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- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
by smart competitors and changes in their industries. In each case, there were opportunities to act before a crisis engulfed the organization. At Kodak, for example, CEO George Fisher attempted to move the company into the digital era in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 22 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 22
Studies Smart Money? The Effect of Education on Financial Outcomes By: Cole, Shawn A., Anna Paulson, and Gauri Kartini Shastry Abstract—Household financial decisions are important for household welfare, economic growth, and financial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?
you think back before smart phones and tablets, shopping on line was much less convenient. Today online shopping is omnipresent. Now as we have our discussion, I can use my smartphone to order tonight's dinner and a necktie for the... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Donna L. Dubinsky, MBA 1981
market share. In all her endeavors, Dubinsky has compiled an extraordinary record by introducing practical applications of cutting-edge technology into our daily lives. Growing up in a small town in Michigan, Donna Dubinsky had her first taste of business as a... View Details
- 13 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 13
contrast to other models for green or smart cities that are variations on a massive real estate development project. The main economic engine driving Living PlanIT's model is a partner channel strategy... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jan 2015
- News
Good Investments
buildings 10 miles east of Mexico City that is populated by some of the country’s poorest citizens. Over the past two years, though, market days have been busier than normal at the store—all thanks to a little silver service booth just... View Details
- Profile
Prita Kumar
her first prototype. She followed that with a Rock Summer Fellowship for another $6000 to fund a summer in New York City working on the Booya idea. She came back to school and applied for a Dorm Room Fund grant and was awarded $20,000... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Q&A: Suzy Wetlaufer
Suzy Wetlaufer (MBA 1988) describes working at the city desk of the Miami Herald, where she was a reporter for two years, as “tremendously fun and exciting.” However, she adds, “I just never got comfortable invading people’s privacy —... View Details
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
outdoors in a Charlotte, North Carolina, city square to celebrate the launch of Envision Charlotte, a first-in-the-nation smart grid plan aimed at reducing energy use in the central business district. The... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Faculty Books Published in 2020
full abstract. The Ends Game: How Smart Companies Stop Selling Products and Start Delivering Value by Marco Bertini and Oded Koenigsberg How some firms are rewriting the rules of commerce by pursuing “ends”—actual outcomes—rather than... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 05 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 5
the nascent smart cities industry and find that firm leaders engaged in a set of legitimation activities intended to help external stakeholders understand and appreciate the firm and its industry. Our... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Meet the PRIDE Club
in the U.S. Army following the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Dan attended the United States Military Academy at West Point and graduated in 2010 with a B.S. in French. An avid fan of RuPaul's Drag Race, he's still smarting... View Details
- Web
Past Issues - Alumni
Complete Table of Contents June 2023 Curb Appeal Can Jessica Tisch (JD/MBA 2008) clean up New York City in her role as commissioner of the Department of Sanitation? Alumni Achievement Awards 2023 As leaders across the private, nonprofit,... View Details
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
Case 817-034 ShotSpotter SST, Inc. offered a subscription-based gunfire detection service, ShotSpotter Flex, to cities across the United States in addition to a few abroad. Over its 20-year history, SST had mostly honed a reliable... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?
Performance and Productivity. Their writings have appeared recently in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Harvard Business Review. [Image: gpointstudio ] Related Reading Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings Is the Healthiest Building in the... View Details
- 04 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #16: Tim Murdoch, HBS MBA 1990 – Learning about Climate Change and Water
and the HBS conference as a major step forward in his water journey, even though, he said, specific discussion about water issues were limited. During a lively case discussion led by HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, he came away thinking: “Miami is the most at-risk... View Details
- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
store. In 2015 the company was developing a strategy for its Smart Platform, a model in which Ocado would lease its software, hardware, and integration services to brick-and-mortar grocery retailers seeking to build online businesses.... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
course of history—and their own lives. The Captain, Linda and the Tiger Shark: Their Love Was His Armor by Carlos M. Lago (MBA 1977) Mill City Press A novel about love almost lost to the sea—and what lurks within. Fintech, Small Business... View Details
- 13 Dec 2016
- First Look
December 13, 2016
state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Innovation increases after SOE privatizations, and this increase is larger in cities with strong IPR protection. Our results support theoretical arguments that IPR protection strengthens firms’ incentives... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
on the EPS of both sides—and determine whether it is in the best interests of Mellon, the city of Pittsburgh, and Mellon's shareholders. Purchase the case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208129 KIPP 2007:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace