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5 Worries I Had about Applying to HBS - MBA
Sciences Partners & Families Peek SVMP Social Enterprise Student Life Student Loans Student Profile Sustainability Video Blog Industries Industries Architecture Construction Consulting Consumer Packaged...
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- 17 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
MBA Curriculum Spotlight: Short Intensive Programs (SIPs)
will be a combination of case discussions, guests, panels, and workshops. Fintech: Disruptions in Credit, Payments and Real Estate The advent of new technologies and big data promise to revolutionize the finance world by disintermediate...
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- April 2009 (Revised December 2015)
- Case
Dot.com: Online Pet Retailing
By: Tom Nicholas and David Chen
From 1995 to 1999, the U.S. experienced a period of tremendous growth in its information technology (IT) sector. The IT industry, although it accounted for less than 10% of the U.S. economy's total output, contributed disproportionately to economic growth. One market...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Price Bubble;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Failure;
Competitive Strategy;
Online Technology;
Retail Industry
Nicholas, Tom, and David Chen. "Dot.com: Online Pet Retailing." Harvard Business School Case 809-117, April 2009. (Revised December 2015.)
- 2015
- Chapter
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Renewable Energy
By: Ramana Nanda, Ken Younge and Lee Fleming
We document three facts related to innovation and entrepreneurship in renewable energy. Using data from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, we first show that patenting in renewable energy remains highly concentrated in a few large energy firms. In 2009, the top 20...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurial Finance;
Entrepreneurial Management;
Energy;
Finance;
Entrepreneurship;
Energy Industry
Nanda, Ramana, Ken Younge, and Lee Fleming. "Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Renewable Energy." Chap. 7 in The Changing Frontier: Rethinking Science and Innovation Policy, edited by Adam Jaffe and Benjamin Jones, 199–232. University of Chicago Press, 2015.
- 30 Jun 2021
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021
What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I...
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by Kathryn Haviland
- January 2011 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Arcadia Biosciences: Seeds of Change (Abridged)
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
Arcadia Biosciences is seeking to introduce genetically modified rice to China that will lower farmers' costs and generate environmental benefits through reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The case describes challenges facing this small agricultural biotechnology...
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Keywords:
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Intellectual Property;
Genetics;
Environmental Sustainability;
Science-Based Business;
Climate Change;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Biotechnology Industry;
China
Daemmrich, Arthur A. "Arcadia Biosciences: Seeds of Change (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 711-050, January 2011. (Revised July 2012.)
- September 2017 (Revised March 2023)
- Case
Careem: Raising a Unicorn
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Alpana Thapar
This case follows two ex-McKinsey consultants, Magnus Olsson and Mudassir Sheikha, who in search of their true purpose decide to found Careem, a Dubai-based ride-hailing service. Following its launch in July 2012, Careem experiences rapid growth of 30% per month in the...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Information Technology;
Organizational Culture;
Decision Making;
Growth Management;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Transportation Industry;
Transportation Industry;
Middle East;
North Africa;
United Arab Emirates
Ghosh, Shikhar, and Alpana Thapar. "Careem: Raising a Unicorn." Harvard Business School Case 818-022, September 2017. (Revised March 2023.)
- December 2015 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
Jibo: A Social Robot for the Home
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Christine Snively
In January 2015, Jibo Inc. had completed a raise of $25.3 million in Series A financing after a successful 2014 crowdfunding campaign for preorders of Jibo, the first social robot for the home. Over 4,800 Jibo units were preordered, generating $2.6 million in sales. On...
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Keywords:
Business Development;
Entrepreneurship;
Applications and Software;
Information Infrastructure;
Business Startups;
Technology Industry
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., and Christine Snively. "Jibo: A Social Robot for the Home." Harvard Business School Case 816-003, December 2015. (Revised May 2016.)
- Web
Funding Opportunities - Business & Environment
the neighboring community as a test bed for envisioning and piloting innovative solutions to sustainability challenges. Projects lead to the practical application of emerging technologies or strategies that can be used to inform the...
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Black Visionary Leadership and Redefining What's Possible - MBA
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- November – December 2011
- Article
Competitive Strategy for Open Source Software
By: Vineet Kumar, Brett Gordon and Kannan Srinivasan
Commercial open source software (COSS) products-privately developed software based on publicly available source code-represent a rapidly growing, multibillion-dollar market. A unique aspect of competition in the COSS market is that many open source licenses require...
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Keywords:
Applications and Software;
Competitive Strategy;
Product Development;
Growth and Development;
Markets;
Motivation and Incentives;
Quality;
Policy;
Perspective;
Profit;
Open Source Distribution;
Emerging Markets
Kumar, Vineet, Brett Gordon, and Kannan Srinivasan. "Competitive Strategy for Open Source Software." Marketing Science 30, no. 6 (November–December 2011): 1066–1078.
