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- 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
- 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 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
- Web
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
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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
- 12 May 2016
- News
What Ernest Shackleton has in common with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk
Dean Nitin Nohria penned a piece for the Boston Globe magazine that draws parallels between famed Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton and modern space entrepreneurs like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Reflecting on a recent family trip to... View Details
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Introduction - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
and making possible an unparalleled level of commerce. The railroads, unprecedented in size and complexity, became the model on which modern business would be based. While few dispute the transformative nature of the industry, recent... View Details
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Research Links: Secondary Sources - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business . Cambridge: Belknap Press, 1977. Full text available as a networked resource. Chandler, Alfred D., ed., The Railroads: Pioneers in Modern Management . New York: Arno Press,... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
New Exhibit Highlights Turning Point for American Business
on display in Morgan Hall, titled "The Emergence of Modern American Business." The exhibit features large black-and-white photographs, colorful advertising cards, informative broadsides, and other memorabilia selected from the Baker... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
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Sally Aaron
Modern medical technology gave me a chance to be happy and healthy when I was young. I want to make sure others have the same chance and privilege. I was born with a dislocated hip that was saved only by View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Islam’s Great Culture Is Dying
that had previously given it coherence and meaning,” Allawi argues, asserting that under colonial rule, traditional institutions and ways of life were replaced by modern equivalents that spoke little to the people. The deterioration... View Details
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Tony Tasset Arrow Sculpture 2015 | About
including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, and Museum für Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt. Tasset lives and works in Chicago and is represented by Kavi Gupta Gallery. View Details
Charles D. Wiman
As the great-grandson of the company founder, Wiman was principally responsible for expanding and modernizing Deere’s operations, putting it on a path to become the largest and most successful supplier of large-scale agricultural... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate