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How Coaching Can Help You - Alumni
Interview preparation Offer evaluation and negotiation The coaching experience is unique to each individual. Coaches help alumni assess what is needed to move forward, work with them to address specific...
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Summer Fellowships - MBA
founding their own venture or joining an early-stage startup. Provides a peer exchange network of student founders and those joining early stage startups. Grants access to the resources and View Details
- 30 Sep 2015
- News
Four Ways To Get Your Global Team To Gel
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Entrepreneurship in the Large Corporation: A Longitudinal Study of How Established Firms Create Breakthrough Inventions
By: Gautam Ahuja and Curba Morris Lampert
We present a model that explains how established firms create breakthrough inventions. We identify three organizational pathologies that inhibit breakthrough inventions: the familiarity trap—favoring the familiar; the maturity trap—favoring the mature;...
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Keywords:
Radical Innovation;
Organizational Learning;
Technology;
Strategy;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Business Processes;
Innovation and Invention;
Chemical Industry
Ahuja, Gautam, and Curba Morris Lampert. "Entrepreneurship in the Large Corporation: A Longitudinal Study of How Established Firms Create Breakthrough Inventions." Special Issue on Strategic Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurial Strategies for Wealth Creation. Strategic Management Journal 22, nos. 6-7 (June–July 2001): 521–543.
- 18 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
Coming to HBS after Military Service
experience is unique, but here are some insights from my own transition, which I admit is very much still in progress! The transition does not happen immediately After making the decision to apply to business school, I had 10 months...
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- March 2019
- Article
Beliefs about Gender
By: Pedro Bordalo, Katherine Baldiga Coffman, Nicola Gennaioli and Andrei Shleifer
We conduct laboratory experiments that explore how gender stereotypes shape beliefs about ability of oneself and others in different categories of knowledge. The data reveal two patterns. First, men’s and women’s beliefs about both oneself and others exceed observed...
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Bordalo, Pedro, Katherine Baldiga Coffman, Nicola Gennaioli, and Andrei Shleifer. "Beliefs about Gender." American Economic Review 109, no. 3 (March 2019): 739–773.
- January 1984
- Article
A Simulation Analysis of Alternative Pricing Strategies for Dynamic Environments
By: Robert J. Dolan
Researchers of the strategic implications of the well-known demand (e.g., adoption and diffusion) and supply (e.g., experience effects) dynamics have typically sought analytical solutions. Their success in this has been achieved partly by limiting the richness of the...
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Dolan, Robert J. "A Simulation Analysis of Alternative Pricing Strategies for Dynamic Environments." Journal of Business 57, no. 1 (January 1984).
- October 2007
- Case
Blue River Capital
By: Krishna G. Palepu, Tarun Khanna and Richard Bullock
Examines the strategy and experience of Indian private equity firm Blue River Capital. Blue River was established in 2005 to invest primarily in middle market, particularly family-run, businesses in India. Blue River caters to this niche as an active investor,...
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Keywords:
Private Equity;
Investment Portfolio;
Corporate Governance;
Emerging Markets;
Family Ownership;
Competitive Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
India
Palepu, Krishna G., Tarun Khanna, and Richard Bullock. "Blue River Capital." Harvard Business School Case 708-448, October 2007.
- May 2017
- Supplement
Buffer.com (B)
By: Susanna Gallani, Tiffany Y. Chang, Brian J. Hall and Jee Eun Shin
Buffer decided to release its salaries and compensation calculation formula to the public, and the public reaction was greater and more positive than they would have imagined. The company experienced both an increase in volume and a change in the kinds of inbound...
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Keywords:
Compensation;
Compensation Design;
Company Values;
Culture;
Transparency;
Attraction;
Selection;
Performance Measurement;
Performance Measures;
Performance Metrics;
Startup Management;
Compensation and Benefits;
Organizational Culture;
Values and Beliefs;
Performance Evaluation;
Measurement and Metrics
Gallani, Susanna, Tiffany Y. Chang, Brian J. Hall, and Jee Eun Shin. "Buffer.com (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 917-020, May 2017.
- March 1, 2023
- Editorial
To Overcome Resistance to DEI, Understand What’s Driving It
By: Eric Shuman, Eric Knowles and Amit Goldenberg
Employees often resist DEI initiatives, which of course hinders their effectiveness. The authors—experts in the resistance to social-change efforts—write that the key to overcoming resistance to any effort is figuring out why people are resisting. When it comes to DEI...
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Shuman, Eric, Eric Knowles, and Amit Goldenberg. "To Overcome Resistance to DEI, Understand What’s Driving It." Harvard Business Review (website) (March 1, 2023).
