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- 1999
- Chapter
Maritime Innovation and Nautical Science in the Early Modern World
Elkins, Caroline M. "Maritime Innovation and Nautical Science in the Early Modern World." In The Heritage Of World Civilizations. 5th ed., edited by Albert M. Craig, William A. Graham, Donald M. Kagan, Stephen Ozment, and Frank M. Turner. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999.
- March 2011 (Revised June 2012)
- Case
Office of Technology Transfer - Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences
By: Willy Shih, Sen Chai, Kamen Bliznashki and Courtney Hyland
Gordon Zong is trying to teach Chinese universities and research institutes how to do effective technology transfer and IP licensing, but he is trying to do it in an environment with weak property rights and an underdeveloped support infrastructure. As the managing... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Patents; Knowledge Management; Law Enforcement; Business and Government Relations; Research and Development; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; China
Shih, Willy, Sen Chai, Kamen Bliznashki, and Courtney Hyland. "Office of Technology Transfer - Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences." Harvard Business School Case 611-057, March 2011. (Revised June 2012.)
- April 2022
- Teaching Note
Shanghai Pudong Science and Technology Investment Co., Ltd.: December 2014
By: Josh Lerner
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 822-111. View Details
- December 1988
- Case
Monsanto Co.: Control of R&D at the Animal Sciences Division
Merchant, Kenneth A. "Monsanto Co.: Control of R&D at the Animal Sciences Division." Harvard Business School Case 189-091, December 1988.
- March 2019
- Case
Investing in the Future: Corning Inc. and the Alternative School for Math and Science
By: Derek van Bever and Miho Kubagawa
In early 2017, Kim Frock (MBA 1987), founder and administrative head of school for the Alternative School for Math and Science (ASMS) in Corning, New York, is beginning to think through the issue of leadership succession at the school. Founded in close partnership with... View Details
Keywords: Middle School Education; Leadership; Management Succession; Partners and Partnerships; Business and Community Relations
van Bever, Derek, and Miho Kubagawa. "Investing in the Future: Corning Inc. and the Alternative School for Math and Science." Harvard Business School Case 319-059, March 2019.
- October 2007 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
Engineering a Renaissance: The Launch of the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Dean Venky of the newly launched School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is faced with a range of opportunities and challenges as he presides over the launching of a new school of engineering at Harvard University. His opportunities include an ample endowment, a... View Details
Keywords: Higher Education; Engineering; Leading Change; Product Launch; Service Operations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Alliances; Competitive Strategy
Fleming, Lee, Lynn Andrea Stein, and Thomas D. Perry IV. "Engineering a Renaissance: The Launch of the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences." Harvard Business School Case 608-087, October 2007. (Revised March 2009.)
- 1982
- Discussion Paper
The Current Status of the Interface Between Information Science and Economics
By: Jerry R. Green
Green, Jerry R. "The Current Status of the Interface Between Information Science and Economics." Discussion Paper, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1982.
- April 1993 (Revised June 1993)
- Supplement
General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (D)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine Seger
Designed to be handed out after discussion of the (C) case. View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Katherine Seger. "General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 193-147, April 1993. (Revised June 1993.)
- 10 Aug 2021
- Cold Call Podcast
The Science of Sales Conversations with Gong’s Amit Bendov
Keywords: Re: Alison Wood Brooks
- 2025
- Working Paper
Bringing Science to Market: Knowledge Foundations, Inventor-Founders, and Performance
By: Justine Boudou and Maria Roche
In this paper, we examine how a startup’s knowledge foundations—embedded in its
core technology—influence its performance in the exit market. Using a dataset of 1,006
biomedicine startups founded between 2005 and 2015, we focus on two key factors: (1)
the degree of... View Details
Keywords: Firm Performance; Knowledge Foundations; Exits; Academic Startups; Inventor-founder; Specialized Scientific Knowledge; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation; Research; Information Publishing; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship
Boudou, Justine, and Maria Roche. "Bringing Science to Market: Knowledge Foundations, Inventor-Founders, and Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-021, October 2023. (Revised February 2025.)
- August 2023 (Revised January 2024)
- Case
Three Vignettes of Early Careers in the Life Sciences
By: Satish Tadikonda, Jacqueline Grant and William Marks
The case showcases three vignettes of career choice scenarios facing new graduates. How one navigates and handles these situations can have a significant impact on careers overall, with each vignette representing a situation likely to be experienced by most students in... View Details
Tadikonda, Satish, Jacqueline Grant, and William Marks. "Three Vignettes of Early Careers in the Life Sciences." Harvard Business School Case 824-054, August 2023. (Revised January 2024.)
