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Jason A. Kilar
beginning to embrace the nascent Internet. Kilar’s class was the first to be given an email address—in this case, an AOL address because HBS addresses did not yet exist—and access to the Web. In a second-year class taught by Jeffrey... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: Byte-Testing Bitcoin
replace gold and/or fiat, the price will continue to rise. We can make many assumptions; but if we believe bitcoin will replace low single-digit percentages of gold and fiat, then we get to a value that’s way beyond where it currently is. We know there’s limited... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
of the wonders that surround each of us is coupled with Flatt’s candid, empowering reflections on existence and his illness. The CMO’s Social Media Handbook by Peter Friedman (MBA 1983) (LiveWorld) Thirty... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
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Case Study: Sneak Peak
school districts and vending machine operators to reclaim vending space made vacant by the new federal guidelines against unhealthy, sugary beverages. The profit margin may be slimmer, but it could be made up View Details
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
than measurements indicate? The current research explores problems that result, in part, from malfeasance by outside perpetrators who overstate their efforts to increase their measured performance. In parallel, similar vulnerabilities... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Ansel Adams and Polaroid R&D | Baker Library
example, Adams observed the limited tonal range of the sepia prints from Type 40 film, the first Polaroid instant photography film, introduced in 1948. As her laboratory worked tirelessly throughout the 1950s and ’60s on the advancement of black-and-white films, Morse... View Details
- 15 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 15, 2008
alternative definitions of market-type dispersion and to other determinants of franchising such as the stores' geographic distance from headquarters and geographic dispersion. Additional analyses also suggest that chains that do not franchise at all may cope with... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Past Issues - Alumni
helping others What's the Word? The business ideas and trends that generated buzz in 2021—and could define 2022 New Wave Tapping the power of tides and waves to help power the planet is an attractive concept, but marine-energy companies have long been held back 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
- 30 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 30, 2007
Working PapersDo Employment Protections Reduce Productivity? Evidence from U.S. States Authors:David H. Autor, William R. Kerr, and Adriana D. Kugler Abstract Theory predicts that mandated employment protections may reduce productivity View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Nimble, Quick, and Adaptable
an innovation in the MBA curriculum that gives students an opportunity to test their entrepreneurial chops. FIELD 3 is part of a larger effort by the School to set the pace in a field it has helped define. The Arthur Rock Center for... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
(HBS Press, 2008), by BusinessWeek editor Spencer E. Ante. What follows is an excerpt adapted from the book. Venture capital has existed in one form or another since the earliest days of commercial activity. The Spanish monarchy and... View Details
- 19 Dec 2024
- News
The Musts of 2024
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. I love these end-of-the-year lists where you can get recommendations from smart people about things that are worth your time and money. It always sets me up really... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
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Luxe Redux
light, color, texture, and sound. In February, Louis Vuitton took that premise to a new level, opening a fourstory, 22,000-square-foot boutique on Fifth Avenue designed by architect Peter Marino that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Screen Saver
Washington University. "Now think of the magic of Avatar in 3D. In that interim period, between 1977 and 2010, the technological advances in moviemaking were unbelievable. But that was not at all matched by any change in the concession... View Details
- 29 Mar 2023
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Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
iStock The faculty, students, and staff of Harvard Business School are thinking about the people of Turkey and Syria who were impacted by the recent earthquake. We have all been touched by the loss of life,... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
Weapons of Peace by Peter D. Johnston (MBA 1990) Goldrook Publishing What If the Nazis developed the Atom Bomb first? Recovering from gunshot wounds and confined to an ancient English castle, America's top... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
evolution in the Darwinian world of high-tech business. Cafe Culture: CEO Russ Wilcox in E Ink’s offices, a converted factory space that includes a central gathering area for impromptu meetings and brainstorming sessions. On the table: Amazon’s Kindle 2 and Kindle DX... View Details
- 05 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 5
perhaps extremely severe, that are routine because they can be anticipated and prepared for) and "true crises" (which, because of significant novelty, cannot be dealt with exclusively by pre-determined emergency plans and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2014
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Case Study: A Souped-Up Strategy
the model before tackling the more competitive cities that the traveler-oriented services are blanketing. Testing a few big markets periodically will help confirm whether the return is greater by sticking to small and medium in the near... View Details