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01 Dec 2019
News

Bridging the Gap

investment in the city’s human capital, requiring work that is much more subtle, nuanced, and difficult to see. This is Chattanooga’s, and the nation’s, toughest challenge to date—one that will require the collaborative focus of leaders... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

2024
Working Paper

Igniting Innovation: Evidence from PyTorch on Technology Control in Open Collaboration

By: Daniel Yue and Frank Nagle

Many companies offer free access to their technology to encourage outside addon innovation, hoping to later profit by raising prices or harnessing the power of the crowd while continuing to steer the direction of innovation. They can achieve this balance by opening... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Power and Influence; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Corporate Governance

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Events - Business History

and from the turmoil of the nineteenth century to the latest developments in impact investing and the B-corps." It "distinguishes deep responsibility, which can deliver radical social and ecological responses, from corporate social... View Details

06 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back?

Obama's stimulus package, in particular, provided significant incentives and subsidies for the development of renewables. There is, for example, an investment tax credit of 30 percent—even payable as a cash subsidy—for new developments in... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

investment performance of passive maturity transformation strategies over this period may mask the underperformance of the specialized bank activities. See Juliane’s other research here and Erik’s other research here . More Info Brokers... View Details

09 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?

about what they're doing will invite more targeting. And I think this concern is well founded, which unfortunately leaves consumers in the dark about many of the innovative programs that companies have deployed to address these concerns.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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For Organizations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

and Leadership (CSML), an online, multi-course certificate program for PreK-12 school leaders, is an innovative collaboration between the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Harvard Business School. Bridging the fields of business... View Details

23 May 2019
News

Tracy P. Palandjian, MBA 1997

others. That was her north star,” says the Harvard College graduate and former McKinsey consultant. Palandjian’s embodiment of her forebearers’ values is a theme in all aspects of her life, including her leadership of Social Finance, a thriving nonprofit that develops... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

06 Sep 2004
Research & Ideas

The Innovator’s Battle Plan

substantial amount of investment or even management attention. Asymmetric motivation shields companies from competitive response, because their potential challengers are just not interested in fighting. Even if they fight, their hearts... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony & Erik A. Roth

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Resources - Alumni

available to you HBS Angels Alumni Association : Connect with alumni members who are interested in researching and investing in early stage companies. Harvard Launch Lab (iLab) : Alumni incubator space in the Allston, MA area HBS Baker... View Details

28 Jul 2009
First Look

First Look: July 28

209-152 Real estate is an increasingly important component in the portfolios of institutional investors. This note discusses the issues these investors must consider when investing in real estate from the legal forms of ownership, to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

31 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

Can a ‘Basic Bundle’ of Health Insurance Cure Coverage Gaps and Spur Innovation?

will increase incentives for innovators to invest in new treatments,” the researchers say. A basic bundle would also need cost-sharing rules, provider payments, and myriad other details. Often, these are... View Details

Keywords: by Kasandra Brabaw; Insurance; Health

12 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 12, 2006

responsible" investments as well as some consumers, activists, and potential employees. Unfortunately, there is little evidence about the validity of these ratings. We examine how well two of the most widely used ratings—those of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 May 2012
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First Look: May 15

Distributed Innovation Author:Carliss Y. Baldwin Abstract Systems of distributed innovation-so-called business ecosystems-have become increasingly prevalent in many industries. These entities generally encompass numerous corporations,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

18 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

How Eliminating Non-Competes Could Reshape Tech

Harvard Business School says. As part of a sweeping executive order aimed at promoting competition in the American economy, US President Joe Biden specifically called out non-compete agreements as hurtful to innovation and workers. Issued... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Technology

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Impact of the New Medium - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

introduced the Polaroid Land Camera, Model 95, and Land Film, Type 40, to the public. Edwin Land stood at a precipice, wondering whether the significant investment and research in his new product would pay off. Land had wisely kept his... View Details

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Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Research Areas Research Areas Antitrust & Competition Policy CEO Leadership Environmental Quality Innovation & Innovative Capacity Philanthropy Social Progress Index Philanthropy Philanthropy Beyond... View Details

06 Sep 2022
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment

is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage climate tech start-ups that reduce CO2 emissions by at least 2.5 Gt by 2050. The $110M fund focuses on early-stage companies commercializing novel technologies and View Details

02 Nov 2016
HBS Seminar

Gillian Hadfield, University of California, Gould School of Law

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Information Technology - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

activity-based costing measures for each patient and medical condition. Adopt interoperability standards enabling communication among different provider and payer organizations as part of a larger restructuring effort; eliminate expensive middleware. Overall, per... View Details

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