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25 Jan 2021
Book

In a Nutshell, Why American Capitalism Succeeded

How did the United States become the world’s center of business growth following its founding in 1776? Surely a number of nations had powerful natural resources, stable financial and legal institutions, and dynamic entrepreneurs over that same span. Why was American... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing

09 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

How to Revive Health-Care Innovation

The patient is weak, the situation is serious, but a cure is on the horizon—if we think differently about the underlying problem. Specifically, we need to innovate in health care just the way it is done in any other industry, by tackling... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Jerome H. Grossman, M.D. M.D. & Jason Hwang; Health

18 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Will Global Demand for Oil Peak This Decade?

Is the globe’s thirst for oil finally topping out? A major international energy watcher says yes, predicting last month that demand for global oil for transport will peak around 2026, plateau for all uses by 2028, and possibly hit a zenith by the end of the decade.... View Details

Keywords: by Alvin Powell, Harvard Gazette; Energy; Industrial Products; Auto; Green Technology

28 May 2013
News

Are eBay Auctions A Thing Of The Past?

12 Oct 2016
News

The real reason companies don't take security seriously: Their money isn't on the line

03 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Faculty Spotlight: Professor Jurgen Weiss

time. And while the continued decline in costs for solar and wind will likely help keep overall costs down, the relative importance of these other so-called integration costs will likely increase. The good news is that some of the key... View Details

02 Sep 2015
What Do You Think?

What's Wrong With Amazon’s Low-Retention HR Strategy?

conditions? What’s wrong with a conscious pursuit of a low-retention strategy if it is based on providing exciting, demanding jobs, even if they lead to “burn out” among some employees? Is it a problem of sustainability? After all, McDonald’s and View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Web Services; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Consumer Products; Fashion

06 Jul 2023
News

Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations

in people that wanted to buy it. Timing was right for Disney. They were actually behind Netflix and others in terms of content delivery. And they called us up and they're like, "Look, we need to really move up the ladder in terms of... View Details

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About - Business & Environment

About Inspiring innovation at the intersection of business and the environment. Mission The Business and Environment Initiative educates, connects, and mobilizes business leaders to address climate change and other environmental... View Details

11 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

Is A/B Testing Effective? Evidence from 35,000 Startups

including design thinking and lean startup approaches, that have given rise to some of the world’s biggest technology companies. But does the Silicon Valley mantra “fail fast, fail often,” which encourages early testing of new ideas and... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

02 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 2

information that impacts the formation of scientific collaborations. Download the paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=42946 Technology, Innovation and Economic Growth in Britain Since 1870 Author: Tom Nicholas Abstract This chapter examines View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful

can include small “lifestyle” businesses, multi-generational family businesses, high-growth, venture funded technology businesses, and new ventures designed to commercialize breakthrough discoveries in life sciences, clean tech, and View Details

Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge

02 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

Do Online Dating Platforms Help Those Who Need Them Most?

answers depend on the platform. Some products help those who need the most help. Some help only those who have little trouble interacting in the real world anyway. And some platforms offer certain features that help those who need it most, along with View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology

20 Jan 2016
News

GE and the turning point for Boston

08 Aug 2022
HBS Case

Building an 'ARMY' of Fans: Marketing Lessons from K-Pop Sensation BTS

phones, and some contracts contained no-dating clauses. Bang decided to take a more hands-off approach, with the belief that pop stars are human and could channel their personalities into their work and use it to connect with fans. BTS’ contract was less restrictive... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta; Media & Broadcasting; Music

27 Dec 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on 2010’s Biggest Business Developments

quickly gained a 95% share of the tablet computer market and a big share of the public mind. But the iPad represented more than just an extremely successful product launch. It also signified important technological directions that are... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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Private Capital Project

interests, such as the application of cutting-edge technologies to solve broad societal problems, overlap with swaths of faculty and practitioners. Private capital techniques have the potential to be a crucial part of the solutions to... View Details

07 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

How Teams Work: Lessons from the Pandemic

out responsibilities and timelines; Relationship interactions in which colleagues support each other and share skills. Task interactions: Harnessing the right technology At the office, the teams studied... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

29 Oct 2019
News

Why Open Offices Aren’t Working — and How to Fix Them

March 2013 (Revised March 2014)
Case

C12 Energy

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and James McQuade

C12 aimed to build not only a company, but an entire industry around carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). "You change the world by building a market, and you build a market by building a profitable company that other people copy," said Dawe, C12 Energy's CEO. "In... View Details