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- 10 Jul 2011
- News
As Income Gap Balloons, Is It Holding Back Growth?
- 28 Aug 2011
- News
In Boston, the keynote to Apple's turnaround
- July 2020
- Case
Amanda and Kristen: Mented Cosmetics
By: Steven Rogers, Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Alterrell Mills
The co-founders (Black HBS alumnae) of an e-commerce beauty startup explore the unmet needs within the beauty industry. This case study examines the entrepreneurial opportunities that come from identifying an underserved market, specifically within the Black community...
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Keywords:
Brands and Branding;
Competition;
Customers;
Disruption;
Disruptive Innovation;
Distribution Channels;
Entrepreneurship;
Finance;
Macroeconomics;
Marketing;
Marketing Channels;
Marketing Communications;
Marketing Strategy;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Culture;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Product Positioning;
Sales;
Social Issues;
Social Marketing;
Business Startups;
Strategic Planning;
Strategy;
Supply Chain Management;
Venture Capital;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
Advertising Industry;
Public Relations Industry;
Chemical Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Retail Industry;
North and Central America;
United States;
New York (city, NY);
New York (state, US)
Rogers, Steven, Jeffrey J. Bussgang, and Alterrell Mills. "Amanda and Kristen: Mented Cosmetics." Harvard Business School Case 321-002, July 2020.
- 31 Aug 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
The Pass-Through of Uncertainty Shocks to Households
- 13 Apr 2015
- News
Why Americans have chosen to pay income tax
- 05 Apr 2011
- News
Why Does Criticism Seem More Effective than Praise?
- 21 Jul 2020
- News
Balancing Oxford’s Business School: More Women, More Africans
Power Posing: Fake It Until You Make it
Nervous about an upcoming presentation or job interview? Holding one's body in "high-power" poses for short time periods can summon an extra surge of power and sense of well-being when it's needed, according to Harvard Business School professor Amy J.C....
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- Program
Risk Management for Corporate Leaders—Virtual
extended period of time from work related activities Develop an action and implementation plan and engage as a team in a post-program session with an HBS teaching leader Expand your personal and professional network Extend your network by...
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- 28 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on Entrepreneurship
The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) aims to create a close-knit community for its members from the time they choose to join HBS, through their transition to the second year, and extending beyond graduation. In this feature, we...
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- 08 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
HBS Entrepreneurship Immersion - Four Highlights
Since graduation, I have spent a lot of time in the entrepreneurial space! Currently, I am the CFO at Pilot.com, a $1.2Bn Series C FinTech startup backed by Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Stripe, and Bezos Expeditions. Pilot builds...
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- August 2014
- Case
Netflix: Designing the Netflix Prize (A)
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Wesley M. Cohen, Kynon Ingram, Tushar Kothalkar, Maxim Kuzemchenko, Santosh Malik, Cynthia Meyn, Greta Friar and Stephanie Healy Pokrywa
In 2006, Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, was looking for a way to solve Netflix's customer churn problem. Netflix used Cinematch, its proprietary movie recommendation software, to promote individually determined best-fit movies to customers. Hastings determined that a...
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Keywords:
Crowdsourcing;
Prizes;
Digitization;
Algorithms;
Recommendation Software;
Disruption;
Transformation;
Collaborative Innovation and Invention;
Technological Innovation;
Knowledge Sharing;
Applications and Software;
Motion Pictures and Video Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Technology Industry;
United States
Lakhani, Karim R., Wesley M. Cohen, Kynon Ingram, Tushar Kothalkar, Maxim Kuzemchenko, Santosh Malik, Cynthia Meyn, Greta Friar, and Stephanie Healy Pokrywa. "Netflix: Designing the Netflix Prize (A)." Harvard Business School Case 615-015, August 2014.
- October 2010 (Revised May 2017)
- Case
Building a Developmental Culture: The Birth of Deloitte University
By: Boris Groysberg, Maureen Gibbons and Joshua Bronstein
It is October 2009 and Barry Salzberg, CEO of Deloitte LLP, has just returned from the groundbreaking of Deloitte University. When completed, Deloitte University would be a world class learning and development center owned by, and for the exclusive use by the employees...
