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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Faculty Research Online
How Much Time Should CEOs Devote to Customers? Every corporate mission statement pays lip service to respecting customer needs, but actual customer expertise is typically a mile wide and an inch deep, says Professor John Quelch. Here’s... View Details
- 06 Apr 2017
- News
From Lobster Traps to Border Fencing
employs 185 people and has openings for another 35. "Adding people might be a challenge,” Knott said, “but our plant pays a good wage and people, I think, are fairly happy here." Editor's note: Jim Knott Sr. passed away in August 2018.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Real Conflict
shareholders — compared with 8-plus percent for its customers. It is worth adding that this shareholder surplus would be completely wiped out if Wal-Mart’s million-plus employees were to receive a $2-per-hour pay increase, modest though... View Details
- 16 Jul 2016
- News
Angie’s List Introduces 'Freemium' Model
will now allow non-paying members to access and write reviews. “It’s never easy for a public company to change its business model,” Durchslag told the Indianapolis Business Journal. “Ninety percent of millennials were saying as a matter of principle they would never,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Hawes Hall Makes Tip-Top Progress
On a warm day in late April, the HBS community gathered to celebrate progress made in the construction of Hawes Hall, a three-story, 47,000-square-foot classroom building designed by the firm of Einhorn Yaffee Prescott. The “topping out” ceremony, a Viking tradition... View Details
- 02 Mar 2021
Women's Virtual Visit Week: Professor Katherine Coffman and Gender Differences
Join us for this faculty chat where Professor Katherine Coffman will discuss how gender differences in "willingness to apply" -- for things like higher paying positions, promotions, and stretch assignments -- impact the distribution of... View Details
- 20 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Users Love Ello, But What’s the Business Model?
advertising on other social platforms? “Advertising is not the only way to achieve a profitable exit, just the most reliable way to date” JD: For me, the question is not "Would people like a less intrusive social network than Facebook?" Of course they would.... View Details
- 02 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Good Deeds Invite Bad Publicity
robust direct link between CSR and financial performance” It is true that in areas such as environmentally sustainable practices, customers have been willing to pay responsible producers a premium for products; take organic cotton, for... View Details
- 22 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Hedge Fund as Activist
counterintuitive to us that a portfolio manager with a short investment horizon would be willing to devote time and energy to a task delivering long-term value. After all, there are no guarantees that the effort will pay off, or that... View Details
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Prithwiraj Choudhury | Working Knowledge
Studies, Harvard Business Review, and has been cited in Freakonomics , BBC , Bloomberg Businessweek , CNBC , PBS , New York Times , The Wall Street Journal , Washington Post , NPR All Things Considered , Forbes , WIRED , Inc. , Times of India , Globe and Mail , El... View Details
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3.6 VA Benefits | MBA
31 benefits due to disbursement delays on the part of the VA. Additionally, Harvard University will not prevent a student from attending classes or demand payment in advance for funds expected to be paid by the VA until at least 90 days post certification. If the VA... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Elevator Pitch: First Byte
March, the company announced $5.5 million in funding. COVID-aware: “Our business model is CapEx light; business owners pay on a commission basis for every meal the robot makes, which alleviates a lot of risk. And in terms of health and... View Details
- 08 Feb 2018
- Op-Ed
What’s Missing From the Debate About Trump’s Tax Plan
shift in political power” It’s important to make clear as well that this tax plan also constrains the government in another substantial way that is only now becoming commonly discussed: future spending cuts. Claims that these tax changes will View Details
Keywords: by Matthew Weinzierl
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Research Brief: Developing High-Tech Talent
enormous financial cost, too, with over 50 percent of the companies surveyed paying college graduates more than non-college graduates for the same job. The takeaway message: stop raising degree requirements for jobs that don’t absolutely... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
Gordon M. Bethune
When Bethune took over Continental, the company was nearly out of cash, there was conflict between employees and management, and the airline ranked last in customer satisfaction. Bethune initiated a market research campaign to determine what frequent flyers wanted and... View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
An Action Plan for Economic Recovery
choices. That doesn’t solve the problem of forum shopping. In fact, it makes it worse. What if rating agencies were paid by investors rather than by bond issuers? Wouldn’t that stop forum shopping? In theory, yes. The people who are being served by the rating agencies,... View Details
- 12 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
Competition the Cure for Healthcare
and the latest example of zero-sum competition. If drugs are too expensive, let's get the government to pay more. Now that healthcare costs have gotten so high, it is squeezing consumers, employers, state governments, and federal... View Details
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Scott D. Cook | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Cook, HBS 1976, started his career at Procter & Gamble, where he learned about product development, market research, and marketing. The insights he gained in these areas inspired him to seek an idea for a company of his own. One day when his wife was complaining about... View Details
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Olivia Zhao
incentives for companies to make drugs, but then you get to the point where someone has to pay for them. The question is, how do insurers and payers decide what to pay for drugs, and how does that affect... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Saving the Steel Industry
USW would insist that executive pay be limited and that union representatives serve on the board. “We’re not going to save a company and go back to the old way of doing things,” explained Bloom, who engineered numerous steel-industry... View Details