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- 09 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation
business model that best matches the characteristics of the innovation and the needs of the target customer group. For example, one electronics company we worked with thought it had a new-market disruptive... View Details
- 16 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
What Should Employers Do about Health Care?
on the size of discounts. Some employers are already contracting directly with integrated provider organizations for care of complex conditions such as cancer, organ failure, heart disease, or diabetes. They... View Details
- 17 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Companies Detangle from Legacy Pensions
way out of pension plans, while still making good on their obligations.” Although companies often match those contributions, they are under no obligation to continue to do so after retirement, and employees can't rely on a predetermined... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
C.D. Spangler Jr., MBA 1956
When Dick Spangler was tapped to lead HBS's first capital campaign with a mission to raise $500 million, he regarded the request as "the ultimate cold call." But it was one he was pleased to answer. In his initial campaign letter to... View Details
- 13 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
5 Weight Loss Tips From Behavioral Economists
double-or-nothing on a diet bet. A group of obese hospital patients agreed to a "deposit contract," banking a small amount of their own money into a pot each day during a 32-week weight-loss trial. The research team agreed to match the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
But It's All Right Now (In Fact, It's a Gas)
In 1978, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in Boston Harbor was unceremoniously shut down because of contract disputes with its Algerian suppliers. In 1987, the terminal’s owner, Cabot Corp.,... View Details
- 19 Jun 2017
- News
How Women's Basketball Conquered Europe
contract-- and I just started this without thinking in the very first contract I did, but I've kept it ever since. Every player who got sent overseas with one of my contracts... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Renewing Baker: Tom Michalak, Executive Director of Baker Library
We are in the process of working out a contract with two of our vendors of licensed commercial products that would also permit us to provide these services to alumni from our own platform for a fixed fee.... View Details
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A Polaroid Timeline 1932–1977 | Baker Library
becomes a consultant. Polaroid net sales: $141,959. Net profit: $8,677. 1940 Harvard Business School Harvard Business School faculty begin working with Polaroid on research projects and case studies. 1941 Military View Details
- 22 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Control Your Inventory in a World of Lean Retailing
capital and risk. But the trade-off is that the manufacturer frequently runs short on its medium and especially its high-variability items. That means lost sales and maybe a canceled contract with a prized... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
A Focus on Latinx Entrepreneurs
studies in America, is used to overcoming challenges. “When we founded the company, the economy was contracting and no one wanted to take any risks. As it returned to some semblance of normal, people started feeling better about risks and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
Publication:,em>Harvard Business Review 89, no. 6 (June 2011) Abstract The bottom of the economic pyramid is a risky place for business, but decent profits can be made there if companies link their financial success with their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Does My Résumé Work?
Some topics arise often enough in conversations with MBA job seekers to merit inclusion on a “Ten Most Frequently Asked Questions” list. HBS career consultants Warren Radtke and Fran Davis shared the list — along View Details
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Field Course: Startup Operations - Course Catalog
based on their own experiences. Course Content Through a series of class exercises and intimate conversations with experienced startup leaders, students examine operational challenges in early-stage startups. Enrolled students’ ventures... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Ready for Take-Off
marketplace matching educational institutions with student-loan lenders and lenders with secondary markets. Caroline A. Oberg (MBA '98) of ODAC, Inc., a software solution... View Details
Keywords: Spingboard
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
and infrastructure, and with personnel costs that match European standards, we can compete only on the basis of high-quality French Caribbean service. We do have one luxury hotel that already exhibits that... View Details
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European and UK Personal Data Collection Disclosure | HBS Online
information, we may rely on the legal bases of “performance of contract” in order to fulfill our contract with you to provide Services and on “compliance with legal obligation”... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Good Fellowship
resources. All fellowship recipients are matched with at least one donor fund. In all, some $24 million in financial support will be distributed in fiscal year 2012, with 89... View Details
- 09 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
Warring Algorithms Could Be Driving Up Consumer Prices
requires substantial resources, both in terms of computing power and human capital. Even companies that contract with third-party providers to run pricing algorithms on their websites need significant data... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
A Wide Screen Approach
some vocal support on social media, has led to a change in how they position their women wrestlers. The WWE has put its female Superstars, formerly named “Divas,” on par with the male performers—meaning more View Details