve Kaczynski and Scott Duke Kominers
We demystify the coming digital revolution, showing how NFTs will transform our online and offline interactions.
NFTs aren’t just pictures on the internet, or a fad that has come and gone. Rather, they’re a new technology for creating digital assets and... View Details
NFTs aren’t just pictures on the internet, or a fad that has come and gone. Rather, they’re a new technology for creating digital assets and... View Details
Keywords: Economic Systems; Microeconomics; Entrepreneurship; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Information Technology; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Digital Platforms; Digital Strategy; Digital Transformation; Internet and the Web; Technology Adoption; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Product Positioning; Markets; E-commerce; Market Design; Value; Customer Value and Value Chain; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Organizational Structure; Customer Ownership; Ownership; Advertising Industry; Communications Industry; Computer Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Fashion Industry; Information Technology Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Technology Industry; Web Services Industry
Kaczynski, Steve, and Scott Duke Kominers. The Everything Token: How NFTs and Web3 Will Transform the Way We Buy, Sell, and Create. Portfolio/Penguin, 2024.
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
uses were bound by age-old religious and cultural beliefs. Yet somehow these delicate flora became the foundation of a global industry made strong by a century of virtually uninterrupted growth that not even economic meltdowns and world... View Details
- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
financial goals over time—specifically, how organizations set goals, structure activities, select members, and socialize those members. In my own research, I see that these four pillars both shape and are shaped by the culture of the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
Entrepreneurial Beacons: The Yale Endowment, Run-ups, and the Growth of Venture Capital By: McDonald, Rory, Y. Sekou Bermiss, Benjamin J. Hallen, and Emily Cox Pahnke Abstract—This paper investigates the social context of entrepreneurship... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019
mirrors, writing, lenses, printing, photography, film, television, the smart phone—these tools shaped Western culture and made us who we are. As Far as the Eye Can See traces the history of seeing from the first evolutionary stirrings of... View Details
- 05 Dec 2016
- News
The Dragon’s Tale
country that had missed the industrial revolution that happened in many other countries in the 19th century, and then had suffered terribly under Mao since 1949. The so-called Great Leap Forward in 1958 triggered a famine that killed 40 million people, and in 1966,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Nov 2024
- In Practice
Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times
decision about entrepreneurship Starting your own company after a layoff is a significant decision. While it may seem like an opportune time, research suggests there are some important considerations. “Entrepreneurs coming from high-tech... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
story and the story of our culture and offer a road map for the future. Practicing Journalism: The Power and Purpose of the Fourth Estate by Paul Steinle (MBA 1976) and Sara Brown (Marion Street Press) The authors study the reasons... View Details
- 04 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment
transitioning from producing boutique products for a few customers to more mainstream products for a wider customer base, and wondered how to reorganize her company’s team structure accordingly. Another wanted to figure out how to maintain a View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
start and grow their own business. The president of the worldwide MIT Alumni Association, he brings an insider’s view based on three decades of successful, serial entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley. His book combines practical principles,... View Details
- 30 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Germany’s Pioneering Corporate Managers
production and "customization" of materials. The engineering or applied science-based culture of many German firms kept power and authority closer to the factory or subsidiaries. Craft production meant skilled workers also... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Profile: The Invisible Hand - Robert Massie and God's Green Earth
French so well he graduated first in his lycée class). His parents, Suzanne and Robert, were talented chroniclers of Russian culture and history (Robert's Peter the Great won the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Biography), and an exciting group... View Details