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- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
sustainability, and top executive incentives are more likely to be a function of sustainability metrics. Moreover, they are more likely to have organized procedures for stakeholder engagement, to be more long-term oriented, and to exhibit... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 3
principles of business model design and the functioning of markets for know-how. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/611046-PDF-ENG mixi (B) Mikołaj Jan Piskorski and Mayuka YamazakiHarvard Business School Supplement... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
Abstract The potential supply of biomass feedstocks in the U.S. and Canada is estimated using a static supply function approach. Estimated total biomass available at a price of $100 per metric ton is 568 million metric tons in the U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
research from Future Forum, a consortium by Slack, and global case studies from leading companies such as Levi Strauss & Co., Genentech, Royal Bank of Canada, and IBM, How the Future Works offers concrete solutions and practical steps for building high View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
she has to educate, Sender has to mesh two geographically and culturally distinct companies into one functional unit. The merger process began in June 2012, when LAN, Chile's largest airline, and TAM announced a merger, with the resulting... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
seawater air-conditioning (SWAC) system, an idea that Brando proposed to Bailey. The system, whose deep-sea pipe descends to 930 meters, functions perpetually with virtually no maintenance. Explains Bailey, “In the same way that water... View Details
- 08 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?
opposite: He delegates decision rights and makes functions and business units accountable. "What companies are doing at this stage is refocusing their strategy from an inward perspective to an outward focus," Serafeim says.... View Details
- 15 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Connecting Goals and Go-To-Market Initiatives
ultimately a cross-functional issue that involves how other functions in the firm interact with sales. Third, and I want to emphasize this, aligning strategy and sales is ultimately a leadership issue, not just a sales or strategy issue.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 1
Evolution as a System of Governance, due for publication November 2009. The purpose of this monograph is to put forth an original concept of capitalism as a system of governance, including a theory of how it functions at any point in time... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?
also lose something as well? What are the tradeoffs? A: In a sense, the story of consumer market regulation is only a recent chapter in the broader arc of modernization. As economic functions in society become differentiated and... View Details
- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Gurus in the Garage
capitalists in the Valley function as an informal, close-knit guild. Today's employee may be tomorrow's boss; today's competitor, tomorrow's partner or acquisition. If you're an experienced, reputable member of the guild, you're entitled... View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 24 Aug 2017
- News
Unlocking Potential
organization to better understand how it functions and grows. “For me there was something very important about being able to converse and analyze a situation from many angles––investor, manager, employee––to see a business from multiple... View Details
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Supplemental Financial Information | Annual Report 2024
& Fees Tuition and fee revenue from the MBA program decreased by $2 million, or 1 percent, to $150 million in fiscal 2024. This reduction was a function of lower total enrollment compared with the prior year. Total enrollment was higher... View Details
- 12 Jan 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Should We Think About the Exportation of Jobs?
job quantity and quality is a function of growth and productivity. If growth occurs that is roughly equivalent to increased productivity, little change occurs in the number of jobs although the quality of those jobs (assuming that higher... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Nov 2023
- Blog Post
Zone Defense: These self-driving, AI-powered drones do recon so soldiers don’t have to
Android phone to provide real-time reconnaissance of potentially hazardous spaces. The quadcopter functions in total darkness, in buildings it has never previously entered, and flies without prior knowledge or programming of the... View Details
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Working with Spaces, Files & Folders - Research Computing Services
HBS IT if the functionality of a backup is needed (HBS members only). HBS IT regularly scans the research storage areas for viruses as a part of the Harvard University security policy. Normally viruses are quarantined or removed via... View Details
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Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Role (MDD) - Course Catalog
processes. The course does not address decision making tools such as data analytics, game theory, and simulations. Developing aptitude in and understanding of these issues helps managers influence the design, direction, and functioning of... View Details
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
no. 5 (May 2007): 760-776 Abstract Given the importance of proximity for knowledge spillovers, we examine firms' location choices expecting differences in firms' strategies. Firms will locate to maximize their net spillovers as a function... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy
365 learn from consumer usage patterns and documents, personalizing their user interfaces by selecting which quick-access functions to display and incorporating new words and expressions into their correction dictionaries. Moreover, some... View Details
- 05 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 5, 2010
and values. The CEO has set a goal of becoming a $1 billion company by 2014; to reach that goal, employees must create several new businesses. The head of knowledge management must decide how his function should change in order to become... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne