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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
- 26 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
What’s the Value of a Win in College Athletics?
midnight to catch the games. (In an earlier paper, The Dynamic Advertising Effect of Collegiate Athletics, Chung looked at the bump in applicants that colleges often see after a major sporting event, dubbed the “Flutie Effect.”) Should Student-Athletes be Paid? Chung’s... View Details
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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information
current use gifts totaled $41 million. This represented an increase of 11 percent from $37 million a year earlier, surpassing expectations in light of the pandemic-related economic disruption. Going forward, sustaining the HBS community's... View Details
- 09 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back
with that end state in mind. At the same time, the media side demands that we understand what players love today and which intellectual properties, stories, or settings need to be brought to life. Both classes shed light on what makes... View Details
- 21 Feb 2005
- Op-Ed
Is Business Management a Profession?
institution could not be much lower than it is in American society today. In light of that, the benefits of a true profession of management adopting a formal normative code would appear to be obvious—particularly in comparison with a... View Details
- 22 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)
for solving challenging problems with the interpersonal skills required for deep relationship building. Coaching, mentoring, and leading lights her up and further her mission. “I knew that I wanted to get an education, build a network,... View Details
- 10 Sep 2012
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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
- 14 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: SELCO - Last Mile Solar Powered Energy for Rural India
of the inaugural India Climate IFC, students visited a semi-urban public healthcare facility which was outfitted with a full rooftop solar installation and multiple solar powered technologies provided by SELCO. SELCO (“Solar Electric View Details
- 19 Jul 2013
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Helping You Help Me: The Role of Diagnostic (In)Congruence in the Helping Process within Organizations
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- “The ‘Carbon Club’: Oil Companies, Climate Change & the Shaping of Public Policy”. Conspiracy theories abound, but the roles of the major oil companies in influencing public policy on climate change remain largely obscure. This... View Details
- 27 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Build 'Scaffolds' to Improve Performance of Temporary Teams
interdependent tasks, and stable, appropriate composition, Edmondson says. "Here we say we've got only the minimal version of those four factors-just a whisper of those things-and yet we get an awful lot of benefit." Performance of temporary teams can be... View Details
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?
cast your successes in light of the team's performance. "You should be talking informally to your boss regularly," says Zimmerman. "Over coffee, you mention how well the team is responding to the challenges and the results... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
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The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
(olvwork355021). Show caption Hide caption By the 1930s, a number of photographers employed a modernist style in their portrayals of American industry. In Aikins' photographs of U.S. Steel in Fortune in 1936, the photographer’s inventive compositions and use of View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Can You Buy Creativity in the Gig Economy?
through a flat fee also propel them to produce more interesting content. The findings may prompt publishers to consider changing their pay structure in ways that reward writers for originality. Beyond publishing, the research sheds light... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 10 Apr 2023
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Leading the Way
"Within two years of meeting him, I had two internships on Wall Street and was accepted to the HBS 2+2 program. It was like a light switched on for me and everything changed." Trujillo grew up in a poor Hispanic neighborhood in South... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 16 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Now Is the Time for Entrepreneurs to Play Offense
offense” playbook is now well underway. The companies that can afford to execute on them, and do it well, will be light years ahead of their competitors in the next few years. This article originally appeared on LinkedIn. Follow Jeffrey... View Details
Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang
- 18 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
WeWork—The IPO That Shouldn’t?
growth under control to some reasonable level. G&A is growing at a rate that exceeds their topline revenue growth. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, in light of the recent developments, WeWork failed to address what will happen in... View Details
- 17 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Can Autonomous Vehicles Drive with Common Sense?
figuring out what to do at an intersection if a traffic light fails. In testing new AVs, De Freitas and his colleagues propose that companies should adopt a standard they refer to as SPRUCE—teaching AVs to drive in a manner that is:... View Details
- 22 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
Launching the Women in Tech Initiative at HBS
management positions in tech companies are held by people identifying as female (Source: Statista); 27% of female respondents to a PwC study considered a tech career, compared to 62% of males respondents (Source: PwC). In light of these... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding
the organization’s core activities, sharpen the performance of its leadership team, and rebalance where necessary. This finding came to light when we studied Big C and Small C change in professional sports—specifically, how coaches who... View Details