Open Source Platforms - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2023
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From Big Pharma to Startup

the life cycle of the company”—from proof of concept to platform and product development. It plans to focus first on creating oral versions of peptide hormone drugs used to treat rare endocrine and metabolic diseases. Although Goble is no... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jan 2012
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Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993

owners of small businesses, as well as Japanese society as a whole, Mikitani began working on a web-based shopping mall. “At the time, the Internet was at an early stage,” he notes. “No one was buying things online in Japan.” Working with three partners, he developed a... View Details

30 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Real Estate: The Most Imperfect Asset

greatest source of wealth for most families. In this interview Segel discusses the importance and fascination of real estate, and three important trends remaking the industry: institutionalization, environmentalism, and globalization.... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Construction; Real Estate

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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

face and create systems for managing and mitigating them. Highlights Your Business's Overall Level of Risk Considering the Balance Between Innovation and Control Operations Risk Show Hide Details Concepts Identifying Sources of Risk, Part... View Details

01 Dec 2022
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Future Vision

across HBS Online and Executive Education opens the door to closer collaboration in developing professional learning opportunities. Progress toward digital transformation will move us closer to the goal of lifelong learning. Continued... View Details

Keywords: Brian Kenny; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

July 2019 (Revised May 2021)
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Acelerex

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock

In early 2019, Randell Johnson, Founder and Chief Executive of Acelerex, was reflecting on the company’s first year of rapid growth and the challenges of scaling the business that lay ahead. Acelerex was riding the waves of change taking place in electrical power grids... View Details

Keywords: Energy; Energy Sources; Growth Management; Expansion; Global Strategy; Cash Flow; Energy Industry; Web Services Industry; Consulting Industry

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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Winner of the 2022 Strategy Science Conference Best Paper Award for “Beefing IT Up for Your Investor? Open Sourcing and Startup Funding: Evidence from GitHub” with Annamaria Conti and Christian Peukert.... View Details

18 Feb 2020
Blog Post

A Vision of Love@HBS in 2020

partner, and doubling up on the friendships and memories. Never could we have imagined a Texas guy and California gal surviving four east coast winters. We have given up planning and stayed open to the doors God opens, following our love... View Details

03 Jun 2020
Blog Post

How to Thrive as a Remote Manager and Employee

they need to succeed by reviewing these tips and implementing what works for you and your company. Remote Work Management Practices: Weekly 1:1 meetings with your direct reports by video call Weekly group video calls with teams Optional social time for employees to... View Details

27 Jun 2011
Research & Ideas

Recovering from the Need to Achieve

other, and whether he could open as many offices as the firm needed. "When I looked at my watch and realized that it was 10:00 p.m. and that I had been sitting on the bench for two hours, I knew something had to give," he... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

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Electricity - Business & Environment

Confronting Climate Change Electricity Renewables, nuclear, and carbon capture offer massive market potential The combustion of fossil fuels to generate electricity is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and the largest... View Details

26 Mar 2024
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IFC India: Financing the Climate Transition in India

faces in its journey towards a net-zero target by 2070: 1) Funding Gap – Where is the Money Coming From? A study by the CEEW (Singh & Sidhu, 2021) reveals that India needs USD 10.1 trillion between 2020 and 2070 to achieve its net-zero target. Conventional View Details

15 Jul 2019
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Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence

that finance is not rocket science. It’s really pretty intuitive and extremely accessible. It’s critical and fun for people who understand and appreciate business. They can enjoy learning about companies in deep ways once they understand finance. The View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

15 Nov 2018
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Can the Global Food Industry Overcome Public Distrust?

JamesBrey Food is the largest segment of the global economy. It is also widely recognized as more critical for human health than any pharmaceutical drug on the planet. But significant changes in the industry are making people lose trust in many institutions involved in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Agriculture & Agribusiness

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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online

Cash Flow Metrics and Milestones Show Hide Details Concepts Using Money to Produce Information The Investor Perspective Business Models Calculating Financing Needs Featured Exercises Understanding and presenting key financial metrics Determining investment needs 6-8... View Details

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Software Tools - Research Computing Services

the HBSGrid) as follows: Open a terminal on the HBSGrid and run wget https://stat.ethz.ch/R/daily/R-devel.tar.gz tar xvf R-devel.tar.gz cd R-devel to download and extract the R source code. Create a... View Details

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

Program (SELP) in India, the Middle East, and Africa and resumed its in-person SELP program in China. Sixty-three percent of participants in the group’s open enrollment programs represented businesses based outside the U.S. Total... View Details

09 Jun 2024
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The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

case discussions doesn’t just show you what your unique viewpoint is, but also enables you to critically listen to classmates and understand how their backgrounds shape their perspectives. What advice would you give to prospective MBA students interested in your... View Details

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why IT Does Matter

stifling differentiation, provide a stable platform to build on and offer new ways of differentiating, either by cost, structure, product, or service. Just as literacy stimulated innovation, so do open... View Details

Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan

11 Aug 2021
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The Equity Network: How HBS Helped Me Launch a Tech-Enabled Social Enterprise

open doors and set me up for success. Networks are critical in providing exposure and access to opportunities — and without them, I would never have broken into or thrived in Wall Street or Silicon Valley as a woman of color. I came to... View Details

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