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- 16 May 2017
- News
Facing the Board
began with a review of the case, which was focused on two decisions facing asset management firm BlackRock, Inc.: Should the company license its Aladdin operating system? And should it acquire Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM)?... View Details
- November 1996 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
Living on Internet Time: Product Development at Netscape, Yahoo!, NetDynamics, and Microsoft
By: Marco Iansiti and Alan D. MacCormack
Describes how four companies in the Internet software market approach product development. Drawing upon short case studies of three recent projects, students are invited to synthesize the common attributes of development practice in turbulent environments. View Details
Keywords: Product Development; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Situation or Environment; Volatility; Risk and Uncertainty; Research and Development; Information Technology Industry; United States
Iansiti, Marco, and Alan D. MacCormack. "Living on Internet Time: Product Development at Netscape, Yahoo!, NetDynamics, and Microsoft." Harvard Business School Case 697-052, November 1996. (Revised June 1999.)
- January 2014 (Revised June 2014)
- Supplement
23andMe: Genetic Testing for Consumers (B)
By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez
Following the FDA's letter in November 2013, which ordered 23andMe to cease sales of its DNA test kits, observers wondered how co-founder and CEO, Anne Wojcicki, would guide the company in the presence of uncertainty. View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Genetics; Crisis Management; Health Care and Treatment; Product Development; Business and Government Relations; Biotechnology Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States
Quelch, John A., and Margaret L. Rodriguez. "23andMe: Genetic Testing for Consumers (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 514-095, January 2014. (Revised June 2014.)
- 03 Oct 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: Galactic Returns
Chief Operating Officer. It’s a company that really advanced the technology of beamed energy propulsion and that technology has since actually transitioned over onto NASA’s roadmap. Can you talk a little bit about the significance of that... View Details
- 01 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
Josh Latson and his Fellowship: “It’s like a pie eating contest.”
infuse different skill sets into BMC – a low risk way of trying out new talent, maybe someone with no healthcare experience at all.” “The one-year commitment was key,” says Josh. “I was going into a new role, a new industry. It was nice... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- 01 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Judgment Calls
industrial location, talking and asking about the question with the nervous energy for which his team had always known him. By his own words, LaMagna was "a risk addict and a compulsive capitalist," and deep down knew that he... View Details
- 23 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018
Journal of Econometrics Scenario Generation for Long Run Interest Rate Risk Assessment By: Engle, Robert F., Guillaume Roussellet, and Emil N. Siriwardane Abstract—We propose a statistical model of the term structure of U.S. treasury... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Short Intensive Program (SIP): Climate Adaptation
we measure–and invest in–those co-benefits; and the key business opportunities, including data and technology, looking through the lens of climate risk in infrastructure, real estate, buildings and public health. Why Climate Adaptation?... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Peter C. Wendell
the last decade. First job I was the summer maintenance boy at our local swim club — mowing lawns, cleaning toilets. You probably couldn't start much lower. Inspirations The entrepreneurs who start the companies that we fund. They're the ones who View Details
- 19 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 19, 2016
I. Norton Abstract—While many experiments have explored risk preferences for money, few have systematically assessed risk preferences for everyday experiences. We propose a conceptual model and provide... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
are discussed. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-080.pdf Turning Waste into By-Product (revised) Author:Deishin Lee Abstract We determine, in a competitive setting, the optimal operating regimes for a firm that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Profile
Omowale Casselle
expectations of our consumers, retailers, and brand partners." "In addition to managing our product lines, I also lead our operations team, which means that I make sure that each retail partner (Walmart, Walgreens, Kroger, and... View Details
- 20 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 20, 2016
better consumption smoothing, issue more foreign-currency debt. We propose that monetary policy credibility explains the currency composition of sovereign debt and nominal bond risks in the presence of risk-averse investors. In our model,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 11, 2007
primary goals are to (a) develop and validate an interdisciplinary multidimensional model, which focuses on the complex interrelationships among requirements workflow related risk factors, individual, team and organizational competencies,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Dec 2010
- News
Notes from the Trenches
just participating,” he said. All agreed that starting a company is a significant risk and that an HBS degree is a solid insurance policy in case things don’t work out — but you can’t expect success by hedging your bets from the get-go.... View Details
- 29 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 29
software in private fixed investment in the United States. We argue that these findings point to a large potential undercounting of "digital dark matter" and related IT spillovers from university and federal funding. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
“It’s like a pie-eating contest” | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
would allow us to infuse different skill sets into BMC – a low risk way of trying out new talent, maybe someone with no healthcare experience at all.” “The one-year commitment was key,” says Josh. “I was going into a new role, a new... View Details
- 11 Feb 2016
- Blog Post
First Came Love, then Came Business School
Native Canadians Jocelyne and Corey first met and fell in love when they were studying Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University in Ontario. While Jocelyne went on to work for PepsiCo in operations and supply chain roles after... View Details
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Leadership with Purpose: Redefining Success and Impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019) - Recruiting
confidence. Complex issues felt more manageable, and I found myself approaching problems with a more strategic and holistic lens. My career has continued to evolve since SELP—India. As Country Head of Supply Chain during the pandemic, I navigated View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
perspective, he says the 2008 crisis can be seen through the lenses of bad beliefs and bad incentives—the latter being the idea that there was a common understanding of risk in the financial system, but people were motivated to ignore the... View Details