Filter Results:
(286)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web (286)
- Faculty Publications (50)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web (286)
- Faculty Publications (50)
- Web
Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
assistance of Richard Kriebel, Land presented the science behind his invention in a series of engaging public forums. In 1936, the young entrepreneur introduced his synthetic light polarizing discs at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New... View Details
- 07 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 7
funds; by the end of August 2008, the collective amount represented more than 20% of Chile's GDP. Several critics wanted the funds to be used to improve the poor public education system, income gap, and other impending social issues.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Jul 2016
- HBS Case
Neurodiversity: The Benefits of Recruiting Employees with Cognitive Disabilities
those jobs earn. Many participants came to the program with advanced degrees and even holding patents but little, if any, work history. Pisano explains that many of those candidates wouldn’t make it through the interview process or... View Details
- 01 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52745 June 28, 2017 Harvard Business Review Patent Trolling Isn’t Dead—It’s Just Moving to Delaware By: Cohen, Lauren, Umit G. Gurun, and Scott Duke Kominers Abstract—No abstract available.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 9, 2016
spending in the United States, accounting for less than 1% of prescriptions filled but nearly 28% of drug spending. Whereas traditional (chemically synthesized, "small-molecule") drugs have historically faced price competition from generic drugs after View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
New York: Springer Building a Culture of Health: A New Imperative for Business By: Quelch, John A., and Emily C. Boudreau Abstract—This ambitious volume sets out to understand how every company impacts public health and introduces a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Nov 2023
- News
Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum
Clubs News Clubs News Global Networking Night 2023 Another successful Global Networking Night (GNN) is in the books, after alumni around the world held nearly 60 separate events on October 25. The annual GNN features alumni gatherings—some in person, some... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
migration databases, to the legal codification of national policies regarding high-skilled migration, to the analysis of patent data regarding cross-border inventor movements. A common theme throughout this research is the importance of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
Makridis Abstract—This paper exploits a natural experiment in the entry of new lab managers across India’s 42 public R&D labs between 1995 and 2006 to study the complementarity between lab managers and incentive schemes. While... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
and the University of California, Berkeley were in the middle of a contentious patent dispute over which entity controlled a breakthrough gene editing technology called CRISPR-Cas9. With CRISPR-Cas9, scientists might soon be able to cure... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
America Innovation Network By: Acemoglu, Daron, Ufuk Akcigit, and William R. Kerr Abstract— Technological progress builds upon itself, with the expansion of invention in one domain propelling future work in linked fields. Our analysis uses 1.8 million U.S. View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Introducing One-Step Photography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
After one minute, he peeled away an 8-by-10-inch print from the negative. A sequence of photographs captured the tense moments as Land posed for his portrait, followed by his visible relief when the first public demonstration of instant... View Details
- 26 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 26, 2018
our sample period. Stock indexes can transform longstanding behavior via non-pecuniary channels. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53030 Patent Trolls: Evidence from Targeted Firms By: Cohen, Lauren,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018
firms face little competition, even after the end of formal periods of patent protection and market exclusivity. Additionally, the evolving technologies of drug development—in particular, the increasingly common use of auxiliary endpoints... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 27, 2016
working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51661 Technological Leadership (de)Concentration: Causes in ICTE By: Ozcan, Yasin, and Shane Greenstein Abstract—Using patents as indicators of inventive activity, this article... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019
majority of patents (especially in manufacturing). We also offer evidence that the suppliers’ conceptual attributes are higher for SC industries, which is consistent with their greater innovative activity. Finally, we find that employment... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
experience, 2) top management teams, 3) board-management relations, and 4) executive compensation. We discuss theoretical implications and consider future directions and research opportunities. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
more than $10 billion in deal volume per year, on average, but they also play an important role in defining the relationship between inside and outside shareholders in every public company. Delaware courts and lawyers in transactional... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Judges - Alumni
expertise with a start-up owner mindset and a bias toward action and outcomes. A trusted partner and “first call” to entrepreneurs, Tina currently serves on the boards of Arrae, August, and Dae. Tina is uniquely fluent across the languages of View Details
- Web
Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
for Excellence in Mentoring. Josh Lerner : Winner of the 2010 Axiom Business Book Award Gold Medal for the Best Book on Entrepreneurship for Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have... View Details