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05 Jun 2019
Blog Post

Exploring the Beauty Industry through an Independent Project

people and narratives they wish to trust. Most will gather multiple inputs and consult multiple sources before making decisions on beauty products. In looking for brand and product recommendations, they are no longer turning to... View Details

13 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands

of funding erode for nonprofits, an increasing number are turning to the private sector for funding. Businesses are also increasingly searching for opportunities to form partnerships and co-branding programs with high-profile nonprofits.... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

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Yung Winata

that you admire the most today? My mother. Like so many hard-working immigrants in search of a better life for their families, she arrived in this country with no money and no one to turn to for help. She sacrificed for the limitless... View Details

16 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Does Competition Make Us More Creative?

a professor of mine once put it, you want to scatter your seeds widely to see what sprouts,” says Gross. “But you ought not try to make a thousand flowers bloom, or else they will all turn out weak. To get a few beautiful blossoms, you... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Advertising

06 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Motivate Your High Performers to Share Their Knowledge

School. A number of issues, however, can block employees from benefitting from their more successful peers. For example, an employee might not recognize themselves as underperforming, so don’t seek help. Or, if they recognize their weaknesses, they might not know who... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

14 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact

those communities can offer frank feedback on the organization's work. Ebrahim's research suggests that measuring results is valuable as a discipline for nonprofit managers, even if they don't find universal metrics for social impact. "It View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

16 Aug 2018
News

Working with a Giver’s Spirit

small robotic aircraft to deliver essential medical products, first asked Ayala to help her assemble and vet the board for Endeavor Philippines, and he happily agreed. “That then turned into, ‘Well, can you help me find somebody to run... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

13 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01

mineralize CO2 and essentially turn it into rock. Usually, they are found deep under the ocean, but in Oman and a few other places in the world they have been pushed up to the surface. The friend who sent me that article was setting up a... View Details

20 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

Bankruptcy Spells Death for Too Many Businesses

Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection is supposed to allow companies to shed debt and get a fresh start. Ideally, creditors recover most of what they’re owed as the restructured firm begins turning a profit. Yet, more companies are liquidated... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

28 Jan 2016
Blog Post

Why Get an MBA?

a personal one but allow me to share one person’s journey. The start of 2013 was a critical turning point for me. I was three years out of NYU Stern undergrad and asking myself that familiar question, “what do I want to do with my... View Details

23 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Overcoming Nervous Nelly

valence." Common wisdom says that the best way to overcome anxiety is to calm yourself down, creating an emotion with low arousal and positive valence. But enacting a transformation across two axes at once is difficult to achieve. View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

Portrait Project

Ratnika Prasad

my city. When my father died shortly before I turned 13, his loss was devastating but also cemented my determination to shape a career in sustainability. While my approach to being an “environmentalist” is certainly not by the book, I... View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

In My Humble Opinion: Chip Brewer (MBA 1991)

so will its golfers. (Japan is Callaway’s largest market after the United States, followed by Europe.) On Topgolf: “Callaway is a part-owner. You hit a ball that’s been microchipped to track accuracy and distance and score points for hitting a target in the outfield.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

06 Oct 2016
HBS Seminar

Edward Fertik, Yale University

30 Jun 2022
News

Scaling Hope

learning platform, Just Five, which was marketed to major corporations. The program provides five-minute, online lessons that offer the most essential information about addiction, including the crucial understanding that addiction is a brain disease, rather than a... View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

industry. In Know What Matters, Shaich reveals what he learned about entrepreneurship, running large enterprises, business transformation, and life itself. He illustrates these lessons with his experiences turning a 400-square-foot cookie... View Details

Portrait Project

Rishon Benjamin

promise to retain the undying grit of that teenage immigrant who came to the US looking for a better life; the grit that I know will allow me to persevere no matter the challenge. Asset turn . what I rely on to make a difference in the... View Details

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win

may not be the same, he said. Satisfaction can turn into pride and pride into hubris. "This is fundamentally the story of every Greek tragedy that exists." What Is Success? Stevenson and Nash believe success is a state of being.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Ahmed Alimi

best use of myself would be to provide a bridge for others, particularly young people, to have a more successful life. I thought HBS could help prepare me on this journey." An unexpected turn toward entrepreneurship "The number... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Financial Services

04 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

The Real Cost of Bribery

analyze the negative effects of bribery on corporate performance. The results of his study, detailed in the paper Firm Competitiveness and Detection of Bribery, surprised him. As it turns out, the biggest problem with corporate corruption... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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