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- 28 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Six Lessons from Mobile Money Ventures in Developing Countries
Lal says. “It takes only one bad apple to destroy that trust.” Lesson 6: Keep products simple It’s best to launch mobile money services with a single or limited amount of product offerings that is easy to understand and promoted through a...
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- 02 Jul 2015
- Op-Ed
The Future of the Greek Economy
not just the politically connected or the business elite. Necessary steps to ensure this include the promotion of transparency in government affairs through the adoption of high-quality standards for government accounting that will...
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- 07 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?
tend to enjoy export success in product segments for which their domestic consumers favor high levels of quality. French wines succeed internationally because they enjoy domestic market regulations that promote demand for quality...
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- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Gurus in the Garage
the individual but eventually brought ruin to all. The culture of Silicon Valley turns that system on its head. The bank of expertise in Silicon Valley represents a triumph of the commons: resources are extracted and replenished in a self-regulating and efficient...
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by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 16 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
The Rituals of Case Method Teaching
marriages to death, and even to organizational practices designed to promote cohesion. When Alison Wood Brooks, the O'Brien Associate Professor of Business Administration, joined the HBS faculty, she was working on a paper about how...
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- 02 Jul 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Story #19: Nicole Neeman Brady (MBA 2008): The Critical Role of Business in Tackling Water Challenges
BEI is delighted to bring you this mini-series on HBS alumni tackling problems related to water and climate change. Emotional and visible connection to a topic is key to driving action. There seem to be few issues and topics that conjure up greater personal connection...
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- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
sales, marketing, and communication had made its yogurt a hit with consumers, and its entrepreneurial and innovative culture made it popular with its employees. But by 2012, major food companies, such as General Mills and Groupe Danone, were beginning to aggressively...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 2, 2016
listed a pair of women's sandals on Flipkart's website at 799 Indian rupees ( ) and offered it on promotion at 399. However, upon close examination of the product's display photo, consumers noticed a 399 price tag printed on the strap....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
techniques, and tactics to create value for customers. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/digital-marketing-strategy-course-overview-note/an/514087-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 514-047 Groupon for Local Businesses Local businesses' experiences with...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
like a venture philanthropy investor group, where members invest time and money to support organizations and candidates that align with its principles. Those include protecting and renewing democracy, promoting fact- and evidence-based...
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- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Up by the Roots
promoting the sector at home and abroad. The following year, the country’s Financial Conduct Authority built a “regulatory sandbox” where fintech startups can test new products and services on real consumers without fear of regulatory...
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- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Building a Better MBA
hire roughly two-thirds of all graduates from top-ranked MBA programs, increasingly have in-house programs for developing and promoting talented employees who have only undergraduate degrees. One anecdote drove the point home. When Datar...
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- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Facing the Music
campaign managers generally choose one of two strategies. One is to prod radio stations to run a hit single from an album as many times a day as possible - what's known as creating "push" in the marketplace. The other is to drum up fan interest in the album by first...
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Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office
Camille Tang Yeh (MBA 1980) is the executive director of the School's new Asia-Pacific Research Office in Hong Kong. A native of Hong Kong, Yeh has almost twenty years of experience in investment banking, primarily in Asia. What are some research topics of interest to...
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- 04 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Worried About the Great Resignation? Be a Good Company to Come From
employees so they would be viable candidates for jobs long after they left the company. It developed systems to promote employee innovation as well as offering flexible work options such as part time work so employees could focus on...
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by Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
- 24 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Want People to Save More? Send a Text
experience planted a seed for Pomeranz's future research: how to promote financial savings among "microentrepreneurs" such as food cart owners, street vendors, and cosmetics saleswomen, whose income is low and often fluctuates....
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by Kim Girard
- 30 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
Only Capitalists Can Save Capitalism
that can turn these problems into opportunities. The book provides examples of business efforts that promote social good without sacrificing profit: a mobile communications rollout in rural China that "extended the benefits of...
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by Maggie Starvish
- 16 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
What Should Employers Do about Health Care?
employers offer fitness programs and healthy menu choices in company cafeterias, sometimes at lower prices than the less healthy alternatives. To promote screening and management of chronic conditions, employers are moving to on-site...
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- 13 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
From Turf Wars to Learning Curves: How Hospitals Adopt New Technology
adoption. Adoption was much more rapid in teams where the surgeon promoted open discussion of problems and "speaking up" by individual members. Q: From your study, what lessons are there to be learned about organizational...
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- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
institutions, added Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli (HBS MBA '99). A director of the Fate Foundation Nigeria and Fate Foundation U.S.A., two nonprofits that try to promote entrepreneurship in Nigeria, Nwuneli said, "A company can, instead of...
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by Martha Lagace