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25 May 2011
HBS Case

QuikTrip’s Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off

It's a much believed assumption in the retail world: If you're going to compete on the basis of low cost, then you can't afford to invest in your employees. Extensive training—who has the time to give? Regularly scheduled hours?—way too... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

17 Aug 2009
Research & Ideas

Quantifying the Economic Impact of the Internet

generates economic activity that takes place elsewhere in the economy. Using the same multiplier as for employment, 1.54, then the advertising-supported Internet creates annual value of $444 billion. Time value. At work and at leisure,... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Advertising; Publishing

11 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

company badly needs a jolt of energy and expertise to grow and to resuscitate its declining stock price. The chief executive who promoted Barton is hopeful but hard-nosed; and Barton's IT group—while talented and tech-savvy—is impatient,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

09 Feb 2021
News

Investing in Entrepreneurship

Courtesy Peter and Missy Crisp Courtesy Peter and Missy Crisp Peter O. Crisp (MBA 1960), a pioneering venture capitalist and philanthropist, is known for his firm’s investments in companies that have become household names: Intel, Apple,... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

pursuing career paths in nonprofit, public sector organizations, and for-profit social enterprises which often have compensation levels below the MBA average. Qualified alumni may apply at any time during the first ten years following... View Details

16 May 2017
First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

in innovative capabilities, and increased employee engagement as a result. The programs vary but have seven major elements in common. Companies should 1) team with governments or nonprofits experienced in working with people with... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

14 Sep 2018
Blog Post

10 Things I Learned During My First Month in the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

It was exciting to see how to apply what we learned in a real-life context. Many of my classmates felt they actually understood statistics for the first time thanks to the incredible faculty. 5. Systems and Controls A little more... View Details

31 May 2004
Research & Ideas

How Team Leaders Show Support–or Not

She recently discussed their findings with HBS Working Knowledge. Martha Lagace: You're an expert on creativity who has examined it deeply for many years. What inspired you this time to look at it through the lens of leader behavior?... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Loeb House | About

The Georgian Revival-style, stucco and brick facility has been repurposed several times and was renovated in the 1960s and again in 1985, when it became the first building on campus to be wired for networked personal computers. In 2016... View Details

31 Oct 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 31, 2017

15% at some of the largest advisory firms. Roughly one-third of advisers with misconduct are repeat offenders. Prior offenders are five times as likely to engage in new misconduct as the average financial adviser. Firms discipline... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

04 May 2009
Research & Ideas

What’s Next for the Big Financial Brands

now close to worthless. It drags down Bank of America's brand every time it is mentioned in the same breath. The Merrill Lynch brand is unlikely to ever recover and Bank of America should drop it. Merrill Lynch was one of 25 financial... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Banking; Financial Services

22 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

Can Amazon Remake Health Care?

At a time when health care providers have gone all in on telemedicine, Amazon, the world’s biggest online retailer, surprised Wall Street in late July when it announced it would acquire 1Life Healthcare Inc., which runs the... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Health

21 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle

U.S. companies spent a staggering $285 billion on advertising in 2006, according to Advertising Age. That's a lot of dollars and expectations being handed to advertising managers to generate returns. But do marketing managers allocate... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

06 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

Technology Re-Emergence: Creating New Value for Old Innovations

values and capabilities of the past while at the same time recognizing the need to adapt to the future. "A lot of companies fail because they cannot do both things simultaneously," he says.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Apparel & Accessories; Technology; Consumer Products

24 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 24

differs by firm ownership. We study CEOs in the Indian manufacturing sector, where family ownership is widespread and the productivity dispersion across firms is substantial. Time use analysis of 356 CEOs of listed firms yields three sets... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

Profile

Charlotte MacDonald

With four years of consulting experience at Boston Consulting Group behind her, Charlotte MacDonald, realized it was time to reflect on the path before her. "I was having a great experience, I loved the work and people," she... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

representing 42 percent of the group’s total annual sales in fiscal 2022. Harvard Business Review provided subscribers with timely articles from its flagship magazine, website (hbr.org) and social media presence. In addition, HBR Press... View Details

Portrait Project

Jeff Barkas

good days were spent signing legal and financial documents. Their passing has given me a new sense of purpose — to ensure that other families avoid a similar experience. I’m starting a company that helps families prepare for aging so that... View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

when, and why working in a startup is right for you; evaluate the viability of a startup you are considering joining; learn how startup dynamics and rules benefit investors, not employees; negotiate a better job offer and manage stock-based compensation; and know when... View Details

Keywords: podcasts

04 May 2020
Blog Post

6 Things You Should Know About the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

of both schools from day one. You spend your first year at HKS, your second year at HBS, and your third year taking electives across both schools. Throughout your time here all joint degree students participate in a weekly joint degree... View Details

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