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Data: The Ever-Expanding Frontier - Race, Gender & Equity
firms? How might we design an on-ramp for people looking to make career changes – people that could very well expand our capacity and understanding of our work? We are not at a loss for motivation and inspiration. “The more you spend time...
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- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
explicitly a function of current product offerings. The setting illustrates firms' dual incentives at work: A firm better differentiates products under a looser standard but may want to induce a tighter...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 25 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future
use their particular brand of shampoo after decades of investment in product development and marketing. The dot-com bubble brought practices, ambitions, and goals to China that are here to stay— Nicholas Howson, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,...
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by Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
This is my first letter to you in my capacity as president of the HBSAA Board of Directors. I am honored to carry on the work of my predecessor, Ed Hajim (MBA '64), who over the years has done so much for the School and its alumni. Ed has...
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- 30 Sep 2002
- What Do You Think?
Are Business Schools Really Important “Crucibles of Leadership?”
integrity; and "neoteny," a trait that makes them "addicted to life" and able to recruit protectors, nurturers, and believers through a long and productive leadership career. In pointing out one other thing shared by...
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by James Heskett
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
today in the nonprofit sector. Back then, our clients were being asked to make significant investments in IT, so of course they asked, what's my return? As a result I got very engaged in how one collects and presents information to show how the IT function was being...
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by Julia Hanna
- 18 Oct 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Business Should Invest in Community Health
healthy workers, benefit their reputations, and engender greater consumer and employee loyalty. Healthy communities also have more money to spend on non health care products and services than unhealthy ones. Underappreciated benefits...
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- 03 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
9 Lessons from the Class of 2019
the latter being a new position established this year by the Student Association. In her capacity as CCO she helped develop important cross-section community-building initiatives including Community MyTakes and the Eat & Engage...
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- 01 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 1
their products directly to buyers) or as a reseller (purchasing products from suppliers and selling them to buyers). We model this as a decision between whether control rights over a non-contractible...
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Carmen Nobel
- 06 Mar 2013
- What Do You Think?
Who Should Manage Our Work Time?
productivity always hold a fascination for us. But the last few weeks seem to have brought an unusual flow of material on the subject across my desk. One question this raises is, "Why now?" In short order, I am encouraged by...
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by James Heskett
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Class Day and Commencement 2001
afford them. In the traditional category, Alec Machiels (MBA '01), and his MIT and Harvard teammates Paul Ashby, David Darst, Jason Hong, Scot Sternson, Martin Szummer, and Angie You created the winning plan for Potentia Pharmaceuticals, a venture that would help...
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- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Eric Schiffer
1991 and served in various managerial capacities before being named president in 2000 and CEO in 2005. Despite the chain’s strong showing in a down economy (with three new stores scheduled to open in March 2010), Schiffer expects he and...
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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
HBS Moves Ahead with Curriculum Innovations
capacity of our students. First, we wanted to improve their leadership skills. So Module One of FIELD focuses on leadership — in particular, enhancing students’ emotional intelligence and self-awareness. Module Two, global immersion, aims...
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- 03 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Making Money Making Movies
investigates the drivers of success and failure of media and entertainment products such as motion pictures and video games. Her paper, "Demand and Supply Dynamics for Sequentially Released Products in...
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Harvard Business School
insecticides, and K-rations. "[I]n wartime, [Doriot] went through a unique, intense immersion in high-stakes product development, where human lives hung in the balance," author Jeffrey Cruikshank notes. "He experienced first-hand the...
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Harvard Business School
work apprenticeships. Over 100 companies participated as sponsors in the program. Program Director T. North Whitehead worked to connect the students' field work experiences to issues they would face in the workplace. 100, 006 The country's View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
Anomalie offers brides a new way to buy a wedding dress—custom designed, online, and at a reasonable price. That makes the company, well, an anomaly in the $55 billion United States wedding industry, which is well known for its opaque labeling and pricing. “When you...
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April White
- 20 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment
Sofia Baqueiro (MBA 2022, Section J), Summer Internship: MBA Intern at Whole Foods Market, e-Commerce Digital and Product Management Team The e-Commerce Digital and Product Management team owns the customer...
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- 30 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Under a Research Microscope
formidable research and teaching talents on bringing business-focused solutions and perspectives to address these problems. Some examples: In Zambia, Nava Ashraf and several colleagues conducted field studies to determine if charging for the water purification View Details
- 01 Dec 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity?
long ago that live streaming was thought to be a luxury possible only when the capacity of the internet could be expanded to accommodate storage and uploading capabilities demanded by the new services. Now it’s commonplace; we take it for...
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by James Heskett