- August 2017 (Revised December 2018)
- Case
Tamarin App: Natural Language Processing
By: Srikant M. Datar and Caitlin N. Bowler
In this case, students explore the challenges of using sentiment analysis to monitor and understand public perception around a software application, Tamarin SEO App. Technical topics include building a filtering classifier using naive Bayes and sentiment analysis This...
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Keywords:
Data Science;
Branding;
Data Analytics;
Analytics and Data Science;
Brands and Branding;
Analysis;
Perception;
Planning
Datar, Srikant M., and Caitlin N. Bowler. "Tamarin App: Natural Language Processing." Harvard Business School Case 118-015, August 2017. (Revised December 2018.)
- 28 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
How Workplace Wellness Programs Can Give Employees the Energy Boost They Need
salary, attrition due to burnout is worth preventing. Why companies should focus on employee energy Studies have found that employees who are in good health are more likely to feel engaged and productive at work, View Details
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by Hise Gibson
- August 1986 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Mike Finkelstein (B)
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin, Charles Bryan and Ken Leet
Following his successful turnaround of WTXX, Waterbury, Mike Finkelstein joined Odyssey Partners with a mandate to build a communications company. From 1982-1985, he acquired three more stations, financing each as an independent partnership. However, increasing...
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Keywords:
Business Exit or Shutdown;
Cash;
Business or Company Management;
Bonds;
Cost vs Benefits;
SWOT Analysis;
Alignment;
Acquisition;
Financial Strategy;
Corporate Finance;
Communications Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y., Charles Bryan, and Ken Leet. "Mike Finkelstein (B)." Harvard Business School Case 287-021, August 1986. (Revised May 2005.)
- 2020
- Working Paper
When Do Experts Listen to Other Experts? The Role of Negative Information in Expert Evaluations for Novel Projects
By: Jacqueline N. Lane, Misha Teplitskiy, Gary Gray, Hardeep Ranu, Michael Menietti, Eva C. Guinan and Karim R. Lakhani
The evaluation of novel projects lies at the heart of scientific and technological innovation, and yet literature suggests that this process is subject to inconsistency and potential biases. This paper investigates the role of information sharing among experts as the...
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Keywords:
Project Evaluation;
Innovation;
Knowledge Frontier;
Negativity Bias;
Projects;
Innovation and Invention;
Information;
Diversity;
Judgments
Lane, Jacqueline N., Misha Teplitskiy, Gary Gray, Hardeep Ranu, Michael Menietti, Eva C. Guinan, and Karim R. Lakhani. "When Do Experts Listen to Other Experts? The Role of Negative Information in Expert Evaluations for Novel Projects." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-007, July 2020. (Revised November 2020.)
- July 2018
- Teaching Note
Ron Johnson: A Career in Retail
By: Ryan Raffaelli
In April 2013, Ron Johnson (HBS '84) stepped down after just 18 months as CEO of J.C. Penney. In his brief tenure, Johnson, an acclaimed retailer respected for his innovation and success in shaping the retail image at Target and Apple, introduced dramatic departures...
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- 10 Jun 2017
- News
How big data helped secure Emmanuel Macron’s astounding victory
- June 2021
- Case
Mobileye 2021: Robotaxi and/or Consumer AV?
By: David B. Yoffie, Danielle Golan and Nicole Tempest Keller
In March 2021, Amnon Shashua, co-founder and CEO of Israel-based Mobileye, was preparing to meet with Intel’s new CEO, Pat Gelsinger, to review plans for the future. Mobileye had been acquired by California-based Intel in 2017, but still operated independently....
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Keywords:
Technology Companies;
Robotics;
Autonomous Vehicles;
Strategy;
Decision Making;
Transportation;
Technological Innovation;
Technology Industry;
Auto Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Israel
Yoffie, David B., Danielle Golan, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "Mobileye 2021: Robotaxi and/or Consumer AV?" Harvard Business School Case 721-481, June 2021.
- 05 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
12 Weeks of VC Summer: Remote Edition
would I be able to pick up the necessary skills to succeed in a new role and build meaningful relationships with the team and the entrepreneurs? Would I enjoy this experience? I had some previous View Details
- 2024
- Working Paper
Precautionary Debt Capacity
By: Deniz Aydin and Olivia S. Kim
Firms with ample financial slack are unconstrained... or are they? In a field experiment
that randomly expands debt capacity on business credit lines, treated small-and-medium
enterprises (SMEs) draw down 35 cents on the dollar of expanded debt capacity in...
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Aydin, Deniz, and Olivia S. Kim. "Precautionary Debt Capacity." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-053, February 2024.
- 10 Apr 2023
MBA Class Visit
The excitement, energy, and unexpected insights generated by case method make it a hallmark of the HBS distinctive learning environment. We invite you to experience our stimulating academic environment by observing an MBA class in session.
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