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    Stephen A. Greyser

    Stephen A. Greyser is Richard P. Chapman Professor (Marketing/Communications) Emeritus, of the Harvard Business School, specializes in brand marketing, advertising, corporate communications, the business of sports, and nonprofit management.  A... View Details

    Keywords: sports
    • Web

    Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco - Addressing Extreme Weather, Climate Risk, and Resilience - Blog - Business & Environment

    Production 2024 IFC India 2024 - Development While Decarbonizing: India’s Path to Net Zero IFC India 2025: Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero MBA Teaching & View Details
    • 28 Sep 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    The Profit Power of Corporate Culture

    includes: the careful selection of employees who are believers in these values and in establishing "how we do things around here"; the development of realistic expectations in the minds of new... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
    • 18 Apr 2007
    • HBS Case

    How Magazine Luiza Courts the Poor

    immediate e-mail to Gustavo Herrero (HBS MBA '76), executive director of the School's Latin America Research Center (LARC). Herrero responded promptly, and with the assistance of LARC senior View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail
    • Article

    Crowdsourcing City Government: Using Tournaments to Improve Inspection Accuracy

    By: Edward Glaeser, Andrew Hillis, Scott Duke Kominers and Michael Luca
    The proliferation of big data makes it possible to better target city services like hygiene inspections, but city governments rarely have the in-house talent needed for developing prediction algorithms. Cities could hire consultants, but a cheaper alternative is to... View Details
    Keywords: User-generated Content; Operations; Tournaments; Policy-making; Machine Learning; Online Platforms; Analytics and Data Science; Mathematical Methods; City; Infrastructure; Business Processes; Government and Politics
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      W. Carl Kester

      Carl Kester is a Baker Foundation Professor and the George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Finance Unit. He served as Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs (2006-2010), Chairman of the... View Details

      Keywords: financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services; financial services
      • 03 Jan 2017
      • First Look

      January 3, 2017

      Winter 2017 MIT Sloan Management Review Why Big Data Isn't Enough By: Chai, Sen, and Willy C. Shih Abstract—There is a growing belief that sophisticated algorithms can explore huge databases and find... View Details
      Keywords: Carmen Nobel
      • January 2024 (Revised May 2024)
      • Case

      Generation Investment Management

      By: Vikram S. Gandhi, Michael Norris and David Allen
      In September 2021, the sustainable investment firm Generation Investment Management (Generation) considered whether to add Schneider Electric to the focus list of companies in which it was prepared to invest. Dedicated to promoting a sustainable world through its... View Details
      Keywords: Sustainable Investing; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Governance; Private Equity; Public Equity; Financial Markets; Investment Return; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Institutional Investing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom; England; London
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      • 09 Dec 2002
      • Research & Ideas

      Unilever—A Case Study

      animal feeds. In Europe, its food business spanned all stages of the industry, from fishing fleets to retail shops. Among its range of ancillary services were shipping, paper, packaging, plastics, and... View Details
      Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Manufacturing; Retail
      • February 2010
      • Case

      Amyris Biotechnologies: Commercializing Biofuel

      By: Gary P. Pisano and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
      In 2009, Amyris Biotechnologies was building a plant in Brazil that used synthetic biology to convert sugarcane into both renewable fuels and renewable chemicals. The Amyris' marketing team was investigating the commercial interest for both types of products, while the... View Details
      Keywords: Renewable Energy; Chemicals; Risk Management; Product Marketing; Product Development; Production; Environmental Sustainability; Commercialization; Biotechnology Industry; Brazil
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      • 2016
      • Chapter

      The Origins of High-Tech Venture Investing in America

      By: Tom Nicholas
      The United States has developed an unparalleled environment for the provision of high-tech investment finance. Today it is reflected in the strength of agglomeration economies in Silicon Valley, but historically its origins lay in the East Coast. Notably, immediate... View Details
      Keywords: Venture Capital; Investment; Information Technology; History; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      • 31 Jul 2007
      • First Look

      First Look: July 31, 2007

      coupled search processes can dramatically obscure the true impact of design on performance, confounding empirical research. We identify research strategies for tackling this difficulty; discuss population-level advantages of coupled... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • 28 Feb 2023
      • Research & Ideas

      Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note

      were 19 percent more likely to finish if they had a dedicated supportive supervisor. Some fields work better. Students were also more likely to complete apprenticeships in the financial services and IT... View Details
      Keywords: by Michael Blanding
      • 09 Apr 2008
      • Research & Ideas

      The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy

      contribution? As Ante writes, "ARD was the first professional venture firm that sought to raise money from nonfamily sources—primarily institutional investors such as insurance companies, educational organizations, and investment... View Details
      Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante
      • 28 Jul 2023
      • Blog Post

      How I Landed My Manufacturing Internship at HBS

      thereof), I wasn’t sure what industry/sector I wanted to pursue for a summer internship. After some research and reflection, I focused on manufacturing. I was an aerospace systems View Details

        Nitin Nohria

        Nitin Nohria served as the tenth dean of Harvard Business School from 2010-2020. He previously served as co-chair of the Leadership Initiative, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Development, and Head of the Organizational Behavior unit.

        As Dean, building on... View Details

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        • 05 Dec 2006
        • First Look

        First Look: December 5, 2006

        Bowman, Steve LaValle, Vikas Mittal, Das Narayandas, Girish Ramani, and Rajan Varadarajan Periodical:Journal of Service Research 9, no. 2 (November 2006): 184-194 Abstract... View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
        • December 5, 2024
        • Article

        A Consensus Definition of Creativity in Surgery: A Delphi Study Protocol

        By: Alex Thabane, Tyler McKechnie, Phillip Staibano, Vikram Arora, Goran Calic, Jason W. Busse, Sameer Parpia and Mohit Bhandari
        Introduction
        Clear definitions are essential in science, particularly in the study of abstract phenomena like creativity. Due to its inherent complexity and domain-specific nature, the study of creativity has been complicated, as evidenced by the various... View Details
        Keywords: Creativity; Health Care and Treatment; Outcome or Result; Measurement and Metrics
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        • 26 Nov 2007
        • Research & Ideas

        Best Practices of Global Innovators

        worth using. But today, says Harvard Business School professor Alan MacCormack and his research collaborators, "not invented here" is becoming a badge of honor—and more than that, a source of competitive... View Details
        Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
        • 10 Sep 2014
        • HBS Seminar

        Ben Edelman, Harvard Business School