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Mengjie "Magie" Cheng

Magie Cheng (she/her) worked for a social network company in their machine learning group and spent much of her time analyzing user behavior for a wide range of social networking applications. She became... View Details

03 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Facebook’s Future

their children, plan social interactions, be alerted to pertinent products and services, and accelerate the value of a person's connections. Two trends will lead to this outcome. First, people are already... View Details

Keywords: by Mikolaj Piskorski

01 Dec 2014
News

Forecasting ’15

Food Lab “The cronut is not the last of its type. We’ll continue to see a lot of excitement and hype around crazy food things, usually something that is fat-on-fat-on-sugar-on-more-fat. But in 2015 we’ll also see more of the grassroots View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

28 Oct 2001
What Do You Think?

What Can We Expect in the Other War?

The first is: Are these transitory feelings that may fade in intensity with progress in the war on terrorism? Let's assume instead that what we may experience is an intensification of trends in personal lifestyles already noticeable prior... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Web

Tony Tasset Arrow Sculpture 2015 | About

the series “takes aim at the stock market, the art market, fashion magazine hot lists, the thumbs up and thumbs down of social media postings. . . . Normally this trending is all so abstract, so flat, so... View Details

01 Dec 2010
News

The Transformers

money in the bank, Bridgespan has shared its reports, case studies, and other content freely in the interest of promoting knowledge in the social sector. When your clients are nonprofits and foundations, Bradach and Tierney reasoned, the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

Fast Answer

Government data and information sources for public entrepreneurship

ex. BostonIndicators.org, The Miami Foundation, National League of Cities - Center for City Solutions, Living... View Details

18 Apr 2019
Blog Post

Evolution in Entertainment: A Recap of the 2019 Entertainment & Media Conference

and over 30 speakers who are at the frontiers of change in entertainment. Hosted by HBS’s Entertainment & Media Club, the conference each year brings industry leaders to campus to share their experiences and insights from the film, television, digital, View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

26 Jul 2016
News

Alumni Capture the Essence of Pokemon GO Craze

can be derived from the phenomenon. To gather alumni thoughts and takeaways, we went on social media with a question: “How can other brands replicate the breakout success of Pokemon GO or can they?” Here are a sampling of their responses:... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

15 Mar 2010
HBS Case

Developing Asia’s Largest Slum

and improved services in the same area. Written with the assistance of Namrata Arora, a research associate at the HBS India Research Center, the case considers the potential risks and rewards of approaching an area like Dharavi with a new model in mind: slums as... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate

01 Dec 2002
News

Books

by discussing the growing movement toward “psychological self-determination,” a trend viewed warily by some scholars. For their part, Zuboff and Maxmin maintain that increased individualism is “a cause for celebration.” They point to... View Details

29 Sep 2015
First Look

September 29, 2015

Challenges and Trends The World Health Organization defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity." For many... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential

percent stocks for the scandal free. Split another way, politicians holding more than 50 percent stocks were almost twice as likely to be involved in a scandal compared to their more risk averse counterparts. Personal investments that View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

07 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries

clustering affect the American economy as a whole? Harvard Business School’s William R. Kerr sets out to explore those questions, and their implications for US immigration policy, in a new working paper, Social Networks, Ethnicity, and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Transportation; Beauty & Cosmetics; Retail

14 May 2024
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - How to Build a Culture of Intrapreneurship

products and services, large companies have bought into the success of the trend by making bold “100% sustainable” statements about their business models. However, concerns over greenwashing – a term referring to misleading claims about... View Details

November 2009 (Revised May 2010)
Case

Red Tomato: Keeping It Local

By: Jose B. Alvarez, Mary Louise Shelman and Laura Winig

This case describes the operating model and history of Red Tomato, a non-profit organization dedicated to branding and logistical support for locally grown produce farmers in the northeast U.S. The case highlights the challenges involved in making locally grown produce... View Details

Keywords: Agribusiness; Trends; Food; Local Range; Consumer Behavior; Logistics; Supply Chain; Nonprofit Organizations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Northeastern United States

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Educators

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02 Jul 2024
News

The Beauty Guide

social media and trends among the younger generation—how its feeling about the pandemic and hybrid work. She’s also helped Freyre keep a pulse on the next cohort of leaders. Because, ultimately, that’s what... View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

Is Cash the Best Form of Charity?

the forefront of a trend reshaping the development sector. The organization doesn’t only have touching stories to tell. It also has numbers. GiveDirectly began its efforts in Siaya County, on the southwestern edge of Kenya, where 40... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2018
News

3-Minute Briefing: Jeffrey Dunn (MBA 1981)

building effective executive teams, developing and implementing a sound strategy and performance management. Interested in staying up-to-date with news about issues and trends impacting the nonprofit sector but not sure where to start?... View Details