by Sean Silverthorne - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Oct 2019
News

A Bid for the Future

out for its novel approach to the issue. The commonwealth’s economic development authority is a professional, nonpartisan organization overseen by a board of directors appointed by the governor and... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

December 2, 2002
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The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top

By: Alan D. MacCormack, Marco Iansiti and Sean Silverthorne

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01 Dec 2012
News

An Advocate for Women's Equality

government and...the attitudes of those who practiced those skills of public administration and politics." Changes still to come would be authored by women whom Franklin recruited to public service. —SEAN View Details

Keywords: Richard Nixon; Chuck Colson; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Sep 2018
News

Case Study: A Good Fit

gym, for example—and sustaining it over time, says Sean Eldridge (MBA 2009). He and his cofounders at Gain Life, an early-stage startup based at the Harvard Launch Lab, have an app for that. By combining... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

22 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

An Economic Principle For Us All: Comparative Advantage

great principles in economics: the concept of comparative advantage and how it influences everything from nations to house painters. —Sean Silverthorne book excerpt A Brief Aside On The Theory Of Comparative Advantage From A Concise Guide... View Details

Keywords: Re: David A. Moss

01 Jun 2005
News

Better than Cash

greater impact. The alumni came courtesy of the Community Action Partners (CAP) program organized by the HBS Association of Boston. Through CAP, alumni work in teams of four to six over several months to provide Boston-area nonprofits... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; CAP; HBS; nonprofits; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Max Bazerman

Max Bazerman, co-author of "You Can't Enlarge the Pie," discussed the flaws in government decision making in an email interview with HBS Working Knowledge Editor Sean Silverthorne. Bazerman is Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of... View Details

Keywords: Re: Max H. Bazerman

25 Mar 2022
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2022

On February 26, 2022, a cohort of HBS MBA students attended ClimateCAP, the Global MBA Summit on Climate, Capital, and Business. This year, ClimateCAP was hosted by Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and drew over 260... View Details

10 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

How Numbers Talk to People

the Eureka Story, the Mad Scientist Story, the Survey Story, the Prediction Story, and the "Here's What Happened" Story. The excerpt focuses on the first two. —Sean Silverthorne book excerpt Framing The Problem From: Keeping Up... View Details

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Asia Pacific - Global Activities 2021

Japan asked Professor of Management Practice Hirotaka Takeuchi to lead a service-oriented learning trip to T ō hoku, a region devastated by the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima nuclear explosion. It launched what... View Details

15 Jun 2021
News

In My Humble Opinion: Building Blocks

SmartLess, with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett, and No Such Thing as a Fish, from the researchers behind the BBC game show QI. Bookshelf: “Most of the books I read are to fuel curiosity and creativity. One I’d recommend is The... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; diversity; leadership; real estate; Real Estate

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A Rewarding Work Life - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

"Research by the Business Itself," October 5, 1944 31 In the same manner that Land thought about the core purpose of his products emanating from essential human needs, he approached the welfare of his employees in deeply humanistic ways,... View Details

01 Dec 2014
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014

lowering risk. Sean Rosen Is Not for Sale by Jeff Baron (MBA 1978) (Greenwillow Books) Killing Limbaugh by Landon Carter (MBA 1967) (CreateSpace Independent Publishing... View Details

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Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021

Global Activities 2021 REPORT In a year shaped by the pandemic, Harvard Business School’s global presence has enabled the School to be at the forefront of the study of emerging trends. Faculty members draw on the resources and expertise... View Details

01 Jun 2023
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Boxer of Quirinal By John Barr (MBA 1972) Red Hen Press All animals struggle to survive. In John Barr’s poems, the success of the heron hunting, the albatross breeding, the inchworm spinning give proof of life. But for us that... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Mar 2019
News

Case Study: Off to a Fine Art

is filling a market need, and the first-year revenue response is confirmatory. Since many events like weddings are planned far in advance, I suspect that Clay can still deploy a consignment model until it builds up the needed inventory by... View Details