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- 14 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Understanding Users of Social Networks
and women in society. "No One Uses Myspace" To continue on the issue of online representation of offline societal trends, Piskorski also looked at usage patterns of MySpace. Today's perception is that Twitter has the buzz and... View Details
- 16 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
D’O: Making a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Affordable
operational innovation to manage the tradeoff between cost and quality. It's an issue you find in every business, whether you're a chef or an executive at Mercedes or BMW or Apple." In November, Oldani visited Pisano's second-year... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Expressions of Support
“We believe in HBS’s ability to prepare leaders to meet the challenges facing business and society today.” Ashley Garrett and Alan K. “AJ” Jones (both MBA 1987), HBS Fund Chairs Alumni and friends who give to the HBS Fund for Leadership and View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Collective Wisdom
innovation task of designing can be crowdsourced. Local Motors has a community of over 25,000 designers and engineers that is continually innovating for the firm. Who could... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.
CO2 emissions stretching to 2040. The story is scary. “The only thing that will change China's plans quickly is an energy miracle” The world's governments—the United States, the European Union, Japan, China, India and the rest—are telling us that they fully expect... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Mara Aspinall
are now beginning to treat genetic analysis as an integral element in a patient’s diagnosis and treatment plan. But it cannot stop there. Since most currently practicing physicians have not been trained in this new field, there is a need to fast-track genetics and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Going Forward
Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. We also are committed to extending exciting work that we have begun, including further investing in HBX, continuing innovation in the MBA Program, and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Great Expectations
courses. As we continue to incorporate the field method into our programs, expectations within the School and beyond are high. The stakes are high, too. By developing new ways of teaching and learning, we hope to raise the bar for... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
What Keeps HBS Ahead? You Do!
the Harvard Innovation Lab—depends on new gifts. The bottom line is that the School needs annual support to maintain its excellence. If we didn’t receive alumni gifts each year, we couldn’t fund emerging needs, ensure our faculty’s... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The US Patent System’s Uncertain Fate
but also the patent system serving as a real drag on innovation. LC: You’ll see a shift in innovation to other countries. But you’ll also see continued growth in patent issuances in the United States. If I’m... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Tackling Climate Change Will Cost Less Than We Think
No one knows how much it will cost to keep the risks of significant climate disruption to a reasonable level. One commonly cited estimate puts the cost at roughly 1 percent of world GDP a year, or about $840 billion. This is a large number, but it seems smaller when... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
mobile-first to a mobile-only approach. “The strongest brands will continue to do what they do best—superserve their audiences—but the native advertising model will meaningfully challenge the existing, archaic advertising model, forcing... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”
innovation is coming from everywhere and it's getting improved as it scales. And Silicon Valley will continue to be a great hub for innovation, but the best businesses here will see increased competition... View Details
- 06 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness
process often sparks ideas that lead to creation of innovative new products, Shih explains. So when American companies allow the production of high-tech products like televisions and memory chips to disappear from the local landscape,... View Details
- 17 Aug 2015
- News
The Play Alchemist
As a student at Harvard College, Matthews continued her experimentation, signing up for a class called Affecting Change through Art and Science. “I took the course because people said, ‘You can create cool stuff and they give you money to... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 21 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
7 Successful Battle Strategies to Beat COVID-19
continuously update plans and actions against rapidly shifting challenges. 1. Pierce the fog of war Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian general and military theorist, coined the term "fog of war." He understood that a strategy... View Details
Keywords: by Euvin Naidoo
- 13 Jul 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Meaghan Fitzgerald (MBA 2016)
closely with our hardware marketing partners, who are responsible for ensuring we continue to build and promote great VR headsets, and with the product teams and developers making the applications themselves.” What’s a typical day like at... View Details
Will K. Kellogg
Kellogg invented corn flakes and created a breakfast cereal empire. Practicing pioneering advertising techniques, he managed to change the American breakfast style. Today, the Kellogg Company carries on the tradition of innovative... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 14 Feb 2023
- News
Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in San Francisco
Starting this past fall and continuing through the coming year, Dean Srikant Datar is traveling to meet with alumni around the world. On Thursday, February 9, nearly 250 San Francisco Bay Area alumni gathered to celebrate and connect with... View Details
- 13 Aug 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Entrepreneurs Needed for Long-Run Success
reassess the importance of entrepreneurs for not only the continuation of the family company, but for the continued success of the family itself. Managers inside your core business who think like... View Details
Keywords: by Michael J. Roberts