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- 12 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?
broadcast Internet access some 300 feet. Hostin said the typical user isn't surfing the Web. Instead, he's logging on, downloading e-mail, and synchronizing calendar information, all to be read at a later time. "We call our Wi-Fi network a digital filling... View Details
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
Caught in the Cogs: When Manufacturing and IT Meet
process that comprises many small projects, that evolves to meet the emerging demands of the ever-changing marketplace, that allows for frequent experimentation, and that delivers value on an ongoing basis. "Several decades ago, we... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 06 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces 2024 Goldsmith Fellows
Isaac Goldstein. Isaac has focused his career on K-12 and higher education. He first worked at EY-Parthenon, partnering with school districts, universities, and edtech investors, to address learning loss and operating deficits. He then joined Great Minds, where he... View Details
- Fast Answer
Digital Innovation and Transformation: Resources useful for Course Assignments
service providers across the private investment lifecycle. Strong valuation information. View Details
- 23 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
entrepreneurial momentum that builds during a downturn. If history is any guide, we can expect some significant industry shapers to emerge from the current crisis. During the 1930s alone—the period to which we often compare our situation... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Profile
Monica Dodi
As a cofounder and managing director of the Women’s Venture Capital Fund (WVCF), Monica Dodi (MBA 1984) backs female-led, early-stage ventures in digital media and sustainable products and services. Dodi says these emerging consumer... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Laura Scher of Working Assets
socially responsible Working Assets Money Market Fund. Working Assets Funding Service emerged from the fund entity in 1988 and now operates various enterprises, with telecommunications as its core service.... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
The Potential of Business to Improve Lives
enterprises delivering high-impact goods and services to the emerging middle class and low-income populations, which he cofounded in 2007. At HBS, his work examines businesses serving low-income markets... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 13 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 13, 2007
realities of the global economy, fosters leadership, and uses citizen-diplomats to befriend moderates in troubled regions and business networks to ensure success in the major emerging economies; and (6) building community by stressing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Profile
Paul Lenehan
of cold calls." Tribes and technology For his EC year, Paul would like to pursue a field study "in a 'tribe' with a similar passion for emerging media. In particular, I'd like to look at online video and see how traditional... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
HBS's Unique Economic Model
potential. While the endowment largely comprises restricted funds that likely will generate only modest returns in the next decade, gifts to the HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation (formerly known as the Dean's Fund) can be used in full immediately to adapt to View Details
- 30 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Tracks of My Tears: Reconstructing Digital Music
as a bundle, but they can also download one or more songs separately through online services like Apple's iTunes. Before the emergence of the online channels, it was not economically feasible to sell all the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Meal Plan
to pay for high levels of service at the front of the house may decrease. And there’ll be additional costs to maintain that level of service due to the decreased capacity demanded by social distancing. There... View Details
- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
technology, three core principles have emerged that work together to ensure that complementary, interconnected products coexist and compete. These core principles are particularly important when applied to platforms, which have played a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
the Valley isn’t just facing more competitors, but competitors with truly unique ideas that are shaped by their distinct circumstances and distinct opportunities. Alex refers to these nascent entrepreneurial ecosystems—both in the developed world and in View Details
- 24 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Cutting Jobless Aid Isn't the Answer to Worker Shortages
seek work once benefits ended, the authors examined a sample of low-income workers who typically have limited access to credit. Using detailed banking data from Earnin, a financial services company that offers workers access to their... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Letters to the Editor
Doriot's course and the emergence of the angel/VC industry. I was fortunate to launch my venture in 1965 with $50,000 in angel funds. Charles Morrissey (MBA '62) Irvine, CA Lessons That Paid Dividends I'll presume to speak for the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
are increasingly flowing not only from developed nations to developing ones but also in the opposite direction. Reverse innovation is on the rise, and the implications are profound. Focusing on successful multinationals like GE, P&G, and PepsiCo that are seeking... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
All For One
community culture that could produce an innovative, coherent brand image. One of the strongest ideas that emerged from the labs was a desire to focus VW’s existing sustainability initiatives into a marketing concept called “Think Blue,”... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Latin American Conference
in Latin America. Speakers addressed the general lack of understanding of the region’s business dynamics and the worrying lag in competitiveness relative to emerging markets in China and India. The conference was sponsored by the HBS Club... View Details