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Arjun Goyal

and business responsibilities, including the review of scientific literature and therapeutic guidelines, the analysis of compound licensing opportunities, the structuring of efficient clinical trials, and... View Details

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Industry analysis: historical

with Baker Library LSEG Workspace Introduction. For additional historical analysis of an industry, you can search for articles in Factiva, ABI, and/or Business Source Complete. View Details

01 Dec 2005
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The Best Place for Retirement Funds Location, location, location isn’t just about real estate. Assistant Professor Daniel Bergstresser discusses his research on optimal asset-location strategies. The Hard Work of Failure Analysis We all... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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IFC: LA/Hollywood

Where can I find entertainment & media industry/market analysis, company data and news? OVERVIEWS AND ANALYSIS IBISWorld
Research reports on a wide range of industries, including Cable Networks, Television Production, and... View Details

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News Sources We have special digital access to several news sources (use your HBS email to sign up): Bloomberg.com The Financial Times Harvard Business Review The Information The New York Times The Wall Street Journal The Washington Post... View Details

11 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

The House Wants to Squelch Voices of ‘Small’ Shareholders. Research Shows Those Voices Matter.

of America’s shareholders from voicing their concerns. When a shareholder has a beef with a company’s business practices, they can submit a formal proposal to suggest a policy change. The company can respond to the proposal in one of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Bibliography - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections

Analysis of Corporate Capital Structures: An Empirical Investigation." Journal of Finance 39, no. 3 (July 1984): 611-625. Kester, W. Carl. "Today's Options for Tomorrow's Growth." Harvard Business Review 62,... View Details

01 Mar 2008
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Secrets Behind a VC Success Story

teaching, Professor C. Roland (“Chris”) Christensen is remembered as a maestro who transformed the art of discussion-based teaching — and changed the lives of his students in the process. Creativity in Business and Organizations Three HBS... View Details

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Jeanine Barnett

equilibrium, I have found that few industries have as visible a stage and scorecard for these two dynamics as the business of fashion. Before I ventured into retail, as an analyst on Wall Street, I would track apparel retailers and... View Details

29 Jan 2025
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Finding professional purpose: Building an impactful career that reflects your values with Lisa Tanzer (MBA 1993)

one of the Big Four accounting firms (PwC), focusing on strategic planning in financial services, business services, telecommunications, and consumer products. It was during a product line analysis for a pet... View Details

26 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 26

interdisciplinary, with economists and business historians joining together to confront theory with empirical evidence. Publisher's Link: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415532716/ Working PapersNo Margin, No Mission? A Field... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2019
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The One That Got Away

online food delivery business based in Denmark. This was our conclusion: “Just Eat seems to only work in Denmark, where business is profitable. Its other half-dozen markets are burning cash. It already has... View Details

31 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

One Quarter of Entrepreneurs in the United States Are Immigrants

immigrants are responsible for a lot of great companies,” says William Kerr, the Dmitri V. D’Arbeloff — MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. “After all, they... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Apr 1997
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HBS Duo Offers Personalized Career Assessment

the authors have identified eight core functions of business work, such as quantitative analysis and enterprise control. A reader armed with an individual BCII profile can learn from the text how to assess... View Details

Keywords: Bob Binstock

01 May 2013
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George H. Strong, MBA 1951

directors analyzes, deliberates, and decides.” Participating in case discussions and writing weekly WACs (Written Analysis of Cases), says Strong, “allowed us not only to observe, but to take part in figuring out how to solve View Details

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How One Center of Innovation Lost its Spark

a historical analysis of the U.S. tire industry from 1900 to 1990 suggest that the firms clustered in Akron initially led the industry in innovation, but later failed to respond effectively to the introduction of radial-tire technology.... View Details

Keywords: by Donald Sull; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Kenya

recent economic and political developments, risk and regulation, and the broad business environment.See EIU's Kenya dashboard. Also helpful: Go to Data Tool to download specific indicators of interest, including indicators relating to... View Details

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Music & Activism: Market Research Resources

I find information on trends on social media, digital music and the web? eMarketer
Market data, statistics, and analysis on the Internet, e-business, online marketing, media, and emerging technologies. View Details

18 Apr 2019
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Open Innovation Contestants Build AI-Based Cancer Tool

article, “Use of Crowd Innovation to Develop an Artificial Intelligence-Based Solution for Radiation Therapy Targeting,” is co-authored by Harvard Business School Professor Karim R. Lakhani and seven colleagues with expertise in radiation... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

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Oliver Bladek

says. "But engineers in different functions don't like to talk to each other. So the drilling engineer specifies a four-inch hole, while the pipeline engineer plans for a six-inch hole. It took a lot of communication — plus rigorous data View Details

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