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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
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Computer
  • 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
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 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
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 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
Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough; Health; Pharmaceutical
  • 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
Keywords: April White; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade
  • 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
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising; Sports
  • 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
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
  • 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
Keywords: by Clark Gilbert; Technology
  • 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
Keywords: April White; manufacturing; life experience; leadership; Black; African American; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing
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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
Information on PE & VC firms, funds, private companies, and deals. REIS
Search millions of real estate data points that cover every View Details
  • 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
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