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  • 01 Mar 2008
  • News

One-on-One with Jim Breyer

are very important. One is generalist investment skills combined with industry specialization. A balance between investment prowess and operating knowledge is important as well, since we really do typically lead or colead our investments... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • Web

Pat Ross Archives | Social Enterprise

Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact 1 Results PMNO Perspectives: Pat Ross, Team Rubicon Pat Ross 09 Aug 2018 Patrick Ross is deputy director of field View Details
  • 24 Jul 2013
  • Op-Ed

Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In

Research Triangle in North Carolina think very hard about focus in order to create a virtuous cycle of complementary successful ventures. The results have been extraordinary. A generation ago, it would have seemed farfetched to predict... View Details
Keywords: by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy; Auto
  • October 2002 (Revised April 2007)
  • Case

Dell Computers (A): Field Service for Corporate Clients

By: Frances X. Frei, Amy C. Edmondson and Corey B. Hajim
Explores the highly successful PC and low-end server manufacturer's entry into the large-scale server market in the United States. A key difference of this new market is the intense service element required to support the larger hardware. Specifically, the industry... View Details
Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Customer Relationship Management; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Service Operations; Business or Company Management; Emerging Markets; Problems and Challenges; Service Delivery; Computer Industry; United States
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  • 11 Apr 2019
  • Blog Post

Kel Jackson, MBA 2019: "[My Job] Matters. I Didn't Want a Role that Would Box Me In."

being the operations guy who knows leadership. I’m a mechanical engineer so I have this background everyone doesn’t have. I would focus on the areas where my background naturally created strengths.”... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
  • 02 Aug 2017
  • News

The Atlantic Finds a New Home

right.” The Emerson Collective engages in cross-sector partnerships that focus on education, immigration reform, the environment, and social justice initiatives. Bradley has told the story of transforming a magazine (purchased from Mort... View Details
  • 19 Feb 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019

was not clear that the business was profitable. Rapid scale had come at a cost. In June 2016, BlackBuck had $5 million in the bank and two months of runway. BlackBuck’s focus had been on raising capital and hiring View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Jun 2014
  • News

Executive Action

building will serve as a hub for Executive Education participants, allowing them to meet with one another, as well as faculty, guests, and students from the School's MBA and Doctoral Programs. "The Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center is a symbol of the School's growing emphasis... View Details
Keywords: Construction of Buildings; Construction; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • January 2007
  • Case

AMD: A Customer-Centric Approach to Innovation

By: Elie Ofek and Lauren Barley
AMD's launch of the Opteron microprocessor in 2003 has allowed the company to make inroads into the lucrative server segment. A long-time follower to Intel, AMD management felt it was in a position to lead the microprocessor industry in new directions. However, in 2006... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Price; Leadership; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Product Development; Competitive Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Semiconductor Industry
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  • 15 Feb 2022
  • Blog Post

Health Is Wealth | The Path To Creating A Venture

years as a time to experiment, to learn to launch something, but also to gain the skills on the operational side, and to expand my network. I was great at finance, I understood the healthcare market, but there was a lot of opportunity for... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Health Care
  • 01 Nov 2019
  • Blog Post

Confronting Climate Change in the Classroom and Beyond

of Harvard. “Climate change is such an urgent priority,” says Jennifer Nash, director of the Business and Environment Initiative (BEI), “it’s a real opportunity to explore what business is doing and can do.” During these two weeks of the School’s View Details
  • 01 May 2007
  • First Look

First Look: May 1, 2007

field study of public service interns working full-time in randomly assigned teams, taken together positive and negative TERA measured at the time of team formation accounted for 28.1 percent of the variance in team performance ratings nearly a year later. Does View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Jul 2023
  • Blog Post

Balancing Act: Kate Eberle Walker’s Action Plan for C-suite Diversity

herself on the path to CEO. Her mentors were chief operating officers and chief administrative officers. She imagined a similar career—until, that is, she took a job as senior vice president for strategy and corporate development at... View Details
  • Web

Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator - Health Care

readiness Develop the landscape Interview the key opinion leaders Write the strategic plan Write the operational plan Continually communicate [DOWNLOAD ALL TOOLS] Learn More About the KPMA Learn more about the KPMA and what it... View Details
  • 01 Oct 2002
  • News

John Batcha: Sowing the Seeds to Fight Hunger

order to cover SPI's operating expenses. He notes that the program gives people the means to create an independent, renewable food supply, which builds esteem and has the added benefit of being more cost-effective than continuously... View Details
  • 05 Dec 2006
  • First Look

First Look: December 5, 2006

which patents are assigned with the firm names in the Census Bureau's SSEL business registry. Through the Census Bureau's file structure, this R&D platform can be linked to the operating performances of each firm's establishments,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • Web

FAQ - U.S. Competitiveness

FAQ About the Project What is the U.S. Competitiveness Project? The U.S. Competitiveness Project is a research-led effort to understand and enhance the competitiveness of the United States—that is, the ability of firms operating in the... View Details
  • 20 Mar 2025
  • Blog Post

IFC India 2025: Illuminating India’s Solar Future: Reflections on Tata Solar Manufacturing Plant Visit

Solar, a subsidiary of Tata Power, epitomizes India’s ambition to lead the global shift towards sustainable energy. As one of India’s oldest and most respected power companies, Tata Power has consistently reinvented itself—from its hydropower origins in 1910 to its... View Details
  • 01 Apr 2000
  • News

Q & A: A Conversation with IRS Chief Charles Rossotti

management system that's held together with baling wire. It's an unacceptable situation that will require sustained attention and support over time to correct. Tell us about your modernizing effort and its focus on improving the IRS's... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
  • 04 Sep 2020
  • Blog Post

Advice from a Career Switcher: The Value of Informational Conversations with Alumni

focus my internship interests and inform my search strategy.” For example, Adam realized that as a career switcher he risked not having the specific industry expertise that would allow him to truly have an impact as an intern at an View Details