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21 Nov 2011
Working Paper Summaries

Caste and Entrepreneurship in India

Keywords: by Lakshmi Iyer, Tarun Khanna & Ashutosh Varshney

06 Oct 2010
Research & Ideas

John Kotter: Four Ways to Kill a Good Idea

ridicule and character assassination can be served with a dramatic flourish of indignation, but more often are presented with a light hand. There is a sense that the attacker feels awkward even bringing up a subject, but he nevertheless... View Details

Keywords: by John Kotter & Lorne A. Whitehead

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Wyss House | About

United States and internationally. Today Synthes instruments, implants, and bone-healing techniques are in use in hospitals around the globe. Wyss stepped down as CEO in 2007. Professor Emeritus Howard H. Stevenson, Hansjörg Wyss (MBA 1965), and Dean Jay O. View Details

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Partners & Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Light Probable Futures ProNicaragua Right To Play International Robin Hood Foundation Rocky Mountain Institute Save the Children Sesame Workshop Single Stop Social Finance Special Olympics Teach for America The Boston Foundation The... View Details

01 Oct 2014
What Do You Think?

Is Too Much Focus a Problem?

available (searching for the lost key at night under the street light where the light is better), limiting options to what's placed in front of us, biases regarding information or its sources, undue trust in... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

18 Dec 2019
Book

6 Skills That Wise Companies Harness for World-Changing Innovation

eventually evolved from manufacturing motorcycles to inventing a revolutionary light business jet—fulfilling a lifelong dream to improve mobility and exemplifying the longevity and continuous innovation that characterizes so many Japanese... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

01 Oct 2021
News

Fostering Diversity

training the next generation of leaders.” They appreciate how the Black Lives Matter movement has shined a light on both the overt and hidden racism in society. Victoria says, “It is upon all of us to do the work required to be... View Details

25 Mar 2020
Blog Post

Black New Venture Competition and Black Tech Master Series Recap

Tech Master Series and New Venture competition we were not only able to provide entrepreneurs with $175k in capital, but we were also able to leverage HBS’s powerful network and prominence to shed light on a systemic issue present within... View Details

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Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

assistance of Richard Kriebel, Land presented the science behind his invention in a series of engaging public forums. In 1936, the young entrepreneur introduced his synthetic light polarizing discs at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New... View Details

01 May 2017
Research & Ideas

Bad At Your Job? Maybe It's the Job’s Fault

fun to do this with executives because you see the lightbulbs going off in their heads. I’ve had a number of people tell me, ‘Now I understand why that job is so hard,’” Simons says. “It shines a light on the problem.” And at a time when... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

29 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

For Entrepreneurs, Blown Deadlines Can Crush Big Ideas

product enabled customers to turn on motors and lights for different items, such as a car built out of the plastic bricks, with a remote control. However, once the entrepreneur added a feature that turns on View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

07 Apr 2015
News

Warrior Spirit

ringside. “I just asked them to dim the lights a bit more, to put focus on the cage,” he says, eyes restlessly sweeping the venue. “It’s similar to creating the atmosphere of a rock concert.” In just a few minutes, ONE FC will be... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services

14 Feb 2019
Blog Post

LOVE At HBS

LEAD that it's hard to break out of old habits and to balance family with careers, but that is our goal. Katie Kim & Sarah Rennich, Class of 2020 in the morning i see her in the early light i breathe in and smell the sweet and musky... View Details

01 Jun 2004
News

Working the Street

9 p.m. Friday, about the time, Timken says, “when the beer hits the bloodstream.” A traffic stop on a Honda Civic (probable cause: brake light out) turns up an 18-year-old driver, Alejandro, with no license and no insurance. With him is... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; tattoo; removal; program; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

30 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

How Technology Adoption Affects Global Economies

nation's wealth. After all, new tools—from the telegraph to the PC—enable expedited production of goods and services, eventually facilitating economic growth. Technological tools also improve a country's perceived standard of living, as in the case of the View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

10 Sep 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Branding Yoga

Bikram yoga” (The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has weighed in on the debate as well. The organization launched an awareness campaign called "Take Back Yoga—Bringing to Light Yoga's Hindu Roots." The goal was not to convert... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

20 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms

result. The findings by Harvard Business School Associate Professor Elisabeth Kempf come at a time of heightened political discord and polarization among Americans. The research sheds new light on how the same dynamics are unfolding in... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

Research Summary

Overview

By: Boris Vallee

Professor Vallée focuses on financial innovation, investigating it from different angles. This research thread has led him to relate the methods and insights of corporate finance and banking with those of other subfields, including household finance, public finance,... View Details

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Informing Brand Marketing Practice

Susan M. Fournier is involved with several projects relating more generally to brand managment issues. These include boardroom-level projects (with Professors Thomas Madden and Franke Fehle of the University of South Carolina, and sponsored by Interbrand) on the... View Details

12 May 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team

by offering input, asking questions, and responding to others based on their experience working together thus far. In the relaunch session, the team can discuss how business goals and strategy may have changed in light of the pandemic.... View Details

Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley

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