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ESG-Innovation Disconnect: Evidence from Green Patenting” with Umit Gurun and Quoc Nguyen. Lauren H. Cohen : Invited to give a keynote address at the launch of the eNaira, Nigeria’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), 2021. Lauren H.... View Details

22 Jan 2016
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Case Protagonists at HBS

a particular decision making process) is often a highlight of the HBS curriculum. Elliott Davis is one of the many students who has benefited from such insights. Elliott came to HBS after four years at IBM doing social business and View Details

28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Supply Chain Risk: Deal With It

says, "which we view as a triangle" representing cutting working capital, reducing transaction costs, and providing world-class customer service. Balancing these competing priorities means that it's impossible to eliminate risk... View Details

Keywords: by David Stauffer

24 May 2017
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Ilene H. Lang, MBA 1973

Picture 1982 Joins Symbolics 1993 Joins Lotus Development Corp. 1995 Joins Digital Equipment Corp. 1996 Named President and CEO, AltaVista 2003 Joins Catalyst as President 2008 Named CEO, Catalyst 2015 Retires from Catalyst Retired... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

10 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

expenditures under the entry of new generation lab managers. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=46697 Executive Education in the Digital Matrix: The Disruption of the... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

15 Sep 2015
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September 15, 2015

Operations Management Analytics for an Online Retailer: Demand Forecasting and Price Optimization By: Ferreira, Kris J., Bin Hong Alex Lee, and David Simchi-Levi Abstract—We present our work with an online retailer, Rue La La, as an... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

rules of the game. In the B Corp movement, we’re working to advance fundamental economic system reform. For example, B Lab UK is pushing for the Better Business Act to make it mandatory for all businesses to advance the benefit of both... View Details

12 Jan 2023
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‘Debiasing’ Debt with Data

lending process driven solely by data. Working for Amazon in Seattle at the time, he went to some data-scientist friends armed with 1.2 million Small Business Association (SBA) loan records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

28 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Can You Buy Creativity in the Gig Economy?

Writers may lament the uncertainties of the digital age, as many turn to online markets to distribute their work with no promises of fame or fortune. But when authors are guaranteed a cut of their own book... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

14 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 14

that colleagues support one another's efforts to do the best work they can. That has always been true for efficiency reasons, but collaborative helping becomes even more vital in an era of knowledge work, when positive business outcomes... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Feb 2024
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GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

planning, sports, empowering women, and the digital frontier. “We introduced several new panels for this edition of the event, and personally, I found the exploration of soft power particularly intriguing,” says Lootah. “This panel delved... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Ellen Desmarais | About

high-impact growth initiatives in global media and learning companies such as McGraw-Hill Education, The Wall Street Journal, and Getty Images. As Managing Director, Digital Strategy, she modernized HBP Education group’s approach to... View Details

22 May 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders

compelling answer in an unintentional haiku. “Their work is flawless,” she says. “Their quality control is tighter than NASA’s.” The Aesthetic Idol competition The final assignment in “The Business of Aesthetics” requires both an... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Beauty & Cosmetics; Apparel & Accessories; Auto; Tourism

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Recruiting Partners - Health Care

Carmot Therapeutics CCD International Cedars-Sinai Health System Celgene Corporation Cerner Corporation Cerulean Pharma Inc. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Children's Hospital Boston Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Cigna City Health Works... View Details

2021
Working Paper

The Value of Data and Its Impact on Competition

By: Marco Iansiti

Common regulatory perspective on the relationship between data, value, and competition in online platforms has increasingly centered on the volume of data accumulated by incumbent firms. This view posits the existence of "data network effects," where more data leads to... View Details

Keywords: Online Platforms; Data Network Effects; Analytics and Data Science; Value; Competition; Digital Platforms

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03 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 3, 2009

Working PapersAdding Bricks to Clicks: The Contingencies Driving Cannibalization and Complementarity in Multichannel Retailing (revised) Authors:Jill Avery, Thomas J. Steenburgh, John Deighton, and Mary Caravella Abstract This paper... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

25 Aug 2022
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Up on the Corner

to name the building Madikizela, in honor of the late South African political activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a symbol of Black female resilience.) The upper floors will contain well-appointed rentals, whose target market includes single moms View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

07 Feb 2019
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How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption

the fall of such companies as DEC, Kodak, Nokia, Wang, and more recently Sears. "People often forget that when Apple launched the iPhone it was already a $24 billion corporation. " I am a huge fan of Schumpeter and I’ve been reading his View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

04 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Tech Club

uniquely have, and helping create bridges to other similarly minded folks across Harvard and Boston. What activities does the Tech Club coordinate? The club sensed a student desire for formal tech skills (e.g. programming, rapid prototyping, UI/UX) and we are View Details

01 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Exploring Career Passions through Short Intensive Programs – Moving Beyond Direct to Consumer

the activities of businesses to expand their DTC business into a true omnichannel relationship. In part because of COVID-19, there was more change to DTC businesses in 2020 than there was for the prior 10 years. Our 2021 version increases the challenges of this View Details

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