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member of Desktop Metal revolutionizing 3D metal printing. As founder and CEO of Endeca, he pioneered Guided Navigation and led Endeca through its acquisition by Oracle in 2011 for $1.1B. Before founding Endeca, Steve was part of the MIT... View Details

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Kaspi.kz: Building Trust through Innovation

By: Sandra J. Sucher, Fares Khrais and Marilyn Morgan Westner

This case is written to help students explore how companies can maintain and develop trust while innovating, how to identify and respond effectively to warning signs that they may not be as trusted as they believe, and how being trusted can aid in expanding and growing... View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Culture; Trust; Technology Adoption; Innovation and Invention; Banking Industry

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The Trust Imperative

By: Richard Edelman, Stephen A. Greyser, E. Bruce Harrison and Tom Martin

CHAPTER SUMMARY: Successful relationships depend on trust—trust between spouses, trust between parent and child, trust between enterprises and their stakeholders. This chapter focuses on the factors that build trust in organizations, as well as the forces that can... View Details

Keywords: Trust; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Communication

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26 Jul 2011
First Look

First Look: July 26

would create net benefits for society that contain salient costs frequently lack enough support for enactment because losses loom larger than gains. To address this consequence of loss aversion, we propose a policy-bundling technique in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Courses - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Resources Resources Video Courses Data Events & Presentations Frameworks News Publications Courses Courses MOC Affiliate Network MOC Course at Harvard The New CEO Workshop Courses Based at Harvard Business School, the Institute... View Details

18 Aug 2022
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Your Best Employees Are Burning Out: A Framework for Retaining Talent

covenant forged at the onset of the Industrial Age, the Silent Generation, born between 1928 and 1945, typically had the benefit of guaranteed pensions. The ability of corporations to provide pensions created a workforce that remained... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and MaShon Wilson

27 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments

From the problems posed by the Great Recession to the devastation in Haiti and the Gulf of Mexico, from the continuing economic growth of India and China to a cascade of entrepreneurial ventures, the year 2010 offered a wide assortment of... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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diversity of backgrounds and experiences but share a few outstanding traits: fearless curiosity, a clear sense of self, and a powerful commitment to community. Conducting Business Remembering the captivating classroom orchestration of Professor Dick Vancil Again and... View Details

11 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 11, 2007

developing proven molecules from strategic partners to leapfrog competition and create large molecule biologics in India. The company understood that its transition from an API to an innovation-led company focused on new biologics would... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Propose an Independent Project - MBA

a faculty member and receive academic credit for their final deliverable(s). Organizations benefit from the work performed, as well as from the opportunity to engage with students who might be a fit for your organization. Propose an... View Details

04 Apr 2017
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First Look at New Research, April 4

was pondering the challenges of shifting DSM’s global organization from the constant transformations of the past 100 years to creating organic growth. When Sijbesma took the helm as CEO in 2007, he further... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Getting Down to the Business of Creativity

Finally, he held numerous meetings and discussions with small groups of middle managers about Fuji's future direction, and asked each of the company's top 1,000 employees to write a two-page memo identifying the opportunities and... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Dec 2023
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Wide Horizon

around the living room. As the days progressed, there were similarly positive reports from his occupational therapist. Rodakis began to suspect the antibiotic was creating the improvements, and, after some outreach and research,... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson

21 Dec 2009
Research & Ideas

Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer

companies that are owned by private equity. They are composed of the CEO and six directors, all of whom have relevant industry expertise. The directors make the time commitment, spending several days each month at the company. And they... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services

01 Dec 2023
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The Exchange: Help Wanted

Image by John Ritter The path to a job in the C-suite isn’t what it used to be. For many years, companies could lean on financial expertise and industry connections when recruiting candidates, but HBS professors Raffaella Sadun and Joseph Fuller say that so much has... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

20 Apr 2015
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The 5 Strategy Rules of Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs

If there were a Mount Rushmore for technological innovation, Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs would be the faces looking outward. The longtime CEOs of Microsoft, Intel, and Apple have done more than anyone to popularize the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Computer

01 Feb 2001
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What Makes a Good Leader

leadership, and Kotter notes that as the evolution from the industrial age to the information age progresses, the ability to recognize and make the most of new opportunities is highly prized. "History has taught us that transitions of... View Details

Keywords: Management

10 Apr 2012
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First Look: April 10

Corstjens and Rajiv Lal Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, no. 4 (April 2012) Abstract Most companies assume that the easiest way to grow is by investing overseas and that the developing world offers the best opportunities for... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2023
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In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In

service to others. In the intensely competitive world I live in now, that’s good grounding to have.” Why VC is so much fun: “The entrepreneurial energy is irresistible. Working with startups, and investing in smart people with boundless... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

The Heart of Business—Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism

How to unleash “human magic" and achieve improbable results.

Having recently stepped down as Chairman and CEO of Best Buy, Joly shares the leadership principles – illustrated by multiple vivid and concrete stories -- that underpinned... View Details

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