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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

Empower is a specialty merchandiser of useful “lifestyle” products for people with disabilities. Music Games, Int. Dana Soiman Henry Tam Igor Tkachencko Sasha Gimpelson Business Track Runner-Up MGI is a company dedicated to developing high-quality interactive and... View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

Venturing Forth

as good as we think they are. They’re never as bad as we think they are.” Now people still in the game are dealing with the ripple effects. “Deal flow has really slowed down,” says Kerry Rupp (MBA 1999). Rupp has seen as much at her... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

30 Nov 2016
HBS Seminar

Melissa Valentine and Michael Bernstein, Stanford University

01 Feb 2022
Book

Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed

somebody inside the business who cares about this. Who's going to actually provide you with that opportunity to solve the customer problem? Book Excerpt Corporate Explorer: How Corporations Can Beat Startups at the Innovation Game Andrew... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

27 May 2015
Blog Post

What is an HBS Section?

(Something like the houses in Harry Potter except EVERYONE thinks they’re Gryffindor). Section activities include: Events/Mixers (karaoke, trampoline dodgeball, bowling, brewery tours, board game night) Holiday Celebrations (Thanksgiving... View Details

04 Nov 2009
What Do You Think?

What is the Role of Government Vis-à-Vis Capitalism?

'rules of the game' that we create together as citizens," but cautions that " when we engage in that process, we need to be equally aware that we are foolish to try to prescribe HOW the game should be played within those... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Mar 2024
News

Unlocking the Power of Community

When Tara Fung (MBA 2016) explains Co:Create, the company she cofounded in 2022 and now leads as CEO, she doesn’t mention Web3 first. “We help innovative brands and creators unlock the power of community,” she explains. Co:Create does this with a new, gamified approach... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

framework should be designed minimally to minimize legal gaming and regulatory arbitrage; and 3) regulators, during financial crisis, should actively compel banks to recapitalize. More Info Interest Rate Conundrums in the Twenty-First... View Details

03 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

The Power of Rituals in Life, Death, and Business

All over the world, people in pain turn to rituals in the face of loss—no matter if it's the death of a loved one (dressing in black, for example), the end of a relationship (burning old love letters), or the crushing defeat in a Little League baseball View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

January 2024
Case

National Football League and Private 5G

By: Andy Wu, Grant Son and Shuoyu Chen

On September 9, 2021, the National Football League (NFL) designated Verizon as its official 5G partner in a 10-year deal, committed to enhance the experience for NFL teams, players, and fans in stadiums. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said, “Verizon will help us... View Details

Keywords: Football; National Football League; 5G; Verizon; Communication Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Technology Adoption; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Sports Industry; Telecommunications Industry

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21 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

Do TV Debates Sway Voters?

effective way to mobilize nonvoters and persuade those who are undecided.” Getting the ground game right Candidates who accept the limited benefits of TV and shift resources to in-person outreach—whether by the candidate, a proxy, or a... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2023

I consume for the pleasure of good stories and engaging writing, which help improve my writing. These include legal thrillers with ensemble characters by John Lescroart, such as The Rule of Law; classic stories of investigators by Nelson DeMille (The Lion's View Details

16 Oct 2018
Blog Post

2 Tips to Beat Imposter Syndrome

“I have written 11 books, but each time I think ‘Uh-oh, they’re going to find out now. I’ve run a game on everybody, and they’re going to find me out’.” –Maya Angelou In my second marketing class ever, only two weeks into my first... View Details

30 Apr 2020
Book

Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism

Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Energy

June 2018 (Revised January 2020)
Case

Sony

By: Stefan Thomke, Atsushi Osanai and Akiko Kanno

Sony used to be synonymous with "innovation" and "cool products." The case reveals how the company lost its edge and describes the leadership initiatives to restore its former glory. In 2012, Kazuo (Kaz) Hirai becomes CEO and successfully transforms Sony, including a... View Details

Keywords: Customer Experience; Product Differentiation; Transformation; Leadership Style; Technology Adoption; Leading Change; Video Game Industry; Video Game Industry; Video Game Industry; Japan

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Portrait Project

Wabantu Hlophe

games. My sanctuary was a realm where I could defy circumstance, write my own narrative, and one day give voice to stories that my countrymen could not. Gaming planted a seed of idealism within me—a belief that even in the face of... View Details

05 Sep 2014
News

Keeping Education in Check

David Berman (MBA 1991) is a successful hedge fund manager and a regular commentator on CNBC and Bloomberg TV, who has been deemed “the king of the retail jungle” by Fortune. But none of this, he says, would have been possible without the View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Dec 2016
News

In My Humble Opinion: Chip Brewer (MBA 1991)

(photo by Christina Gandolfo) Perhaps not surprisingly, Oliver “Chip” Brewer III (MBA 1991) found his first job in golf while playing the game with a friend who happened to know the founder of Adams Golf. At the time, Brewer was working... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

30 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

Why Ethical People Become Unethical Negotiators

Calling a game “Wall Street” brings out less generosity than calling it “Community,” even though the payoffs are identical. When negotiators use words like “ultimatum,” “opponent,” and “winning,” Bazerman says they can unknowingly set the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

11 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Budgeting Kills Your Company

the distortion, misrepresentation, and gaming that can happen in even the most ethical companies," Hope continues. "If you're a manager trying to increase spending or get a capital project approved, you put in for 50 percent... View Details

Keywords: by Loren Gary

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