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- 22 Jun 2011
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Motivation
Questions To Be Answered What's the best bonus program to boost sales productivity? Can companies inspire heroism in employees? Can employers promote moral behavior? Does money lead to creativity? What's The Best Bonus Program To Boost Sales Productivity? Do Bonuses... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
See You There
Ruzwana Bashir (MBA 2011) has carved out a valuable niche in the travel-and-leisure business—one of the world's largest industries—with her online company, Peek. The start-up has earned Bashir plaudits as one of this year's "100 Most View Details
- December 2007 (Revised August 2014)
- Case
Xanadu on Broadway
By: Anita Elberse
Can one of Hollywood's biggest flops magically turn into a Broadway hit? Xanadu, an adaptation of a 1980 Olivia Newton-John roller-disco film described by one critic as "the epic failure to end all epic failures," opened on Broadway in July 2007. Producer Rob Ahrens,... View Details
Keywords: Theater Entertainment; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Demand and Consumers; Risk and Uncertainty; Creativity; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Elberse, Anita. "Xanadu on Broadway." Harvard Business School Case 508-062, December 2007. (Revised August 2014.)
- Profile
Carter Romansky
The creative side of the pharmaceutical industry engaged Carter Romansky in every aspect of the business: science, marketing, finance, law. But when his job became "less about its original goal (creating value for patients through... View Details
- 01 Jan 2009
- News
William K. Bowes Jr., MBA 1952
Francisco’s Exploratorium, Grace Cathedral, the Environmental Defense Fund, Stanford’s Bio-X, the Asian Art Museum, QB3, the United Religions Initiative, the Institute for Systems Biology, SFJazz, the Xoma Corporation, Creative Capital,... View Details
- September 2000 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Freeport Studio
By: Rajiv Lal and James Weber
Describes the start-up and first-year difficulties of Freeport Studio, a unit of L.L. Bean, founded in 1998 to sell women's clothing by catalog. First-year sales were far below plan, and projected profits did not materialize. Fran Philip must identify the problems and... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Profit; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Creativity
Lal, Rajiv, and James Weber. "Freeport Studio." Harvard Business School Case 501-021, September 2000. (Revised February 2007.)
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
You Are What You Eat
creative tension of competition and cooperation.... We are now in the grip of another agricultural revolution in which Elite Capital takes control of the food chain. It is false to argue that intensification is needed to feed the world... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Joe Toplyn (MBA 1979)
position that would blend my creative and management interests. Although I love dogs, it turned out that marketing dog food didn’t provide me with enough creative exercise. So I sidestepped into working for... View Details
- Web
Career risks and professional growth: Finding a fulfilling career with Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991) - Recruiting
opportunities, and figure out what truly inspired me. It was there that I discovered a passion for marketing, a creative outlet I didn’t even know I needed. Before HBS, I struggled to figure out what I wanted to do. A conversation with a... View Details
- Portrait Project
Minal Mehta
scientists or head chefs. As a manager, I will empower my team members to explore and embrace their own creative genius. And, finally, I will reinvent the norms around my own Bollywood persona by doing the forbidden – I will actually kiss... View Details
- Web
HBS Show | MBA
year for one of the most celebrated traditions at Harvard Business School. Unleash Your Latest Creativity and Join the Most Fun Community on Campus: With songs from ranging genres (pop, classic rock, Broadway, Disney, and more), the... View Details
- Web
Faculty | Information Technology
Creative Cloud Budgeting ChatGPT Edu Computer Upgrades Generative AI Tools at HBS My Requests Information Security Marketing & Communications Templates O365 SharePoint OneDrive O365 Teams Personal Devices Printing Travel Information... View Details
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Design Thinking: Hands-On Learning At The Harvard Innovation Lab
Professor Srikant Datar’s creative problem-solving course, Design Thinking and Innovation, brings students together to hone their skills in identifying opportunities, prototyping solutions, and iterating to meet customer needs. “Creative... View Details
- 13 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Video Perspectives: Magashe Ngoepe
my parents were educators. I grew up in the Limpopo Province of South Africa, and they placed a high value and premium on having a solid and strong education. But I wasn't always first in my class, I wasn't always the hardest working. I wasn't even the most... View Details
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Baker Library Strategic Plan, 2024-2025 | Baker Library
ambitions. We serve as trusted advisors to our community and beyond. Continuous Learning We encourage curiosity and intellectual growth. We engage in our community's innovations and knowledge development. We learn from each other and from our community. Applied View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
HBS Students Negotiate a Victory
as a team. “We trusted each other 100 percent,” Kapadia told the Harbus. “I was confident that Patrick would always say the right thing, and I think he felt that way as well.” In the end, the HBS team (representing airline management) struck a View Details
- October 2009
- Case
Low-k Dielectrics at IBM
By: Willy C. Shih and Giovanni Carraro
Innovations at the frontiers of technology carry enormous risk of making wrong choices. This case examines a decision made by IBM in its semiconductor process technology strategy: a material to use as a dielectric insulator in its leading edge silicon chip technology.... View Details
Keywords: Competency and Skills; Decision Choices and Conditions; Technological Innovation; Product Development; Science; Creativity; Semiconductor Industry; United States
Shih, Willy C., and Giovanni Carraro. "Low-k Dielectrics at IBM." Harvard Business School Case 610-023, October 2009.
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Project Runway
test of fashion creativity and skill under time constraints and other pressures. “The cameras are on you from the time you wake up until the time you go to bed,” Estrella told the San Francisco Chronicle (July 9, 2006). “My approach was... View Details
- 05 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 5, 2006
sample company invested in marketing, ex ante, at levels close to those that would have maximized returns, observed ex post. Managing Creativity in Small Worlds Authors:Lee Fleming and Matt Marx Periodical:California Management Review 48,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Who Are We Looking For? | MBA
We are looking for individuals who are passionate about using business as a force for good – who strive to improve and transform companies, industries, and the world. We are seeking those who are eager to solve today’s biggest problems and shape the future through... View Details