- Teaching Interest
Overview
Since coming to HBS, my teaching interests have centered around the intersection of science and business: entrepreneurship, management, and strategy. More recently, i have become more engaged in considering the emergence of new university models for the translation... View Details
- 2022
- Chapter
Sustainability Science and Corporate Cleanup in Community Fields: The Translation, Resistance and Integration Process Model
By: P. Devereaux Jennings, Maggie Cascadden and Andrew J. Hoffman
Both practically and theoretically, the sustainability science and corporate operation perspectives often diverge. Overcoming this divergence requires some degree of engagement with organizational field members; not just negotiation, but on-the-ground process work to... View Details
Jennings, P. Devereaux, Maggie Cascadden, and Andrew J. Hoffman. "Sustainability Science and Corporate Cleanup in Community Fields: The Translation, Resistance and Integration Process Model." Chap. 12 in Handbook on the Business of Sustainability: The Organization, Implementation, and Practice of Sustainable Growth, edited by Gerard George, Martine Haas, Havovi Joshi, Anita McGahan, and Paul Tracey, 214–231. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022.
- May 2018 (Revised June 2018)
- Case
Cowen Inc.: Leveraging Data
By: Boris Groysberg, Sarah Abbott and Annelena Lobb
Cowen Inc.’s broker-dealer, Cowen and Company, LLC, boasted a number of analysts who had made prescient stock calls on the basis of creative data analysis. Now Cowen Inc. had opened a new subsidiary, Kyber, which would attempt to monetize new data science products.... View Details
Keywords: Data Science; Equity Research; Research Analysts; Investment; Analytics and Data Science; Equity; Research; Analysis; Competitive Strategy
Groysberg, Boris, Sarah Abbott, and Annelena Lobb. "Cowen Inc.: Leveraging Data." Harvard Business School Case 418-035, May 2018. (Revised June 2018.)
- Other Article
Why I Volunteer at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
Kominers, Scott Duke. "Why I Volunteer at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair." Science News (February 28, 2018).
- April 2011
- Teaching Note
Office of Technology Transfer - Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (TN)
By: Willy Shih and Sen Chai
Teaching Note for 611057. View Details
- 2017
- Working Paper
The 4 Minds of the Customer: A Framework for Understanding and Applying the Science of Decision Making
By: Ryan Hamilton and Uma R. Karmarkar
Scientists have spent decades creating powerful and detailed descriptions of how people make decisions. Unfortunately, many of these theories make contradictory predictions and are difficult to understand and implement. We introduce the 4 Minds framework as a practical... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Choice; Market Research; Decision Making Process; Decision; Marketing Research; Consumer Behavior; Decision Choices and Conditions; Marketing; Decision Making; Segmentation; Research
Hamilton, Ryan, and Uma R. Karmarkar. "The 4 Minds of the Customer: A Framework for Understanding and Applying the Science of Decision Making." Marketing Science Institute Report, No. 17-109, May 2017.
- 1975
- Book
Another Voice: Feminist Perspectives on Social Life and Social Science
By: M. Millman and R. M. Kanter
Millman, M. and R. M. Kanter, eds. Another Voice: Feminist Perspectives on Social Life and Social Science. New York: Doubleday, 1975.
- August 2017 (Revised August 2018)
- Case
The Oakland Athletics: Strategy & Metrics for a Budget
By: Srikant M. Datar and Caitlin N. Bowler
This case considers Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Beane’s data driven and, in baseball circles unconventional, approach to winning games over the duration of the long Major League Baseball season. Beane’s critical approach to crafting strategy within his... View Details
Keywords: Data Analysis; Metrics; Data Science; Analytics and Data Science; Analysis; Measurement and Metrics; Competitive Strategy; Organizational Culture; Sports Industry
Datar, Srikant M., and Caitlin N. Bowler. "The Oakland Athletics: Strategy & Metrics for a Budget." Harvard Business School Case 118-010, August 2017. (Revised August 2018.)
- Spring 2025
- Article
An Insider’s Perspective on How to Reduce Fraud in the Social Sciences
By: Max Bazerman
I will describe how a fraudulent paper developed and offer insights into the institutional changes that are needed. I was a co-author on a paper described as a “clusterfake” due to at least two frauds allegedly occurring in the same paper. I will use my knowledge of... View Details
Bazerman, Max. "An Insider’s Perspective on How to Reduce Fraud in the Social Sciences." Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 53, no. 1 (Spring 2025): 6–10.