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- 07 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dividends from Schumpeter’s Noble Failure
Germany in 1790 to count in the business cycle."2 Even as he wrote the book, he pursued many other activities. As the undisputed star of the Economics Department, he entertained a stream of visiting scholars, led several faculty... View Details
Keywords: by Thomas K. McCraw
- 09 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove: A Biographer’s Tale
Tedlow, a noted business historian on the HBS faculty and the MBA class of 1949 Professor of Business Administration. His latest book (Andy Grove: The Life and Times of an American) is a biography of Andy Grove, a founding father of... View Details
- 18 Jan 2021
- Book
How Thinking Like a Startup Helps Governments Solve More Problems
adapting the skills and practices of entrepreneurship for the public sector,” he says. Before joining the HBS faculty and creating the MBA course Public Entrepreneurship, Weiss was chief of staff to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. In 2010,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 14 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 14
theoretical understanding of brand relationship phenomena and ideas for practical application from experiments and execution in commercial practice. Strong Brands, Strong Relationships will be the perfect read for marketing faculty and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
real-world relevance. This relevance-rigor gap affects the quality of our teaching as well as the institutional legitimacy of our business schools. We argue that executive education is an underutilized context that can enhance the quality of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: First Look: October 10
Hamermesh, Faculty Chair of the Harvard Business Healthcare Initiative, discuss the barriers to personalized medicine and suggest ways to overcome them. The blockbuster model for developing drugs, the authors point out, is still what most... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”
set up formal planning departments by 1963.19 Some of these internal efforts were quite elaborate. General Electric (GE) is a bellwether example: It used Harvard faculty extensively in its executive education programs, but it also... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 25 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Disruptive Innovation is Remaking the University
government regulation would dampen the great universities' genius for discovery. Ideally, the faculty members, administrators, and alumni who best appreciate the totality of the university's contributions to society will, in the spirit of... View Details
- 21 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research
yourself,” says Arthur C. Brooks, Arthur C. Patterson Faculty Fellow. “You're not going to be a good entrepreneur unless you see that your life is your enterprise; your life is your startup.” Here’s what Brooks and four other HBS experts... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
faculty co-chair of the Harvard Business School Digital Initiative, who has studied academic influence on policy. The more important factor is being willing to weigh in when the time comes. “It’s a privilege—that’s exactly the right... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”
"Success has always been an American preoccupation, but the definition of success takes on a new urgency today, when every conventional measure of success seems to have a faster burn rate than ever before," say Laura Nash and Howard Stevenson. The HBS View Details
Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
- 07 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Intellectual History of Harvard Business School
Date: April 17-18, 2008 Faculty Chair: Richard S. Tedlow Faculty Summary Report: Colloquium: The Intellectual History of the Harvard Business School: Six Case Studies What were the overall goals of the... View Details
- 03 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 3
Strategy and Entrepreneurship—Course Architecture Note faculty namesHarvard Business School Course Overview 911-069 This note provides an overview of the Harvard Business School course "The Online Economy: Strategy and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
pattern common to important narratives around the world. A supporting website facilitates sharing of teaching materials and experiences by faculty using the case series. We report results from using this curriculum with undergraduate and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Experimental Researcher Helps Improve Health Care in Zambia
conducted behavioral-change experiments in health, agriculture, and microfinance in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. She brings that globetrotting experience to bear when teaching a second-year course called Managing Global Health. At a recent HBS View Details
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates
inner workings of his own employer. “Vocal silence allows organizations to instill rather than impose morals” Manufacturing Morals: The Values of Silence in Business School Education chronicles Anteby's journey as a junior faculty member... View Details
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
Business School faculty led in developing the method. A particular challenge in the writing of cases is finding the balance between enough complexity, so that the problem posed reflects reality and supports alternative approaches to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Feb 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
Scholars and Students Unpack the Digital Business Revolution
hedge fund, an Amazon employee focused on retail data, and a forecaster at General Electric," says HBS David Sarnoff Professor of Business Administration Marco Iansiti, who serves as faculty chair of the initiative and head of the... View Details
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Studying Japan from the Inside
developing business cases in the country, helping faculty conduct research, and acting as a liaison between the School and the host country. The JRO has completed eight case studies, which will be studied in HBS classrooms for years to... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 24 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Business Summit: Business Education in the 21st Century
Editor's Note: This is a summary of an HBS Business Summit presentation. View a full summary and video of the event on the HBS Centennial Web site linked below. Date of Event: October 14, 2008 Speakers: David A. Garvin, HBS facultySrikant M. Datar, HBS View Details