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- 19 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Is Wikipedia More Biased Than Encyclopædia Britannica?
Wikipedia, the free, crowd-sourced encyclopedia that since its inception in 2001 had rapidly become the new go-to source for knowledge. “Most of the topics of content we are dealing with on a daily basis do not have a verifiable answer”... View Details
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Impact of the New Medium - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
featured a three-element 135 mm f/11 lens and shutter speeds from 1/8th to 1/60th of a second with an optical viewfinder that folded out. 72 A single adjustment to the lens opening automatically set the shutter speed. In 1952, in addition... View Details
- 12 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 12, 2006
small open economy, final goods production is carried out by foreign and domestic firms, which compete for skilled labor, unskilled labor, and intermediate products. To operate a firm in the intermediate goods sector, entrepreneurs must... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017
innovation in the world: open innovation, user innovation, and citizen innovation. Research into this phenomenon could do much to advance the study and practice of creativity. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni
Center for Entrepreneurship website. Agenda FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2022 8:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m. Pre-Summit Programming Programming addressing the unique challenges facing underrepresented founders Open to all underrepresented founders and allies... View Details
- 21 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Machine Learning Teaches Us about CEO Leadership Style
expressions of chief executives to see if leadership style can be correlated with a firm’s performance. The researchers believe their work could open new directions in big data analysis, combining image and textual analysis to create a... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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Investing in Emerging Industries | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
came to serve as a major source of short-term financing. In 1958, the investment house launched the One William Street Fund, a mutual fund of diversified holdings funded by shareholders. Expanding their global reach in the 1960s, Lehman... View Details
- 08 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Decision Rights: Who Gives the Green Light?
late William H. Meckling note these issues: The cost of delegating decision rights to those who have the relevant information but whose motivations and goals don't align with those of the company. The cost of accurately transferring the relevant information from the... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
novel data on 1,240 credit agreements, Victoria and Boris investigate sources of contractual complexity in the leveraged loan market. While negative covenants are widespread, carve-out and deductible clauses that weaken them are as... View Details
- 28 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 28
into significant growth in net income or share price. In closing, students are asked what Kindler should write in the letter to shareholders to open Pfizer's 2008 annual report. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
Quantifying the Economic Impact of the Internet
in social networks and online communities as a source of support. And 19 percent of all U.S. marriages are now the result of bride and groom meeting via the Internet. When regulators start trying to constrain the Internet, let's be aware... View Details
- 09 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 9
function while others are only peripheral. The dynamics of how such "core-periphery" structures evolve and become embedded in a firm's innovation routines has been shown to be a major factor in predicting survival, especially in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
of impact i... Open Door Legal: Universal Legal Access By: Brian Trelstad, Taylor Greenthal and Sarah Mehta September 2024 | Faculty Research This case is about Open Door Legal (ODL), a San Francisco-based... View Details
- 09 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government
other projects produced the nation's first big-city 311 app that allows citizens to alert government to potholes and graffiti. He also helped cut through zoning laws to create the Boston Innovation District on a vast and underdeveloped... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- December 5, 2024
- Article
A Consensus Definition of Creativity in Surgery: A Delphi Study Protocol
By: Alex Thabane, Tyler McKechnie, Phillip Staibano, Vikram Arora, Goran Calic, Jason W. Busse, Sameer Parpia and Mohit Bhandari
Introduction
Clear definitions are essential in science, particularly in the study of abstract phenomena like creativity. Due to its inherent complexity and domain-specific nature, the study of creativity has been complicated, as evidenced by the various... View Details
Clear definitions are essential in science, particularly in the study of abstract phenomena like creativity. Due to its inherent complexity and domain-specific nature, the study of creativity has been complicated, as evidenced by the various... View Details
Thabane, Alex, Tyler McKechnie, Phillip Staibano, Vikram Arora, Goran Calic, Jason W. Busse, Sameer Parpia, and Mohit Bhandari. "A Consensus Definition of Creativity in Surgery: A Delphi Study Protocol." PLoS ONE 19, no. 12 (December 5, 2024).
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
soon became the electoral kiss of death for Panamanian politicians. Q: What has happened since the transfer of control? A: After the United States removed Noriega, the Panama Canal underwent a management revolution. Once the political conditions were met to prevent the... View Details
- 14 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’
of the bell curve, says Avery, product designers can discover truly innovative breakthroughs. "Only by looking at consumers who fall within those tails of the normal distribution can you understand the extremes," she says. "And they often... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 1
accommodate emergent sources of value. For these firms, competition resembled neither economic rivalry nor collective action but a logic of interaction akin to parallel play. The resultant middle-range theory has implications for research... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Resources - Alumni
- Professors Rory McDonald & Clayton Christensen Design Thinking & Innovation - Dean Srikant Datar Launching Tech Ventures - Professor Jeff Bussgang Negotiation Mastery - Professor Michael Wheeler KEY DATES OCT 1 Tuesday October 1, 2024... View Details
- 23 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 23, 2008
delegation of Chubb executives to discuss insurance issues. In the mid-1990s, Chubb opened representative offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen to do market research and assess the potential of the Chinese insurance market. In 2000,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace