Communications - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Creating the Minority Renaissance for Venture Capital: Interview with Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle, Managing Partners at Harlem Capital

opportunity to engage with people in these communities will take us further than most VC firms can go. You can’t put a monetary value on cultural impact” The was originally published on the HBS Alumni Careers Blog. View Details

05 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Solving Climate Change Starts with an Idea

of replies from people saying “I am in.” For a fully virtual, fully optional offering, I was impressed. Somehow a robust sense of community had formed. Students created concrete ideas and are tenaciously working on them. And they’re... View Details

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Research Resources | Baker Library

other archival collections related to the company. Administrative Records, circa 1930–2005 (Series I) Corporate governance and leadership records, 1953–1995; Polaroid Corporation Annual Reports 1937–1996; public relations and View Details

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Contemporary Black Artists and Public Art | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Cohan, New York. Photo credit: © Rolex, Audoin Desforges Carrie Mae Weems recently created, through her nonprofit organization Social Studies 101, RESIST COVID / TAKE 6! —a public art campaign in response to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black, Latinx, and... View Details

15 Jun 2021
News

From Das’s Desk

believes firmly in Dean Datar’s goals to strengthen the alumni community and demonstrate unequivocally that HBS is here for you throughout your life, whenever you need us and however you prefer to be engaged. I know you will enjoy getting... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Apr 2002
News

Q&A - Mark Fields

issue? For the first six months, I got a lot of questions about my age; after that, I didn’t really get them anymore. Maybe that’s because I had aged so much! Of all the innovations you have introduced, which have been most embraced? I’ve put a lot of focus on frequent... View Details

Keywords: auto; Mazda; Ford; Mark Fields; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

23 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

COVID-19 Shines New Light on Working Conditions in Supply Chains

question is: In the wreckage of a collapsed building, whose labels do you find? Often, the activist community will point their fingers at the brands for basically enabling those factories to exist and to persist with very risky working... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Apparel & Accessories

07 Sep 2016
What Do You Think?

How Can the Threat of Networks Be Reduced?

great they are as individuals, reap the personal benefits of their position, and deftly blunt competition from potential inter-organizational rivals.” His point is that an age of knowledge sharing facilitated by networks negates the effectiveness of vertical View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

14 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Web Surfers Have a Schedule and Stick to It

“If you have a concept to communicate that is 20 minutes long, you will be competing with other instances of 20-minute content,” Greenstein says. “Don’t expect households to take two 10-minute slots and put them together for you. That’s... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Web Services

25 May 2016
Research & Ideas

How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health

savings. In the area of prevention, the spread of ever-cheaper mobile smart phones enables citizens in remote rural areas to receive online medical consultations, treatment suggestions, and prescriptions. Readings on diagnostic machines in clinics can be taken by... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Health

21 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

Is a Gap in Small-Business Credit Holding Back the American Economy?

noting that a regional or community bank is their main financing partner. Is There A Credit Gap For Small Businesses? There is disagreement over whether there is indeed a credit gap when it comes to small business. Banks say that there is... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Manufacturing

13 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: Dec. 13

unavailable at this time. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/412062-PDF-ENG TopCoder (B) Karim R. Lakhani, Eric Lonstein, and Stephanie Healy PokrywaHarvard Business School Supplement 612-044 TopCoder develops software for clients through online... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing

relationships, with communicating verbally as well as reading gestures, and with using their imagination. Many ASD sufferers prefer routine to novelty, and exhibit steady focus and repetitive behavior patterns. If employed, they... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services; Computer

21 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

The VC Quandary: Too Much Money

made available for investment has ebbed and flowed. That phenomenon seems to be shifting, he said. "One theory is today the money doesn't go away. The limited partner community has defined venture as an asset class; they're going to... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette; Financial Services

16 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

HBS Center Focuses on Europe

knowledge in the future? Sjöman: To share the management knowledge, the Center runs roundtable discussions that give faculty an opportunity to meet with the business community to discuss their research ideas and offer alumni and other... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

15 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics

who are assertive and strong. Looking ahead, there are more great things on the horizon as Dozie plans to grow her team, raise institutional capital, expand into national retailers, and leverage technology to build a Bossy community for... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

01 Dec 2022
News

I Gave at the Office

ask what can be done to change the structure of the ask in any particular situation. Exley: And if you look at how frequently we’re asked to give—by email, at the grocery store, by postcards, from community organizations—we can’t always... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Jun 2003
News

Student Conferences, at a Glance

governance in Asia, and measuring performance in nonprofit organizations. As always, there was ample opportunity for networking and socializing with participants and speakers from across the Harvard University community and beyond. The... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

03 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?

mitigations. Businesses will have to persuasively communicate the actions they are taking. As the saying goes, what gets measured gets done. And every one of us will want to know exactly what is being done. About the Authors Joseph Allen... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber and Joseph Allen; Real Estate

16 Jun 2015
First Look

First Look: June 16, 2015

hospital. Community hospitals generally vehemently oppose their entry into a new area. What options does MedCath have? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/315018-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 614-018 Ford... View Details