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- 20 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?
this year or 2020. Mission Statement: SPACEX “SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets." Other... View Details
- 19 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
Fed Up Workers and Supply Woes: What's Next for Dollar Stores?
They all started out with this mentality, which I would argue is like the modern Five & Dime, with treasure hunt. Treasure hunt from a retail standpoint means when you go in, every time the merchandise is different. People go in... View Details
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Yinka Shonibare CBE RA Wind Sculpture (SG) V 2019 | About
awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). His sculptures are in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; National Gallery of Canada,... View Details
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HBS OnBoard | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
to develop leadership skills critical for modern governance. The program is designed to build on the HBS commitment to lifelong learning while contributing to the impact of the nonprofit sector through rigorous examination of the... View Details
- 08 Feb 2021
- Book
How to Make the World Better, Not Perfect
modern building in Evanston, Illinois, marked by its expansive views of Lake Michigan. In passing, I mentioned that I had become a vegetarian. Someone in the audience made a comment in which he referred to himself as a vegetarian, too,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
climate change will require the massive mobilization of huge pools of capital from across the globe—up and down value chains and across risk spectrums. Business leaders have vast experience in precisely this area. One of the sometimes-unsung features of View Details
- 16 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be
showcased the ongoing appeal of its more timeless products while expanding into fashionable clothing and accessories for men and women. "You can buy the classic trench coat forever. But we've introduced products that have added more View Details
- 20 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry
innovative record is unsurpassed in the annals of modern industry, Matsushita's success was based on entering new product lines on the basis of continued learning in product development, production, and marketing; by contrast, RCA... View Details
- 15 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat
indigenizing inputs and modernizing bottling operations, and upgraded logistics and distribution, especially rurally. And the official boundaries between the U.S. and international organizations have been restored-recognizing the fact... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Consumer Appeal of Underdog Branding
consumers' identification with the brand. Q: As you and your coauthors write, "Stories about underdogs are pervasive across cultures and throughout history, and appear in ancient religious texts, as well as in modern literature, art,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
engineering. It requires immersive engagement in the technology, putting oneself in the decision-maker's shoes, and grappling with how GenAI can solve business challenges and opportunities. In this session, we will discuss critical questions at the heart of this... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
commutes. Dlodlo plans to set rents below market rate; yet the building, with its modern design and elegant aesthetic touches (the façade will evoke the patterns of traditional West African fabrics), will be one where Dlodlo would happily... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
manager, and her mother, Parmeshwar, a designer. The sleek, modern "Space office" at Godrej was designed to foster creativity. Photo courtesy of Nisa Godrej And Nisa plans to steer Godrej into newer territories—a process she believes... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
apartness gives him, and MacDonald, license to critique modern life, commentary that legions of readers enjoy as much as McGee’s wildly entertaining adventures. McGee has a thoughtful, amiable buddy named Meyer, a brilliant “retired... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Every Trick in the Book
befitting its location in San Francisco’s artsy and foggy Outer Sunset neighborhood, but it shares its commitment to community and curation and to pioneering a new model for the modern bookstore. The store has the look of a gallery, just... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
"During the times of the Republic, the Romans had a very small government, which outsourced all kinds of economic activities. They even took bids for services such as tax collection and street construction. The companies that formed in the process had many elements... View Details
- 22 Jul 2019
- Book
How to Be a Digital Platform Leader
century? Today, the world’s largest taxi company (Uber) owns no cars; the world’s largest provider of accommodations (Airbnb) owns no real estate; and the world’s largest retailer (Alibaba) owns no inventory. Modern platform thinking has... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Over the last decade, technology companies like Amazon, Google, and Netflix have pioneered data-driven research and development processes centered on massive experimentation. However, as companies increase the breadth and scale of their experiments to millions of... View Details
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By: Iavor I. Bojinov
Over the last decade, technology companies like Amazon, Google, and Netflix have pioneered data-driven research and development processes centered on massive experimentation. However, as companies increase the breadth and scale of their experiments to millions of... View Details
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The Institutional Foundations of Lending: Indirect Regulation and State-Building
The Institutional Foundations of Lending: Indirect Regulation and State-Building makes two main theoretical contributions to the scholarship on credit markets and institutional development. First, the book demonstrates that opportunistic lenders can take... View Details