Generalized Additive Model - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Jun 2020
Book

Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever

The book Capitalism at Risk first appeared in 2011. The problems it identified with social inequality, global trade strife, and environmental degradation have only accelerated by 2020. The new edition of Capitalism at Risk, subtitled How Business Can Lead, is expanded... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Brandon Farwell

Brandon Farwell is a General Partner at Xfund. Prior to Xfund, he was an Investment Professional at DFJ focused on software investments including Box (NYSE: BOX), Yammer (acq., MSFT), Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), Newsle (acq., LNKD), SugarCRM,... View Details

Keywords: Business Products and Services (B2B)

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HBS - Financials | Financial Highlights

percent in fiscal 2022. The value of the School’s endowment (after the net impact of distributions from the endowment and the addition of new gifts) was $5.1 billion, unchanged from fiscal 2022. Capital investments in campus facilities... View Details

01 May 2013
News

Lynn Thoman, MBA 1979

says, involves her role on the Board of Fellows at Harvard Medical School (HMS). Her suggestion to HMS about how to structure the relationship between the hospitals and HMS differently resulted in $36 million in payments to HMS. “In View Details

18 Sep 2014
News

Room to grow: global expansion in the middle ground

consulting firm Shaldor, documents the specific strategies various companies pursued. As examples, by focusing on a neglected market segment, Netafim became the world leader in drip irrigation technology, while Teva Pharmaceutical created a scalable, acquisition-based... View Details

18 Feb 2015
First Look

First Look: February 18

state-sanctioned intellectual property (IP) rights are ineffective or costly to enforce, modularity can be used to hide information and thus protect IP. We investigate the impact of modularity on IP protection by formally modeling the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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2.1.3 Classroom Recording, Photography & Social Media | MBA

program or course activities taking place in a classroom or other academic setting, including, for example, discussion or project groups, work at project sites, and doctoral dissertation defenses. Community members should also refer to the Classroom Non-Attribution... View Details

25 Aug 2022
News

Harnessing the Tools of the Digital Age

Professor Karim R. Lakhani and Vladimir Jacimovic (MBA 1992) Karim R. Lakhani, the Dorothy and Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration, started his career at General Electric in the 1990s. At that time, he recalls, a young MBA... View Details

Keywords: April White

29 Feb 2016
HBS Case

Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can

self-compacting solution to keep streets clean. Last year, however, the Massachusetts-based company’s CEO shared plans to change its business model from selling a product—waste and recycling stations—to selling a subscription-based... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy

21 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?

How's this for a mission statement: We make crummy products for non-consumers. But if you think that's the idea for an "F" paper in business school, you haven't been paying attention to success stories ranging from Henry Ford's first View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

05 Dec 2013
What Do You Think?

Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?

very large organizations. Several respondents commented on dangers to the Walmart business model. Benn Manning commented that "The real dangers for Walmart aren't competitors or new business models but are instead itself and how it... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

15 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

Growing Pains: Prescriptions for U.S. Health Care

below those of general hospitals. On the other hand, says Christensen, the old model still applies to physicians, who are called upon to treat everything from colds to cancer. "Doctors spend most of... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Health

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Business of Ideas - Course Catalog

How do idea generators and the businesses surrounding them create and capture value? How do different distribution models impact perception? This course complements RC BGIE, offering students a social and... View Details

01 Jun 2015
News

Fast Forward

businesses and educators. In addition to a November 2013 summit that brought together more than 100 leaders in both fields, the work spawned a new effort focused on changing local education ecosystems, including a survey of organizations... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

16 May 2011
Research & Ideas

What Loyalty? High-End Customers are First to Flee

domestic bank operating in more than 20 states from 2002 to 2006. In addition to proving what earlier models only hinted at—that new challengers offering high levels of service can siphon off the best... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

15 Nov 2016
News

Uncovering The Secrets of Mittelstand Success

sometimes with the support of research institutes, one of which provided ARRI with the technology and training to make the move to digital. Faculty immersions generate ideas for new areas of inquiry, often leading to case studies and... View Details

Generoso P. Pope, Jr.

outlandish stories, Pope is heralded in the publishing world for creating an elaborate and highly profitable distribution network. He successfully courted the large supermarket chains by offering a generous revenue-sharing View Details

Keywords: Publishing & Print Media

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Business at the Base of the Pyramid - Course Catalog

the base of the pyramid encompasses 5.0 of the 7.5 billion people in the world. In most nations, it accounts for the largest aggregate expenditure of the economy, yet continues to be significantly underserved. This makes possible innovative, disruptive View Details

09 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

The Benefits of “Not Invented Here”

business officer," who manages the business model within the company, looking for additional ways to grow the current business and ways to identify and execute a new business for the company. Throughout... View Details