Risk-centric Business Cycles - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2023
News

Clearing the Air

Our planet has been using them for millions and billions of years. But we have invented a problem in the last 150 years that will require a solution much more quickly than that. And we can’t rely on cycles of 200 million years, as with... View Details

Keywords: April White and Dan Morrell; Illustrations by Richard Borge

06 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: Dec. 6

effort. Because the positive upward cycle is attributed to one's own actions, people begin to believe that it will never end: assertions are made that the laws of the universe have changed, that business... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Celebrating 'The Men and Women of the Corporation' 40 Years Later

inequality in the workplace. In particular, the book makes clear how organizational roles and structures shape unequal access to opportunities, resources, and advancement. In a wide-ranging conversation, Robin Ely, the Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of View Details

Keywords: by Robin J. Ely

17 Nov 2022
News

Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change

We are in a unique moment in time, where the United States’ chance to make a difference on climate is greater – and more necessary – than ever. With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August, business leaders have a... View Details

02 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Uncovering the Virtual Advantage at Humana

the Humana team jumped at the chance to extend their recruiting cycle again. “Typically, we start with Consortium hiring in the summer and then kick off fall recruiting with top tier schools. Internship interviews are generally in January... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Health-Related Services

July 2024
Case

Jacqueline Cook at Vendasta: Debating an IPO

By: Reza Satchu, Tom Quinn and Andrew Kosc

In May 2021, after a surge in demand for digital services that prompted high valuations for startups across the Canadian tech sector, Saskatchewan-based Vendasta entered the final stages of the initial public offering (IPO) process. COO Jacqueline Cook had invested her... View Details

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19 Feb 2019
Blog Post

The First Five Years: '30 Under 30' Edition

How do you use what you learned at HBS in this work? Pradhan: “My time at HBS gave me a great appreciation for the fact that most businesses are really just made up of hundreds or thousands of human beings working together under various... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

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Women's History Month | Baker Library

Protagonists Women's Healthcare Entrepreneurs By: Regina Herzlinger Contemporary Collections Contemporary Collections aim to support the research and curriculum of the Harvard Business School today and into the future. Collection... View Details

25 Feb 2020
News

Case Study: The Credit Bureau

the building manager project on a tablet what your apartment would look like furnished by Mobley. The furniture ultimately becomes a line item added to your monthly bill. That kind of B2B2C play is easily scaled, Ramírez says, but it’s a much longer selling View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Real Estate

01 Mar 2008
News

Innovation, Inc.

acknowledged place in the business world. Yet any entrepreneur can attest to the creative power required to build an organization where none existed before. “Look, I made a hat /Where there never was a hat,” sings Georges Seurat in the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Mary Tripsas; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

July 2024
Case

Wizards of the Coast and Magic: The Rebounding

By: Boris Groysberg and Tom Quinn

This case traces the history and growth of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. From its development in 1993 by tiny studio Wizards of the Coast, to Wizards’ acquisition by toy giant Hasbro in 1999, to its evolution into a billion-dollar brand in 2023,... View Details

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05 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 5, 2007

coevolutionary model of technological frames and the technology life cycle to explain sources of variation in the era of ferment, conditions under which a dominant design may be achieved, the underlying architecture of the era of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Creating the Perfect Super Bowl Ad

question whether ads, including the over-the-top Super Bowl spots, have become too entertaining, says Thales S. Teixeira, an assistant professor in the Marketing unit at Harvard Business School. In upcoming research, Why, When and How... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Advertising; Media & Broadcasting

03 Aug 2010
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First Look: August 3

Baldwin, Bo Becker, and Vincent DessainHarvard Business School Case 210-040 Franz Humer, CEO of the Roche Group, must decide whether to mount a hostile tender offer for the publicly owned shares of Roche's biotechnology subsidiary,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 Jun 2020
Book

Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Sep 2018
Blog Post

My Summer as a Venture Capitalist

investors you pitch will be worried about abc. When you make your next hire, consider this role, or background, because they will help you avoid these pitfalls.” It’s an entrepreneur’s business and far be it from me to tell them how to... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

12 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Amager Bakke: I Like This Waste Incinerator in My Backyard!

student essays that highlight their reflections. As part of our Immersive Field Course at the Harvard Business School, our class had the chance to visit Amager Bakke, a waste-to-power site in Copenhagen that safely and responsibly turns... View Details

15 Dec 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

off, making you feel like you’re in a constant cycle of stress and underperformance. But entrepreneurship shouldn’t be that way. Running a business shouldn’t leave you feeling like you’re constantly playing... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Innovation and Renovation: Optimizing Product Line Architecture - Course Catalog

any element of product management, marketing, business strategy, and innovation will learn essential frameworks and tools that will serve as a compass for decision making. The course will also be of interest to investors and stakeholders... View Details

28 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Making the Switch from Finance to Fitness

go to an indoor cycling class with her. I didn’t understand. The bikes didn’t move – why would I do this? Nevertheless, I went to a class at Flywheel Sports and left feeling better, physically and mentally. While I grew up playing... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

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