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- 02 Aug 2020
- What Do You Think?
Is the 'Experimentation Organization' Becoming the Competitive Gold Standard?
organization.” In his book Experimentation Works, Thomke writes that at Booking.com, “experimentation is an integral part of everyday life (where) anyone can conduct or commission a test (without approval from above).” This requires that... View Details
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition
researched how to fix broken global teams. “They may not be able to completely reassure workers about what will happen tomorrow, but they can provide a glimpse of the big picture from their perspective,” says Neeley, who is writing a case... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Apr 2023
- News
Leading the Way
direction of Wall Street, writing my recommendation letter for Harvard, to now being my business partner—a lot of beautiful things came out of this relationship. So, I try to do something similar for as many people as I can, because... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
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HBS - The year in Review
interviews conducted by Hawkins during the writing of his biography of Termeer, the former chairman, chief executive officer, and president of Genzyme Corp. The collection features 120 interviews with leaders in biotech, science,... View Details
- 13 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Don't Turn Your Marketing Function Over to AI Just Yet
require. “Without a soul, without human insight, the capabilities of the machine will be limited,” a group of 13 marketing scholars write in their working paper, Soul and Machine (Learning), which takes a high-level view of the present... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 15 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Remembering Alfred Chandler
primarily on American history, but increasingly moved into global business history. In his 70s and 80s, he still kept learning, kept writing about ever broader areas of the world. His curiosity and longevity were simply amazing. Walter A.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
End Game
Illustration by James Steinberg In the 1960s and 1970s, as the environmental movement dawned in the United States, a new generation of activist-minded entrepreneurs appeared. Among them were companies like Body Shop, Aveda, Tom’s of Maine, and Whole Foods—all founded... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
course? Strategic Financial Analysis includes spreadsheet exercises so that learners can practice different types of financial statement analysis, including ratio analysis and forecasting. To complete these exercises, participants should be comfortable View Details
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The Case Method Classroom | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Skip to Main Content Exhibition Home Exhibition Business Education & The Case Method The General Shoe Company, 1921 Case Writing & Industry Expansion of the Case Method The Case Method Classroom Teaching & The Case Method Impact on... View Details
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
When Silence Spells Trouble at Work
writing his weekly update reports on Wednesday, continuing to work on them when he had time on Thursday and Friday, working even into the weekend. On Monday morning, he would hand in his document to Matt. Jeff figured that a weekly update... View Details
Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow
- 04 May 2021
- Blog Post
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS
special or amiss in reading Shakespeare and writing Chinese poems in school, eating Indian and Malay food at school canteens, and watching the English Premier League at Irish pubs. Most of my friends spoke another language apart from... View Details
- 09 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government
lean startup practices needed to be successful in entrepreneurial projects. "In government we announce something and wait to get it perfect. By using more experimental approaches, some public leaders are achieving success by testing and learning instead of View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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Recent Alumni - Alumni
Volunteer Recent Alumni OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECENT ALUMNI Recent alumni support the School and the global alumni community by volunteering in a wide range of important roles, from reunion planning to fundraising to writing Class Notes, as... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
become a seed bank, and consider a revenue model. Then the students read Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. In it, she writes of the inherent wisdom of the plant and animal nations, and... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions - Creating Emerging Markets
if I think of another way to use the interview videos? Please write to us at cem@hbs.edu so that we can share it with the broader community. If you see a clip in the longer videos that you would like to use, we can create a video clip for... View Details
- 05 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?
Eiichi Shibusawa continues to gain influence in Japan—even though he died almost a century ago. Japan’s government announced earlier this year that the 19th century business leader would be the face on 10,000 yen ($90) bank notes—the highest value denomination in... View Details
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Corporate Lobbying Strategy and Foreign MNEs
“U.S. Defense Contracts and the Lobbying Strategies of Foreign MNEs: The Liability of Foreignness and Make-or-Buy Decisions about Political Goods”
Many firms engage in lobbying with the expectation that their lobbying efforts will... View Details
- 17 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why Business Should Support Employees Who Are Caregivers
personal caregiving obligations is an approach employers almost entirely overlook as a mechanism for maximizing employee productivity and minimizing turnover,” the authors write in the study, which was released Wednesday. With almost... View Details
- 17 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Medical Tourism
to research and write this case? A: I came across the company during some of my travels in South India. It was so unusual to find "first-world health care at emerging-market prices" as the case says. Often better care—by which I... View Details
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Career Histories and the Biotechnology Industry
Professor Higgins' other major project focuses on the consequences of individuals' career experiences for firms and industries. This second research stream centers on the careers of executives in the biotechnology industry.
Professor Higgins has written... View Details