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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Start-Ups Make Their Pitch
for desired specimens in real time. Chicago: Cinekin (Constance Freedman, MBA ’06, chief strategy officer) uses people’s movie preferences to predict the compatibility of couples. London: Qtara (Steve Berry, MBA ’79, chairman) is... View Details
- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
Ramarajan Publication:In Exploring Positive Identities and Organizations: Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation, edited by Laura M. Roberts and Jane E. Dutton. Psychology Press, 2009 Abstract In this chapter we examine factors that enable individuals to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
Platform Competition, Compatibility, and Social Efficiency (revised) Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Francisco Ruiz-Aliseda Abstract Katz and Shapiro (1985) study systems compatibility in settings with one-sided platforms and direct... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
New Career Wanted
intangibles, such as company culture and styles of decision-making, to make sure they are compatible with your own style.” MBAs change careers for various reasons at different stages of their professional lives. “At midcareer,” Sullivan... View Details
- 03 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Carol Fishman Cohen (MBA 1985) On Getting Back into the Workforce
fortunate and we find we were on exactly the right career path before our career break. Those of us in this category return to exactly what we were doing before. Some of us who loved what we were doing before find that the demands of the pre-career break role are no... View Details
- 02 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
Do Online Dating Platforms Help Those Who Need Them Most?
IBISWorld.com. Piskorski decided to home in on OKCupid, a general-interest dating site that boasts more than 3 million members. The site allows all of its users to browse each other's profiles, but uses comprehensive quizzes and algorithms to help them find the most... View Details
- 08 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
How to Fix a Broken Marketplace
give a kidney to person B, but their blood types don't match. Meanwhile, person C wants to give a kidney to person D, but their immune systems are incompatible. However, person A happens to be compatible with person D, and person C is... View Details
- 28 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 28, 2008
Francisco Ruiz-Aliseda Abstract In their seminal 1985 paper, Katz and Shapiro study systems compatibility in settings with one-sided platforms and direct network effects. We consider systems compatibility... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Figuring Out Her Mission | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Ming, “went fantastically! Max perfectly understood where I was coming from. She spoke genuinely about how fulfilling it was to find a leadership position in the arts with her business background, and helped me envision how I could do the same.” With their View Details
- 23 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019
expression of corporate purpose and guide for decision-making for most publicly owned firms in the United States (and the United Kingdom). I argue that narrowing the compatibility gap between capitalism and justice and reversing declining... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
SuperCorp: Values as Guidance System
everywhere." Talent magnets and motivation machines. Talented people with many options are increasingly attracted to companies and stay there because of compatible values. Banco Real became one of Brazil's most desirable employers... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 29 Jan 2015
- Op-Ed
The Fall of Greece
optimistic though: I believe that Greeks will soon realize, after initial disappointment once again at the failed promises of a new government, that democracy, an institution born in Greece, is compatible only with competition,... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul
than how well capitalized they are, said Constantini. He said he walked away from a seven-figure transaction after realizing the ethics of the other parties involved were not compatible with his. "There's always the next deal,"... View Details
- Web
4.5 University-Wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities | MBA
a community ideally characterized by free expression, free inquiry, intellectual honesty, respect for the dignity of others, and openness to constructive change. The rights and responsibilities exercised within the community must be View Details
- 19 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
Leadership Fellow Ming Min Hui: Figuring Out Her Mission
fantastically! Max perfectly understood where I was coming from. She spoke genuinely about how fulfilling it was to find a leadership position in the arts with her business background, and helped me envision how I could do the same.” With their View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 27 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
Joining a Start-up: 10 Lessons Along the Way
new feature, "If it doesn't work, we can always blame Apeksha". It can be a stressful environment to walk into full-time. However, the MBA summer internship provides a unique opportunity to reduce the risk on both sides, allowing to test for View Details
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Challenge of the Multi-site Nonprofit
are: A multi-site nonprofit's value proposition must be real, and consistently communicated externally and internally. Strong unit autonomy and strong systems can be compatible and mutually supportive. Lack of understanding of multi-site... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 25 May 2015
- Blog Post
RapidSOS Wins the HBS New Venture Competition
directly into 911’s existing system. The technology is universally compatible with every dispatch center across the United States. The result is a system that dramatically increases the information available to dispatchers, accelerating... View Details
- 05 Mar 2001
- What Do You Think?
Fine Coupling: Can Human Resource Management Learn from Supply Chain Management?
computer-design process study by Carliss Baldwin and Kim Clark that underlines the importance of design rules and processes intended to produce compatible components in a finished product. Modularity in the manufacturing and logistics... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”
products were designed to work with IBM systems and with those of other high-end systems suppliers, as well as those of Xerox. This compatibility with such systems was inconsistent with Xerox's preferred strategy to develop and sell... View Details
Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough