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- 02 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 2
development. Although from the early 1970s Britain experienced a revival in the quality of innovation and improved productivity growth, structural weaknesses in the commercialization environment still... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Innovation & the War Effort - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
companies. 26 As head of the Office of Scientific Research and Development during World War II, Bush enlisted Polaroid in the cause, and the company entered into a contract with the National Defense Research Committee to create a range of View Details
- 10 Dec 2007
- HBS Case
One Laptop per Child
agreed to manufacture the laptop. On the technological front, OLPC tackled puzzles such as creating a product both useful and fun for children of primary school age. (See CloseUp below). But despite its visionary goals and widespread... View Details
- 28 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor
5 percent a day to 5 percent a week. The poor are often faced with the market failure of no commercial banking, Chu said. Where capital is so scarce its marginal productivity is enormous, he added. "But... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Case Study: Power Nappy
had worked as a design engineer at Procter and Gamble, in addition to having cofounded a social enterprise that successfully commercialized biodegradable sanitary pads in India. Saigal started looking into the $10 billion diaper industry... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Academic Cross-Pollination
productively at the intersection of business, science, and technology. His second-year elective, Commercializing Science and High Technology, is designed to attract business, science, engineering, law, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sometimes Success Begins at Failure
commit often substantial resources to vetting new technologies through processes that aim to affirm their viability and marketability (or lack thereof). In doing so, firms reduce the chance that new products will falter in the marketplace... View Details
- 05 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together
food production is incredibly resource intensive and that even a small shift in consumption and production can have a massive impact on greenhouse gas emissions. From there, Karen Skelton, Senior Advisor to... View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Navigating the Future of Renewable Energy at Port Esbjerg
In January 2024, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led 45 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in the second year of... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
The Sparkles in Our Skies
worries by emphasizing green energy use and decreased water consumption. Meanwhile, lab-grown diamonds, which first entered the commercial jewelry market in the late 1980s and are forecasted to be 10 percent of the market by 2030, have... View Details
- 29 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Super Bowl Ads for Multitaskers
they are not getting everyone they are paying for." The possibility of consumers tuning out during ads is even worse during the rest of the year—when commercials aren't as hyped as they are during the Super Bowl. But advertisers... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
percent of Kirlin’s sales are domestic. The company is not directly challenged by foreign competitors, Brownell explains, because its product is specified commercial and institutional lighting, which tends... View Details
- 15 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of New-Market Disruption
CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor), was aimed at simplifying multicomponent test systems. Typically, silicon wafers moving through production are fed into the test system, which sends electrical impulses into each wafer and... View Details
- 02 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Secrets to a Successful Social Media Strategy
us look at profiles of others, without actually letting these people know that their content was viewed." With a better understanding of why we love social media platforms so much, Piskorski wanted to learn how companies that sell View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Brand New
because they play such a significant part in people’s lives,” says Sundy, now senior vice president and chief commercial officer for another American classic, La-Z-Boy. “Sometimes these brands get old or stale,” he admits, “but they still... View Details
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Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems: Company, Industry, Market and Transaction Research
module on LSEG Workspace check out our Learn with Baker Library LSEG Workspace Introduction. Preqin
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- 06 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Sustainability in Action: Inside Hindustan Unilever’s Public Sanitation and Plastic Recycling Facilities
Professor Vikram Gandhi’s Immersive Field Course (IFC) “Development while Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net-Zero" delved into the critical aspect of decarbonization and sustainability goals amid India's rapid development. The course presented an opportunity for... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Faculty Retirements
addition, he has held important administrative positions at the School, chairing Exec Ed's Advanced Management Program and its International Senior Managers' Program, as well as the MBA Program's Production and Operations Management unit... View Details
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
humanity in the products he invented and in the endeavors of those who created them. EXPLORE MORE OF THE EXHIBIT EXPLORE x HOME EMERGENCE OF A NEW TECHNOLOGY The Invention of the Polarizer A RESEARCH & MANUFACTURING COMPANY View Details
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Matt Thurmond
certification or outside brand partnership to make it work." For the summer, Matt will be interning at Google in the Bay area as a member of their online advertising team. This role is a good steppingstone to his greater ambition: "I want a broader leadership... View Details