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Strategy Curriculum - Faculty & Research

and how to sustain competitive advantage. How to generate superior value for customers by designing the optimum configuration of the product mix and functional activities. How to balance the opportunities... View Details

10 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

Minimum Wage Debate Is Really About Social Values

Suddenly, the minimum wage debate is on high boil. Perhaps spurred by growing concern over wealth inequality, minimum wage proposals are heating heat up in cities from Chicago to Albany, and in states from South Carolina to Florida.... View Details

Keywords: by April White; Retail; Manufacturing

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Albert Chiu

in whatever way I could, such as organizing medical supplies and lab results at our family clinic. I come from a family of doctors, and I am the... View Details

29 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

How Much More Would Holiday Shoppers Pay to Wear Something Rare?

Do you have that one friend who seems to snag the coolest, most fashionable shoes, jewelry, or clothes? Now new research shows that when luxury goods companies cater to these trendy consumers by controlling how rare certain items... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail

15 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Americans Voted for an Income Tax

result is an economy that's become profoundly unequal and families that are more insecure The combined trends of increased inequality and decreasing mobility pose a fundamental... View Details

Keywords: by Matthew C. Weinzierl

21 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

Do TV Debates Sway Voters?

expect debates to appeal more to young and less educated voters, who have less preexisting information, whether they directly watch debates or hear about them from friends or media coverage. But they don’t.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

24 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day

Here’s a tip for parents of school-aged children. If your kids must take a standardized test, it’s best to do so either first thing in the morning or right after recess. On average, students perform best on tests at the start of the school day. View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

25 Sep 2023
Blog Post

HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Ana Barrera (MBA 2024)

my family immigrated from Mexico, and our experience of learning to navigate a new country as immigrants has significantly shaped my identity and ambitions. I am deeply... View Details

01 Jan 2007
News

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987

family to lead the company, Zobel inherited a legacy of prudent management that preserved Ayala's interests through times of revolution, colonial rule, dictatorships, and war—not to mention earthquakes View Details

18 Sep 2017
Research & Ideas

'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing

an airplane. “Social media has changed consumers’ expectations with the way they communicate with brands,” says Leslie K. John, Marvin Bower Associate Professor. “I have friends who have had a bad customer experience, View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Technology

Profile

Jean Luo

things and see how I liked entrepreneurship.” As early as November in her RC year, Jean began Outdoor Pass, an application that uses machine learning and social graphs to help users identify View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Tech

01 Dec 2023
News

In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In

achieve at their highest level of excellence.” Attitude adjustment: “Since the pandemic, more Gen Z-ers and millennials have decided they can have a good quality of life without becoming CEO of a company. That’s de nitely had an impact on... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

25 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

The Dark Side of Fintech Borrowing

Cream-Skimming?, was written by Marco Di Maggio, the Ogunlesi Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and Vincent Yao, an associate professor from Georgia State... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking

28 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note

Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, examines an alternative route for American teenagers and companies alike: The apprenticeships popular in many European countries. Looking closely at a successful US apprentice... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Faculty & Research | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Rebecca M. Henderson John and Natty McArthur University Professor Nien-he Hsieh Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration Reshmaan N. Hussam Ogunlesi Family Associate Professor of Business... View Details

08 Oct 2021
Blog Post

8 Stories from PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

have imagined. Although I had been out to family members and close friends for a few years, approving that photo was the first time that I had publicly announced myself as a... View Details

22 Feb 2024
News

Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching

also recognized that she needed her then-18-month-old daughter to remember her when she was gone. She wanted her daughter to grow up feeling like she knew her. So she picked up a journal and started writing. The process helped her not... View Details

27 May 2015
Blog Post

What is an HBS Section?

(core curriculum) classes with these 90 people in the same classroom. Think of section as your homeroom/extended family at HBS. Instead of dealing with 900+ new names and faces, you get to start with 90.... View Details

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Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work

outcomes such as higher retention and better engagement. Read the Report Featured Videos Joseph Fuller Why Employers Should Care About the Care Economy Why Employers Should Care About the Care Economy Joseph Fuller Joseph Fuller Measuring... View Details

24 Jul 2017
Research & Ideas

People Have an Irrational Need to Complete 'Sets' of Things

the idea of completing a set, even if it means working harder or spending more money—with no additional reward other than the satisfaction of completion and the relief of avoiding an incomplete set. Imagine arriving at your boss’s summer... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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