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March 2024 (Revised April 2024)
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From "BIG" Ideas to Sustainable Impact at ICL Group (B)

By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

In August 2023, Raviv Zoller, CEO of ICL Group, discussed his upcoming business trip to St. Louis with Eduard Croitoru, VP of ICL Corporate Initiatives, to commemorate the construction of ICL's new $400 million advanced manufacturing facility. In preparation for the... View Details

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Schumpeter's Plea: Historical Reasoning in Entrepreneurial Theory and Research

By: G. Jones and R. Daniel Wadhwani

This chapter draws on theories of entrepreneurship and history to explore the ways in which historical processes play an integral role in entrepreneurship. It builds off the plea by Joseph Schumpeter for an active exchange between historical approaches and theories of... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurs; Business History; Entrepreneurship; History; Organizations

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Podcast - Business & Environment

Carsten shares his journey from a telecom entrepreneur to climate tech innovator, explaining how Dryad’s solar-powered sensors and mesh networks detect wildfires at their inception and transmit real-time alerts to their customers. He also... View Details

03 Oct 2023
HBS Case

Layoffs Can Be Bad Business: 5 Strategies to Consider Before Cutting Staff

corresponding increases in interest rates prompt fears of a recession. Indeed, a recent Harvard Business School case study details how four tech giants laid off almost 40,000 workers between November 2022 and March 2023. But an... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Telecommunications; Technology; Financial Services; Manufacturing

20 Jun 2023
Research & Ideas

Looking to Leave a Mark? Memorable Leaders Don't Just Spout Statistics, They Tell Stories

It doesn’t matter if you’re crafting a pitch for tech investors, consumers, or election-season voters. If you want your target audience to remember your message the next day, tell a story. That’s one of the findings of a new study by... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

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Courses - Entrepreneurship

Mindset Reza Satchu Fall 2023 Q1Q2 3.0 Global Tech Entrepreneurship Alvaro Rodriguez-Arregui Fall 2023 Q2 1.5 How to Not Bankrupt Your Family (also listed under Finance) Lauren Cohen Spring 2024 Q3Q4 3.0 IFC: India; Development While... View Details

26 Apr 2024
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Deion Sanders' Prime Lessons for Leading a Team to Victory

COO,” Gibson says. “Is the best CIO a tech person? No, the best CIO is the person who is an integrator of systems.” 8. Less can be more. When he builds practice schedules, Sanders doesn’t do what other teams do—two-and-a-half hours a day,... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Sports

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Jean Luo

to do that.” “Once I started focusing on my next steps after Outdoor Pass, I became open to a lot of different ideas,” says Jean. “I went through a process of determining what I want to do and what I feel most excited about, ultimately focusing on entrepreneurial... View Details

Keywords: Tech; Tech

June 2020 (Revised September 2020)
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Shellye Archambeau: Becoming a CEO (A)

By: Tsedal Neeley and John Masko

With the economy in a freefall, MetricStream is losing customers, hemorrhaging cash and struggling to make payroll. Several board members are threatening to quit. Others are pressing to sell the company even at dismally low valuations. It’s 2008 and lightning has... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Race; Gender; Leadership Style; Risk and Uncertainty; Change; Prejudice and Bias; Decision Making; Personal Development and Career; Technology Industry; California

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09 Jan 2024
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Harnessing AI: What Businesses Need to Know in ChatGPT’s Second Year

Also Like: How Will the Tech Titans Behind ChatGPT, Bard, and LLaMA Make Money? Is AI Coming for Your Job? How Should Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated—if at All? Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology

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Podcasts - Managing the Future of Work

the up-skilling imperative in the face growing polarization. Read the Transcript Previous Episodes Redrawing the map to tech careers: Per Scholas CEO Plinio Ayala on skills, mobility, and AI 09 APR 2025 | Managing the Future of Work After... View Details

26 Mar 2024
Research & Ideas

How Humans Outshine AI in Adapting to Change

says. “All managers want these systems to be adaptive, intuitive, and have broad applications. Our work identifies a key reason why that's still hard.” You Might Also Like: How Will the Tech Titans Behind ChatGPT, Bard, and LLaMA Make... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology

26 Apr 2023
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Is AI Coming for Your Job?

You Might Also Like: ChatGPT: Did Big Tech Set Up the World for an AI Bias Disaster? Swiping Right: How Data Helped This Online Dating Site Make More Matches When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Technology

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low-income student success Shoma Simkin 13 Mar 2025 WesTrek 2025: Exploring the future of tech in Silicon Valley Michelle Cao 04 Mar 2025 Exploring value-based care: My summer internship with Main Street Health Sarah Guezmir 26 Feb 2025... View Details

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Insights & Advice - Recruiting

Launching leaders: HBS's new initiative fuels first-generation and low-income student success Launching leaders: HBS's new initiative fuels first-generation and low-income student success 13 Mar 2025 Shoma Simkin 04 Mar 2025 Michelle Cao WesTrek 2025: Exploring the... View Details

22 May 2019
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Forgiving Student Loan Debt Leads to Better Jobs, Stronger Consumers

hanging over them. Helping people out with their loans allows them to make better decisions.” More borrowers are defaulting on student loans Billionaire tech investor Robert F. Smith pledged this week to donate about $40 million to pay... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Mollie Breen

about 'return on technology' when they need to hear about 'return on investment.' I learned a big lesson: tech won't sell itself. You need a business plan and a strategy – how will this make money?" Finding support in... View Details

Keywords: Tech; Tech

28 May 2024
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Job Search Advice for a Tough Market: Think Broadly and Stay Flexible

‘yes’ The venture capital and startup job market is particularly slow this year. I am reaching into my network more than in prior years to put students in touch with people in the industry. Down rounds and layoffs in tech have been in the... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research

the Age of GenAI By: Iavor I. Bojinov , Karim R. Lakhani and David Lane 2024 Book Smart Rivals: How Innovative Companies Play Games That Tech Giants Can't Win By: Feng Zhu and Bonnie Yining Cao More Harvard Business Publishing Seminars &... View Details

November 2013 (Revised May 2023)
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Valuing Yahoo! in 2013

By: Luis M. Viceira and Atul Khosla

In late July 2013, Danielle Engle, Managing Director of Clairemont Capital, was contemplating what to do about a large investment her fund had in the stock of Yahoo! Inc. In mid-2012, Clairemont had invested nearly $75M in Yahoo! after the tech company settled a highly... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Decision Making; Investment Activism; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Valuation

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