Information Technology - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 May 2021
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The First Five Years: Sophie Bai (MBA 2020)

Left to right: Xuefei (Brianna) Bai and Xuefei (Sophie) Bai Left to right: Xuefei (Brianna) Bai and Xuefei (Sophie) Bai Xuefei (Sophie) Bai was sitting in her Boston apartment when she opened up a packet from HBS. The letter informed her... View Details

25 Aug 2022
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Reinventing the Future of Business

Illustration by Daniel Hertzberg Rapid technological changes are sweeping across our society—affecting how we do our work, how we run our businesses, and even how we live our lives. HBS has stepped forward to elevate and expand faculty... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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Curb Appeal

of information technology at NYPD, Tisch learned to deliver essential services in fresh and innovative ways. And to her mind, sanitation is the most essential service of all. As she points out, the average... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photography by Vance Jacobs; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

01 Mar 2024
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On the Radar

cutting-edge technologies to also build the most advanced security capabilities for biology.” The coronavirus presented a “crucible moment,” he acknowledges. Concentric launched in 2020 with a COVID-19 testing service for schools and... View Details

Keywords: Janine White; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

15 Oct 2019
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Bridging Business and Engineering

in the new joint degree program. (photo by Susan Young) To build on the technology skills he acquired in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), Erez Perelson (MS/MBA 2020) came to Boston to pursue an AB in engineering at Harvard College, but... View Details

01 Aug 1998
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Spangler Family Gift Endows New Campus Center

a post office, the Coop, a travel center, and automated bank-teller machines. The top floor of the building will house over twenty "project rooms," sized for meetings of up to ten people and equipped with technology and media service... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

21 Aug 2018
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The Business Shelf: Driving Digital Strategy

01 Dec 2023
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Engaging Students More Deeply

producing such cases rose in the 2010s as the technology improved, but it boomed in 2020 when the pandemic forced HBS into online classrooms and teachers were in search of the best ways to engage students in that new environment. The... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Sep 2023
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3-Minute Briefing: Frances Haugen: (MBA 2011)

destabilization. This new way of spreading information unfortunately included inflammatory pamphlets that incited violence against people with different religious beliefs. Four or five days a week at sunset, my husband and I go out into... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; whistle blower; Facebook; leadership; social media

01 Sep 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley The Happiness Handbook By Landon Carter (MBA 1967) Marshall and McClintic Publishing Have you ever wished you had the instruction manual for being a happy human on planet Earth? This book will answer some of life’s fundamental questions: Who am... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Research Brief: Making Way for Moonshots

Josh Krieger (Courtesy subject) Josh Krieger (Courtesy subject) Many innovations in modern medicine have come about due to cutting-edge drugs—advances that required both a scientific leap and a willingness to take risks. And while most pharmaceutical companies would... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Dec 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

opportunities. Startup life is exciting, but full of uncertainty. You need the best information possible to make smart choices. The Startup Lottery is for anyone who wants to maximize their likelihood of success. Smart Startups: What... View Details

Keywords: podcasts

01 Mar 2024
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The Internet's Next Frontier

pages, web forms) Users mainly consumed information published on the web, but it was a one-way street Static web pages Content owned only by the creator Minimal online transactions No/very little user data collected Inception of World... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

24 Jan 2020
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Clayton M. Christensen Dies at 67

managing factors that shape the way firms introduce advanced technologies to existing and prospective markets, and the process by which innovation transforms—or displaces—companies or entire industries. He first introduced the notion of... View Details

25 Apr 2024
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Origin Stories

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Where we come from and how we were raised has a profound effect on who we become. The recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Award grew up... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

RESEARCH CENTER (Silicon Valley) Bringing insights from tech industry into the classroom As West Coast companies make game-changing technological advances in areas such as generative AI, the metaverse, and blockchain, the center develops... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Oct 1999
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Banking on Success

outlook for the next fifty years, I would say it's sensational. How would you rate your personal computing skills? I've kept up pretty well, by necessity. You can't get a stock quote today without being able to use a computer. Our ability to produce View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

04 Apr 2024
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The Making of a Medical Milestone

launch my first drug commercially. Over the past years, however, I’ve played a role in starting four companies, where three were taken public and one was sold. As such, I’ve gone from very big to very small and I feel extremely blessed, from a career perspective. How... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2024
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Giving All Stakeholders a Voice

traditional approaches in building enterprises, their governance, and growth.’’ The technology is open source, so different teams can build together. Participants value open information flow, universal... View Details