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Taylor Walden

here, the invaluable connections with professors that have expanded my horizons, and the transformative challenges that have instilled in me the belief that I'm capable of achieving anything I set my mind to. How have diverse perspectives... View Details

12 May 2003
Research & Ideas

How Hot is the “Hot Spot” Business?

Internet pioneers looked at everything from Wi-Fi "hot spots" to the future of broadband at a recent telecommunications conference at Harvard Business School. The issues were debated at the Bandwidth Explosion colloquium held... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne & Martha Lagace; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

Alumni New Venture Competition Winner: Elisa Transforming child nutrition in Latin America through fresh and additive-free meals. Business Track, 2024 Crop Diagnostix Brandon Chi (MBA 2024) Joseph Swift,... View Details

02 Aug 2021
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Can Companies with Remote Management Succeed?

management back to the home office is applicable. Is it limited to businesses and organizations in which collaboration is important? Does it apply more to large than small organizations? "We can ask how far this rejection of remote... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 20

rely on indirect governance through regulated competition among political as well as economic actors in structures that in many ways parallel the competition found in organized sports. Inevitably these two systems develop as well as View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

You’re Wasting Your Employees! What You Can Do About It

managerial attention—if that—is focused on the problems of employee capability and motivation. Somewhere between theory and practice, precious human capital is being misused, wasted, or lost. Having studied more than twenty companies in the process of trying to View Details

Keywords: by Christopher A. Bartlett & Sumantra Ghoshal

February 2024
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Innovation Strategy at Stanley Black & Decker: Setting the Direction for Growth

By: David L. Ager and Antonio Manuel Oftelie

On July 1, 2022, Don Allan was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Stanley Black & Decker (SBD). Although Allan had been with the firm for 23 years, most recently serving as President and Chief Financial Officer, he recognized that he was stepping into his new role as... View Details

Keywords: Health Pandemics; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Growth Management; Business and Stakeholder Relations

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28 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

HBS Celebrates Social Enterprise Initiative

When Harvard Business School launched its Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) in 1993-1994, few academic institutions were conducting serious research and teaching about how to create social value through the nonprofit, private, and public... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

March 2011 (Revised July 2011)
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Vestas' World of Wind

By: Thomas J. Steenburgh and Elena Corsi

The wind turbine manufacturer Vestas launched the industry's first highly localized and customized new product launch campaigns which used also new tools such as web 2.0 platforms. Used to operate in a market where demand exceeded supply, Vestas had lost contact with... View Details

Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Marketing Channels; Internet and the Web; Product Launch; Demand and Consumers; Advertising Campaigns; Global Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Finance; Product Marketing; Technology Adoption; Energy Industry

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01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

26 Jul 2023

Exploring HBS from a Latin American Perspective

Join us for a virtual session designed for prospective students from Latin America as we discuss the opportunities and experiences awaiting you at Harvard Business School. The event will include a panel of current students and recent... View Details

25 May 2023
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Brazil’s Nubank Turns 10

Guilherme Lago (MBA 2005) Guilherme Lago (MBA 2005) Ten years after its founding, the Brazilian digital banking startup Nubank recorded all-time record revenues ($1.6 billion) in the first quarter of 2023—doubling its performance over last year, according to The... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

30 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 30

outcomes salient (Burns & Corpus, 2004), the bias did not emerge when the presentation did not draw attention to recent outcomes. Fixing Health Care on the Front Lines Author:Richard M.J. Bohmer Publication:Harvard Business Review 88,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate

transformation has drained considerable risk out of a once notoriously unstable market. A New Industry Emerges Not so long ago, real estate development looked and acted like modern-day "cowboy capitalism." "From the '70s to... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Construction; Real Estate

20 Aug 2024
Book

Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge

The following is an excerpt that was adapted and lightly edited from chapter nine of Smart Rivals: How Innovative Companies Play Games That Tech Giants Can't Win, written by Feng Zhu and Bonnie Yining Cao and published August 20, 2024. In today's global digital and... View Details

Keywords: by Feng Zhu; Technology; Information Technology

14 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 14, 2007

problems this approach creates even if the project is successful. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=397114 The Transformation of Thomson Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Video - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Jan 2019 Presentation Navy Surgeon General Rear Admiral Forest Faison Discusses The US Navy Value Based Health Care Pilot Navy Surgeon General Rear Admiral Forest Faison Discusses The US Navy Value Based Health Care Pilot January 2019 Presentation Leading The Cleveland... View Details

08 Oct 2020
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Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

maximizing productivity? How do we help employees with work/life balance?” “How to keep people engaged and connected and OPTIMISTIC in appropriate measure while so many have so many competing personal and business and health and family... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

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Esteves Hall | About

campus. Esteves Hall’s living and group spaces accommodate participants in a comfortable, high-quality, technology-rich environment with collaborative work spaces and lounges. The transformative renovation was achieved through the use of... View Details

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Businessmen and Land Ownership in the Late Nineteenth Century

By: Tom Nicholas

This article analyses the proportions of personal to real estate wealth for a group of 295 businessmen profiled in the Dictionary of business biography. It shows that businessmen who owned land on a large scale in the late nineteenth century were a comparatively small... View Details