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- 07 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship
that the temptation for individuals and organizations to take steps that benefit themselves, rather than the broader social good, is universal and minimizing that danger. Q: When governments do attempt to spur venture capital and... View Details
- 25 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cyber-Marketing: Scouting the Digital Communications Frontier
Then, we saw the addition of a new dimension, interactivity—that is, the ability to take account of millions of individual consumer responses with the aid of electronic databases," he continues. "By using toll-free telephone... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
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Globalization and Emerging Markets - Course Catalog
individual countries, alone and in comparative perspective, to multinational and domestic companies operating in emerging markets. Students are asked to adopt the perspective of different decision-makers,... View Details
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Community | HBS Online
regional and topic-based Chapters, enabling you to connect in-person and virtually to grow or transition your career. Individuals who complete an HBS Online course will also be added to the Community’s Official Networking Group and gain... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
New Releases
an organized framework to help individuals make intelligent choices. It presents ways to identify the right problem or opportunity, probe one's values, generate and evaluate alternatives, think about tradeoffs, and cope with uncertainties... View Details
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Bryan Guerra
experience shaped your goals & career path? HBS has been really instrumental in giving me exposure to so many different varieties of industry, business model, job function, and potential future opportunities that I've opened my eyes... View Details
- 09 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Fearing Fox News, Democratic-leaning Companies Delayed Negative Announcements
individual contracts with each town or city they serve, after bidding against other cable providers for the chance to do so. They then, in turn, receive fees from broadcasters to be included in their limited channel lineup in each area.... View Details
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
similar concepts, such as path dependence and cohort effects. We then provide a framework to order and unite the splintered field of imprinting research at different levels of analysis. In doing so, we identify economic, technological,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?
deeper understanding of what has happened, and a broader conception of what must be done. Such understanding is all the more crucial given the evolution of business in recent years. Business is a remarkably dynamic and quite powerful force in society, and the View Details
Keywords: by Kim B. Clark
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
experiences in daily life. Building on these findings, we conducted an experiment with a large, ethnically homogenous sample (N=437) to examine whether individual differences in three frequently studied... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 20 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
Thinking About an MBA? Think About Your Purpose
narratives – combined with a strong moral compass – clarify which direction they want to take in their MBA studies. Then, when they enter the job market, they are more likely join a company that aligns with their individual purpose. This... View Details
- 05 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Business and the Global Poor
Are the world's poor, who individually have less than $5 a day in disposable income, a viable market for new goods and services? Consider the fact that there are four billion people around the globe that fit this description and you have... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
greater, but the average quality will be lower due to the lower expected value of marginal ideas. However, we posit that slack time such as school breaks may be qualitatively different than work time because contiguous blocks may be... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Young Alums Honored for Social Enterprise
the past decade, social enterprise has become an integral part of HBS and central to its mission of developing leaders who make a difference in the world,” he said. “This award reinforces that centrality by recognizing the vital... View Details
- 09 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
For Better Ideas, Bring the Right People to the Brainstorm
personality test, which rates them on five dimensions of personality. The researchers were particularly interested in two measures: The first, openness, measures how open a person is to new experiences. “Open people are less stuck in their ways and more open to trying... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 14 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Blockbuster! Why Star Power Works
individual tastes, they will migrate away from hit products. He thought companies should therefore stop relying on blockbusters and focus on the profits to be made from the "long tail"-niche offerings that cannot be offered... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Insights into Business in Islamic World
Bridging differences in political and economic systems has always been one of the challenges of international business. Where religious beliefs influence those systems heavily, as is increasingly the case in Islamic countries, the... View Details
- 26 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Best Practices of Global Innovators
related to the possession of deep individual technical skills in hundreds of diverse disciplines," the researchers conclude in their paper, Innovation through Global Collaboration: A New Source of Competitive Advantage. "Boeing's unique... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
that “Gathering direct and original facts is a tedious and dif cult task, and it is not surprising that such work is avoided.” For the 50th JAR Conference, we introduce a framework to help researchers understand the complementary value of seven empirical methods that... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
2011) Abstract In this paper, we assess the economic viability of innovation by producers relative to two increasingly important alternative models: innovations by single-user individuals or firms and open collaborative innovation. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne