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- 27 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 27
PublicationsThe Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators Authors:Jeffrey H. Dyer, Hal B. Gregersen, and Clayton M. Christensen Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2011 Abstract Some people are just natural...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Eligibility - New Venture Competition
embryonic businesses. The Business Track of the NVC welcomes all ideas across all sectors. However, plans to create hedge funds, investments, private equities or venture capital funds are generally not...
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Kraft Accelerator
Curing could be your business But first, build an effective plan Develop a Plan If you’ve got the passion, we’ve got the playbook Today, there are more than 20,000 different...
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- 09 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018
Poppy, which matched families that required occasional childcare with thoroughly vetted caregivers, was formulating plans for the Seattle-based seed-stage startup’s next phase of expansion. One option was to grow using the same View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
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People - Advancing Racial Equity
Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Special Projects Jen Eliason Associate Director, Diversity and Inclusion Alex Hirs Senior Advisor, Programs and Initiatives Andy Martinez Coordinator, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Alicia Thomas Director, Diversity and...
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The U.S. Job Search for International Students - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year...
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Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online
work and navigate organizational politics. "HBS Online doesn't teach you knowledge or prescribe to any cookie-cutter solutions to problems. Rather, it teaches you how to think about business problems and arrive at a solution yourself."...
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HBR Classics - Alumni
HBR CLASSICS Through the years, a number of Harvard Business Review articles written by Harvard Business School faculty and others have risen to “classics” status – articles that are so groundbreaking in...
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- 04 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Need to Solve a Problem? Take a Break From Collaborating
those facts and find a solution, a team of Boston researchers reports. "When it comes to solving problems, connectedness is a double-edged sword," says Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Ethan Bernstein, co-author of...
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- 20 Dec 2022
- Op-Ed
Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation
disciplined and structured to prevent missteps and outbursts that will shut down the conversation. 4. Make a plan. Having heard the truth, diagnose root causes of problems and develop a systemic action plan to realign the organization. 5....
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by Michael Beer
- 08 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Strategic Way To Hire a Sales Team
Too often, there's a huge gap between a company's overall business strategy and the way its salesforce operates in the field. In fact, says Frank V. Cespedes, articles and books about strategy rarely take sales into consideration at all....
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by Carmen Nobel
- January 2008
- Case
Lenovo: Building A Global Brand (Multimedia case)
By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Announced in December 2004, the $1.75 billion acquisition of IBM's PC division by Lenovo, China's largest PC maker, made headlines around the world. A relative upstart in the business, Lenovo acquired the division of IBM that invented the PC in 1981. While Lenovo was...
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Marketing Strategy;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Information Infrastructure;
Global Strategy;
Acquisition;
Brands and Branding;
Manufacturing Industry;
Computer Industry;
China
Quelch, John A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Lenovo: Building A Global Brand (Multimedia case)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 508-703, January 2008.
- 22 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 22, 2006
Working PapersCartels and Competition: Neither Markets nor Hierarchies Author:Jeffrey Fear Abstract This article provides an overview on the rise and fall of cartels since the late 19th century when the modern cartel movement properly arrived with the rise of big...
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Martha Lagace
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1.18 Field Global Immersion (FGI) - MBA
Learning/Independent Projects 1.18 Field Global Immersion (FGI) 1.19 Immersive Field Courses (IFC) 1.20 Joint Degree Programs 1.21 Use of Course Work & Materials 1.22 Disability Access 1.23 Pregnancy, Childbirth & Adoption during Business...
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- December 2018
- Case
First Utility Ltd.
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
At the end of 2017 First Utility Ltd. was the largest of the middle-tier domestic energy suppliers in the United Kingdom, serving 808,000 of the country’s 27 million households with electricity and gas. In Q1 2017 First Utility captured 3% market share. The company had...
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Rapid Growth Stage;
Power/Energy;
Energy Efficiency Standards;
Energy;
Competition;
Diversification;
Acquisition;
Expansion;
Growth Management;
Energy Industry;
United Kingdom
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "First Utility Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 719-425, December 2018.
- February 2000 (Revised August 2000)
- Case
Priceline WebHouse Club
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Jon K Rust
Priceline empowered consumers to "name their own price" for airline tickets and hotel rooms; then it shopped these offers to marketers. Priceline's founder Jay Walker described the resulting transactions as a new ecosystem, that helped consumers realize lower prices...
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Business Model;
Strategy;
Disruptive Innovation;
Internet and the Web;
Entrepreneurship;
Retail Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Jon K Rust. "Priceline WebHouse Club." Harvard Business School Case 800-287, February 2000. (Revised August 2000.)
- 29 Jun 2009
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Leading Change
Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills. Questions To Be Answered: How do I build my business in this...
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Resources - New Venture Competition
Resources Resources Across HBS and beyond, resources are available for you—regardless of track—as you consider and bring to life an idea for the New Venture Competition. Baker Library Berkman Center for Internet & Society Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science...
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- June 2001 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Spir-It, Inc. (B): Managing People
When Jack Sindler founded Spir-it, Inc. in 1934, he was the company's sole employee. By 1999, Sindler's firm more than survived its first 55 years. Employment was up to nearly 200, with facilities in two states and work done in three shifts. The product line--which had...
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Growth Management;
Production;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Interpersonal Communication;
Logistics;
Human Resources;
Diversity Characteristics;
Manufacturing Industry
Spear, Steven J. "Spir-It, Inc. (B): Managing People." Harvard Business School Case 601-091, June 2001. (Revised May 2002.)
- 12 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
Most managers think the legal department is that office down the hall where they go to keep out of trouble or write a binding patent agreement. And that's shortsighted, says Harvard Business School professor Constance Bagley. A company...
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