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- 01 Apr 2002
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Emerging Research on Emerging Markets
and economic growth; John Sutton of the London School of Economics on industrial development; and Chris Woodruff of the University of California, San Diego on remittances and microenterprises in Mexico. Although the colloquia was... View Details
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Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity
Seneca Falls women's rights convention The Seneca Falls Convention 1861 Abraham Lincoln takes office as president and Civil War begins 1863 President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation 1865 13th Amendment to the Constitution abolishes enslavement in the United... View Details
- 25 Apr 2012
- What Do You Think?
How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?
organized. Other facts are generated by so-called digital sensors operating worldwide in industrial equipment, autos, and the like. By linking the sensors, an "industrial Internet" can be created. These trends appear to have "opportunity"... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 10 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
From Product Development to Business School
except for one thing: they wanted a multi-million-dollar up-front payment. If you learn one thing at SpaceX it’s you don’t buy expensive things unless you absolutely have to. In fact, overpriced rocket launches are the reason the company... View Details
- 05 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
Simple Ways to Take Gender Bias Out of Your Jobs
says: One, purge the gendered language. Two, limit the number of mandatory qualifications to apply for the job. In What Works, she cites the example of an elementary school advertising for “a committed teacher with exceptional pedagogical... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 26 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Great Ideas Get Stuck in Universities
valuable insights for founders and universities as they invest more into the higher-risk, early-stage research that often results in meaningful innovation. Companies have long teamed with academia, but such partnerships might become more important to View Details
- 25 Jul 2013
- News
An Engine of Education Innovation
the principles of enterprise to education. "It was an extraordinary opportunity: They agreed to let a 30-year-old Internet entrepreneur develop a course on education reform at the best business school in the world. That doesn't even make... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Philippines Outreach
Bradley: A “civilized man,” making an impact in Washington and beyond. The owner and chairman of the Atlantic Media Company, publisher of the Atlantic magazine and the National Journal, David Bradley (MBA 1977) has been called “ ‘the most... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A U.S. Turnaround?
objective was met. Our space research gave rise to Silicon Valley, and U.S. industrial strength was enhanced by technology innovation derived from products created for our satellite program. By 1980, however, Europe, helped by the... View Details
Keywords: Byron Wien; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Q&A: Playing the Hits
data freely available. There aren't many industries that publish sales numbers on a weekly basis, for everyone to see, but the movie industry does. And when I started to... View Details
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What Your Competition is Telling You
Lacking their economies of scale, you worry that you won't be able to compete. Surprisingly, however, that's not always the case—and the exceptions can be instructive. In the specialty-coffee business, for example, Starbucks is viewed by... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Market for Babies
just simply that it exists, and that society needs to understand how it works. Ultimately, she concludes, government has a regulatory role to play in the baby trade. We asked Spar to discuss her research. Manda Salls: Why did you want to write this book? Debora L.... View Details
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Financing New Ideas - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Competitiveness Recruit Alumni Recruiting MBA Recruiting Recruiting Resources Alumni Bulletin Baker Library | Bloomberg Center Business History Review Harvard Business Publishing Harvard Business Review HBS Working Knowledge Close Harvard... View Details
- July 1998 (Revised November 1998)
- Supplement
The Pellegrins (B)
By: John A. Davis
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Management Succession; Family and Family Relationships; Family Ownership; Publishing Industry
Davis, John A. "The Pellegrins (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 899-010, July 1998. (Revised November 1998.)
- November 1991
- Case
Time Inc. and New Magazine Development (A)
By: David J. Collis and Nancy Donohue
Collis, David J., and Nancy Donohue. "Time Inc. and New Magazine Development (A)." Harvard Business School Case 792-043, November 1991.
- January 1992
- Case
Metreke Cards
Used to introduce the assembly line process to first-year MBA students. Three different variations of an assembly line process for packing greeting cards are presented for analysis. To choose among the three, the students must address issues of time standards,... View Details
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Metreke Cards." Harvard Business School Case 692-073, January 1992.
- March 1983 (Revised April 1987)
- Teaching Note
McGraw-Hill Book Co.: Micro Computer Resource Center, Teaching Note
- November 1993 (Revised June 2007)
- Case
Jack Thomas
By: John P. Kotter and Andrew P. Burtis
This redisguised version of an earlier case, Tom Levick, provides an updated setting but does not change the teaching objectives. Chronicles the first six weeks of experience on the job for a recent business school graduate. Emphasis is on managing... View Details
Keywords: Power and Influence; Behavior; Leadership Style; Strategy; Rank and Position; Publishing Industry
Kotter, John P., and Andrew P. Burtis. "Jack Thomas." Harvard Business School Case 494-062, November 1993. (Revised June 2007.)
- June 1998 (Revised January 2001)
- Case
Browser Wars, 1994-1998, The
By: David B. Yoffie and Mary Kwak
Analyzes the competition between Netscape and Microsoft in the market for Web browsers and related products. Despite its first mover advantage, Netscape sees its market share fall once Microsoft becomes "hard-core" about the Internet. By the spring of 1998, the future... View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Internet and the Web; Innovation and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Competition; Supply and Industry; Information Technology Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Mary Kwak. "Browser Wars, 1994-1998, The." Harvard Business School Case 798-094, June 1998. (Revised January 2001.)
- Profile
Curt Willener
learn from the best," says Curt. "At HBS, you're not just learning from top professors, but from an entire classroom of exceptional students." "The case method also appeals to me," Curt says. "You're not... View Details