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- 14 Oct 2009
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First Look: October 14
Working PapersCapitalizing On Innovation: The Case of Japan (revised October 2009) Authors:Robert Dujarric and Andrei Hagiu Abstract Japan's industrial landscape is characterized by hierarchical forms of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Europe’s green transition | Institute for Business in Global Society
Roundtable in Paris. Discover how European firms are leading climate action Learn key insights on climate innovation and how business leaders are reshaping industries for a sustainable future . Read the full report - PDF A new world of... View Details
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Introduction - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
venture capital is inextricably linked to Georges F. Doriot, an educator and a founder of the industry. During his 40-year tenure at Harvard Business School, the charismatic professor taught business and leadership in his celebrated View Details
- 18 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 18, 2009
efficiency benefits of market transactions Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-091.pdf Leveraging Waste: Implications for Competition and Welfare (revised) Author:Deishin Lee Abstract We study the competitive and welfare implications when a View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
The World in Your Palm?
As makers of everything engage in an all-out features war to cram the most services, accessories, and functions into a single product, the real question for many is this: Does the consumer really want an all-in-one digital device? A panel of View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
Reflecting on the HKS/HBS Joint Degree Program
public and private sectors. I chose to pursue this joint degree because I hope to one day work for the government of Mexico, spearheading programs that create more competitive manufacturing and financial sectors in my home country. As a... View Details
- 27 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
Fighting Cancer with a Novel Cell Therapy: Ananya Zutshi (MS/MBA '21)
originally planned to pursue a Ph.D., but instead spent four years at Catalent Pharma Solutions, a leading pharma/biotech contract manufacturing development organization. Surrounded by potential career paths in the industry, Zutshi... View Details
William B. Bell
Bell diversified American Cyanamid, developing the company into the 5th largest producer of chemicals in the U.S., manufacturing over 5,000 products. Bell developed new processes for the commercial production of prussiate of soda,... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Complements to the Case Method
industry or region, and then going out and testing them in real life, that students can find those tiny gaps where it’s wrong— and where they can leverage with smart investments. “We don’t want the course to just be about polishing... View Details
- 29 Jul 2013
- News
Opening New Markets for Black South African Winemakers
wine-making. But apartheid had prevented them from owning land or gaining access to capital. Wine had become a $3 billion export industry for South Africa, but just 2 percent of the market was held by black South Africans, who comprise 85... View Details
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Rob Self
A cursory glance at Rob Self’s resumé seems to suggest a contradiction: with an advanced degree in mechanical engineering and a lengthy job history in manufacturing and automotive, his founding of a startup to serve Midwestern farmers... View Details
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Site Credits - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
EXHIBIT EXPLORE x HOME EMERGENCE OF A NEW TECHNOLOGY The Invention of the Polarizer A RESEARCH & MANUFACTURING COMPANY Commercialization of the Polarizer Innovation and the War Effort A Rewarding Working Life INSTANT PHOTOGRAPHY The Idea... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Exhibit at Baker Library Marks HBS Centennial
Elton Mayo (ca. 1946): Supervision attuned to a worker’s psychological needs rather than based on fear or coercion would produce, Mayo believed, “a major revolution in industrial method” and “an almost incredible human advance.” Fritz J.... View Details
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Buy Now, Pay Later: Research Links - Printed Collections
installment plans. Manufacturers produced trade catalogs to identify finished goods by name or stock number for sale either to retailers or directly to the consumer. The extensive holdings of trade catalogs at Baker Library range from the... View Details
- 07 Nov 2024
- Blog Post
Meet the Aerospace & Defense Club
Co-Presidents Sara Ballantyne: sballantyne@mba2025.hbs.edu Sara is an MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences dual degree candidate interested in the future of the aviation and space industries, from manufacturing to sustainability to novel... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 08 Jun 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits
as several states in the West were planning a new joint program. “Those who make poor choices feel the consequences of price uncertainty most deeply.” So clearly it's important for business managers in many industries to understand how... View Details
- 21 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 21, 2009
how much to bid for the loans. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=209088 The Suzlon Edge Harvard Business School Case 708-051 With prices of oil, coal and gas at historically high levels, the wind View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Sep 2012
- First Look
First Look: September 5
contracts. The Big 3 were gaining market share-Ford was now handily outselling Toyota Motor Corp. in the U.S. after falling behind in 2007. Many saw the Big 3 turnaround as proof that a unionized manufacturing View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018
of Manufacturing Clusters By: Buciuni, Giulio, and Gary P. Pisano Abstract—Over the past two decades, the greater prevalence of global supply chains has had contrasting effects on Western manufacturing... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Oct 2016
- HBS Case
Business Solutions That Help Cut Food Waste
farmers, academics, policy makers, and social service organizations. “We’re seeing a movement to rethink what we are doing as a food industry and as consumers,” says José Alvarez, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School who was once... View Details