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05 Jul 2006
Working Paper Summaries

Bringing History into International Business

Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Tarun Khanna; Financial Services

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American Business . New York: McGraw-Hill, 1978. Davis, George, and Glegg Watson. Black Life in Corporate America: Swimming in the Mainstream . Garden City, NY: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1982. Delton, Jennifer... View Details

25 Jun 2019
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Learning the Language of Business and Science – The MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program

to a career in biotech; the PhD route and the non-PhD route. Either of these routes can lead to a successful and impactful career. However, the distinction between scientists View Details

07 Aug 2012
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Better Business Ethics

16 May 2012
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Businesses brace for Greek exit

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Harvard Business School

Baker Library Special Collections Exhibits More Exhibits Explore the Exhibit Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of Black Business AASU Early Years & Influence AASU Founders Core... View Details

January 2021
Technical Note

Business Model Ideation

By: Stig Leschly and Benjamin Henkes

January 2007
Background Note

Note on Biotech Business Development

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Robert F. Higgins

Describes the business development process in biotechnology companies. Topics covered include: participants in the licensing process and their interests, the major steps in the licensing process, the terms that are part of most agreements, and the most contentious... View Details

Keywords: Agreements and Arrangements; Entrepreneurship; Intellectual Property; Biotechnology Industry

March 31, 2020
Article

Reinventing the Direct-to-Consumer Business Model

By: Len Schlesinger, Matt Higgins and Shaye Roseman

Over the past decade, a new breed of “direct-to-consumer” (DTC) startups, including Warby Parker and Casper, helped forge a new business model. But lately that business model is faltering as the advantages that early entrants enjoyed have evaporated. To retool, DTC... View Details

Keywords: Direct-to-consumer; Omnichannel; Business Model; Change; Strategy

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2007
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Business Methods Patents as Real Options: Value and Disclosure as Drivers of Litigation

By: Atul Nerkar, Srikanth Paruchuri and Mukti Khaire

This paper proposes that patents are real options that allow holders of patents the right but not the obligation to sue others. We suggest that the likelihood of a patent's being litigated is positively associated with the value of the patent and the extent of... View Details

Keywords: Value; Corporate Disclosure; Lawsuits and Litigation; Patents; Rights; Business Processes

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HBS Online Sustainable Business Strategy

Learn how to become a purpose-centered business leader while examining the critical role that businesses play in solving the world's big problems, including climate change, income inequality, and social injustice. Program Dates: September 4, 2019 - September 25, 2019 View Details

9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 17 Apr 2019
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HBS Online Sustainable Business Strategy

Learn how to become a purpose-centered business leader while examining the critical role that businesses play in solving the world's big problems, including climate change, income inequality, and social injustice. Program Dates: April 17, 2019 - May 8, 2019 View Details

Harvard professor on A.I. job risks: We need to upskill and update business models

Tsedal Neeley, Harvard Business School professor, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the population's fears of AI eventually taking their job, if organizations should rethink business models and more. View Details

December 1999 (Revised April 2002)
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International Business Machines Corporation (A)

By: David F. Hawkins

Perform financial ratio analysis to identify changes in IBM's business mix and profitability. Teaching purpose: Ratio analysis. View Details

Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Capital Structure; Performance Efficiency; Business Earnings; Business Model; Private Sector; Commercialization; Computer Industry; Accounting Industry

July 1989 (Revised June 1990)
Teaching Note

James Burke: A Career in American Business (A) and (B), Teaching Note

By: Richard S. Tedlow

Teaching Note for (9-389-177) and (9-390-030). View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; United States