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Keywords:
Leading Change;
Problems and Challenges;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Management Teams;
Competency and Skills;
Training;
Employees;
Values and Beliefs;
Education Industry;
Consulting Industry;
United States
Groysberg, Boris, Maureen Gibbons, and Joshua Bronstein. "Building a Developmental Culture: The Birth of Deloitte University." Harvard Business School Case 411-059, October 2010. (Revised May 2017.)
- April 2021 (Revised December 2023)
- Case
The Mahindra Group: Leading with Purpose
By: Ranjay Gulati and Rachna Tahilyani
India headquartered Mahindra Group is a multibillion-dollar federation of companies operating across the globe. It is ahead of its time in articulating its purpose and mapping its values, something it had first done at inception and then refreshed yet again as ‘Rise’...
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Keywords:
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Culture;
Change Management;
Communication Strategy;
Family Ownership;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Revenue;
Auto Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Technology Industry;
Asia;
India;
Mumbai;
South Korea;
Italy;
United States
Gulati, Ranjay, and Rachna Tahilyani. "The Mahindra Group: Leading with Purpose." Harvard Business School Case 421-091, April 2021. (Revised December 2023.)
- 21 Apr 2015
- News
Why Do We Get So Emotional About Brands?
- 17 Jun 2011
- News
Wells Fargo to stop offering reverse mortgages
- October 2020 (Revised March 2022)
- Case
Automercados Plaza's: Surviving Venezuela's Hyperinflation
By: Alberto Cavallo, Mariana Cal and Carla Larangeira
Under the rule of presidents Hugo Chávez and Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela experienced one of the worst economic and political meltdowns in modern history, culminating with a massive hyperinflation. Remarkably, during this dramatic times Automercados Plaza's had grown to...
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Keywords:
Hyperinflation;
Populism;
Inflation and Deflation;
Macroeconomics;
Management;
Strategy;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Business and Government Relations;
Retail Industry;
South America;
Venezuela
Cavallo, Alberto, Mariana Cal, and Carla Larangeira. "Automercados Plaza's: Surviving Venezuela's Hyperinflation." Harvard Business School Case 721-014, October 2020. (Revised March 2022.)
- March 2020
- Case
A Tower for the People: 425 Park Avenue
By: John Macomber, Joseph G. Allen and Emily Jones
Healthy buildings and superior air quality are increasingly important since people now spend so much time indoors. Indoor spaces drive performance and productivity. Commercial real estate landlords and investors are responding to the demands of sophisticated tenants...
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Keywords:
Health And Wellness;
Real Estate;
Sustainability;
Health;
Pollution;
Buildings and Facilities;
Performance Productivity;
Finance;
Real Estate Industry;
New York (city, NY)
Macomber, John, Joseph G. Allen, and Emily Jones. "A Tower for the People: 425 Park Avenue." Harvard Business School Case 220-065, March 2020.
- 25 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Career Journeys | Laetitia Tiani Vessah
HBS Career & Professional Development sat down with students to talk about their career journeys. For Laetitia Tiani Vessah (MBA 2023), it was her family that inspired her to pursue entrepreneurship through acquisition. She shares the benefits of leveraging her...
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- May 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Harlem Children's Zone, The: Driving Performance with Measurement and Evaluation
By: Allen S. Grossman and Daniel F. Curran
Geoffrey Canada, CEO of the Harlem Children's Zone, wanted his organization to grow dramatically to reach thousands of poor and underserved children in Harlem. The agency ran a variety of successful social service programs throughout New York City that were separately...
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Keywords:
Leadership;
Goals and Objectives;
Measurement and Metrics;
Organizational Structure;
Performance Evaluation;
Strategic Planning;
Problems and Challenges;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Expansion;
Valuation
Grossman, Allen S., and Daniel F. Curran. "Harlem Children's Zone, The: Driving Performance with Measurement and Evaluation." Harvard Business School Case 303-109, May 2003. (Revised March 2004.)