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- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Exchange: Lessons from the Edge
Image by John Ritter Professors Geoff Jones and Tarun Khanna had been toiling away from their respective HBS offices for many years, each of them interested in emerging markets but expressed through different disciplines: Jones, a historian, was studying how the world... View Details
- 10 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
From Product Development to Business School
except for one thing: they wanted a multi-million-dollar up-front payment. If you learn one thing at SpaceX it’s you don’t buy expensive things unless you absolutely have to. In fact, overpriced rocket launches are the reason the company... View Details
- 26 Oct 2016
- Blog Post
From Product Development to Business School
except for one thing: they wanted a multi-million-dollar up-front payment. If you learn one thing at SpaceX it’s you don’t buy expensive things unless you absolutely have to. In fact, overpriced rocket launches are the reason the company... View Details
- 16 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Report from China: The New Entrepreneurs
companies, I don't think we were very surprised. Impressed, yes, but not surprised. Q: What's a "sea turtle" and why is it important in discussing the development of entrepreneurism in China? There are many paths to successful venture creation, and viewing... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Lessons from a Nasty Trade Dispute
can managers learn from the outcome of the Canada/Bombardier vs. Brazil/Embraer dispute about the most effective way to handle these types of situations? A: The dollar value of the Brazilian sanctions... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
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Entrepreneurship in the Large Corporation: A Longitudinal Study of How Established Firms Create Breakthrough Inventions
By: Gautam Ahuja and Curba Morris Lampert
We present a model that explains how established firms create breakthrough inventions. We identify three organizational pathologies that inhibit breakthrough inventions: the familiarity trap—favoring the familiar; the maturity trap—favoring the mature;... View Details
Keywords: Radical Innovation; Organizational Learning; Technology; Strategy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business Processes; Innovation and Invention; Chemical Industry
Ahuja, Gautam, and Curba Morris Lampert. "Entrepreneurship in the Large Corporation: A Longitudinal Study of How Established Firms Create Breakthrough Inventions." Special Issue on Strategic Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurial Strategies for Wealth Creation. Strategic Management Journal 22, nos. 6-7 (June–July 2001): 521–543.
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Learn with Baker Library: Baker Basics for Executive Education Participants | Baker Library
Help Center Learn with Baker Library: Baker Basics for Executive Education Participants Learn with Baker Library is a library service that provides customized e-learning modules covering topics View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Breaking Free from Fear of Change
first, high-need-for-achievement professionals need to make space in their careers to engage in and learn from challenges that offer no guarantees of immediate success. When you have the tools to manage that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2006
made from that research. I felt that through economics, I could really make a difference.” With medicine off the table, Bandourian soon discovered the world of finance and landed on Wall Street as an investment strategist with Goldman... View Details
- 06 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
Henry McGee: From HBO to HBS
changed. That can be tough at times but it’s that relentless focus on excellence that makes HBS such a great place to learn and teach. Similarly, the case method remains a bedrock at HBS and having been a student and teacher, I know... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2005
who can bring Western business practices and managerial know-how. And if we don’t come back, who will?” Mlotok hopes to leverage her skills through a position in growth-oriented venture capital/private equity. “If there’s one thing I’ve View Details
- 2022
- Working Paper
Communicating Corporate Culture in Labor Markets: Evidence from Job Postings
We examine how firms craft their job postings to convey information about their culture and
whether doing so helps attract employees. We utilize state-of-the-art machine learning methods to
develop a comprehensive dictionary of key corporate values across the near... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Culture Significance; Labor Markets; Disclosure; Organizational Culture; Recruitment; Talent and Talent Management
Pacelli, Joseph, Tianshuo Shi, and Yuan Zou. "Communicating Corporate Culture in Labor Markets: Evidence from Job Postings." Working Paper, October 2022.
- July 2023
- Teaching Note
Belden and Digital Transformation: From Product Sales to Solutions Sales
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 823-002. Belden manufactures devices such as switches, cables, adapters, and connectors. Faced with market changes, the firm initiated a new Enhanced Solutions Delivery (ESD) initiative. In November 2022 executives are evaluating the... View Details
- 13 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments
In the course of her work, Rebecca Henderson meets business executives who don't address the threat of climate change because they don't believe that it exists. Her recommendation: They should consider investments in environmental sustainability anyway, assuming that... View Details
- 28 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Managing Your Health and the Recruiting Process: Advice from HBS Alumni
asked you there for a reason.” Your talents, skills, and all of your abilities make you the professional you are today and will continue to shape the professional you will be in the future. Own your unique value, advocate for what you need, and continue to pave the way... View Details
- 09 Jun 2015
- News
Building change from the ground up
chance to experience before.” Khoja—who has defied cultural norms by hiring women—remains optimistic about Afghanistan’s future despite the country’s continuing instability. “You can’t erase the fact that in the past decade, one-third of the country has View Details
- 22 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Moving to the Lower 48 from Alaska for my MS/MBA
Moving anywhere is hard – but moving halfway across the world can come with even more challenges. MBA students come to HBS from every corner of the world, some with families, and some having never left their home country or state before.... View Details
- August 2007
- Article
Remedying Education: Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments in India
By: A. Banerjee, Shawn A. Cole, E. Duflo and L. Linden
This paper presents the results of two randomized experiments conducted in schools in urban India. A remedial education program hired young women to teach students lagging behind in basic literacy and numeracy skills. It increased average test scores of all children in... View Details
Banerjee, A., Shawn A. Cole, E. Duflo, and L. Linden. "Remedying Education: Evidence from Two Randomized Experiments in India." Quarterly Journal of Economics 122, no. 3 (August 2007): 1235–1264.
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Profiles from the class of 2007
as part of the School’s New Orleans Service Immersion. “We knew we wanted to go back right after we returned from that first trip,” says D’Avella. “This year we did a pre- and post-immersion seminar with faculty to tie in the experience... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part Two
Brand New also developed the ability to identify ability in others: organizational and strategic talent, as well as commercial imagination. Lauder, Schultz, and Dell—like the three entrepreneurs in the past—shared a willingness to delegate responsibility to talented... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace