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Marie Kyle
Clinton Health Access Initiative, "sparked a passion for the development sector," says Marie. But she wasn't satisfied with the standard aid packages she saw in emerging markets. "I wanted to look at ideas outside the... View Details
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The Case Method | MBA
information, incomplete by design, and decide what you would do. Discuss the case. Each morning, you’ll bring your ideas to a small team of classmates from diverse professional backgrounds, your discussion group, to share your findings... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Ban the Butterfly Rule for Corporate Directors
their jobs to offer to resign, and Dayton Hudson Corp. insists that outside directors resign if they change jobs. The General Motors Board of Directors Corporate Governance Guidelines assert that "individual Directors who change the... View Details
Keywords: Joseph Hinsey IV
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Estonia, Incorporated
he needs to travel to Estonia or attend a session of the UN General Assembly across town. The payoff? A chance to chart the digital future of an entire country. In April, Estonia became the first country in the world to offer e-Residency,... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 05 Oct 2016
- News
Harvard to Open Life Sciences Lab
Harvard students, equip scientific startups with the lab resources and programming needed to grow and scale life science ventures, and generate insights and expertise about what it will take for Harvard to continue to build a successful... View Details
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Georges F. Doriot
If there is a historical link to the roots of entrepreneurship within the Harvard Business School, it would lead directly to General Georges F. Doriot, the legendary HBS professor who taught at the school from 1926 to 1966. “The... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?
already determined that there's some truly fundamental reason to do so." Some question whether the "upside down" organization is an idea whose time has come. David Koltermann warns, "The potential revolution to turn... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
How to Fix a Broken Marketplace
both about the details of market institutions and about the general tasks markets have to perform.” Having sufficient "thickness" means there are enough participants in the market to make it thrive. "Congestion" is... View Details
- 31 May 2016
- HBS Case
Who Owns Space?
As a vast place full of limitless possibility, space is a huge draw for brilliant minds and big ambitions. A new generation of billionaire entrepreneurs is vying to lay claim to it. Be it Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Richard Branson, or Paul... View Details
- 15 Sep 2015
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September 15, 2015
some key aspects of strategy as defined by the so-called “positioning school” and discusses how these ideas can be translated into the context of regions. It identifies differences between the two areas but also finds sufficient... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2018
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From Das’s Desk
whenever you need us. With that in mind, we are piloting some new programs to make the learning and the connecting that happens at reunions more relevant and lasting. At the spring reunions, we’re offering Pathbreakers sessions, where associate professors—our next... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 01 Sep 2014
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Innovation: Revenge of the Nerds
of Cambridge and Boston, approaching any independent business owner who might have a business problem the “nerds” could help them address. They also convinced Professor Lynda M. Applegate to allow them to pitch the idea to her Executive... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Should You Sell Your Digital Privacy?
It's a startling idea: Instead of relying on regulators to protect our privacy against telemarketers, data miners, and consumer companies, we should capitalize on the value of our personal information and get something of value in return. That is the View Details
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Abhay Saboo
wanted to be afraid to lead engineers and technical people." To complement his technical skills, he looked for employment "where I could learn how to work with good people to deliver great results." As a participant in the View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
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The Fab Four
Sasha Novakovich (MBA ’99) was in her second year at HBS when she and classmate Tracy Lawrence got the idea for what would become GetConnected, a company that processes voice, data, and video services transactions for retailers. Despite... View Details
- 23 Feb 2011
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A Capitalist in China
became the first American to acquire commercial hydroelectric generating equipment from China. Today he is chairman and CEO of China Hydroelectric Corporation, the country’s largest owner of small hydroelectric projects. In fact, he may... View Details
- 05 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 5, 2008
(2) Review prior research on behavioral decision making to identify ideas that may be relevant to the domain of psychological influence; (3) Provide a series of examples of how behavioral decision research can be leveraged to create... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 May 2023
- Blog Post
Innovating, Funding, and Scaling Climate Solutions at Harvard Business School: Day Three of Harvard Climate Action Week
to business, the money and skills necessary to fund a decarbonized future, and different approaches to building a just and skilled workforce. Tufano’s session on financing highlighted the growing sense of urgency in finding sufficient funding. Scott Jacobs (MBA 2007),... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
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Recognizing Volunteers and Donors
particularly grateful to alumni who invest annually in HBS leadership and innovation through the Dean's Fund. Jeanette and Herb Evert have demonstrated their passion for the mission of HBS by making significant contributions for more than 34 consecutive years. They... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
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2nd HBS Survey on US Competitiveness
A second survey of nearly 7,000 HBS alumni and just over 1,000 members of the general public found ongoing concern regarding America's ability to compete in the global economy but wide agreement between liberals and conservatives on the... View Details