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The Evolution of Science-Based Business: Innovating How We Innovate
By: Gary P. Pisano
Science has long been connected to innovation and to business. As early as the late 19th century, chemical companies, realizing the commercial potential of science, created the first industrial research laboratories. During much of the 20th century, large-scale... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Governance; Innovation and Management; Risk Management; Research and Development; Science-Based Business; Commercialization
Pisano, Gary P. "The Evolution of Science-Based Business: Innovating How We Innovate." Special Issue on Management Innovation—Essays in the Spirit of Alfred D. Chandler. Industrial and Corporate Change 19, no. 2 (April 2010): 465–482.
- 09 Jan 2024
- Research & Ideas
Could Clean Hydrogen Become Affordable at Scale by 2030?
Hydrogen is poised to move from the sidelines of global clean energy as the industry learns to produce it more efficiently and at lower cost, according to newly published research led by Gunther Glenk, a climate fellow with Harvard Business School's Institute for the... View Details
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Clubs - Business & Environment
details of energy technology and science. Circular Economy Symposium at Harvard The Circular Economy Symposium introduces participants to circular economy concepts & case studies, explore linkages to finance, policy and business processes, & forge connections across... View Details
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Business History - Faculty & Research
created opportunities for a cohort of green businesses across sectors ranging from beauty and health to eco-tourism. Keywords: Environmental Sustainability ; Business History ; Globalization ; Economic Growth ; Latin America Citation Find... View Details
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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research
Philanthropy ; Charitable Donations ; Sustainability ; Foundation ; Impact Investing ; ESG ; Family Business ; Forecasting and Prediction ; Private Sector ; Renewable Energy ; Social Entrepreneurship ; Climate Change ; Environmental... View Details
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HBS - The year in Review
high-impact management positions in nonprofit and public sector organizations for one year after graduation. The program, which provides financial support so that Fellows receive competitive salaries, is based on University Professor... View Details
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Sample Student Projects - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Cluster (2013) Germany Baden-Wuerttemberg Automobile Cluster (2015) Germany Wind Power Cluster (2010) Germany’s Photovoltaic Cluster (2009) Hamburg Aviation Cluster (2009) Biotechnology and Life Sciences in Munich (2007) Ghana Ghana Cocoa View Details
- 23 Jan 2024
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A Wide Net
Growing up in Mumbai, Navroz Udwadia (MBA 2005) spent most of his time on the tennis court, where he was an internationally ranked athlete. Today, as cofounder and partner of Alpha Wave, a global investment group with a multibillion-dollar stake in India’s startup... View Details
Keywords: April White
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Data - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
this space as we will be regularly updating our data page with new datasets as we make progress. Last Data Update: March 2022 Themes Measuring Sentiment & Expectations Sentiment & Expectations Data Global Crises Data By Country Global Crises Data Size & Growth of the... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
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What Makes a Good Leader
cites the moral violations that have occurred in the financial sector as an example. "Some of these deals are so complicated that only a handful of people in the world really understand them," he says. In order to avoid disaster,... View Details
Keywords: Management
- Research Summary
Professor Wei-Skillern's research is focused in the field of Social Enterprise. Her research examines the creation of social value in both commercial and nonprofit organizations. In the former stream of research on corporate social responsibility, she has studied... View Details
- January 2014 (Revised February 2014)
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Japan: Betting on Inflation?
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
The case focuses on the challenges still confronting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the end of 2013, a year after he has been in office. It also gives an overview of Japan's earlier economic performance, focusing primarily on the period after it suffered a stock market... View Details
Rotemberg, Julio J. "Japan: Betting on Inflation?" Harvard Business School Case 714-040, January 2014. (Revised February 2014.)
- April 2007 (Revised October 2007)
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An Overview of Project Finance & Infrastructure Finance - 2006 Update
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia
Provides an introduction to the fields of project finance and infrastructure finance, and gives a statistical overview of project-financed investments over the years from 2002 to 2006. Examples of project-financed investments include the $4 billion Chad-Cameroon... View Details
Esty, Benjamin C., and Aldo Sesia. "An Overview of Project Finance & Infrastructure Finance - 2006 Update." Harvard Business School Background Note 207-107, April 2007. (Revised October 2007.)
- December 1998
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Pioneer Hi-Bred: Turning Seeds Into Factories
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
The agricultural sector is among the preeminent information technology users in our economy," exclaimed an August 1998 Forbes ASAP survey of the U.S. economy's best and worst users of information technology (IT). The survey designated Pioneer Hi-Bred International,... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Multinational Firms and Management; Information Management; Infrastructure; Business Strategy; Information Technology; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Iowa
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Melissa Dailey. "Pioneer Hi-Bred: Turning Seeds Into Factories." Harvard Business School Case 399-095, December 1998.
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Becoming a Board Member - Alumni
Careers Becoming a Board Member Careers Becoming a Board Member Interested in joining a board? Similar to a job search, you’ll need to make connections with the right people to find a board that fits your interests. Start Networking Start by identifying potential View Details
- 08 Dec 2021
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The Drive to Succeed: Silvio Memme (MBA 2020) and the Transition to Venture Capital
for ‘building companies.’ Having spent decades focusing on the molecular level of a problem, being able to strategize at a high level and plan out 1-,3-, 5-year roadmaps is an exciting change,” Memme said. “While we don’t generally play an operational role in the... View Details
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Careers | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
MBA students can engage in a wide variety of career development programs that support their social impact career pathways. These programs cross multiple sectors and provide the opportunity to tailor one's engagement based on individual... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
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A More Accommodating Approach
Shelly Nooner (GMP 33, 2022) had already proven herself to be visionary and execution-focused during her two decades at Trimble, an industrial technology company that provides hardware, software, and services across agriculture, construction, geospatial, and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- February 2021 (Revised May 2021)
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SafeGraph: Selling Data as a Service
By: Ramana Nanda, Abhishek Nagaraj and Allison Ciechanover
Set in January 2021, the CEO of SafeGraph, a four-year-old startup that sold Data as a Service, looked to the future. His aim was to become the most trusted source for data about a physical place. The company provided points of interest (POI) and foot traffic data on... View Details
Keywords: Data As A Service; Monetization; Pricing; Business Startups; Analytics and Data Science; Consumer Behavior; Analysis; Business Model; Health Pandemics; Information Industry; United States
Nanda, Ramana, Abhishek Nagaraj, and Allison Ciechanover. "SafeGraph: Selling Data as a Service." Harvard Business School Case 821-082, February 2021. (Revised May 2021.)