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- 2020
- Working Paper
Mission-Oriented Research in a National Emergency: Lessons from the Office of Scientific Research and Development in World War II
By: Daniel P. Gross and Bhaven N. Sampat
Since the beginning of the present COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers, researchers, and journalists have made repeated comparisons to World War II. In ongoing research, we have been studying the effects of the World War II research effort, which included a major medical...
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- 20 Mar 2024
The Value of an MBA in Professional Services: Consulting, Financial Services, and Private Equity
For professionals in the realms of consulting, finance, or private equity or for those aspiring to careers in these areas, we extend an invitation to join a compelling panel discussion featuring HBS students and alumni. Discover how...
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- 21 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Lessons for Retailers from the Rebirth of Indie Bookstores
As big box bookstores Barnes & Noble and Borders spread across the landscape in the 1990s, retail observers sounded the death knell for small, independent booksellers. But they had no idea of the onslaught that was coming. Amazon.com...
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- April 2017
- Teaching Note
Global Leadership in a Dynamic and Evolving Region: Molinas @ The Coca-Cola Company (A, B, C, D)
By: Tsedal Neeley and Nathan Overmeyer
Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 417-068, 417-069, 417-070, and 417-071.
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- 24 Mar 2015
The Real Students of HBS Webinar Series: The FIELD Program
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a student at HBS? Our monthly series, "The Real Students of HBS", is designed to help you find out. In this session learn more about the three portions View Details
- Article
Geographic Mobility, Immobility, and Geographic Flexibility—A Review and Agenda for Research on the Changing Geography of Work
I review and integrate a wide range of literature that has examined how geographic mobility of high-skilled workers creates value for organizations and individuals. Drawing on this interdisciplinary literature, I document that geographic mobility creates value by...
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Keywords:
Geographic Mobility;
Frictions;
Work-from-anywhere;
Employees;
Geographic Location;
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Choudhury, Prithwiraj. "Geographic Mobility, Immobility, and Geographic Flexibility—A Review and Agenda for Research on the Changing Geography of Work." Academy of Management Annals 16, no. 1 (January 2022): 258–296.
- fall 1992
- Article
Exploring the Limits of the Technology S-curve, Part 2: Architectural Technologies
By: C. M. Christensen
Christensen, C. M. "Exploring the Limits of the Technology S-curve, Part 2: Architectural Technologies." Production and Operations Management 1 (fall 1992): 358–66.
- 03 Dec 2015
Real Students of HBS: Coming to HBS with a Partner
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a student at HBS? Our monthly series, "The Real Students of HBS", is designed to help you find out. In this webinar students will discuss what it’s like to come to...
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- October 2019
- Case
China Merchants Bank: Ushering in the Era of Family Office in China
By: Lauren Cohen, Hao Gao, Billy Chan and Dawn H. Lau
China Merchants Bank, the sixth-largest lender in China, intends to boost its family office business as a result of an increase in the population of ultra-high net worth individuals. Already ranked China’s number-one private bank with AUM exceeding US$300 billion, the...
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Keywords:
Family Office;
Strategy;
Banks and Banking;
Organizational Design;
Competitive Strategy;
Banking Industry;
China
Cohen, Lauren, Hao Gao, Billy Chan, and Dawn H. Lau. "China Merchants Bank: Ushering in the Era of Family Office in China." Harvard Business School Case 220-032, October 2019.
- June 2011
- Teaching Note
Big to Small: The Two Lives of Barry Nalls (TN)
By: Noam Wasserman
Teaching Note for 808167.
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The Art of Balancing Autonomy and Control: What Managers Can Learn from Hackathon Organizers about Spurring Innovation.
By: Hila Lifshitz - Assaf, Sarah Lebovitz and Lior Zalmanson
Today, managers recognize that innovation requires a high level of work autonomy for their employees. This encourages curiosity, enables independent thinking, and provides an environment in which employees can experiment and test new problem-solving approaches with...
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Keywords:
Innovation;
Hackathon;
Autonomy;
Control;
Innovation and Invention;
Innovation and Management
Lifshitz - Assaf, Hila, Sarah Lebovitz, and Lior Zalmanson. "The Art of Balancing Autonomy and Control: What Managers Can Learn from Hackathon Organizers about Spurring Innovation." MIT Sloan Management Review 60, no. 2 (Winter 2019): 1–6.
- October 2023
- Teaching Note
Timnit Gebru: 'SILENCED No More' on AI Bias and The Harms of Large Language Models
By: Tsedal Neeley and Tim Englehart
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 422-085. Dr. Timnit Gebru—a leading artificial intelligence (AI) computer scientist and co-lead of Google’s Ethical AI team—was messaging with one of her colleagues when she saw the words: “Did you resign?? Megan sent an email saying that...
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- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics
attended Stanford University as part of the Distinguished Careers Institute Fellowship. “Through my year at the design school, I was able to get back to that transformational perspective on my life with...
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- 27 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution
the bias belted tire, claiming that it conferred significant performance improvements and launched an advertising campaign questioning the benefits of radials. Firestone, Uniroyal and General Tire quickly followed Goodyear's lead and...
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- 25 Oct 2020
External Partner Event: Harvard Business School Club of Japan Seminar
COVID-19 triggered the new-normal society with deep impact to a broad range of industries and daily living. The HBS MBA experience is well-known for close knit relationships emphasizing the importance View Details
- 06 Apr 2020
- News
Peter A. Brooke, Dean of Boston’s Venture Capitalists, Dies at 90
- 29 Mar 2022
HBS College Programs Information Session at the University of Michigan
Do you know where an MBA can take you? HBS offers four programs for college students that could be of interest to you including three preview experiences (Peek, Virtual Venture into Management, and the...
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- 23 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
How I Sourced My Internship Outside of the US: Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu
position outside of her comfort zone but one that allowed her immense opportunity to learn. Key Learnings and Advice Nyantekyi-Owusu’s summer experience provided her with key learnings about what she wanted...
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