- March 2018 (Revised August 2018)
- Case
Matching Markets for Googlers
By: Bo Cowgill and Rembrand Koning
This case describes how Google designed and launched an internal matching market to assign individual workers with projects and managers. The case evaluates how marketplace design considerations—and several alternative staffing models—could affect the company’s goals...
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Keywords:
People Analytics;
Google;
Labor Market;
Staffing;
Market Design;
Marketplace Matching;
Selection and Staffing;
Goals and Objectives;
Technology Industry;
United States
Cowgill, Bo, and Rembrand Koning. "Matching Markets for Googlers." Harvard Business School Case 718-487, March 2018. (Revised August 2018.) (More about Bo Cowgill.)
- July 2008
- Case
Hilton Hotels: Brand Differentiation through Customer Relationship Management
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Gabriele Piccoli and Chekitan Dev
This case analyzes the Hilton Hotels Corporation's CRM strategy at a key juncture in its history, immediately after the firm has been taken private by Blackstone. The case provides students with a comprehensive history of the evolution and IT enablers of Hilton's CRM...
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Keywords:
Customer Relationship Management;
Marketing Strategy;
Privatization;
Performance Evaluation;
Information Technology;
Accommodations Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., Gabriele Piccoli, and Chekitan Dev. "Hilton Hotels: Brand Differentiation through Customer Relationship Management." Harvard Business School Case 809-029, July 2008.
- March 2015 (Revised September 2016)
- Technical Note
Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent: The Three Kingdoms of the Chinese Internet
By: Feng Zhu and Aaron Smith
This note provides an overview of the Chinese Internet by describing its leading three companies: Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent (BAT). While BAT had previously focused their respective businesses on distinct sectors of the online economy—Baidu for search, Alibaba for...
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Zhu, Feng, and Aaron Smith. "Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent: The Three Kingdoms of the Chinese Internet." Harvard Business School Technical Note 615-039, March 2015. (Revised September 2016.)
- February 2016 (Revised March 2016)
- Case
America's Cup in 2013: Oracle Team USA vs. Emirates Team New Zealand (A)
By: Rory McDonald, Alan MacCormack and Vanessa Ampelas
Four teams across the world are furiously designing, building, testing, and learning to sail a boat that would be one-of-a-kind in order to win the 2013 America's Cup. Choosing the best development path was a challenge as the teams had less than three years to prepare,...
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Competition;
Innovation and Management;
Sports;
Sports Industry;
New Zealand;
United States
McDonald, Rory, Alan MacCormack, and Vanessa Ampelas. "America's Cup in 2013: Oracle Team USA vs. Emirates Team New Zealand (A)." Harvard Business School Case 616-045, February 2016. (Revised March 2016.)
- November 2013
- Article
Learning from My Successes and from Others' Failures: Evidence from Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
By: D. KC, B. Staats and F. Gino
Learning from past experience is central to an organization's adaptation and survival. A key dimension of prior experience is whether an outcome was successful or unsuccessful. While empirical studies have investigated the effects of success and failure in...
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Keywords:
Healthcare;
Health Care;
Knowledge Work;
Attribution Theory;
Quality;
Success;
Medical Specialties;
Health Care and Treatment;
Failure;
Learning;
Health Industry
KC, D., B. Staats, and F. Gino. "Learning from My Successes and from Others' Failures: Evidence from Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery." Management Science 59, no. 11 (November 2013): 2435–2449.
- July 2006
- Background Note
Out of Frame: The Coming Digital Disruption of Hollywood
By: Stephen P. Bradley, Brian DeLacey and Reed Martin
The record opening of the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, starring Johnny Depp, had finally provided the industry with incontrovertible proof that it was still possible to draw massive audiences to movie theaters. Grossing $136 million during its opening...
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My HBS Student Loan Story: Les Williams (MBA 2005) - MBA
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- 17 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Amazon, Whole Foods Deal a Big Win for Consumers
Source: 400tmax Editor's Note. Online retailing behemoth Amazon announced June 16 that it would acquire upscale grocery chain Whole Foods Market in a deal valued at more than $13 billion. Though the company has dabbled with the idea of a brick-and-mortar footprint in...
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- 02 Aug 2022
- Blog Post
From HBS to Cutting-Edge Tech
Gaurav Singh (MBA 2022) grew up in Varanasi, India. He completed his Bachelor’s of Technology in Instrumentation and Control Engineering from NIT Trichy, India before moving to the US to pursue his M.S. in Electrical and Computer...
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