Technological Planning - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

policy for presidents from Roosevelt through Nixon. My summer plan is to read Andrew Roberts’ Churchill: Walking with Destiny. For relaxation, I read crime and mystery stories, and have been a long-time fan of Michael Connelly. One... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

16 Dec 2016
News

An Environmental Epiphany

to make the transition from a communist planned economy to a market economy. And we felt incredibly privileged to be part of that process. We became good friends with the then, Prime Minister Philip Dimitrov. We started the International... View Details

01 Jun 1996
News

Class Acts

administrators, and students," he notes. Toward that end, Dobron and SA Technology Committee chair Judy Stahl (MBA '96) helped put into place the School's new information technology platform, which included... View Details

05 Aug 2008
First Look

First Look: August 5, 2008

analyses of data covering 69 two-digit SIC industries at two points in time, 1991 and 1999. Across industries, we find that the likelihood of internalization of advertising services decreases as the size of advertising outlays increase but increases as advertising... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Nov 2024
News

Driving Change

Speaking to nearly 700 alumni at the Women’s Leadership Summit last week, HBS Professor Robin Ely addressed both current and emerging challenges facing women in leadership roles, while emphasizing the critical importance of continued progress. “Today, we face a fresh... View Details

Web

Preface - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

stylistic diversity. The publication provides introductory text, detailed descriptive information about seventy prints from the collection, an artist index, and a bibliography for further study. New technology has made it possible to now... View Details

08 Oct 2013
First Look

First Look: October 8

and become the clear technology leader or move ahead with its current offering and focus on getting new customers to penetrate the market as quickly as possible before competition intensified. Some in the company called for devoting the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2018
News

September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

traditional ways of getting work done, and organizations where “lines and boxes” still define how people are managed. As work and organizations have become more fluid and business strategy is no longer about planning years ahead but about... View Details

01 Feb 1998
News

Women at the Top

19th-century textile mogul Francis Cabot Lowell, oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, and technology titan Bill Gates. "It was a great way to start the program, because it gave us a background and context for what's happening in business... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young

01 Dec 1998
News

Africa's Way

Communications Group) has secured $37 million in financing to support wireless communication programs in underdeveloped regions, including sub-Saharan Africa. "We are currently setting up voicemail through wireless public pay phones at over one thousand locations... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons

21 May 2018
News

Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area

volunteers “have helped the city capitalize on the innovation sprouting from Silicon Valley, through specific initiatives such as designing the structure of the city’s startup incubator, developing innovative ways to incorporate View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Mar 2013
News

Sizing Up Social Impact

after stints at the World Bank and at his family's industrial distribution business. "Then you have to consider the outputs: Did they use this new technology and training? Did it produce more bananas or mangoes or pineapples? Did they... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

01 Dec 2020
News

New News

deeply interests me in this space. But let’s talk about pricing. Snigdha, the price point you chose was about $3.99 a month, correct? SS: Yes, if you’re on the annual plan it’s a little less than $1 a week. BA: And Michael, yours is $5.99... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneuship; digital media; startups; news; business models; young alumni; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

26 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 26, 2008

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=608038 Excerpts from Interview with Jim Triandiflou, Founder of Ockham Technologies Harvard Business School Case 808-088 Describes the issues facing a founder-CEO regarding... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Career Coach

Lauren Murphy

Lauren is the Founder and Principal Coach of Pivotal Executive Coaching, partnering with senior business leaders to accomplish their professional and organization goals. She works with executives in technology, healthcare, real estate, consumer products, and financial... View Details

11 Aug 2020
Blog Post

Supporting Independent Workers During COVID-19: One Phone Call at a Time

lot of the concepts we learned in TOM (RC class Technology and Operations Management) about bottlenecks to ensure that our clients were quickly attended to.” Adding to the challenge of managing their volunteer team was the evolving... View Details

Profile

Mike Maples Jr.

leap across the chasm, from startups to investing. In so doing, he became one of the most successful venture capitalists in the technology sector, with a unique investing philosophy and an enviable track record that makes him a regular... View Details

04 Jun 2024
Blog Post

Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)

After college, Ramirez planned to attend law school and took a proactive approach to crafting her career trajectory. Goal-oriented by nature and encouraged by her parents, she joined an enrichment program with Boston Lawyers Group, an... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

02 Oct 2013
What Do You Think?

Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?

one with fewer answers? Those were the questions implied by this month's column. The predominance of responses suggested that the answers to the questions are "yes, yes, and maybe." Adam Hartung commented that "As View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

16 Feb 2021
Blog Post

The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard

it Fashion Inspired to work with innovative fashion companies within the industry, Girard began making connections. Through her efforts she was introduced to a venture backed technology company that built sustainable fashion businesses.... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail

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