Publications

January 2011
Case

Masdar and Tianjin: Eco-Cities

By: John D. Macomber

Compares Masdar City and Tianjin Eco-City, two high profile "sustainable cities." Each showcases technological and financial innovation. Is it real? Is it replicable and defensible? The case is intended to introduce main concepts and tradeoffs with respect to rapid... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Business Model; Development Economics; Urban Development; Cash Flow; Project Finance; Competitive Advantage; Environmental Sustainability; City; Infrastructure

15 Dec 2023
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Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

Africa’s business and economic landscape. Close to 100 alumni from several HBS clubs logged on for the conversation, which touched upon a wide range of issues including investing, private equity View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

intellectual property. Expert Office Hours : Any Harvard student may sign up for the Harvard Innovation Labs’ virtual or in-person office hours. Get real-world advice from seasoned entrepreneurship experts in the Boston View Details

August 2017 (Revised June 2018)
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Enpara.com: Digital Bank at a Crossroad

By: Sunil Gupta and Eren Kuzucu

In March 2017, Elsa Pekmez Atan (MBA 2004), was wondering about the future of Enpara.com, a digital-only banking platform of QNB Finansbank. Since its launch in October 2012, Enpara had been successful in attracting over 600,000 customers by appealing to digital savvy,... View Details

Keywords: Innovation; Competition; Banks and Banking; Business Model; Product Launch; Competitive Strategy; Integration; Innovation and Invention; Decision Making; Strategy; Emerging Markets; Digital Transformation; Banking Industry; Turkey

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Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco - Addressing Extreme Weather, Climate Risk, and Resilience - Blog - Business & Environment

Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business & Environment Initiative Careers Climate Rising Climate Stories Clubs Courses & Curriculum Creating Emerging Markets Entrepreneurship Event Faculty Faculty Research IFC Decarbonization & View Details

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Project Management at an Education Non-Profit Dan Hall 12 Sep 2019 Prior to Harvard Business School, I spent eight years on active duty military service as an Aviat... What SEI is Reading Shelby Longland 06 Sep 2019 In between our work to... View Details

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Generative AI for Business Leaders - Course Catalog

Gen AI has the potential to disrupt business models. How can businesses improve productivity and efficiency using Gen AI? How can businesses... View Details

02 Mar 2015
News

Doximity: MD/MBA Launches Healthcare Revolution From Harvard Business School

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

2023
Article

Digital Health Reimbursement Strategies of 8 European Countries and Israel: Scoping Review and Policy Mapping

By: Robin van Kessel, Divya Srivastava, Ilias Kyriopoulos, Giovanni Monti, David Novillo-Ortiz, Ran Milman, Wojciech Wilhelm Zhang-Czabanowski, Greta Nasi, Ariel Dora Stern, George Wharton and Elias Mossialos

Background: The adoption of digital health care within health systems is determined by various factors, including pricing and reimbursement. The reimbursement landscape for digital health in Europe remains underresearched. Although various emergency reimbursement... View Details

Keywords: Technology Adoption; Health Care and Treatment; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Price; Health Industry; Europe; Israel

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Summer 2020
Article

Tech Clusters

By: William R. Kerr and Frederic Robert-Nicoud

Tech clusters like Silicon Valley play a central role for modern innovation, business competitiveness, and economic performance. This paper reviews what constitutes a tech cluster, how they function internally, and the degree to which policy makers can purposefully... View Details

Keywords: Clusters; Agglomeration; Innovation; Industry Clusters; Innovation and Invention; Entrepreneurship; Patents

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01 Dec 2023
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

School Founders By Catalina Daniels (MBA 1991) and James H. Sherman (MBA 1991) Harper Business Would-be-entrepreneurs Catalina Daniels and James Sherman studied the... View Details

Keywords: podcasts

January 2017 (Revised March 2017)
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Royal DSM: From Continuous Transformation to Organic Growth

By: William W. George, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Amram Migdal

Royal DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma was pondering the challenges of shifting DSM’s global organization from the constant transformations of the past 100 years to creating organic growth. When Sijbesma took the helm as CEO in 2007, he further pushed and completed the company’s... View Details

Keywords: Organic Growth; Organizational Change; M＆A; Mergers And Acquisitions; Divestment; Business Ventures; Business Divisions; Business Growth and Maturation; Restructuring; Change; Change Management; Transformation; Transition; Engineering; Chemicals; Mining; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Finance; Capital Markets; Financial Markets; Food; Globalization; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Health; Nutrition; History; Leadership; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; Management; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Style; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Ownership; Public Ownership; Performance; Strategy; Adaptation; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Value; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe; Netherlands

22 Feb 2022
News

New Urban Order

book) is accelerating that trend. “There are substantial public health impacts in wildfire smoke, extreme heat, and the aftermath of flooding,” notes Macomber, who teaches the MBA electives Business... View Details

November 2009
Case

The Explosion of Genetic Testing: Opportunities and Challenges

By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Mara G. Aspinall and Rachel Gordon

This case study invites the reader to consider genetic testing in several different lights. First, can the business of genetic testing be considered a disruptive innovation to the current drug therapy model as defined by Harvard Business School Professor Clay... View Details

Keywords: Genetics; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials; Disruptive Innovation; Business Model; Biotechnology Industry; Health Industry

February 2018 (Revised March 2018)
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Artificial Intelligence and the Machine Learning Revolution in Finance: Cogent Labs and the Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

By: Lauren Cohen, Christopher Malloy and William Powley

This case examines the intersection of two firms (Cogent Labs—a machine learning software firm in Tokyo; and Google, the technology infrastructure giant) attempting to exploit the benefits of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the financial services... View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; Finance; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Model; Applications and Software; Infrastructure; Technology Industry; Financial Services Industry