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- 12 Jan 2016
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January 12, 2016
its reach. Further, Alcan had sold off non-aluminum assets, essentially making it a pure play in aluminum. That and its access to relatively cheap Canadian hydropower made it an even more intriguing acquisition opportunity for Alcoa.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Aug 2011
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First Look: August 2
manufacturer to a world leader in R&D, marketing, and design, with a brand more valuable than Pepsi, Nike, or American Express. Fewer still would have predicted the success of the path it has taken. For two decades now, Samsung has been grafting Western business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Aug 2009
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First Look: August 18
repurchases, consistent with repurchases representing less of a commitment. The End of the Great Man Authors:Scott A. Snook and Rakesh Khurana Publication:In The Essential Bennis. Jossey-Bass, 2009 Publisher's book link:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Really Drives Your Strategy?
conception of the company strategy. It's one of the more powerful examples of how operating managers can have a huge impact on the real-life strategy of the firm. Bower: The other side of that is, they wouldn't have had the choice if Gordon Moore didn't buy back the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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2023 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Psychology of Anger (Rowman & Littlefield). Her latest book is The Case for Rage: Why Anger is Essential to Anti-racist Struggle published by Oxford University Press. And after a 10–way auction, “The Failures of Forgiveness,” will be... View Details
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Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy | HBS Online
What will the cohort experience be like? + – An essential part of the Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy is the peer learning experience. Not only will your cohort be filled with other professionals looking to enhance their... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
required 807,615, despite a reported personal investment of $5.2 million. Breaking up California, Draper reasons, would essentially offer a chance to return to first principles and get a fresh perspective on state government’s shape and... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Screen Saver
every time, all day long." Lopez maintains that a few of the two dozen or so movies that come out in 3D each year are essential to see in that format, such as the Oscar-winning Gravity. For others, consumers will choose a showing more by... View Details
- 14 Jun 2016
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June 14, 2016
knowledge reservoirs. Therefore, they are particularly essential to dynamic capabilities and to innovation. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49794 May 2016 American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Dec 2011
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First Look: December 20
designed as modular systems. Finally, it analyzes in detail the strategy of capturing value by maintaining exclusive control of an essential module in an open system. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-040.pdf... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 20 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School
stock options succumbed to the temptation to "game" a financial-markets inefficiency, inefficiencies caused by inadequate disclosure rules. Those executives essentially misled investors, falsified information, and pretended to... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 06 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success
plagued earlier corporate ventures. The agreement made clear that the XTV partners had the flexibility to respond rapidly to investment opportunities, something that independent venture capitalists typically possess. They essentially had... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Gompers & Josh Lerner
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From the Chief Financial Officer | Annual Report 2024
the School’s strategic initiatives, including courses such as Digital Marketing Strategy, Business and Climate Change, and AI Essentials for Business. Additionally, the group launched the first cohort of a track in its Credential of... View Details
- 23 Jan 2019
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The Promise of Personalized Medicine
during my time at HBS here, I started two organizations. Essentially the theme is, let’s take as many shots on goal as possible. Let’s get capital from as many places as possible to take those shots on goal. And so I started both a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Middle Way
had stuck with him, including the best alternative to a negotiated agreement (BATNA)—which essentially entails outlining a fallback plan if things go awry and offering a reality check for people caught up in anger. It was a particularly... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous
- 16 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 16, 2008
such “conceptual consumption” is essential for understanding human consumption. We first review how four classes of conceptual consumption—consuming expectancies, goals, fluency, and regulatory fit—impact physical consumption. Next, we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Online Dynamic Teaming Course | HBS Online
24-28-hour online certificate program from Harvard Business School. It equips leaders with essential tools and processes to build adaptable, agile teams in a rapidly changing work environment. You’ll learn how to foster psychological... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
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Class Notes Extra
position of clarity,” notes Steichen, who has also devoted much of the past twenty years to weaving together what she has learned from various spiritual and psychological disciplines. “The equivalent in inner work is to arrive at a state prior to the mind, to be at the... View Details
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- 04 Sep 2018
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New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018
thermostat business, and it was essential that Honeywell determine the best way to respond. In addition to selling thermostats, Nest had ambitious plans to facilitate connections between Nest and other companies, making it easier for... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman