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  • 06 Feb 2007
  • First Look

First Look: February 6, 2007

that did not enforce and did not change enforcement of non-compete laws, we find that relative mobility decreased by 34 percent in Michigan after the state reversed its policies. Moreover, this effect was... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

and start-up founders. We focus our research on the identification and pursuit of entrepreneurial opportunities; domestic and international funding of entrepreneurial... View Details
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About - Business & Environment

About Inspiring innovation at the intersection of business and the environment. Mission The Business and Environment Initiative educates, connects, and View Details
  • March 2024 (Revised July 2024)
  • Case

WeightWatchers: Promoting Weight Health

By: Ranjay Gulati, Cynthia A. Montgomery, Ashley Whillans, Allison Ciechanover and Emily Grandjean
In December 2023, the 60-year-old weight management industry stalwart WeightWatchers announced the launch of WeightWatchers Clinic, which incorporated GLP-1s , a new class of prescription weight-loss medications, into the company’s portfolio of products and mobile app... View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Resource Allocation; Diversification; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United States; New York (city, NY)
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  • 15 Jan 2008
  • First Look

First Look: January 15, 2008

results are stronger in environments with less public information flow, suggesting that the shorting market is an important mechanism for private information revelation. Lobbies and Technology Diffusion... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Jan 2022
  • Research & Ideas

How Eliminating Non-Competes Could Reshape Tech

curtailing the use of such agreements. Andy Wu, an assistant professor in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School, is an entrepreneur and startup advisor who now researches how technology firms organize... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Technology
  • August 2023 (Revised December 2023)
  • Case

Money Fellows: The Quest for Expansion

By: Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, Michael Chu and Ahmed Dahawy
This case explores the opportunities and challenges associated with expanding the operations of a complex entrepreneurial business model. It highlights how cultural aspects of different geographies impact a startup's operational and economic models. The case also... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Developing Countries and Economies; Geographic Scope; Business Strategy; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Business and Shareholder Relations; Financial Services Industry; Banking Industry; Egypt
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Profiles - MBA

build my classmates a mobile game to learn new vocabulary, a task they struggled with in English classes. From that moment on, I recognized the power of technology in solving community problems. My... View Details
  • 06 Sep 2004
  • Research & Ideas

The Innovator’s Battle Plan

appeal to new customers.12 When confronted with wireless technologies, for example, the incumbent phone companies chose growth-driven co-option. They developed wireless View Details
Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony & Erik A. Roth
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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

communication technologies to revolutionize emergency response and communication. Be Mixed Cristina Ros Blankfein Jennifer Ross Business Track Runner-Up Natural and... View Details
  • Profile

Yaoxin Ding

Yaoxin Ding was born in a small, underdeveloped town in southeast China. Attracted to mobility technology and driven by a desire to “build out the infrastructure” of towns like... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In

In a career spent investing in innovative startups at Intel, leading National Grid’s innovation and investment operations, and founding a nonpro t dedicated to advancing women and minorities to positions of top corporate leadership, Lisa Lambert (MBA 1997) always has... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
  • 14 Oct 2009
  • First Look

First Look: October 14

relies on platforms and horizontal ecosystems of firms producing complementary products. Using three case studies—software, animation and mobile telephony—we illustrate two key... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

acquiring and engaging talent. These challenges are especially concerning as they attempt to define the future of work. The pandemic of 2020 forced executives to confront the challenges head-on. But years before the pandemic, in 2015,... View Details
  • 10 Oct 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink

located stores that are paragons of flexibility: Best Buy Mobile outlets, which focus on selling mobile phones, are a good example of this phenomenon. Consumer behavior is changing faster than ever, View Details
Keywords: by Rajiv Lal & Jose B. Alvarez; Retail
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Policies, Rules & Guidelines | About

Information Technology Access to Harvard Business School networks, applications, computers, and other electronic resources is contingent upon proper use of HBS-provided resources View Details
  • 23 Mar 2022
  • Blog Post

Learning Curve: The Brother-and-Sister Team Behind a New Edtech Nonprofit

children and parents alike. “Our interests really aligned on early childhood education,” Mahajan says. Recognizing that more than 50 percent of Indians have smartphones—and that mobile internet penetration... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2024
  • News

Vital Signs

Image by Edmon De Haro Illustration by Edmon De Haro The signs of strain were there long before the pandemic: Health care workers had been managing under tremendous pressures while working long hours in understaffed hospitals. Then COVID unleashed an unprecedented... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance
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Mid-US - Global

improving these systems with the belief that "bridging communities through effective transit solutions is not only a means to physical mobility, but class mobility as well." Drawing from his varied experiences at Fiat Chrysler View Details
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Aldrich Hall | About

made. The latest renovations to Aldrich Hall were made in 2004 when extensive technology upgrades were made including three projection zones, audio- and video-conferencing capabilities, an in-room camera for... View Details