Distinctiveness - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2024
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Case Study: Ready for an Upgrade

Illustration by Alvaro Dominguez The Los Angeles–based startup Stell was borne of a pain point almost as old as recorded history itself: paperwork. One of Stell’s cofounders, Malory McLemore (MBA 2022), had landed a job as an engineer at Airbus after earning a... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

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Trade Catalogs - The Art of American Advertising

distinct means of communication and distribution to a mass audience. Trade catalogs, for example, became an integral way of merchandising new industrial products created from the enormous factory output and market demands of the... View Details

13 Jul 2017
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Making Friends with Mother Nature

years ago, the organization added a distinctive network of elevated walkways, known as Wild Walk, that gives visitors the unique opportunity to experience nature at treetop level. “Everybody loves Wild Walk,” Clifford says. “It’s been a... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

01 Feb 1997
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OPM Celebrates 21st Anniversary at Gala Florida Reunion

to meet OPMers from other classes. I hope that periodic All-Class Reunions will become one more way of renewing and further developing the relationships and sense of 'family' that have been such a distinctive and valuable characteristic... View Details

01 Feb 2000
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The Future Is Now: 21st-Century Business Pondered at HBS Forum

Yoffie added that in the near future, "we won't be talking about Internet companies as something distinct because the Net will be so integrated into everything we do." That integration, panelist Walter Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal... View Details

01 Jun 2015
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Ask the Expert: The Kids Are All Right

to independent makers and retailers among this generation? If so, can you quantify it? —Jules Pieri (MBA 1986) HUBERT: Distinctions like “corporate” versus “independent” reflect a mindset more characteristic of Generation X than the... View Details

22 Aug 2018
Blog Post

The National Park Services: A Mini-Business with a Twist

Visitor and Resource Protection (i.e. Law Enforcement), Interpretation (i.e. Visitor Services) and Administration. The inter-working of these divisions is not distinct from how business functions might interface within a corporation. For... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

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The Moral Leader - Course Catalog

ranging from ancient Greek plays to Shakespeare to contemporary works. Educational Objectives Literature provides a distinctive and important perspective on leadership. First, it offers a strong dose of realism. None of the novels in the... View Details

01 Jun 2018
News

The Importance of Philanthropy

opening of the i-lab in Batten Hall has blossomed into an innovation ecosystem of programs and facilities well situated on Harvard’s expanding campus in Allston. Reaching New Audiences HBX: Launched in 2014, the School’s online platform has brought the View Details

01 Dec 2003
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Nonprofits: Choosing a Path for Growth

anticipate some of the distinct challenges that seem to be associated with particular organizational structures. For more information, visit http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=3697&t=nonprofit. View Details

01 Dec 2011
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Professors Recognized with New Chair Appointments

Margolis is the James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Professor of Business Administration. A member of the Organizational Behavior Unit, Margolis joined the HBS faculty in 2000. His research focuses on the distinctive ethical challenges that... View Details

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Career Timeline - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

mechanical engineering from Princeton University 1971 – M.B.A. with high distinction from the Harvard Business School 1973 – Ph.D. in business economics from Harvard University 1978 – Teaches first “Industry and Competitive Analysis”... View Details

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Awards | Commencement 2025

Alumni Achievement Award Recipients Baker Scholars Students whose combined academic performance in both years puts them in the top 5% of their MBA class graduate with high distinction and are known as Baker Scholars, named after the... View Details

01 Jun 2006
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Jay Light Named New HBS Dean

HBS over the years, and the School will be well served by his leadership qualities and his deep knowledge of the School’s distinctive character,” he added. In response to a question, Light included among his early priorities building and... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

28 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, February 28

2017 Advancing Organizational Theory in a Complex World Getting Started with Ambidexterity By: Binns, Andrew, and Michael Tushman Abstract—This paper demonstrates the value of thinking about ambidexterity as having three distinct... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Florence Evina-Ze

country from the 1930s and 1940s,” she says. “The FIELD project changed my outlook and opened my eyes. China isn’t one homogenous country: there are very distinct regions. You can’t create one business model and expect it to work... View Details

17 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020

Harvard Business School experts how the pandemic might change business practices. Here’s what they had to say. 7 Leadership Principles for Managing in the Time of Coronavirus Leaders managing their organizations through crisis show seven View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

26 Sep 2006
First Look

First Look: September 26, 2006

share in the billion dollar DNA-synthesis market. Codon had several distinctive features for a company its size and age: it was already generating revenue from several different types of customer for its genetic products; it looked... View Details