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- 29 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 29, 2016
create fertile soil for dynamic capabilities. The five micromechanisms are values-based decision heuristics; intrinsic motivation with positive emotions; an organizational control system based on entrepreneurial self-organization,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2008
sanction of the law. To make this argument, we review the history of two earlier breakthrough technologies—the birth control pill and in-vitro fertilization (IVF)—both of which were developed in the United States without federal funds and...
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Martha Lagace
- 22 Jul 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #7: Turning Waste Heat to Power
She explained, “We are purely focused on execution of our projects and growing our business.” Closing deals with refineries and companies in the cement, natural gas, iron and steel, biomass, hydrogen, glass, fertilizer and chemicals...
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- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Entrepreneurial Venture
Neither went bankrupt, but they do not exist today. Both underwent significant upheaval, and this helped me to become a better investor, manager, and entrepreneur. What makes the United States such fertile ground for entrepreneurs? Can...
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- 01 Jun 1996
- News
1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"
Moore described the rise of the semiconductor industry and the uniquely fertile environment for startup companies in Silicon Valley, Arati Prabhakar of the National Institute of Standards and Technology discussed the future of the Silicon...
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Daniel Penrice
- 07 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
Dividends from Schumpeter’s Noble Failure
mammoth manuscripts at about the same time. Wolfe's fertile brain, like Schumpeter's, teemed with stream-of-consciousness associations that he scribbled down in the heat of composition. But unlike Schumpeter, Wolfe had a marvelous...
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by Thomas K. McCraw
- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
research efforts. Building on these results and experiences, we suggest that executive education in general, and action learning in particular, are fertile contexts where business schools can bridge the relevance-rigor gap. Influence and...
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Martha Lagace
- 10 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 10, 2007
enhance both individual and organizational outcomes compared to traditional executive education formats. Action-learning programs also enhance our teaching and research efforts. Building on these results and experiences, we suggest that executive education in general,...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014
scenarios that show how teaming to innovate provides the spark that can fertilize creativity, clarify goals, and redefine the meaning of leadership. Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation by Linda A. Hill, Greg...
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- 15 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 15
Jon and Lawrence saw this chaotic space as fertile ground for entrepreneurship. But the routes these entrepreneurs chose to take were different. "Killing Craigslist" explores the business Jon and Lawrence built to improve the...
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Carmen Nobel
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51383 Happily Ever After: Immigration, Natives' Marriage, and Fertility By: Carlana, Michela, and Marco Tabellini Abstract—In this paper, we study the effects of immigration on natives’...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 18
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/515017-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 715-402 Yara International: Africa Strategy Leading fertilizer producer Yara International demonstrates the concept of creating shared value through the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation
today. Both underwent significant upheaval, and this helped me to become a better investor, manager, and entrepreneur. What makes the United States such fertile ground for entrepreneurs? Can the rest of the world catch up? Sahlman: The...
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by Susan Young
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Piece of the Action
Wendell (MBA '76) Stacey Lawson (MBA '96) Les Vadasz (107th AMP) Gregory Slayton (MBA '90) This fertile ground that just a few decades ago was covered with orchards now bears fruit of a different variety—one that is ripe for study. The...
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Susan Young
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
management practice has evolved since the "benevolent, high-growth environment" following World War II. That era provided fertile ground for the growth of Alfred Sloan's "strategy, structure, systems" model of the divisional corporation...
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Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
feelings and attitudes. "It encouraged me to be more independent," Belkin continues. "In a way, I think it fertilized my entrepreneurial leanings. I also believe it made me more community oriented. As a result, I wanted to take what was...
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Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
he can advance a plan to earn revenue from carbon credits allocated under the Kyoto Protocol to China for use of Arcadia's rice, since reduced nitrogen fertilizer use will lower greenhouse gas emissions. The case provides context on the...
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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Putting Ghosts to Rest
two programs in particular: The “one cow per poor family” program intended to get every poor family in Rwanda a cow—thereby increasing the amount of milk, protein, and fertilizer available to the average family, which sounded good on...
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- 24 Feb 2009
- First Look
First Look: February 24, 2009
cautious adoption of some of these recent conceptual developments offers fertile opportunities for further research in international business history. Navigating the Bind of Necessary Evils: Psychological Engagement and the Production of...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Building a Better MBA
describes the “knowing-doing” gap common in MBA programs. Leadership development, the third fertile area for HBS curriculum innovation, goes to the very heart of the School’s mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world....
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