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  • 08 Oct 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: A Sense of Urgency

an open-minded and approachable person in a more powerful position who can take the lead. Certainly we need to be prudent. But in a more rapidly changing world, finding opportunities in crises probably reduces your overall risk. To Learn More: Watch a View Details
Keywords: by John P. Kotter
  • August 2014
  • Case

Netflix: Designing the Netflix Prize (A)

By: Karim R. Lakhani, Wesley M. Cohen, Kynon Ingram, Tushar Kothalkar, Maxim Kuzemchenko, Santosh Malik, Cynthia Meyn, Greta Friar and Stephanie Healy Pokrywa
In 2006, Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, was looking for a way to solve Netflix's customer churn problem. Netflix used Cinematch, its proprietary movie recommendation software, to promote individually determined best-fit movies to customers. Hastings determined that a... View Details
Keywords: Crowdsourcing; Prizes; Digitization; Algorithms; Recommendation Software; Disruption; Transformation; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Sharing; Applications and Software; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; United States
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  • 18 Mar 2019
  • Blog Post

My Transformational Experience at HBS

Erica Santoni, MBA 2019 and co-president of the Women’s Student Association (WSA), had doubts about applying to Harvard Business School. Learn how the application process was the first of many transformations in her life, and more about her experience in pursuing... View Details
  • October 2016 (Revised February 2020)
  • Case

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson

By: Anita Elberse
In June 2016, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is planning for the upcoming launch of an endeavor that is a first for a Hollywood actor with superstar status—a digital channel. The channel (named “Seven Bucks Digital Studios”) will be a new part of film and television... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment; Film; Motion Picutres; Superstar; Innovation; Creative Industries; Talent; General Management; Celebrities; Management; Information Technology; Strategy; Talent and Talent Management; Creativity; Marketing; Personal Development and Career; Film Entertainment; Innovation and Invention; Digital Strategy; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
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  • 14 May 2024
  • Blog Post

Video: MBA Moms Celebrate Mother’s Day

View Video Mother’s Day is a special occasion for our MBA moms. We asked Jimena Gutierrez (MBA 2024), Cecilia Liu (MS/MBA 2025), and Carlene Oestergaard (MBA 2024) to tell us about the challenges and joys of raising kids while earning an... View Details
  • 31 Oct 2011
  • Research & Ideas

The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator

by the same person. "It's like having a convenience store that's not manned, and everyone who comes in can either steal or pay, but there's a video camera that nobody knows about, and it's tracking everyone's every move," Larkin says.... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 26 Feb 2019
  • News

Building a New Real Estate Investment Model

don’t want people who have been committed to and living in the community for generations to be displaced,” Davis says. “We can prevent that by creating rental opportunities for people who want to stay in their community.” MORE Watch a short View Details
  • 06 Apr 2023
  • Blog Post

Bringing Music to the HBS Classroom: My Journey as a Nontraditional Student in the Summer Venture in Management Program

Business School in general to better grasp what the program would entail. During this process, I found a video that would change my life forever: the illustrious “Take A Seat in the Harvard MBA Classroom.” Witnessing students from a... View Details
  • 04 May 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Is Web Surfing Distracting Your Workers?

passed a ball back and forth in a video. Between tasks, however, half of the subjects were allowed to watch a video of the British comedy TV show Mr. Bean. The other half were confronted with a flashing red button at the bottom of their... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • August 2014 (Revised June 2019)
  • Case

MRC's House of Cards

By: Anita Elberse
In March 2011, Asif Satchu and Modi Wiczyk, co-chairmen and co-chief executive officers at independent production company Media Rights Capital (MRC), are debating whether to accept a licensing offer from Netflix for their most ambitious project to date, a new... View Details
Keywords: Television; House Of Cards; Asif Satchu; Modi Wiczyk; Netflix; Media Rights Capital; Information Technology; Change Management; Marketing; Television Entertainment; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
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  • 03 Nov 2023
  • News

Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum

opened the forum with a video message offering reasons to be optimistic on climate if leaders can act quickly. “It’s going to take a lot of money and new models of risk allocation,” said Spar. “We need leaders in this space who can be... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 09 Dec 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity

information tends to be given less weight." In his final experiment, Chua took the concept of ambient cultural disharmony a step further by exposing participants to video clips of two people interacting in a business situation. In six... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • Web

Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online

relationships, organizations, and society at large. Stay active by engaging in a new activity every three to five minutes, including assessing your own professional network and the influence styles and behaviors you use most frequently in various contexts. Description... View Details
  • Web

Engagement - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Coach guests on likely questions and previous relevant discussions so that their session is as valuable as possible If possible, maximize the scope of guests’ visits to campus (e.g., include lunches and student club meetings, and video... View Details
  • 25 Aug 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Why IT Does Matter

the Internet, the cost of communications was seen as limiting IT's wider use. Packet switching was invented as a way to digitize voice, data, and video in a matter that enabled digital computers (and its associated economics) to... View Details
Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan
  • Profile

Emily Schlichting

story with a Washington, D.C. think tank, Emily became the public face of ACA advocacy throughout her college career, speaking at press conferences, testifying to Congressional panels, and even working with the White House. President Obama's re-election campaign... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare/Biotech; Nonprofit/Government/Education
  • 11 Apr 2023
  • Blog Post

BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

essays posted on the HBS Business and Environment Initiative’s Blog that highlights their reflections. Learn more about this IFC course on Decarbonization and Sustainable Production by watching this five minute video summary. As part of... View Details
  • Profile

Sergio Velasquez-Terjesen

View Video Sergio Velasquez-Terjesen (MBA 2019) is accustomed to changing directions. At age fifteen, he moved from his home in Venezuela in the midst of civil and political unrest, seeking safety and opportunity in the United States. He... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy; Consulting
  • 01 Jun 2013
  • News

Building a Better Brazil

courses without leaving their home, school, or office." In recent years, the Lemann Foundation has partnered with Khan Academy—founded by Sal Khan (MBA 2003)—to translate its free online educational videos into Portuguese for use in... View Details
Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Paper Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • Web

RCS Cheat Sheet - Research Computing Services

have questions. Self-Paced Training Training materials from previously held training sessions are available online, along with videos of our cluster training and Live Demos . View Details