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- 22 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 22
on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, edited by David Audretsch, Oliver Falck, and Stephan Heblich. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc., forthcoming Abstract Financing constraints are one of the biggest concerns impacting...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Way You See It
added that "with almost Œreal-time' information, business can now make appropriate decisions rather than guess." Second on the list was telecommunications, "a great facilitator, the pipeline that allows other View Details
- 20 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Fixing Corporate Governance: A Roundtable Discussion at Harvard Business School
railroad, the telegraph, and a host of other innovations related to them—along with the rise of powerful business figures, such as John D. Rockefeller—gave many observers pause. The reaction was increased oversight and anti--big-business...
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by Garry Emmons
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Books
a business landscape replete with possibilities, they select a single modern-day example -- the electronic computer -- as the focus of their study. Baldwin and Clark argue that the computer industry could not have experienced its unprecedented levels of View Details
- 16 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
HySynergy and Crossbridge Energy
In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new...
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opportunities within the life sciences, including exploring ideation, generating and/or licensing intellectual property, business models, resourcing ventures with the appropriate financial and human resources, and scaling. The course will...
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- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
always want to hear that a person is struggling, nor do they necessarily reward risk taking, even though they might pay lip service to innovative initiative. The authors outline several steps that individuals can take to shake off fear...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences – A Q&A with Professor Robert Howe
and organizations. To make appropriate design tradeoffs, they must have extensive knowledge of engineering and of business fundamentals. Consequently, the Harvard MS/MBA program will place a balanced emphasis on conveying concepts and...
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- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Disruption: The Art of Framing
When we perceive a competitor's groundbreaking innovation as a threat, we may act defensively and hastily. But if we see that same event as an opportunity, our response might be more deliberate and unhurried. As a leader, how you frame...
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by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
protectionist reversals together mean that few companies can afford to remain focused on their domestic markets. Managers responsible for marketing in a multinational or global enterprise must design appropriate marketing programs for...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 20
circumstances, including human purposes, evolved. While the invisible hand of the pricing mechanism can balance supply and demand on a global basis, or in subunits thereof, the visible hand of political authority is essential to the formulation of human purposes and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization
systems conducive to modern entrepreneurship. The particular focus in this book is why multinational firms were not better transferors of innovation and entrepreneurial capabilities from the West to the Rest. The historical evidence makes...
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- 29 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 29, 2008
weaknesses relative to other top schools, the political challenges of organizational change, and the most appropriate strategy for the Dean to follow. Purchase this case:...
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Martha Lagace
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Super Saturday - New Venture Competition
judges will not be distributed prior to Super Saturday. Judges will be asked to evaluate plans based upon their likelihood of actually becoming the basis of a viable business. This consideration, in turn, will include such factors as the degree of creativity and View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Bad Times for Business
Moss Kanter: Silos, Cronies, and the Business Monarchy When organizations are structured into narrow territories that reinforce “silos” or “cells,” that can be harmful in several ways. Under such conditions, individuals in the organization don’ t have much incentive to...
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- 09 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back
and be innovative. However, public innovation didn’t seem widespread. Even at that time, I wondered “Why is this the case? When is the right time for the public sector to be innovative? How can innovation be...
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- 26 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 26
hiring more workers. Publisher's link: http://people.hbs.edu/mluca/oDesk.pdf May 2015 HR Certification Institute Leave No Slice of Genius Behind: Selecting and Developing Tomorrow's Leaders of Innovation By: Kanter, Rosabeth M. Abstract—...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Seen and Unseen | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Kickapoo tribe came under scrutiny in the West. Meanwhile, too, companies like the Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company were appropriating their very names for profit.By the time this advertising card was produced, the buffalo hunt was a...
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- 16 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
HBS Center Focuses on Europe
completion. In addition, the ERC has been involved in about thirty course development projects, for instance by searching for appropriate case sites for a faculty member, facilitating company contacts, or participating in European...
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by Cynthia Churchwell
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
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clear that innovative accounting and control tools are needed to implement strategy appropriate to the business dynamics of the 21st century. He offers important new techniques such as profit wheel analysis...
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