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  • 13 Nov 2020
  • News

Insatiably Curious

innovation sectors of the economy,” she says of the new position. Working as COO “synthesizes my past experiences,” she adds, citing her early career as an investor at General Atlantic; her recent work as a limited partner at Fremont Group, a family investment View Details
  • 08 May 2015
  • News

Ubiquitous digital connectivity is now essential to competitiveness

Marco Iansiti, the David Sarnoff Professor of Business Administration, believes all businesses—both established and startup—must embrace digital transformation. Iansiti’s analysis of innovation in digital technology at General Electric, with Associate Professor Karim... View Details
  • 16 Sep 2008
  • First Look

First Look: September 16, 2008

Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Europe. European IFRS adoption represented a major milestone towards financial reporting convergence yet spurred controversy reaching the highest levels of government. We find a more positive reaction for View Details
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Faculty & Advisors | MBA

MBAs; Avoiding Startup Failure; and Managing Networked Business _,_ which surveyed strategies for platform-based businesses that leverage network effects. He twice co-led a Harvard Innovation Lab course,... View Details
  • 28 Aug 2017
  • Research & Ideas

Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?

are persistent issues that in many cases have worsened. "Addressing these issues is critical for the future competitiveness of these industries" In our competitive landscape, ESG efforts are guided by economic incentives. Indeed, my research with colleagues... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Manufacturing; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Mining
  • 15 Oct 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Why Business IT Innovation is so Difficult

Harvard Business School professor Kristina Steffenson McElheran studies the effect of information technology on business process innovation. It's a topic, she is sometimes told, that is, well, less than exciting. "I've had people say to me that studying IT use is like... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
  • 17 Dec 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Venture Capital: Hot Markets and Current Industry Trends

debated at a panel discussion called "Venture Capital: Hot Markets and Current Industry Trends," moderated by Harvard Business School professor Lynda Applegate. The "strike zone" for his firm is View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • Fast Answer

Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry

private companies; information on investment firms and capital transactions; For a multimedia learning module on Capital IQ check out our Learn... View Details
  • 30 Nov 2020
  • Research & Ideas

COVID Not Slowing VC Investment

Economic Research, Gompers teamed with Will Gornall of the University of British Columbia, Steven N. Kaplan of the University of Chicago, and Stanford University’s Ilya A. Strebulaev to survey more than 1,000 venture capitalists at 900 View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services; Banking
  • 2009
  • Working Paper

Walking Through Jelly: Language Proficiency, Emotions, and Disrupted Collaboration in Global Work

By: Tsedal Beyene, Pamela J. Hinds and Catherine Durnell Cramton
In an ethnographic study comprised of interviews and concurrent observations of 145 globally distributed members of nine project teams of an organization, we found that uneven proficiency in English, the lingua franca, disrupted collaboration for both native and... View Details
Keywords: Spoken Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Globalized Firms and Management; Groups and Teams; Behavior; Emotions; Social and Collaborative Networks
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  • 17 Jun 2014
  • First Look

First Look: June 17

multiple identities as a result. The outcomes of relational pluralism can include greater flexibility in building network ties, more stable exchange relationships, and the ability to adopt tailored innovations. We develop a typology of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Jan 2016
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January 26, 2016

local ethnic populations and identify a causal link between local networks and firm trade. We also show that firms are more likely to acquire target firms, and report increased... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Nov 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017

forthcoming Journal of Political Economy Internalizing Global Value Chains: A Firm-Level Analysis By: Alfaro, Laura, Pol Antràs, Davin Chor, and Paola Conconi Abstract—In recent decades, advances in information and communication technology and falling trade barriers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Dec 2010
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First Look: Dec. 14

conceptualization of products in this context, as reflected by product feature choices, is influenced by prior industry affiliation. We study digital cameras introduced from 1991 to 2006 by firms from three prior industries. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Oct 1998
  • News

New HBS Alumni Board Members

her MBA in 1993, Jennifer E. Gilbert has been president of Art Investment Inc., a publishing firm in Boston. She is a director of the Business Associates Club and president of the HBS Network of Women... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2024
  • News

The Exchange: Chance Encounters

Assistant Professor Maria Roche and Associate Professor Andy Wu; image by John Ritter Late one day in the fall of 2021, as she was packing up to head home, Assistant Professor Maria Roche bumped into Andy Wu, a colleague in the Strategy Unit whose office is next to... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
  • Web

Buy Now, Pay Later: Research Links - Manuscript Collections

Manuscript Collections Printed Collections Visual Collections Secondary Resources Credits Jacob Adams Account Book, 1673-1693 Full text available as a networked resource Jacob Adams, a New England cobbler and farmer in Newbury,... View Details
  • 20 Oct 2020
  • Blog Post

Changing the Face of Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital at Harlem Capital

entrepreneurship and investing over the next two years and beyond. The Early Days and Success of Harlem Capital The Harlem Capital story begins well before that first day on campus. In 2015, Pierre-Jacques and Tingle first joined forces at ICV Partners, a middle-market... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital / Private Equity
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Field Course: Venture Capital Journey - Course Catalog

Managing a firm Further, students will have the opportunity to step back and learn about: Navigating a career in VC, including how to select a firm to join (with particular considerations to View Details
  • 12 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 12, 2018

decisions a firm makes when designing systems to support these workers are 1) what guidance to deliver and 2) what kind of training (if any) to provide. We examine these choices in the context of mobile money platforms—systems that allow... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman