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Ryu Kawano
financials and determine where value is derived from." After a year, he accepted a position with TPG Capital in Tokyo. "Part of what attracted me was the opportunity to work in my home country — I hadn't lived or worked there... View Details
- 17 Apr 2017
- HBS Case
This Turkish Debt Collector Is Customer-friendly
requires a total change in organizational identity. Moving from an environment that is adversarial to one that is co-creating value with customers requires a company to carefully coordinate systemic changes in many areas—from defining its core values to how it... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Business of Biotech
With the sequencing of the human genome running ahead of schedule (see sidebar), the American Stock Exchange's "BTK" biotech index registered an annual increase of 232 percent in February, prompting exuberant headlines ("Move Over, Dot-Coms: Biotech Is Back") View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 13 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
What is the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program? A Q&A with Professor Tom Eisenmann
rewarding to watch their ventures come to life. For all these reasons, I'm excited about teaming up with SEAS faculty to build a joint degree program that blends engineering, design, and management View Details
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul
Potential real estate moguls at the 2001 Harvard Business School Entrepreneurship Conference received an earful about profiting in a down market, creating value where there is none, and the addiction of playing in a deal-driven industry.... View Details
- 31 Mar 2002
- What Do You Think?
Is This the Decade of the Investor?
Summing Up Responses to the question, "Is this the decade of the investor?" offer little hope that the investor will get any relief soon, compared to the rewards realized by managers and customers.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Leading a Family Business - Course Catalog
course you will build those skills, learning from the experiences of those who have successfully navigated the risks and rewards of being a family business leader. Career Focus: The course will be relevant... View Details
- Web
Polaroid Films - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
Polaroid Camera Demo, ca. 1950s EXPLORE MORE OF THE EXHIBIT EXPLORE x HOME EMERGENCE OF A NEW TECHNOLOGY The Invention of the Polarizer A RESEARCH & MANUFACTURING COMPANY Commercialization of the Polarizer Innovation and the War Effort A... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Knowledge Web site, and a dedicated effort to identify willing IT volunteers through the local clubs and alumni associations. Global Alumni Conferences These meaningful and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Steven C. Watson
Massachusetts, classroom. Explaining the decision that led him to this radical midcareer transition, Watson, an engaging veteran entrepreneur with a long and successful record of cofounding and running... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Roadmap for Moms
nationally) who face the challenges and rewards of returning to work: Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work (Warner Business Books, 2007). Rabin discussed their... View Details
- 22 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity
spaceflight to lightbulbs. But do these rewards really spur inventors to new ideas they wouldn't have come up with on their own? That's the question Professor Josh Lerner set out to answer in recent research with Associate Professor Tom... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 04 Aug 2003
- What Do You Think?
Are We Facing an Attitude Shortage?
employees to deliver results to important constituencies—customers, suppliers, investors, lenders, etc. Finally, they recognize and reward these people for results. Consequently, fewer higher-paid people... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations
Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits the exchange of anything of value that rewards or generates business reimbursable by federal health care programs. While the law prohibits drugmakers from directly covering copays View Details
- 11 Oct 2022
- News
Righting the Ship
manager received an A; 80–90 percent, a B; 70–80, a C; and so on. This gave managers and their teams a goal, and it allowed headquarters to monetarily View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
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Allie Corless
Why was getting a business education important to you? Getting a business education was crucial for me because it enabled me to consolidate my interests and talents into one rewarding View Details
- 01 Aug 2008
- What Do You Think?
Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?
stretch goal would be a turnover of 10 in five years, with improvements toward that goal recognized and rewarded on a year-to-year basis. One goal of this philosophy was to eliminate the time-wasting annual... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
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Andreas Jaegle
and find my own path.” Interested in “pushing myself into more challenging environments,” Andreas went to an international boarding school at age fifteen. Then, rejecting an opportunity to study law in Germany, pursued his undergraduate... View Details
- 26 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Neuroscience Tells Us About Consumer Desire
your brain to manipulate you. Sex sells, and it has since the dawn of time. It sells because it engages that pleasurable reward center of your brain. As academics, neuroscience just helps us to understand... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Ink
strategy and assessing your place in the competitive landscape. Tool 15, “Taming Co-opetition,” helps one determine the risks and rewards of sleeping with the enemy.... View Details