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Faculty - Creating Emerging Markets
customer behavior , customer satisfaction , service management , service operations , service quality Interviews Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi Prithwiraj Choudhury Lumry Family Associate Professor of Business Administration Research Interests... View Details
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Our Curriculum - Business History
challenging decisions and ethical dilemmas entrepreneurs have faced in countries with repressive regimes and failed states in different historical eras. By reviewing the... View Details
- March 2017 (Revised September 2017)
- Case
Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World
By: John R. Wells and Carole A. Winkler
In January 2017, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, was surrounded by controversy. The election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States in November 2016 had triggered a national storm of protests, and many attributed Trump’s victory to... View Details
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Wells, John R., and Carole A. Winkler. "Facebook Fake News in the Post-Truth World." Harvard Business School Case 717-473, March 2017. (Revised September 2017.)
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2024
Photographed by Susan Young; Edited by Julia Hanna MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2024 recipients, and learn about past recipients. ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SITE MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2024 recipients, and learn about past recipients.... View Details
- 03 Nov 2023
- News
Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum
showing promise for real returns on investment. Jonströmer says the forum strengthened the connection between HBS and alumni in Sweden who are taking the lead on climate, and the club expects to partner with... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 19 Apr 2024
- News
Alumni Host Energy CEO Summit in Houston; Austin Club Co-Hosts SXSW Reception
audience engagement, says Stephen Horn (MBA 1983), the Summit’s coordinator and former chairman of the club’s board. “That intimate atmosphere is what makes it different. People feel more engaged with the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 13 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?
to drive the car are not OK," Avery explains. "They tried to paint Cayenne drivers as not just feminine, but unlike traditional Porsche owners in other ways. First of all, the drivers were women, and that was bad enough. But to... View Details
- 24 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
The 'Amazon Effect' Is Changing Online Price Competition—and the Fed Needs to Pay Attention
It’s no secret that fierce competition from Amazon puts downward pressure on prices charged by Walmart and other big multichannel retailers for the same items. However, the bigger “Amazon effect” relates not to the prices themselves but... View Details
- 18 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 18
unobservable heterogeneity, and it is more pronounced in teams that make quick decisions about founder share allocations. In addition we perform some counterfactual... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 22
Act may reduce the burdens associated with going public while at the same time making it easier for EMGs to remain private. In addition to the so-called "IPO On-Ramp" and "crowdfunding,"... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Dec 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Technology Alone Can't Solve AI's Bias Problem
proportion to their presence in the wider pool of qualified candidates. A fair algorithm may also change the applicants ranked highest, theoretically giving more opportunities for a variety of candidates to make a hiring company’s short... View Details
- August 2020
- Article
Does Spending Money on Others Promote Happiness? A Registered Replication Report
By: Lara B. Aknin, Elizabeth W. Dunn, Jason Proulx, Iris Lok and Michael I. Norton
Research indicates that spending money on others—prosocial spending—leads to greater happiness than spending money on oneself (e.g., Dunn, Aknin, & Norton, 2008, 2014). These findings have received widespread attention because they offer insight into why people engage... View Details
Aknin, Lara B., Elizabeth W. Dunn, Jason Proulx, Iris Lok, and Michael I. Norton. "Does Spending Money on Others Promote Happiness? A Registered Replication Report." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 119, no. 2 (August 2020).
- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
titanium fabricator that recently has been plagued by poor deliveries and a lack of capacity. At the time of the case, Ti-Tech must decide which of four orders to accept, with capacity making it impossible... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Unlocking the Power of Community
these customer-friendly terms: “Let’s make this experience first. The explanation can come later. Or never,” Fung says. For sports media brand Bleacher Report and the basketball fans who watch the cable... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 22 Feb 2021
- Book
Reaching Today's Omnichannel Customer Takes a New Sales Strategy
their current situation and how it might evolve,” Cespedes writes in the book’s introduction. If not, he says, they will make decisions based on bad assumptions View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 18 Feb 2019
- Book
What’s Really Disrupting Business? It’s Not Technology
similar amounts of technology. The common pattern was that the majority of customers in those markets had changing needs and wants, and their behavior was changing. Kost: Many... View Details
- 10 Nov 2015
- Op-Ed
Authentic Leadership Rediscovered
flexible styles that fit the situation and capabilities of their teammates. At times, authentic leaders are coaches and mentors, inspiring others and empowering their teammates... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
displays) at the fiscal year-end. Firms also engage in similar behavior following periods of poor financial performance. Furthermore, our results confirm managers' stated willingness to sacrifice long-term value in order to smooth... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Faculty - Private Capital Project
assistant professor of management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Professor Huang’s research examines early-stage entrepreneurship, and the role of interpersonal relationships and implicit... View Details
- 25 Jan 2024
- News
Alumni Gain Insights on Nigeria’s New Government; Taipei Alumni Host Faculty Guest
government spending, proposed reviews of tax laws and of the constitution, and stakeholder and citizen engagement in helping to shape these fiscal policies. “We hope our... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley