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- 07 Jun 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Important are Big Ideas?
from fads, time their moves carefully to meet the needs of their respective organizations, and enlist top management support. One might infer from this work that the real secret weapons that many U.S. firms... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It
Leaders from some 150 nations have convened in Paris this week for the COP21 conference with a singular goal: to fight the global threat of climate change. Each of them have brought to Paris their own national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that drive... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Plight of the Global Poor
while BOP individuals may only have tens of dollars a year to spend, that disposable income, multiplied several billion times over, represents significant purchasing power. With this realization have come some dramatic shifts in business... View Details
- 15 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Free Software
variety of corporations for very logical purposes," notes Iansiti. "If you have an environment in which part of the service you provide and the product you sell can be given away for free, that changes the dynamics of the industry. As a company, you will most... View Details
- Profile
Terrance McGuire
were going to be successful and some who weren’t.” Leaving HBS, McGuire found few classmates heading toward venture capital. “The assumption at the time was that you had to put in your time at a... View Details
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Four Questions for David Garvin and Michael Roberto
alliance, a restructuring, or entry into a new market or product category) arise relatively infrequently. Q: Is there a place for the advocacy (or "contest") approach in real time and in some... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Virtual Plant Tours and Beer Game Dysfunction
required mini-lectures. Class time thus can be fully devoted to discussion, with this foundation allowing it to take on new depth. “We’re able to home in on what the ‘magic’ really is in the classroom,” says Applegate, noting that... View Details
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Mike Watitwa
Why did you choose this path at this point in time? As I advanced in my professional life, I recognized some opportunities for growth and development. I realized that to be able to make a real impact, I needed to advance my leadership,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Action Plan: Role-Play
When you encounter the phrase private investigator, chances are good the character you conjure up in your mind doesn’t resemble Sarah Carson (MBA 1971). So much the better for Carson, whose work has often required convincing people she was a small-business employee... View Details
- 02 Dec 2009
- What Do You Think?
Should Immigration Policies Be More Welcoming to Low-Skilled Workers?
Summing Up Low-skilled immigrants: burden or opportunity? Immigration is apparently a topic that stirs passions globally, judging from the responses to this month's column. As Nauman Lodhi pointed out, "Tough times give rise more... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 09 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Veterans Day Reflections
Applying to HBS from Afghanistan I remember very clearly the first time I set foot on the Harvard Business School campus. I had recently returned home from my second nine-month deployment to Afghanistan and was contemplating what was next... View Details
- 27 Mar 2020
- News
CPD Taps Alumni Network to Help Students Navigate Crisis
alumni network has always been an extraordinary resource, especially in times like this,” says Fitzpatrick. “The ripple effect of alumni helping each other and students is what we saw play out in the 2001 and 2002 recession, then in 2008... View Details
- 05 Apr 2016
- News
Don’t Send Your Kids to College. At Least Not Yet.
list of the costs of the “conveyor belt to college”: high dropout rates, increased stress levels, and massive debt. Her suggested fix? The bridge year—a key facet of Falik’s Global Citizen Year, which offers graduating high school students View Details
- 03 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 3, 2009
Instead, virtual team learning behaviors are likely to be shaped by boundaries that delimit timely access to relevant knowledge and skill. In conclusion, we discuss implications for future virtual team learning research. Download the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 5
unconscious) and Type 2 (slow, deliberative, conscious). We propose, considering a wealth of real world phenomena, that this taxonomy is incomplete. Examples of these phenomena are creativity, 'sleeping on it,' etc. These phenomena seem... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Jul 2008
- News
No Pulp Fiction Allowed
With vacation season upon us, it's time to consider what good read to pack before heading out to your favorite beach or resort. I have the perfect antidote for all those mindless pulp fiction novels that fly off the shelves this View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Slum for Sale
A NEW VIEW: Slums occupy valuable real estate in India. Photo courtesy HBS India Research Center Located in Mumbai, India, Dharavi is home to an estimated 700,000 people living on just 551 acres. Featured in the 2008 Oscar-winning film... View Details
- 24 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Thalia Rey (MBA 2025)
years of academic rigor. Yet, when it came time to figure out my professional path, the burden felt entirely mine. I was the first among my family and friends to pursue investment banking, and later, private equity. As I navigated these... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Curing Health Care
Prescriptions: Free the Data! Build a Killer App Measure Health Care's Real Costs Make Medicine Personal Leverage Human Nature Integrate Preventive Care and Payment BUSH: A passionate advocate for improving... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Sail Away
ROBB: A luxury home in every glamorous port. Glenn Koenig/Los Angeles Times Set to launch in 2013, the $1.1 billion Utopia will be a cruise ship with a difference: About half its cabins will be sold as private residences, ranging in price... View Details