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About the Project - U.S. Competitiveness
% of business leaders expect U.S. firms to be less able to compete, pay well, or both in three years. More from “Problems Unsolved and a Nation Divided” Research Tracks Core Readings PK–12 Education Transportation Infrastructure Cluster... View Details
- 28 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
7 Things HBS Taught Me the Last 2 Years
hours. This is only possible because the community –including professors, alumni, and classmates – is mission-driven, selfless, and deeply believes in paying it forward. #5 Friendships make HBS one of a kind. In the first few weeks at... View Details
- 05 Jun 2023
- What Do You Think?
Is the Anxious Achiever a Post-Pandemic Relic?
business practices that employ AI Apart from restrictions on human behavior, I doubt that any regulations on AI could be very effective." Rafael Fernandez MacGregor said, "I see one simple regulation to begin with. ‘You break it, you pay... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 21 May 2024
- News
A New Chapter
where the alternative is nothing at all.” Wolf hopes that other entrepreneurs will focus their expertise on solving global problems. “I think this generation that’s graduating from business school doesn’t want to just take the job that View Details
- 30 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Ethical People Become Unethical Negotiators
business negotiators more aware of when they are susceptible to ignoring their own values, they will pay closer attention to their behavior. “We need to look at how we can change the business world so that people will deliberate in a more... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Seth Klarman, MBA 1982
situations," says Klarman. Also at HBS, Klarman met Professor William Poorvu, who recruited him to manage a pool of capital in the newly formed Baupost Group. While the job initially didn't pay particularly well, it gave him a platform on... View Details
- 17 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: January 17
product ("administrative" functions i.e., finance, law, HR) increase with IT investments. Finally, we show that general manager pay decreases as functional managers join the executive team suggesting a shift in activities from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Remix
Some women land in a lower pay grade, weighing short-term necessity against lifelong earnings potential. All of these factors can stunt, derail, or limit women’s careers, Ammerman says, but it’s also increasingly clear that they play into... View Details
- 12 Oct 2022
- Blog Post
11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day
Visibility, or lack thereof, played a significant role in my life, and telling my story on National Coming Out Day is an opportunity to pay it forward and live true to my parent’s final lesson of helping others. Toni Morrison put it best:... View Details
- 21 May 2015
- Blog Post
3 Ways to Fund Your HBS MBA
at HBS. Many students, myself included, aren’t able to pay for business school out of their savings and instead utilize a combination of financial aid, scholarships, and loans to get themselves through the program. Here is an overview of... View Details
- 25 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Ana Barrera (MBA 2024)
wildest dreams. As I continue to navigate the corridors of the prestigious institution as a first-generation Latina student, I remain committed to paying forward the countless doors it has opened for me as well as protecting its position... View Details
- 04 Jan 2022
- What Do You Think?
Firing McDonald’s Easterbrook: What Could the Board Have Done Differently?
legal dispute and negative publicity at a precarious time. Employee sexual harassment allegations at McDonald’s were reaching the media along with efforts to get McDonald’s and its franchisees to raise starting pay to $15 per hour. The... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni
prototype, beta, growth, etc.). Describe your primary source of competitive advantage. Summarize plans include developing [x, y, and z] in [year or time frame]. The Market Define target market/customer. Define your category/industry. Describe their pain points and... View Details
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
research and technological innovation, this approach is misguided and potentially risky. This article argues that researchers need to pay close attention to issues such as biases in data collection and spurious correlation. Publisher's... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
My HBS Student Loan Story: Ina Foalea (MBA 2018)
MBA, you are likely thinking about what repayment might look like post-graduation. HBS graduates pursue careers in a variety of industries and positions around the world. With a median starting salary of $148,750, and median signing bonus of $30,000, HBS graduates are... View Details
- 11 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?
adding powerful dimensions to its image, triggering ripples that flow down to major industries, companies, and residents. And tapping into consumers’ deepest aspirations can pay off for decades to come—consider Apple. “If I'm using Apple,... View Details
- November 2019 (Revised December 2020)
- Case
Grupo Éxito: Facing Colombia's Competitive Grocery Retail Industry
By: José B. Alvarez, Carla Larangeira, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago and Miguel Diaz Moreno
Grupo Éxito, a leading South American retailer, faced declining market shares in Colombia in 2019 with the arrival of low-cost competitors and emerging digital trends. Originally founded in Medellín, Éxito had over the course of its seventy-year history evolved from a... View Details
Keywords: Grocery; Market Share; Information Technology; Trends; Competitive Strategy; Retail Industry; Colombia; Latin America
Alvarez, José B., Carla Larangeira, Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago, and Miguel Diaz Moreno. "Grupo Éxito: Facing Colombia's Competitive Grocery Retail Industry." Harvard Business School Case 520-043, November 2019. (Revised December 2020.)
- 02 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top
several thousand developers inside the company who are constantly examining the potential of new technologies—"lead users" if you like. When all these sources start telling you the same thing, it's hard not to pay attention.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jun 2021
- Op-Ed
When Your Nerves Get the Best of You, Change the Narrative
Author Francesca Gino is the Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. She's the author of Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules in Work and Life. [Image: iStockphoto/IPGGutenbergUKLtd] How do... View Details
Keywords: by Francesca Gino
- 29 Jan 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
The Rising Cost of Consumer Attention: Why You Should Care, and What You Can Do about It
Keywords: by Thales S. Teixeira