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Global Activities 2020

School’s intellectual impact and reach while furthering faculty research and forging deeper connections with alumni around the world. Africa Fellowship Enables Alumni to Accelerate Economic View Details

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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

polarized light and mirages and Wood's own way of doing things. . . . I decided that the world needed a synthetic polarizer, an extensive sheet of polarizing material, in order to be able to carry out on a... View Details

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Events - Private Capital Project

regional private capital landscape and how investors might develop relationships and pursue opportunities in the Gulf. The webinar featured Abdulaziz Albassam (CEO, AIMS... View Details

10 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

How to Get Companies to Make Investments That Benefit Everyone

good To encourage more companies to develop solutions that benefit communities, Nagle presents four potential strategies policymakers and organizations should consider: Align... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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Should You Pursue the Certificate of Management Excellence?

UPDATED 04 OCT 2022 We are thrilled to announce that the Certificate of Management Excellence (CME) has expanded to include more programs and increased flexibility to fit your career path and personal goals.... View Details

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

From Emerging Economies to the Global Market: The Case of Embraer

participants. Questions they considered: What key elements of strategy and competitiveness will help a firm from an emerging market suceed internationally? How can a government assist a company without... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Manufacturing

15 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

The New Global Business Manager

knowledge, and expertise—the key resources required in the development and diffusion of innovation worldwide. So this increasingly important capability really is about using... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

Profile

Peter Gumulia

fintech in South East Asia, as Chief of Staff and VP of Strategy and Growth. Looking for new challenges Having had the opportunity to observe the gray areas that the management... View Details

10 Mar 2015
First Look

First Look: March 10

finance. These subject areas were viewed as particularly valuable, not only for corporate/transactional lawyers, but also for litigators. Intriguingly, non-traditional courses and skills, such as business View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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The Idea of Instant Photography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

sales would fall, and Land would have to let go of hundreds of employees. Land's patent attorney Donald Brown explained, "Before the end of the War Dr. Land had decided that the expansion of the company's business could most readily be... View Details

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Tsedal Neeley | About

Tsedal Neeley Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research Unit Organizational Behavior Contact Phone Bio Tsedal Neeley is the Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration, Senior... View Details

01 Sep 2003
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Kumar Mahadeva

Mahadeva Photo courtesy Cognizant Cognizant Technology Solutions (Nasdaq: CTSH) founder, chairman, and CEO Wijayaraj A. (“Kumar”) Mahadeva explains how his company can help businesses still reeling from “post-bubble hangovers.” “We keep... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

18 Jan 2018
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The Lessons of All-Day Breakfast

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: When Kristy Cunningham (MBA 1998) arrived at McDonald’s in 2014 as vice president of strategy and insights, she asked her team... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Food Services and Drinking Places

20 Feb 2019
Research & Ideas

Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?

space race. Musk, the head of automaker Tesla, is behind SpaceX, which has developed the Falcon rocket and Dragon spacecraft. Dragon has already delivered cargo to the International Space Station, View Details

Keywords: by Scott Wallask; Aerospace; Tourism; Transportation

01 Jan 2011
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Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977

to work developing new jobs to soften the economic impact of a local Navy base closure. While she had no idea that entree would lead to working for the president and representing small business on Capitol... View Details

01 Mar 2024
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Giving All Stakeholders a Voice

For John Wu (MBA 2000), “Web3” means more than technological innovation. “It’s a mindset,” he says of the movement toward a decentralized internet that accelerates innovation and gives end users greater collaboration with businesses. “It’s a transformative shift in... View Details

Keywords: April White

September 1996 (Revised October 1996)
Case

Clarkson Lumber Company

By: Thomas R. Piper

The owner of a rapidly growing retail lumber company is considering the financial implications of continued rapid growth. The magnitude of the company's future financing requirements must be assessed in the context of the company's access to bank finance and/or equity... View Details

Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Financial Reporting; Forecasting and Prediction; Business Strategy; Financial Strategy; Commercial Banking; Borrowing and Debt; Equity; Corporate Finance

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16 Sep 2019
Research & Ideas

Crowdsourcing Is Helping Hollywood Reduce the Risk of Movie-Making

is ready for audiences, making them risky and expensive propositions. “Each one is a huge project, and the success rate is quite low,” says Hong Luo, the James Dinan and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Motion Pictures & Video

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Inside the Learning: Wellness on Campus

and weight room Squash and racquetball courts Locker rooms Exercise studios Sauna and steam rooms If you will be on campus for a longer program, you can also take advantage of... View Details

2008
Working Paper

Collaborative Architectures for Innovation

By: Gary P. Pisano and Roberto Verganti

Collaborative innovation has become a hot topic in innovation today. Scholars, consultants, and the business press all urge companies seeking to boost innovative performance to become more "collaborative." Too often, however, companies fail to distinguish among the... View Details

Keywords: Competency and Skills; Governance Controls; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Social and Collaborative Networks