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- 15 Jun 2020
- News
Unpause Yourself
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Field Study
Last fall’s Harvard-Yale football game (10–zip, Crimson ) marked the fortieth anniversary of Harvard’s famous 29-29 “victory” over the Elis. HBS later became a tiebreaker of sorts: Five players from Yale’s 1968 team went on to get MBAs at HBS, compared to four from the... View Details
- 21 Jan 2015
- News
An Ounce of Preparation Is Worth a Pound of Prototypes
- 11 Mar 2014
- News
Innovation in Big Companies
- 28 Jan 2014
- News
The Good Jobs Strategy
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
HBS's Unique Economic Model
Rick Melnick Harvard Business School is renowned for educating leaders who make a difference in the world. Less well known is the economic model that enables HBS to do this—model that is unique in higher education. HBS is a living example of what it teaches: For a... View Details
- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
supports continuous operation through to the post COVID-19 world. Euvin Naidoo (@EuvinNaidoo) is a senior lecturer of business administration. Brian Trelstad: Prioritize nonprofits closest to the front lines Donors need to prioritize... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
performance of hybrid organizations that pursue a social mission, and sustain their operations through commercial activities, by studying work integration social enterprises (WISEs). We argue that social imprinting and economic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020
Bazerman explore the value of experiments and the ways in which they can improve organizational decisions. Drawing on real world experiments and case studies, Luca and Bazerman show that going by gut is no longer enough—successful leaders need frameworks for moving... View Details
- 08 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Zone Defense: These self-driving, AI-powered drones do recon so soldiers don’t have to
idea,’” Tseng recalls his older brother, Ryan, telling him. Ryan Tseng had already started two successful companies, and where Brandon saw a business opportunity in building AI software to operate unmanned systems for the military, Ryan... View Details
- 05 Feb 2015
- Blog Post
Crossing the Atlantic
ironically, my decision to go back into consulting resulted from the incredible experiences I had at a tech startup this past summer in Zambia. Those three months in Africa gave me the opportunity to fulfill my goals of working in a tech and e-commerce startup, getting... View Details
- Profile
Anthony Martore
In my Technology and Operations Management (TOM) course during the first semester, we stepped outside of the classroom and completed a two-day live simulation resembling a factory assembly line. We organized production groups of eight... View Details
- Web
Career Outcomes | Research Associates
Business MPP, Harvard Kennedy School Companies McKinsey Boston Consulting Group World Bank Aetna Google Revelio Labs Analysis Group Ticketmaster Deloitte Creative Arts Agency The Asia Group Wayfair Tulip Interfaces Positions Project Leader Data Engineer Senior Industry... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Rob Price (MBA 1997)
musicianship, they learn to cooperate, negotiate, and compromise; they learn courage, confidence, intuition, and presence. What excites us is that those skills are transferable to everything—from a classroom to a boardroom, operating... View Details
- 16 Mar 2018
- News
Douglas Spreng (MBA 1967)
Technology advanced dramatically throughout his career, changing the way business operated and how people interacted in stunning ways. “To have managed a technical business throughout that period was an amazing experience,” says Spreng.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Wick Moorman (MBA 1989)
important thing. And I also believe that over the next 10 years it’s going to become more important. I view what I’m doing as a form of public service. The number one thing we need to work very hard on is creating a better safety culture. Hand in hand with that will go... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Career Coach
Matt Spielman
the globe. To complement his training as a certified executive coach, Matt draws upon his operating experience working as a Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Revenue Officer, SVP Strategy & Innovation and Chief People Officer. Matt... View Details
- March 2017 (Revised March 2022)
- Case
Flashion: Art vs. Science in Fashion Retailing
By: Kris Ferreira and Karim R. Lakhani
Kate Wilson, retail analytics manager at Flashion, a fashion flash-sale site, is tasked with developing analytics to optimize pricing for first-exposure products on the site. Many in the industry have relied on years of experience and intuition to determine pricing—can... View Details
Keywords: Analytics; Pricing; Data; Service Operations; Forecasting and Prediction; Internet and the Web; Technology Adoption; Mathematical Methods; Decision Making; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Fashion Industry; United States
Ferreira, Kris, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Flashion: Art vs. Science in Fashion Retailing." Harvard Business School Case 617-059, March 2017. (Revised March 2022.)
- July 1991 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
Eastman Kodak Co.: Managing Information Systems Through Strategic Alliances
In January 1988, Colby Chandler, Kodak CEO, created the Corporate Information Systems (CIS) and appointed Katherine Hudson head. She at once became the first head of IT and first woman corporate vice president in the company. Throughout 1989, Hudson inaugurated a... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Information Technology; Partners and Partnerships; Organizational Structure; Success; Trends; Information Management; Service Operations; Manufacturing Industry
Applegate, Lynda M. "Eastman Kodak Co.: Managing Information Systems Through Strategic Alliances." Harvard Business School Case 192-030, July 1991. (Revised September 1995.)
- September 2004 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
Metso Paper: Globalization of Finnish Metal Workshops
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Marikka Heikkila and Kalle Lyytinen
Metso Paper, the world's largest producer of paper machines, aims to transform itself into a knowledge- and information-based service and solution provider for the paper industry by aggressively exploiting information technologies. In the fall of 2002, Jorma Hujala, a... View Details
Keywords: Production; Customer Value and Value Chain; Information Technology; Corporate Strategy; Knowledge Management; Machinery and Machining; Expansion; Service Delivery; Manufacturing Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Finland
Applegate, Lynda M., Marikka Heikkila, and Kalle Lyytinen. "Metso Paper: Globalization of Finnish Metal Workshops." Harvard Business School Case 805-057, September 2004. (Revised December 2004.)