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22 Apr 2020
Research Event

How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities

Change,” explored climate change’s profound early effects on portfolio returns and highlighted the growing need for investors to understand how to measure and price climate risk. “We have seen a real shift, with so much more recognition... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services

11 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 11

http://hbr.org/product/cree-inc-introducing-the-led-light-bulb/an/515026-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 115-011 Virtual Revenue Recognition No abstract available. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Jan 2019
Blog Post

The First Five Years: '30 under 30' Edition

helped me develop the pattern recognition to identify opportunities and risks when evaluating investments. The technology classes gave me some subject matter expertise on the industries in which North Island invests. The general... View Details

17 Jan 2019
News

The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

is bringing everyone else along, having them contribute to make the strategy stronger, and then having the buy-in that leads to execution.” Pathipati: “I constantly use takeaways from HBS. The investing, finance, and strategy classes helped me develop the pattern View Details

09 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Starbucks’ Lessons for Premium Brands

in three ways. First, the early adopters who valued the club-like atmosphere of relaxing over a quality cup of coffee found themselves in a minority. To grow, Starbucks increasingly appealed to grab and go customers for whom service meant speed of order delivery rather... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Retail

01 Dec 2017
News

Turning Point: The Dark Season

talk about life and spiritual principles while engaging with each other as a team—building unity, being transparent, and applying scripture to everyday life. What I offer is a source of peace and recognition that we don’t have all the... View Details

Keywords: Jonathan Wilkins (MBA 2007, MDiv 2009)

02 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019

Harvard Business School Case 119-029 Revenue Recognition at HBP In early 2014, Paul Bills, CFO of Harvard Business Publishing (HBP), sat down with David Wan, the company’s CEO, to discuss budget preparations for the coming year. Bills... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

03 Jan 2017
First Look

January 3, 2017

extrinsic rewards and includes a discussion of short-term incentives such as bonuses or public recognition and long-term incentives such as deferred payments or stock options. Because performance goals and incentives define success (and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Jun 2012
News

Around the World

six countries during the January Term for 12 days of field project work. While the IXP program has been in place since 2005, this was the first year that students received academic credit, signaling the School’s recognition of the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Feb 1997
News

Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management

specializes in speech recognition software. "That's proven true for our company time and time again. We decided to raise money from a prominent computer maker because of the credibility and opportunities such an association would provide,... View Details

01 Apr 1999
News

A Vibrant Brand

happen." Timing was on Vibe's side: hip hop, one of the primary genres Vibe covers, was gaining momentum among black and white urban youth, and advertisers were eager to reach this audience. Today, Vibe is the country's fastest-growing music magazine and, in addition... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

19 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018

broad sell-off in the shares of grocery retailers and suppliers. Behind the precipitous declines lay recognition that Amazon’s bold move into brick and mortar assets offered transformational opportunities. Amazon could gain expertise in... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

24 Jan 2017
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First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017

consequently, the implications of strategic interaction for strategic choice. While the literature broadly recognizes the importance of such costs, game-theoretic treatments of major strategic change, with very limited exceptions, have not addressed them meaningfully.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 20

District. He was up against Rep. Clay Shaw, a popular 26-year incumbent with significant name recognition in the district. Leading up to the election, Klein's campaign manager realized that Klein had to find a way to relate to his voters... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Commencement 2013 Address | About

provided—some gently, and some not so gently. All kidding aside, this is an important point: Although HBS exhibited audacity in trying to do something as groundbreaking as FIELD, audacious behavior should be undertaken with a sense of humility, a View Details

09 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 9, 2007

Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=607047 The Pine Street Initiative at Goldman Sachs Harvard Business School Case 407-053 Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=407053 Revenue... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores

continue to evolve. Performance improves and prices drop. Today, artificial intelligence is used in the selection of retail sites and to facilitate one-to-one marketing programs; voice recognition routes callers to specific store... View Details

Keywords: by Raymond Burke; Retail

28 Jan 2002
Research & Ideas

Read All About It! Newspapers Lose Web War

and managers are able to commit aggressively with the recognition that the disruptive business might eventually attack the core business. Unfortunately, threat-induced response also leads to very rigid behavior. We found that despite... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation; Information; Publishing

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Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog

stumble when tasked with closing the gap between a desired end-state and executing an action plan. LEAP is designed to give students pattern recognition and practice in developing action plans across a variety of challenges they are... View Details

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Supplemental Financial Information - Annual Report 2016

Despite the negative impact of the revenue recognition accounting transition for Harvard ManageMentor that began in fiscal 2015, HBP’s total revenue grew by $14 million, or nearly 7 percent year over year, to $217 million—doubling our... View Details

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