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Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

for an enterprise dedicated to the intersection of science and art. Public and professional recognition propelled the work of Land-Wheelwright Laboratories to the attention of Wall Street. In 1937, with major investments from James P.... View Details

13 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Your Company Wants to be a 'Cognitive Referent' (Hint: SpaceX)

cognitive referent in the market. So they ended up actually undermining their own performance even while they helped the market take off.” The successful firms focused first on trying to solve a problem and then getting attention for... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Aerospace; Food & Beverage; Retail

15 Jun 2007
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Remembering Alfred Chandler

fields of sociology, economics, and business administration as well. All 3 books have received enormous attention and will continue to do so. But it should also be remembered that Al made contributions to business history throughout his... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

19 Sep 2005
Research & Ideas

Rethinking Company Loyalty

says Grantham. Based on her interest and commitment to furthering her career, as well as on her educational background and strengths—including attention to detail, adherence to rules, and persistence—the company offered her the position... View Details

Keywords: by Lauren Keller Johnson

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Organizational Behavior Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

“Fast Breaking Paper” in Economics and Business. A Fast Breaking Paper is “a very recent scientific contribution that is just beginning to attract the attention of the scientific community.” Boris Groysberg : Won the 2011 Axiom Business... View Details

17 Dec 2007
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Medical Tourism

have to wait in pain for 8 months for a hip replacement can get it tomorrow, at much lower expense. People with excruciating dental pain can get it fixed, cost effectively, much quicker. And patients who need a kidney transplant and have to be on dialysis can get View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

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Renovating Democratic Capitalism

By: Malcolm S. Salter

This in-process work focuses on how best to address the declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider to be a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? While the answer to this question is not entirely clear, I... View Details

01 Dec 2009
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One Man Crime Wave

bound for upper management. As the executive Johnny Maleska says in Clemmie (1958), “You’ve got to eat, sleep, live, and dream the work .I can’t keep that close a focus on attention and ambition. So I won’t get into the real gravy.” The... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; fiction writing; Arts, Entertainment; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Harvard Business School

Felton was nominated to a second term at Ex-Im Bank. During her tenure she voted on approximately $25 billion of financing spanning global markets and industries. She led or participated in trade missions to seven African countries to focus View Details

04 Jun 2018
What Do You Think?

Are There Conditions Under Which Directors Should Consider Hiring a CEO Fired Elsewhere for Inappropriate Behavior?

senior executives who have lost their jobs for actual or alleged inappropriate workplace behavior. My attention was called to the sensitivity of these terms because of what is going on in Syria, Myanmar, and other places in the world. In... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Feb 2002
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It's academic. (Not!)

broadened to include management dynamics in entrepreneurial and venture capital firms. Despite attention from the media, relatively little hard information exists on these companies; Wasserman is using data collected from two hundred... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

2018
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New Prospects for Organizational Democracy?: How the Joint Pursuit of Social and Financial Goals Challenges Traditional Organizational Designs

By: Julie Battilana, Michael Fuerstein and Michael Lee

For an extended period during the first half of the 20th century, industrial democracy was a vibrant movement, with ideological and organizational ties to a thriving unionism. In 2015, however, things look different. While there are instances of democracy in the... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Design; Social Enterprise; Values and Beliefs; Integration; Theory

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08 Mar 2021
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International Women's Day Featured Stories

work with an incredible team of dedicated individuals who daily give everything they have. My team and I are committed to attentively listening and responding to each student’s requests and needs in meeting their HBS goals while... View Details

13 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm

who devise new strategies but fail to underpin them with detailed plans for marketplace execution. Emergent strategies are only as good as their execution. Sound execution requires not only attention to detailed planning, but adaptability... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 May 2019
What Do You Think?

What Should the Leadership of YouTube Do?

attention. The latter produced complaints about inappropriate material on the site. In contrast, others cautioned YouTube not to suppress freedom of speech. Now employee claims of having their recommendations ignored were surfacing. All of this was attracting increased... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Entertainment & Recreation; Media & Broadcasting

17 Dec 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’

"Ted Levitt changed my life," wrote Barry Koh (HBS PMD 30, 1975). "In our very first class he opened my eyes to how people are motivated to make decisions. Before, I thought as an engineer—the best attributes and the best price sells the product. From... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education; Retail

01 Mar 2018
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Every Trick in the Book

represents something quite different [from Amazon], something that’s anchored in the customer’s desire to connect, not just with a product but with a community,” Raffaelli says. That sense of “community”; a dogged attention to the... View Details

Keywords: April White

20 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?

They're attracting the attention of venture capital firms, who are starting their own "venture catalyst" experiments. They're catching the eye of potential startups, looking for ways to get to market faster and with more value... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

20 Jan 2023
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Free Spirits

other products had taken a more stealth approach. “Up until that point, NA beers looked a lot like beer, and a person might turn the label into their hand to avoid drawing attention to it,” Wilson notes. Athletic instead went with a... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

before, the heady boom was followed by a sharp correction—at least for entrepreneurs in all arenas except for artificial intelligence. What happens next, however, is unclear. This talk seeks to understand the implications of these recent events for the future of... View Details

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