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- 06 Dec 2018
- News
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Sanskrit to the uninitiated, and the conversation it sparks is equally impenetrable. “Could the claustrum be represented by the ‘where’ region?” “Does orientation get anchored like grid cells?” “Is there any physiological data that tells... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Do You Speak Business?
do business the same way — with identical processes, functions, and operations — while approaching this elevated stage; but by the time they attain it, successful companies do share certain qualities and practices not observed in firms... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 25 Jun 2018
- News
Incubating Ideas for the ‘Water Economy’
Tamin Pechet (MBA 2007) founded and manages a platform of firms that support and invest in innovative water and infrastructure resources. He is CEO of Upwell, chairman of Imagine H2O, and founder of Banyan Water. In this interview, he... View Details
- 18 Oct 2016
- News
China, artificial intelligence, and Jim Breyer
billions in return. “Mark epitomizes courage and intensity and isn’t afraid to be wrong,” Breyer said. “And he also made the decision in 2008 to hire Sheryl Sandberg (MBA 1995) . The combination of Mark and Sheryl is the single best team at a senior View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Transforming Baker Library
with data connections and climate conditioning. Even the furniture will get an upgrade. The library’s collections will be located in the main reading room and the two lower levels, while a central stair hall will bring natural light into... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Decoding the Promise and Perils of Generative AI
ChatGPT burst into the public consciousness on November 30, 2022. Within two months, the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) software, which leverages a large language model (LLM) to produce human-like, text-based conversations, had reached an estimated 100... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Short Takes
explores these differences in a working paper titled "Limits to Globalization: Organizational Homogeneity and Diversity in the Semiconductor Industry." Extensive interviews with managers at nine major firms (four American and five... View Details
Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Short Takes
corporate performance. Using archival sources, Kang examined data from all publicly held firms in the U.S. textile industry from 1983 to 1992. "I was able to look at an industry with different kinds of... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 07 Feb 2018
- News
Athenahealth Taps Former GE CEO Jeff Immelt as Chairman
August. The search for a new chairman was prompted in mid-2017 after activist investing firm Elliott Management bought a 9 percent share of the company. That move also triggered about $100 million in cost-cutting changes, including 400... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Primer on Patents
fifteen years ago, as a doctoral candidate in Harvard’s Economics Department, Lerner was collecting data on the role of VC funding in the biotechnology industry. Before long, he also became intrigued by the concept of intellectual... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
East to West
deeper questions that should be asked of any system of corporate governance: “What’s the central objective? Who are the key players? How is authority allocated? How is accountability ensured? Whatever country a company operates in, it’s important to go to that deeper... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Steve Schwarzman
companies with annual revenues exceeding $85 billion. Under Schwarzman’s leadership, the firm has diversified into hedge funds, real estate, corporate debt, restructurings, and mergers and acquisitions. In late March, Blackstone surprised... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Reinventing the Annual Report
types of narratives, and lots of pretty pictures. The amount of detail and the level of complexity in the financial section have grown considerably in response to the increasing onslaught of accounting rules and regulations. What’s more,... View Details
Keywords: Robert G. Eccles
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Faculty Research Online
consumers prefer single songs over music “bundles.” The result? It is time for the industry to rethink its products and prices, writes Associate Professor Anita Elberse. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6312.html. India Transformed? Insights from the View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Floor It
coming out of labs over the next 10 years will surpass anything we’ve experienced in the past,” says HBS senior fellow Richard Hamermesh, who co-chairs the accelerator with Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985). “Looking ahead, we expect to have the ecosystem in place to improve... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Mengxin Li
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: Braving an Insecure New World
For consumers' benefit, why aren't companies certified as to their level of cybersecurity? Myrna Cox (MBA 1987), Calgary, Canada Security certifications might feel good at first, but they would almost certainly degrade into largely... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Up Against The Firewall
company can ever be completely safe — even if a firm disconnects from the Internet, unauthorized personnel or disgruntled employees inside the company’s facilities can figure out ways to access its computers — some firms, especially those... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Human Intelligence
data mining to coding. Eventually, there will be industries that are fully automated and certain jobs will go away, but new ones will be created in that process. From Baker Library: Not surprisingly, high tech and telecom View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
A Modest Tax Proposal
percent corporate tax rate to a minimum level acceptable to the European Union.) Congress should use the budget crisis as an opportunity to permanently adopt a modified territorial system for taxing foreign corporate profits. Here is how... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Dean Nohria: Business Schools have a Vital Role in Teaching Trust
curriculum. We should prioritize trustworthiness, because ultimately, that is how we will make a real contribution to society.” Nohria goes on to note his fears that trust in corporations and their leaders could be damaged by recent scandals ranging from tech companies... View Details