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operations, and marketing; and a formula for eventually earning profit. It also requires an organization that can execute that business model. Students will learn the attributes of effective tech venture business View Details

March 2024 (Revised May 2025)
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Governing OpenAI (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine, Suraj Srinivasan and Will Hurwitz

In late November 2023, OpenAI’s new board of directors took stock of the situation. The company, which sought to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI)—computer systems with capabilities exceeding human abilities—was looking to regain its footing after a chaotic... View Details

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07 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017

Students learn to (1) carefully articulate the business ask; (2) reason carefully from the ask, through metrics and models, and outputs; and (3) evaluate outputs from models to (4) develop a plan for action.... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

30 Apr 2019
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Leading Schools That Change Lives

country helping low-income kids beat the odds,” he explains. “I didn’t plan a teaching career, but I loved that job.” Often Jesuit-supported, the Nativity model offers low-income middle school students the advantages of small classes and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

30 Jun 2020
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Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

The three of us thought that in the context of the economic and social problems at the turn of the 21st century—not COVID-19 but plenty of other concerns—it would be interesting to assemble groups of outstanding business leaders to learn... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 Jun 2021
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The Path Ahead

standpoint. What will HBS do in terms of innovation to provide models and learnings where businesses can ensure everyone can be more secure and prosper and allow for significant wealth creation? —Clayton... View Details

01 Jun 2008
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Team MBA

lacrosse season as a coach at Brookline High School, traveling, then back to the working world with a position in private equity. That’s a nice benefit. What else was valuable about the learning team experience? Courtney Hughes: The View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

June 2024
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Beamery: Using Skills and AI to Modernize HR

By: Boris Groysberg, David Lane, Susan Pinckney and Alexis Lefort

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 424-004. Unicorn human relationships startup Beamery evaluates it growth versus depth strategy as its strategic partners and customers could become future competitors in a quickly changing AI based human resources and talent management... View Details

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08 Jul 2024
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The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know

caught up in bits and bytes and microprocessor architectures is to embrace the concept of abstraction. Abstraction means substituting a simplified model for the full and technically complex reality. It acts as a filter, enabling “MBAs... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology

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1.1 HBS Community Values | MBA

1.1 HBS Community Values 1.0 Academic Information & Policies The MBA Program is built around the HBS Learning Model, where students and faculty teach and learn from one another. The goal of Community Values... View Details

25 Oct 2016
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October 25, 2016

outlet store use. Consumers who shop at outlet stores also do not differ significantly from those who shop at regular stores in terms of income. I use a structural demand model to show that consumers are segmented according to their... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2011
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What Keeps HBS Ahead? You Do!

Their work drives our educational programs, fuels Harvard Business Review, and informs HBS cases used worldwide. Our unique funding model makes this possible. Because research is funded internally, faculty enjoy greater academic freedom.... View Details

Keywords: William A. Sahlman; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

11 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 11

change the course of history. Indispensable will also help you understand this new model so you can use it in your own life-whether you're a citizen casting a ballot, an executive choosing your next CEO, or a leader trying to make your... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Financial Management of Smaller Firms - Course Catalog

current profitable business model exists (as distinct from many VC-backed developmental businesses), and frequently the businesses are of a scale that they can be acquired and owned by individuals instead of institutions or families. The... View Details

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Stephanie Atiase

HBS came in the summer before her senior year of college, when she arrived on campus as part of the Summer Venture in Management Program. "I realized HBS was a place where I could augment my undergraduate studies in business – and View Details

17 Apr 2025
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From Tech to Coaching: Empowering Women and Minority Leaders with Yue Zhao (MBA 2013)

Learn about the career resources available to HBS alumni through HBS Career & Professional Development When I decided to attend Harvard Business School (HBS), I knew I was ready to transition from strategy roles into the dynamic world... View Details

11 Sep 2018
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Bringing Government Up to Code

sometimes people ask us, you know, what are you doing at the forefront of machine learning and artificial intelligence, and the answer is not a whole lot. We're actually just taking some of the basic tools... View Details

13 Jun 2014
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The Art of Effecting Change

Bridgitt Bertram Evans (MBA 1986) loves contemporary art for its aesthetic appeal, but also for its ability to challenge existing norms. And now she's transforming the industry in much the same spirit with VIA Art Fund, a new model of... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Arts, Entertainment

23 Mar 2020
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Product Disasters Can Be Fertile Ground for Innovation

companies can more nimbly pursue innovation. “In this case, the bigger players were able to integrate this radical technology into their existing machines without being disruptive,” says Galasso. “It didn’t require a substantial redesign... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

06 Dec 2017
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The 23rd Annual Harvard Business School Tech Conference

(VC) funds. The unifying theme of this year’s conference was ‘The Future We’re Building’. At the baseline, we wanted to discuss emerging technologies and trends such as blockchain, augmented reality/virtual reality, cryptocurrency, autonomous vehicles, and artificial... View Details

Keywords: Technology

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