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  • 24 Apr 2014
  • News

Capitalizing on the power of knowledge

Yoshito Hori (MBA 1991), founder and dean of Globis University in Japan, on the power of knowledge and the opportunity to innovate. (Published April 2014) View Details
  • 01 Feb 2002
  • News

Egawa Heads New Research Office in Japan

In an effort to expand the reach of its Asia-Pacific Research Center, HBS has opened a satellite office in Japan. Masako Egawa (MBA '86) has been named executive director of the Japan Research Office in Tokyo. Formerly an executive director in charge of the transport... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Jun 2002
  • News

Be Our Guest: HBS Show 2002 Goes Off without a Hitch

This year's show played on a challenging 2002 job market. (photo by Thomas J. Fitzsimmons) This year's show played on a challenging 2002 job market. (photo by Thomas J. Fitzsimmons) Amid the usual opening night jitters and fanfare, the curtain went up on the much... View Details
Keywords: Lee-Ann Landis; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Mar 2005
  • News

A Primer on Patents

LERNER: Congress won’t address needed patent reforms until CEOs get involved in lobbying for change. Professor Josh Lerner, who holds a joint appointment in the School’s Finance and Entrepreneurial Management units, is best known as an authority on the venture-capital... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Sep 2003
  • News

The Levitt Brand

A consultant and professor with a Ph.D. in economics from Ohio State University, Ted Levitt had already published two articles in the Harvard Business Review when he joined the HBS faculty in 1959. One year later, observed HBS marketing professor emeritus Stephen A.... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Sep 2003
  • News

Spangler Elected President of Harvard Overseers

Spangler C.D. (“Dick”) Spangler, Jr. (MBA 1956) was elected president of Harvard University’s Board of Overseers for 2003–2004. He began his duties in June. “Dick Spangler is a wise man,” said Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers. “It has been my good... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 09 Feb 2012
  • News

Entrepreneurial Influence

Keywords: Information; Information
  • Article

Reverse the Curse of the Top-5

By: Robert S. Kaplan
The past 40 years has seen a large increase in the number of articles submitted to journals ranked in the top-5 of their discipline. This increase is the rational response, by faculty, to the overweighting of publications in these journals by university promotions and... View Details
Keywords: Information Publishing; Journals and Magazines; Power and Influence; Research
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  • January 2008
  • Case

Lenovo: Building A Global Brand (Multimedia case)

By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Announced in December 2004, the $1.75 billion acquisition of IBM's PC division by Lenovo, China's largest PC maker, made headlines around the world. A relative upstart in the business, Lenovo acquired the division of IBM that invented the PC in 1981. While Lenovo was... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Information Infrastructure; Global Strategy; Acquisition; Brands and Branding; Manufacturing Industry; Computer Industry; China
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  • 2007
  • Working Paper

Dynamics of Platform Competition: Exploring the Role of Installed Base, Platform Quality and Consumer Expectations

By: Feng Zhu and Marco Iansiti
This paper seeks to answer three questions. First, which drives the success of a platform, installed base, platform quality or consumer expectations? Second, when does a monopoly emerge in a platform-based market? Finally, when is a platform-based market socially... View Details
Keywords: Price; Network Effects; Digital Platforms; Monopoly; Quality; Competitive Advantage; Digital Platforms
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  • 01 Sep 2009
  • News

Consumer Finance Makes HBS Debut

TUFANO: His new consumer finance elective is part of a broader effort to legitimize the field as an important area for research and teaching. Last spring HBS became the first top-ranked U.S. business school to offer a course in consumer finance. Jointly taught by HBS... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance
  • 25 Jul 2013
  • News

An Engine of Education Innovation

Stig Leschly Photo credit goes here The first time Stig Leschly (MBA 1997 / JD 1998) really sat down to think about what he wanted to do with the rest of his life, he decided to pursue his love of music. He was 23 years old, new to Harvard Business School, and trying... View Details
Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Sep 2007
  • News

Faculty Research Online

HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum for innovation in business practice, offering a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. Behavioral Finance — Benefiting from Irrational Investors Do... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 19 May 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy

Consumers are increasingly wary about sharing personal information with firms. Yet when they benefit from providing information in exchange for lower prices or better services, many consumers will gladly... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products
  • 12 Oct 1999
  • Research & Ideas

Right from the Start: Common Traps for the New Leader

of the job right away. The time prior to entry is a priceless period when the new leader can go beyond merely absorbing information about the organization to create a joining-up strategy for a successful transition. Becoming Isolated It's... View Details
Keywords: by Dan Ciampa & Michael D. Watkins
  • 01 Apr 2000
  • News

Rethinking Call Centers: Effective Delivery of Service is Key

call centers, with their attendant voice response units, need not be frustrating. When a company manages its call center well, effectively linking a triad of service, information technology, and internal processes, both the customer and... View Details
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1.17 Field Based Learning / Independent Projects | MBA

1.17 Field Based Learning / Independent Projects 1.0 Academic Information & Policies HBS students may have the opportunity to experience faculty-supervised, field-based learning during their MBA Program. The following policies apply to... View Details
  • July 2024
  • Case

Jacqueline Cook at Vendasta: Debating an IPO

By: Reza Satchu, Tom Quinn and Andrew Kosc
In May 2021, after a surge in demand for digital services that prompted high valuations for startups across the Canadian tech sector, Saskatchewan-based Vendasta entered the final stages of the initial public offering (IPO) process. COO Jacqueline Cook had invested her... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Interpersonal Communication; Cost vs Benefits; Forecasting and Prediction; Business Cycles; Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Capital Markets; Private Equity; Investment Banking; Stock Options; Financial Markets; Initial Public Offering; Institutional Investing; Price Bubble; Digital Platforms; Digital Transformation; Internet and the Web; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Managerial Roles; Agreements and Arrangements; Going Public; Ownership Stake; Performance Expectations; Work-Life Balance; Strategic Planning; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Rank and Position; Risk and Uncertainty; Opportunities; Happiness; Reputation; Status and Position; Well-being; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Canada
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  • 01 Apr 2015

HBS Women's Association Webinar

Please join HBS Admissions and the Women’s Student Association for an information session and student panel. View Details
  • 01 Dec 2009
  • News

The Fab Four

Sasha Novakovich (MBA ’99) was in her second year at HBS when she and classmate Tracy Lawrence got the idea for what would become GetConnected, a company that processes voice, data, and video services transactions for retailers. Despite some ups and downs, it thrived.... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Information; Information; Information; Information; Information; Information; Information; Information