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16 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?

The coronavirus pandemic has not only disrupted lives and businesses, it has illuminated underlying fragilities in the global value chain (GVC) that drives economies around the world. The smartphone you use many times daily is a product... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

23 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Overcoming Nervous Nelly

Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Alison Wood Brooks. “It was surprising to see such a devious twist that people would take advantage of someone in an anxious state” "People who are perfectly healthy feel anxious many times... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

12 Feb 2021
News

How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Courtesy Bob Rosenberg Courtesy Bob Rosenberg Dan Morrell: In 1963, Bob Rosenberg’s (MBA 1963) father asked him to become CEO of Universal Food Systems—which included a regional brand known View Details

Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

15 Jun 2021
News

Zone Defense

Brandon Tseng (MBA 2017) remembers his aha moment. It was April 2015, and Tseng was a US Navy SEAL approaching the end of seven years’ service; his next step would be Harvard Business School. Tseng was reading about a military effort to create robotic armor, a project... View Details

Keywords: April White; drone technology; military; security; entrepreneurship; leadership; Air Transportation; Transportation

05 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

How Hormones Foretell Whether People Will Cheat

across the river, the scorpion stings the frog. "Sorry about that," says the scorpion, as they both drown. "It's just my nature." It turns out that people, like the scorpion, may be biologically predisposed to behaving badly. In short,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

04 Oct 2022
What Do You Think?

Have Managers Underestimated the Need for Face-to-Face Contact?

services. Armando Jimenez San Vicente disagreed, commenting that, “It is time to support trade back again as the main engine of growth ... (with) a positive impact on the world economy.” Others were not so... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Sep 2017
Blog Post

HBS Startup Bootcamp and Founders Unfiltered

high-quality face time with VCs. We even had the opportunity to pitch our ventures to Boston VCs on the final day. It was an amazing experience all around. But there was one aspect of the program that particularly stuck with me. And that... View Details

03 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator

they holding onto hidden interests? According to Deepak Malhotra and Max H. Bazerman, chances are the main hurdle to smooth negotiation is behind 1 of these 3 questions. When you label someone "irrational," you limit your own options, View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman

28 Mar 2012
What Do You Think?

Are Factory Jobs Important to the Economy?

manufacturing jobs as a share of total non-farm employment have fallen from 20% to 10% over the same time frame." Worse yet, there is the possibility that the jobs created today and tomorrow may not be View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing

15 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 15

Institutional Logics By: Ioannou, Ioannis, and George Serafeim Abstract—We explore the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) ratings on sell-side analysts' assessments of firms' future financial performance. We suggest that when analysts perceive CSR View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Tipping Point: Investing in the Women of Kenya’s Coffee Farms

to tip. She believes consumer education and trust, as well as frictionless tipping options, will drive those numbers higher. When Kahawa launched tipping capability for customers who purchase directly from... View Details

11 May 2016
Research & Ideas

Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car?

(Editor’s note: Fix This! is a series of occasional stories about industries that provide bad consumer experiences and how they can be fixed.) Consumers routinely list buying a car as the worst shopping experience imaginable. So it may be... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Auto

Web

2.7 Admissions Materials - MBA

transcripts originally provided as part of the application and the official versions (or translations) submitted after acceptance; the admitted candidate did not satisfactorily complete any courses and degree programs in progress at the... View Details

26 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: Financing the Climate Transition in India

faces in its journey towards a net-zero target by 2070: 1) Funding Gap – Where is the Money Coming From? A study by the CEEW (Singh & Sidhu, 2021) reveals that India needs USD 10.1 trillion between 2020 and 2070 to achieve its... View Details

14 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Understanding Users of Social Networks

If the ongoing social networking revolution has you scratching your head and asking, "Why do people spend time on this?" and "How can my company benefit from the social network revolution?" you've got a lot in common... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Advertising; Publishing

23 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Why White-Collar Crime Spiked in America After 9/11

cutbacks Previous studies have delved into the fact that the threat of prison time and fines can deter white-collar criminals from committing crimes that can greatly harm corporations, investors, and consumers alike, not to mention... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

30 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 30

theorists differ as to whether exploitation undermines or enhances exploration. The debate reflects a gap—the missing theoretical mechanism by which organizations break free of old routines and discover new ones. We propose that the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Nov 2018
Blog Post

"There's No Substitute for Finding the Right Role": James Correa, MBA 2015

When James Correa was coming to the conclusion of his military service as a logistics officer (Captain) in the US Army, "There was only one desire for a professional career that I was sure of -- to continue a career in... View Details

24 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Harvard’s JD/MBA: Viroopa Volla (JD/MBA 2021) Answers Your Questions

Viroopa Volla is currently a third year in the JD/MBA program at Harvard. Before starting the program, Viroopa worked at McKinsey as a Senior Business Analyst and at Walmart as a Senior Manager. She... View Details

04 Apr 2019
Blog Post

Finding Your Creative Outlet on Campus

HBS podcast designed to take an in-depth look at various people in the MBA community. Early in the year, I was interviewed for an episode about creatives on campus. A few weeks later, I decided to get involved as the podcast’s Marketing... View Details

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