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- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The Internet's Next Frontier
While the Crypto, Fintech, and Web3 Lab—one of 13 labs contained within Harvard’s Digital Data Design Institute—might not have the Bunsen burners and test tubes found in science and engineering labs, it does share a philosophical construct: it is a sandbox—an... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
brought two innovations to the segment. First they tossed out the textbook recipe to bring beer below the 0.5 percent ABV threshold for NA. Believing that those traditional techniques can also wipe out the aromatics and heady... View Details
- 02 May 2022
- What Do You Think?
Can the Case Method Survive Another Hundred Years?
opinion from the instructor, the traditional response from the instructor is, “What do you think?” I’ve been asking it in this space for 22 years this month. "The case method requires that instructors often pass control of the learning... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Big Influence of Small Countries in the United Nations Secretariat
providing another and perhaps better way to measure international influence than traditional measures such as counting the number of tanks and bombs countries possess. "War, thankfully, is a very rare event," he says. "When... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 2015
- Report
Clusters and Regional Economies: Implications for the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Region
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Region, covering eight U.S. states and two Canadian provinces located around the lakes and waterways that have given this region its name, is what economic developers call a 'macro region'. It is an area of intensive economic interaction... View Details
Keywords: Clusters; Regional Policy; Great Lakes; Economic Development; Industry Clusters; Economy; Canada; United States
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Clusters and Regional Economies: Implications for the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Region." Report, Conference of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers, Chicago, IL, August 2015.
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Michael F. Cronin
under management. Given Cronin's background, it's not surprising that the WP portfolio favors traditional industrial and service companies that are strong on business fundamentals. Examples include Herald Media (publisher of the newspaper... View Details
- Web
Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity
an Asian female means I don’t fit into the traditional stereotypes of the ideal worker.” AGE 34, ASIAN, CONSULTING, SINGAPORE We asked working alumnae to tell us about any sexual harassment they had encountered within the last three... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
presents a comprehensive re-imagining of the ancient and more recent history of this continent’s oldest cultures. Keen reveals shared oral traditions across much of North America, including among the Algonquin, Athabascan, Sioux, Omaha,... View Details
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
very well might have– occurred.” Perry Evans, President of ThriveHive, stated in the New York Times, “In any transformation I’ve seen, the winner is always the one who takes out a clean sheet of paper and says, ‘This is how you would do it if you didn’t have the drag... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
said, ‘What matters is that we as Cherokees embrace our traditional ag lifeways and find a relationship with corn again, as a tribal nation and as a people.’ ” Sacred Seed was born from a question: What are you doing to protect your corn?... View Details
- 09 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back
student again and was given the opportunity to learn in-depth about various industries—some that I might not have interacted with before. What advice would you give to prospective MBA students interested in your field?If you’re coming to HBS and you’re not pursuing a... View Details
- Web
MBA Program - Alumni
the School is preparing future leaders for the demands of an ever-changing world. HBS Pilots First Impact Investing Fund HBS’s first student-run Impact Investing Fund focuses on local BIPOC-led and -owned small businesses that have limited access to View Details
- 24 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Developing Your Next CEO for the Family Business
The Family Insider Family Insiders like Cargill’s Whitney MacMillan and Axel Dumas of Hermès (see Fig. 1) are the traditional and preferred choice of successor in most family companies. They have the backing of the owners and bring to the... View Details
- 16 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be
its appeal, yet consumers—particularly young, fashion-conscious consumers—want a product that looks fresh and unexpected. How does a luxury brand keep its edge and attract new devotees without losing its core following? "We can still accommodate the View Details
- 04 Jul 2005
- What Do You Think?
How Can Business Schools Be Made More Relevant?
substantial costs to faculty and institutions alike in fostering any changes as basic as these. Costs include large investments of time and money as well as risk of personal and institutional reputation (at least in the "academy"). Which among View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Secret Life of Supply Chains
Like archaeologists digging on a remote hillside, business researchers have unearthed an important segment of the United States economy all but hidden from traditional innovation policy, yet accounting for tens of millions of jobs crucial... View Details
- 27 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution
the latest battle between two traditional foes in which the smaller player tried to win market share through innovation, while the industry leader continued by marketing an upgraded version of the existing technology.6 Firestone... View Details
- 04 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping
ability to charge higher rates generated historic ocean shipping revenue of $48 billion and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of $18 billion, for a margin of 37%. This was in contrast to the traditional low-margin nature of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Richard Pechter: Learning New Lessons
national training program geared toward recent college graduates. He was eventually placed as a mathematics teacher at Jersey City, New Jersey’s Liberty High, an ethnically diverse high school for students who have struggled in View Details
- 08 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Hunt for Talent on Digital Platforms, Not in Resume Piles
When it comes to the job hunt, many of us have a traditional view of what it takes to find a new position: A worker searches for available openings, sends in a resume, and waits for an interview. Much of academic research assumes that’s... View Details