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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Stiletto Science
MIT grad Brian Hughes (MBA ’79) is bringing technology to bear on what may result in a giant step forward for womankind. Imagine, gushed the Austin, Texas, American-Statesman (July 8, 2004), a high-heeled shoe “so cozy you can wear it all day, dance all night, and go...
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- 01 Aug 2014
- News
Kaplan Life Sciences Fellows Announced
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing
Marshall Fisher of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Ananth Raman of HBS and their colleague Anna Sheen McClelland recently completed a survey of 32 retail companies focusing on their practices and progress in four areas critical to what they call...
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- December 2020
- Case
VIA Science (A)
By: Juan Alcácer, Rembrand Koning, Annelena Lobb and Kerry Herman
Via (a) captures the early days of the data analytics startup as founders Gounden and Ravanis considered which markets offer the right opportunities for their firm and what kinds of experiments will help them narrow their choice. Supplement Via (b) reveals the...
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Keywords:
Data Analytics;
Machine Learning;
Artificial Intelligence;
Strategy;
Business Startups;
Markets;
AI and Machine Learning;
Telecommunications Industry;
Utilities Industry;
United States;
Japan
Alcácer, Juan, Rembrand Koning, Annelena Lobb, and Kerry Herman. "VIA Science (A)." Harvard Business School Case 721-367, December 2020.
- May 2011
- Article
The Hollow Science
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The financial meltdown made clear that the executives of many major financial institutions were operating with inadequate or distorted information about the values and risks of their firms' assets. It's fair to say that business scholars bear some...
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Keywords:
Accounting;
Financial Crisis;
Financial Management;
Information;
Knowledge Acquisition;
Risk Management;
Practice
Kaplan, Robert S. "The Hollow Science." Harvard Business Review 89, no. 5 (May 2011).
- February 1989 (Revised November 1991)
- Case
Science Technology Co.--1985
By: Thomas R. Piper
The CEO of a U.S. electronics firm is assessing the financial forecasts and the financing plan prepared by the chief financial officer. Given the cyclicality of the industry and the volatility of the firm's performance, the CEO is unsure as to the usefulness of...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Change Management;
Industry Growth;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Financial Strategy;
Volatility;
Electronics Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Science Technology Co.--1985." Harvard Business School Case 289-040, February 1989. (Revised November 1991.)
- December 2020
- Supplement
VIA Science (B)
By: Juan Alcácer, Rembrand Koning, Annelena Lobb and Kerry Herman
Via (a) captures the early days of the data analytics startup as founders Gounden and Ravanis considered which markets offer the right opportunities for their firm and what kinds of experiments will help them narrow their choice. Supplement Via (b) reveals the...
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Keywords:
Data Analytics;
Machine Learning;
Artificial Intelligence;
Strategy;
Business Startups;
AI and Machine Learning;
Telecommunications Industry;
Utilities Industry;
United States;
Japan
Alcácer, Juan, Rembrand Koning, Annelena Lobb, and Kerry Herman. "VIA Science (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 721-368, December 2020.
- 17 Jun 2014
- News
Rebooting Social Science
- 07 Dec 2010
- News
Social Science Palooza
- 28 Apr 2021
- HBS Conference
Strategy Science Conference
- Fall 2012
- Article
Climate Science as Culture War
Today, there is no doubt that a scientific consensus exists on the issue of climate change. Scientists have documented that anthropogenic sources of greenhouse gases are leading to a buildup in the atmosphere, which leads to a general warming of the global climate and...
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Hoffman, Andrew J. "Climate Science as Culture War." Stanford Social Innovation Review 10, no. 4 (Fall 2012): 30–37. (Winner of the 2013 Maggie Climate science as culture war Award, Best Feature Article in a Trade Journal.)
- Web
MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences - MBA
MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences A joint degree for innovators who aspire to launch & lead technology ventures. The world needs more entrepreneurs and innovators with deep understanding of technology and management. To meet this need, the...
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- November 1974 (Revised May 1994)
- Case
Science Technology Co.
By: Thomas R. Piper
The president of a medium-sized electronics company is evaluating the financial forecasts and proposed financing program submitted by the chief financial officer. The forecasts are prepared in constant dollars, on which basis the proposed financing plan seems...
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Keywords:
Currency;
Financial Strategy;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Inflation and Deflation;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Outcome or Result;
Technology Industry;
Electronics Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Science Technology Co." Harvard Business School Case 275-058, November 1974. (Revised May 1994.)
- May 2020
- Teaching Note
Bayer Crop Science
By: David E. Bell, Michael Norris and Mel Martin
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 520-055.
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- 26 Aug 2020
- Video
MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Virtual Event
- October 2022
- Supplement
Single Earth: Science White Paper Supplement
By: Rembrand Koning and Emer Moloney
Science White Paper prepared by Single.Earth to give an overview of the models and solutions it has developed.
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Entrepreneurship;
Climate Change;
Environmental Sustainability;
Green Technology;
Natural Resources;
Pollution;
Analytics and Data Science;
Marketing;
Product Marketing;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
Markets;
Market Timing;
Strategy;
Green Technology Industry;
Estonia
- April 13, 2021
- Article
Misinformation about Science in the Public Sphere
By: Dietram A. Scheufele, Andrew J. Hoffman, Liz Neely and Czerne M. Reid
This is an introduction to a special issue on a colloquium of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine titled, “Advancing the science and practice of science communication: Misinformation about science in the public sphere.” This event was the...
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Scheufele, Dietram A., Andrew J. Hoffman, Liz Neely, and Czerne M. Reid. "Misinformation about Science in the Public Sphere." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118, no. 15 (April 13, 2021).
- 22 Jul 2021
- Video
MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Virtual Event
- 13 Nov 2006
- Research & Ideas
Science Business: What Happened to Biotech?
sector has lost money during this period, new research shows. What went wrong? Professor Gary Pisano provides answers in the new book Science Business: The Promise, the Reality, and the Future of Biotech, in which he argues that the very...
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