External - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Aug 2012
First Look

First Look: August 14

serious challenges for capturing value. In order to draw in external contributors, an innovator often waives legal exclusion rights or reveals formerly exclusive knowledge. But as a result, contributors may appropriate a large share of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon

significant financial resources, prerequisites that are hardly conducive to spur-of-the-moment actions. In the forthcoming paper Lowering the Bar? External Conditions, Opportunity Costs, and High-Tech Startup Outcomes, Maria P. Roche, an... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

19 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

Analyzing Institutions to Solve Big Problems

values by sharing stories about their institutions. Indeed, they have discovered that pastors of so-called megachurches publish an unusually large number of books, not only to connect to church members, but to spread the message to an View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Anna Secino

11 Jan 2000
Lessons from the Classroom

New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World

industries amid varying social, political, and economic forces. And finally, we look inside the company itself, examining what organizations must do to remain competitive in world markets—what capabilities and management competencies they must develop. We recognize... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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WesTrek 2025: Exploring the future of tech in Silicon Valley - Recruiting

in the external luster of a company and this provided a unique opportunity to chat with alumni who were truly excited about their work and what their companies were building.” From discovering new career paths to forging lasting... View Details

01 Feb 2001
News

Books

for the enterprise. She introduces a radically new model for organizations she calls the digital value system — based not on static, internally focused "chains" but on dynamic, external webs of relationships that take full advantage of... View Details

Keywords: books; research; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

02 Apr 2010
What Do You Think?

Why Are Fewer and Fewer U.S. Employees Satisfied With Their Jobs?

an era in which we are told that jobs are being enhanced by information technology. The second is an article by Jeffrey Pfeffer pointing out the prevalence of "green" initiatives by business organizations. Invariably these initiatives are associated with... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

02 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy

Web platform for the company's business-to-business Web communications services. They wanted to move quickly to outsource the project, but first they desperately needed critical advice on the architecture of the platform. Fortunately, Reach Internet Incubator had an... View Details

Keywords: by Morten T. Hansen, Henry W. Chesbrough, Nitin Nohria & Donald N. Sull

05 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: January 5

capabilities and how such imprints may have different external manifestations in subsequent historical eras. We introduce the concept of exaptation to organizational theory, identifying an important process whereby the historical origin... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

What Really Drives Your Strategy?

external factors play a surprising role in strategy formulation and execution. As Gilbert explains, "A lot of our book is about understanding (a) that realized strategy is often different from intended strategy, and (b) there are... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2025
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Borders and the Self By Chinwe Ajena-Sagna (MBA 2003) Masobe Books “Who are you?” Every border tells a story. Every story has its origins. Tracing a cultural lineage from the beginnings of Igbo history in the ninth century by delineating... View Details

01 Sep 2020
News

Happy New Year: The HBS Alumni Board's Newest Members Look to the Future

and our committee on Lifelong Learning is led by Jo Tango (MBA 1995) and Paula Smith Dermody (OPM 42, 2012). Each group conducts its work in between our board meetings and presents its findings and recommendations when we meet. Both areas are also priorities for View Details

Keywords: Linda Kush; alumni events; lifelong learning; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

15 Nov 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

Connecting Goals and Go-To-Market Initiatives

the case materials, lectures, guest speakers, and application workshops: First, you must understand the externals in your business and their impact on required sales tasks. Value is created or destroyed in the View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

01 Sep 2018
News

What I Do: Clare Reichenbach (AMP 185, 2013)

oversee a team of about 35 people; we also engage with a number of external agencies for support, depending on our needs. The foundation hosts roughly 250 chefs annually, so we essentially have a restaurant operation in the house. At the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Peter and Maria Hoey

01 Feb 1998
News

Making a Case for Women

protagonists in their research, the School is matching the generous financial support of Alfus and C200. The creation of the fund was announced last October at C200's fifteenth anniversary celebration in Chicago, which was attended by Senior Associate Dean for View Details

01 Apr 2011
News

My First HBS Class

used in the class discussion (like WTP, “meet” products, and “friend” products), much of it slipped by without my understanding, but I was interested to learn later that small teams in the class were using these concepts to help organizations (including HBS’s View Details

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

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International Students | MBA

Assistance website for information on need-based aid available to help with financing the HBS MBA and view the External Funding page for a list of external scholarships for international students. Connect... View Details

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Leading Change and Organizational Renewal | HBS Online

"The course’s content and teaching method through case studies and practical examples was remarkable." Vishal Vyas Assistant Vice President at TTK Healthcare Limited Advance your career by learning to respond to external shifts, drive... View Details

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Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation - Course Catalog

combination of "job to be done," assets required to deliver that service, and monetization method – create value. We will examine WhatsApp (worth $22b?...) and Walmart in its competition with Amazon. The module also studies how firms transform their activities to the... View Details

01 Apr 2002
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

from current students as well as recent graduates to determine the most effective way to reach them. Enormous progress has been made thanks to the commitment of Donella Rapier, associate dean of External Relations, and Professor Howard... View Details

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

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