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02 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy

important and lasting way of creating value and wealth in the new economy? Morten Hansen, Henry Chesbrough, Nitin Nohria, and Donald Sull argue that one type of incubator, called a networked incubator, represents a fundamentally new and... View Details

Keywords: by Morten T. Hansen, Henry W. Chesbrough, Nitin Nohria & Donald N. Sull

30 Nov 2018
Blog Post

8 Reasons the Section Experience is the Best Part About HBS

up to texts from each of my roommates. Each text contains only one character: a single letter. One says “F”, the other “G”. This is the day we find out our sections. Naturally, I’d be the last to find out, since I have a habit of sleeping... View Details

07 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Innovation in Asia

the country on Apple's iPod and plasma TVs. The great brain drain from India in the 1990s was stemmed after the dot-com bubble burst at the end of the last century, Rath said. Much of that talent has now returned to India and is being... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

11 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

How Hackathons Help Decide Platform Winners and Losers

breeze about a trendy new third-party tool over a game of Super Smash Bros. in the breakroom. “In most software hackathons, the formal competition aspect is really just a façade to put everyone in a time-bound and high-energy environment. Most teams use the hackathon... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

24 Jul 2013
Op-Ed

Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In

Once the hub of American manufacturing, Detroit is in a long state of economic decline. The rubber finally hit the road last week, when the city filed for bankruptcy protection. The challenges ahead for those that call the Motor City home... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy; Auto

06 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

The Trouble Behind Livedoor

Horie represented all that is wrong with Western-style capitalism, others saw him as the future of the country's media industry, and a man of the people. But last month, Horie was arrested on suspicion of accounting fraud and illegal... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Technology

21 Nov 2022
Blog Post

HBS Student Club Spotlight: Sustainability Club

In this blog, hear from 2022-23 Sustainability Club co-presidents: Angela Son, Erin O’ Malley & Meghavi Talati (all MBA 2023). What are the mission and activities of your club? The Sustainability Club is a place where all students,... View Details

20 May 2020
News

How Will COVID-19 Change Demand for Office Space?

20 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

Moving from Supply Chains to Supply Networks

place in today's supply chain, as well as the far-reaching impact of information technology advancements. Outlining the program's curriculum, they explain how the participants leave the program armed with the principles and perspectives... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

16 Jun 2015
Blog Post

HBS in San Francisco: West Coast Recruiting Recap

Students are accepting offers on the West Coast at a growing rate. Last year 14% of the class of 2014 accepted full-time offers in the Bay Area, and 18% of the class of 2014 accepted summer internships there. As enthusiasm for West Coast... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

06 May 2015
Research & Ideas

A Flood of Picassos Threatens to Water Down the Art Market

a network of people who analyze, critique and place artwork in context, and are able to not only talk about the aesthetic richness of a piece at present, but also its historical value and place in the art... View Details

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

Then the Civil War broke out and he became one of the best military leaders in history, and a better president than I had realized before reading the book. In second place is Walter Isaacson-Evan Thomas’ The Wise Men: Six Friends and the... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

29 May 2017
Blog Post

The Diverse Community at HBS

HBS, and with my background in media and entertainment I wasn’t certain I’d find my place here. To my relief, HBS turned out to be much more diverse than I’d originally thought. Like any business school, it’s true that we have a lot of... View Details

28 Sep 2016
HBS Seminar

Benjamin Pugsley, Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

December 2020
Article

Unwanted Attention: Swiss Multinationals and the Creation of International Corporate Guidelines in the 1970s

By: Sabine Pitteloud

During the last decade, we have seen an increased opposition to globalization. Within this wave of criticism, firms and more specifically multinational corporations have been major targets, accused of multiple wrongdoings, such as social dumping, fiscal evasion, job... View Details

Keywords: Multinationals; Guidelines; Lobbying; Business History; Multinational Firms and Management; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Global Range; Switzerland

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17 May 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

You Probably Have a Bias for Making Bad Decisions. Here's Why.

taha ajmi/Unsplash Until the last year or so, the term "recency bias" was rarely a topic of cocktail conversation—unless it was a gathering of behavioral scientists letting their hair down. But then a news item surfaced about... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Sep 2009
What Do You Think?

Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?

Summing Up What is the time and place for retention bonuses? Retention bonuses have their time and place but have to be used sparingly, according to many respondents to this month's column. Others were not... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

04 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Most Leaders (Even Thomas Jefferson) Are Replaceable

secured his place in history with the critical Louisiana Purchase, Mukunda argues that "no diplomatic virtuosity or intellectual brilliance was required there is nothing in the events surrounding it that suggests any normal president... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

24 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

In Troubled Africa, Botswana Flowers

companies hoping to do business across the southern tier of Africa. With the emergence of New Partnership for Africa's Development and the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the overall climate for trade and investment in Africa is definitely improving. Botswana is... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

08 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Getting Laid Off: An Opportunity for Reinvention

For the last seven years, Jimmy Tran (MBA 2008) appeared to be well on his way along the professional path he’d set out for himself: He had risen to the level of vice president of a Fortune 150 company, the youngest member of the global... View Details

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