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- 04 Sep 2019
- News
A Wide Screen Approach
platforms at once. “Nobody had streamed a service at that scale before,” says Wilson. “We were holding our breath, because we were basically betting our business that this was going to be a successful pivot.” It felt like a sharp turn not... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Just Keep Our Money
© politicalcartoons.com The government’s ever-evolving rescue of the financial sector has already demanded enormous sums, and President Obama’s economic stimulus package will require many billions more. While a stimulus plan would lead to... View Details
- 15 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Connecting Goals and Go-To-Market Initiatives
Cespedes: For most firms, the largest, most difficult, and increasingly expensive part of strategy implementation is aligning field behaviors and go-to-market systems with espoused strategic goals. It's the largest because doing this well is essential for marketplace... View Details
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
2026 Q3Q4 1.5 Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise (also listed under Technology & Operations Management) Willy Shih Derek van Bever Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Building and Sustaining a Successful... View Details
- 29 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
Why CEOs Are Not Plug-and-Play
annualized abnormal returns of 14.1 percent while mismatched pairings saw returns of -39.8 percent. (See "The Impact of Fit.") Consider the experience of Paolo Fresco, whose success spearheading GE's growth into Europe did not... View Details
- 28 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience: Recruiting HBS Students for Investment Banking
Finance Club is a highly recommended best practice for banks recruiting at HBS to reach a targeted group of potential applicants. Connect with Renee and Kurt To discuss your recruiting strategy, contact Renee and Kurt. They will be happy to help you View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Summit Higher Than Everest
called them. In fact, he was just now planning an expedition to a blank area of southeast Alaska. But a summit higher than Everest? Carpé flipped through the book to learn more about the mountain better known as Minya Konka, but the... View Details
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Improve Decision-Making in Hiring: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - Recruiting
problem-solving, innovation, and thoughtful strategic planning . Furthermore, studies have shown that talented candidates seek out diverse work environments . Overcoming unconscious bias in your hiring has a ripple effect of building an... View Details
- 20 Feb 2018
- News
David Perry’s Green Revolution
working on at an oil refinery for Exxon to startup CEO. (Perry exhibited his entrepreneurial vision while at HBS, telling the Bulletin in 2001 that he wrote four business plans while earning his MBA.) After running and selling two View Details
- Profile
Orkun Kilic
for victims of the disaster. "In a team, you don't want to maximize your utility, but the utility of the entire team," Orkun says. "The team's success is your success." That insight became part of the inspiration... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Three Decades of Change and Counting
accepted to HBS. I also received a fellowship and internship offer from a leading finance firm and had plans to return to Wall Street. Shortly after arriving on campus, however, I realized that I wanted to take the opportunity to explore... View Details
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs
critical decision for leaders seeking to strike the right balance between the needs of the core business and the need for growth is how they situate new growth efforts within the company. You need to make sure the teams are talking and that you have a View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Book Review: Getting Beyond Yes
Every company needs a strategy—a forward-looking plan for the future—and every company needs to keep that bottom line growing through sales. But all too often, the folks devising the grand plan and the folks... View Details
- 15 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner
exuberant—or perhaps we should say foolish!—investors from that period have dropped out of the market entirely. Being realistic about the market and the terms on which capital will be offered is thus very important for entrepreneurs. At the same time, some of the most... View Details
- 07 Aug 2019
- News
“The Star of the North”
Personal financial futures, and those of the generations that follow, are considered in every acquisition. How does Granite Equity find success stories like Microbiologics among the many businesses that call Minnesota their home? Ask any... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
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Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy | HBS Online
Show Hide Details Modules Marketing in the Digital Era Crafting a Digital Marketing Plan Acquiring Customers, Part 1: Paid Media Acquiring Customers, Part 2: Owned and Earned Media Engaging Customers Allocating Budget and Measuring View Details
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Virtual Campus Tour | MBA
nestled on the lower level, featuring sushi, pizza, burgers, taqueria, and barbecue. Spangler Center Lounges. Students discuss cases, plan conferences and events, and catch up with section mates in three expansive first floor lounges... View Details
- 04 Nov 2016
- News
The Competitiveness of Lost Causes
international markets, they’re developing ambitious plans for their producers.” Lack of infrastructure makes follow-through on those plans challenging in Haiti, the third-poorest country in the world and the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
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Strategy and Technology - Course Catalog
longer between standalone products or services, but between platforms. Many of the most successful companies are those who build multisided platforms (MSPs), which spawn large ecosystems of users and suppliers of complementary products... View Details
- 10 Jan 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Operations Management
pathways and standardization. Successful lean operations at Wipro involved a small rollout, reducing hierarchies, continuous improvement, sharing mistakes, and specialized tools. How Can A Company's Order Management Cycle Impact Costs And... View Details