Modeling And Analysis - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2018
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Making Sense of the Modern Startup

potential co-venturers is skilled, flexible, and honorable? How can they help when smart VCs pay more attention to the team than to the initial value proposition. Build the team that will buy you credibility—and of course, get the job... View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986)

01 Mar 2018
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From Das’s Desk

In June, a group of alumni will return to campus to participate in a pilot program that we anticipate will be a model for future alumni continuous learning offerings. This program, called The Reflective Leader, was born out of requests... View Details

Keywords: Das Narayandas

17 May 2018
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Creating Opportunity for Indian Entrepreneurs

NFTE program for India, dubbing it I Create. Aruna interviewed dozens of Indian entrepreneurs, seeking role models for Indian youth, and used 12 of their stories to write the book Everyday Entrepreneurs: The... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

27 Oct 2016
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Paying It Forward

inventory losses by alerting retailers when items are given free-of-charge to friends and family by purposely not being scanned by a clerk (called “sweethearting”), when barcodes are covered, when items are left in a shopping cart, or... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2004
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Promise & Perils

Arrival: Forum participants were greeted at Shanghai’s new international airport. Forum: Dean Clark with GLF chair Andrew Yao (MBA ’92); Han Zheng, Shanghai’s Mayor; Wang Mengkui, state development director. Breakout Sessions: Alumni asked probing questions of HBS... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

13 Jun 2014
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The Art of Effecting Change

Bridgitt Bertram Evans (MBA 1986) loves contemporary art for its aesthetic appeal, but also for its ability to challenge existing norms. And now she's transforming the industry in much the same spirit with VIA Art Fund, a new View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Arts, Entertainment

01 Oct 2001
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New Economy Notables: Thomas S. Volpe

Best part of the job I constantly meet new entrepreneurs who — win, lose, or draw — are fascinating human beings. To be successful you need to be a memorable person, and entrepreneurs are almost invariably memorable people. Role View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Finance

01 Dec 2017
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The Business Case (Or Not) for Sustainability

dire need for US federal policy to address climate change. RH: When you look at Europe, you see many companies agitating for some kind of carbon regulation and beginning to shift their business models in... View Details

01 Mar 2016
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In My Humble Opinion: Jeffrey Deitch (MBA 1978)

art. “Even though you can’t apply sophisticated financial models to it or the complex structures that I learned in Production and Operations Management,” he says, “art is a business.” View Details

Keywords: April White

20 Nov 2015
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Room to Grow

engaged campus community. Beyond the campus, the program’s impact is evident in a revitalized farming community in the surrounding areas and at other nearby colleges and school systems that are using the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2008
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A Force for Good

cystic fibrosis. “He taught Joey how to shoot his first spitball,” O’Donnell continues. “And every Christmas Eve, he and Natty would show up, and John would have some ungodly-sized Christmas present for... View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Wood Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Rail Transportation; Transportation

01 Feb 2002
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Driven

organizations and suggest possibilities for its application elsewhere. Lawrence and Nohria admit that "two Harvard Business School professors might seem like unlikely candidates" to propose such an expansive... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2016
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Faculty Books for December 2016

Business By John A. Quelch and Emily C. Boudreau (Springer) The authors introduce a model for companies committed to making positive contributions to health and wellness.... View Details

01 Sep 2016
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Case Study: Alumni Advice for a Health Care Startup

businesses are switching their benefit packages to establish a selection of coverage and benefits. The model of every person contributing to the cost of a benefit that few need is diminishing. I favor... View Details

01 Sep 2006
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Light Years Ahead

Photos by Webb Chappell Forty years ago, in September 1966, a young mission analyst named Jay Light left the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California and headed east to Harvard Business School. At JPL, Light used his undergraduate... View Details

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

28 May 2019
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INK: Maker’s Manual

dissatisfied with current approaches to solving a social dilemma, or they are excited about the potential of an alternative business model or a new technology to address a social need. Still others are simply responding when asked for... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Apr 1999
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Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong

industries or certain segments of the pharmaceutical business. But in many other industries - financial services, education, and health care, for instance - this analytical model is proving extremely helpful... View Details

06 Dec 2021
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Digitalization: The Key to the Future of HBS

recommendations? When Dean Srikant Datar asked me back in November 2020 to create a task force, I said I wanted to follow the same model we had used for the virtualization of teaching task force during the pandemic: a real faculty-staff... View Details