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Peggy Mativo-Ochola
As the daughter of two pioneering civil engineers in Kenya, Peggy Mativo-Ochola learned to be ambitious. "I saw my mother as a woman who broke glass ceilings and my father as a man who strove for excellence in his field," Peggy... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit/Government/Education
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
day. At that point, Sityodtong learned he had been accepted to HBS. A 1994 econ grad from Tufts University with experience working as an equity associate at Fidelity, he fit the profile of an MBA student. But making the decision to come... View Details
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Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
Corporation. All existing and pending patents were transferred to the new corporation. 17 Wheelwright left the company in the early 1940s, but stayed on as a member of the Board of Directors until 1948. In addition to Polaroid Day Glasses... View Details
- 30 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 30, 2008
and compare these with prior life cycle data for biopolymers as well as other fibers, and we find that nanoclay production results in lower energy use and greenhouse gas emissions than production of many common biopolymers and glass... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit
initial survey of several thousand rural households in West Bengal, India, they discovered that people don’t wash their hands with soap for the same reason most of us don’t run three miles every morning or drink eight glasses of water... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 07 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Rediscovering Schumpeter: The Power of Capitalism
and economic histories to illuminate Schumpeter's life and work. A central theme details how Schumpeter's insights help us understand how the forces of capitalism, innovation, and entrepreneurship continue to transform the world today. View Details
- 09 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 9
interdependent work is performed under conditions that make bounded stable teams infeasible, creating a need to understand factors that foster teaming in the absence of team stability. Teaming refers to coordination and mutual adjustment... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be
company's brand must preserve its aspirational quality while maintaining its relevance in people's daily lives. "Luxury goods are so wrapped up in the psyche and how they make us feel," he explains. "Any brand has the... View Details
- 21 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
Machine Learning and Behavioral Economics
economics is about how people understand information.” As an undergraduate at William & Mary, he interned at Google, where he gained an insider’s perspective on a new technology, Google Glass. Bracaglia wrote SQL for the Glass team,... View Details
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
Illustrations by Edmon DeHaro “Cheers!” As her father’s wedding toast comes to a close, Vanessa Royle (MBA 2022) raises her champagne flute into the evening air to clink glasses with the groom, Andy. She tilts her View Details
- 30 Jun 2021
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021
What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details
Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland
- 17 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’
"Ted Levitt changed my life," wrote Barry Koh (HBS PMD 30, 1975). "In our very first class he opened my eyes to how people are motivated to make decisions. Before, I thought as an engineer—the best attributes and the best... View Details
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
morale. Has flattening delivered on its promise to push decisions downward? In this article, I present evidence suggesting that while firms have delayered, flattened firms can exhibit more control and decision making at the top. Managers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
Abstract The study of leadership suffers intellectual neglect and has yet to be considered a serious academic discipline. And though the mission statements of most business schools profess to "develop leaders who make a difference in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Harder Than I Thought
the book is a sequel to their 2009 work The Adventures of an IT Leader "We hope that this book inspires reflection and makes a contribution to developing our knowledge about CEO leadership in ways that can help us meet the needs of the... View Details
Amory Houghton
Houghton diversified Corning Glass products and expanded, for the first time, into the field of consumer goods. He sharply reduced the prices for beakers, Pyrex ovenware, and electric light bulbs, making... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Creating the Shopping Experience of the Future
Ivy Ross uses the word “magic” more than once as she describes the changes that Google Glass could bring to the shopping experience. The woman in charge of Glass’s consumer launch is brainstorming potential uses for the $1,500 wearable... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Wendell P. Weeks, MBA 1987
Corning 2007 Named Chairman, Corning 2007 Corning markets Gorilla Glass 2013 Fast Company names Corning one of World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies Chairman and CEO, Corning Incorporated As CEO of Corning Incorporated, Wendell Weeks... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Case Study: On the Record
in revenue—as much as 18 percent of all physical music sales. Consumers covet vinyl as a piece of tangible art in a digital age, but for the indie bands selling those records, it’s not about nostalgia, says Caren Kelleher (MBA 2010). “For the average independent band... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Portrait Project
Chris LaColla
I was running late for my flight home to Chicago, but I was frozen in front of a small glass case in a museum in Tokyo. There was only one word on the sign using letters I knew– kintsugi. When a piece of pottery breaks, it is repaired... View Details