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- 11 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives
You may think that being an energy executive—especially a manager in a leading oil company—might be the easiest job around. Just flip the production switch, and watch gas prices head toward $4 a gallon. But students enrolled in Harvard Business School professor Forest... View Details
- 08 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
Unplugged: What Happened to the Smart Grid?
has encountered several hiccups in recent years that have put the timing of its implementation in question, leading Rebecca M. Henderson, the John and Natty McArthur University Professor, to get students thinking during a class last week:... View Details
- 31 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why These Business School Professors Oppose Trump's Executive Order on Immigration
academic sent me the link [to the petition] after I expressed sympathy for her situation I opened my class today echoing the Harvard president and HBS dean that all voices, religions, nationalities and values belong at Harvard and are... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 12 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 12, 2009
http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=809109 Evaluating M&A Deals: Floors, Caps, and Collars Harvard Business School Note 209-138 As equity consideration has become more popular in acquisitions, so has the use of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Mar 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Lessons from Running GM’s OnStar
before it turned profitable." The HBS Class of 1979 produced a raft of high-profile executives, including Meg Whitman, president and CEO of Hewlett-Packard; Dan Bricklin, co-creator of the VisiCalc spreadsheet program; John Thain,... View Details
- 06 Sep 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mixing Students and Scientists in the Classroom
integrated-circuit testing, admits it was anything but inevitable that he would end up at HBS. "I was interested in science and technology policy at the Kennedy School, and I also thought about law school," notes Fleming, who... View Details
- 07 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Innovation in Asia
industry, and even a country to the head of the class almost overnight, said Kiyotaka Fujii, president and CEO of SAP Japan Co., Ltd. That lesson was learned by Japan in the 1980s, when it was rising to prominence in some segments of the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries
Research. Kerr is the MBA Class of 1975 Professor of Entrepreneurial Management. “If your group is concentrated, you are making an extra premium over what others in the industry are making” “Every city has a taxicab industry dominated by... View Details
- 25 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments
look at how companies could more effectively leverage structured, randomized experiments to inform decision-making. His goal: Enable C-suite leaders to avoid the blind spots and blunders that can occur when making decisions based on data and large-scale tests. The... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 20 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 20
empirically the method proposed by Arcidiacono and Miller (2011) to accommodate unobserved latent class heterogeneity using a computationally light two-step estimator. Second, we illustrate how discount factors can be estimated in a... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 14 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 14, 2016
paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51128 Harvard Business School Case 716-074 Russia: Tribulations and Toska No abstract available. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/716074-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 491-083 View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 12, 2016
relevant facts, but if directly asked, they are more likely to respond honestly. Watch for dodging. Don't let your counterparts sidestep your questions—write them down in advance, take notes on the answers, and make sure you get the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The High Cost of the Slow COVID Vaccine Rollout
dollars in value, Kominers and his co-authors reported in Market Design to Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccine Supply in the March 12 issue of Science. “The value of being able to produce vaccines at scale the minute they clear trials is extremely high in a pandemic,” says... View Details
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
When In-House Research Isn’t Enough
For many decades, corporate research and development has been pretty much an "inside job." The road to innovative new products and services began and ended with a company's internal R&D. But according to HBS assistant professor and View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
about what Madhav should do next. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/110001-PDF-ENG An Overview of Project Finance and Infrastructure Finance—2009 Update Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia Jr. Harvard Business School View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas, April 18
(SEAS) and Harvard Business School as SEAS prepares to move two-thirds of its faculty and classes to a new campus in Allston, 1.5 miles from its current Cambridge location. Companion cases (“SEAS in 2016,” HBS No. 817-063, and “HBS in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Negotiation and All That Jazz
negotiators” "You can't script the process," says Wheeler, the MBA Class of 1952 Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. "Whoever who sits across the table from you is likely to be as determined, as smart, and as... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 28 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 28
Businesses Fall Term 2014: Course Outline and Syllabus This course outline and syllabus gives an overview of the fall 2014 class "Building Life Science Businesses." Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 19 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Empathy: The Brand Equity of Retail
business of rationality or emotionality?” To kick off the conversation, Raman relayed what happened when Cleveland Clinic CEO Delos "Toby" Cosgrove visited a class at HBS a few years ago to discuss a case study on the renowned hospital.... View Details
- 02 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 2
organization that pursues multiple logics and requires both focus and collaboration among individuals and groups. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/411095-PDF-ENG Assistant Professor Gyan Gupta and the Wet Noodle View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne