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- 16 Jul 2018
- Blog Post
3 Key Take-a-Ways From My Summer at Zalando
Plan. As we discussed in a wide range of cases during my first year at HBS, diversity is a key challenge for companies worldwide, especially those which are more tech-oriented. Although Zalando is in a good position compared to other tech... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Value Added
specializing in economic issues, has examined the comparative productivity of nations and completed numerous country studies. Gupta acknowledges that he himself was anything but worldly when he received his undergraduate degree in... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
A Safer, Smarter Future for Tech Trash
or in a way that didn't impact the health of all these children. "In Guiyu, people have about 250 times the level of lead in their blood compared to neighboring towns, and about 90 percent of the people suffer from neurological disorders.... View Details
- 14 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Reducing Plastic Pollution on a Global Scale
most plastics, which severely limits options for recycling when compared to other materials such as paper and glass. Solutions include altering the design of plastics, or more simply investing in the use of materials that are more... View Details
- 17 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 17
traditional banks have a stable source of funding, while shadow banks are subject to runs and fire-sale losses. In equilibrium, traditional banks have a comparative advantage at holding fixed-income assets that have only modest... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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cancer at MD Anderson Cancer Center. To assess cost, we used Professor Bob Kaplan's time driven activity based costing (TDABC) method. We compared this data from MD Anderson, a large academic comprehensive cancer center, to Chicago... View Details
- 10 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 10
patents or firm starts. This contribution has been rapidly growing over the last three decades. In terms of quality, the average skilled immigrant appears to be better trained to work in these fields, but conditional on educational attainment of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Fast Answer
Emerging Market/Frontier Market Fellowship Resources
data World Development Indicators: Statistics from the World Bank for almost 600 development indicators, dating as far back as 1960. Economist Intelligence Unit: Country reports and a tool to compare economic data across or... View Details
- 21 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 21
and negative economic growth are experienced, with losses having more than twice as much impact on individual happiness as compared to equivalent gains. We use Gallup World Poll data drawn from 151 countries, Behavioral Risk Factor... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Max Reichel
people from Europe, the United States, and all over the world. Thirty-three percent of 900 HBS students each year are international. HBS offers a uniquely international network compared to any other US school." Making plans Over the... View Details
- 14 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
5 Lessons I Hope Marketers Don’t Learn from Donald Trump
negative advertising, the longer it lingers. Brands depend on the health of the whole system through which value is created and sustained. If you compare your brand to "Crooked Hillary," "Lyin’ Ted," "Low Energy... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Deighton
- 26 Sep 2007
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Negotiation
Key concepts include: Compared to managers in other businesses, managers running a family business are faced with additional complexity in negotiations because of personal relationships and family history. Negotiators who negotiate... View Details
- 25 Jul 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Evolution of Apple
only 6 million units over the course of 3 years, compared with sales of 300 million PCs during the same period. "Apple's market share has always been lower than its consumer mind share," remarks Yoffie. Birth of The Cool In... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Conversation with John Doerr (MBA '76)
recently spoke with the Bulletin from his San Francisco office. HBSB: How would you compare the work of the entrepreneur with that of the venture capitalist? Doerr: To win in this era, when industry-transforming discoveries seem to occur... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Books
updated look at the current difficulties of doing business in emerging markets, particularly in China. Why is it so much harder for companies to operate there today compared to just a decade ago? The authors describe the rapidly changing... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Juicy Story
Office software for the Mac. In 1998, Apple launched the iMac, a candy-colored computer that fit well with its ad campaign to “Think Different.” Even so, it sold only 6 million units over the course of three years, compared with sales of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Tax and Grow
investment. But even cash disgorged through dividends, share repurchases, or mergers would have a potentially stimulative effect compared with corporations banking the funds. It is tempting to pin hopes of an economic recovery on a... View Details
- 02 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Food Stamp Entrepreneurs: How Public Assistance Enables Business Bootstrapping
Participation. He compared data for households that fell just above the SCHIP income eligibility threshold with those that fell just below it, before and after the program took effect. This mimicked the effect of experimental treatment... View Details
- 06 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back?
When American energy entrepreneur Jim Gordon envisioned the first offshore wind farm lining the horizon a few miles off the coast of the eastern United States, he perhaps did not factor in blowback from almost every angle. Gordon's nearly 10-year battle to gain... View Details
- 05 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?
merchandise sales, with sales so far topping only $30 million, compared to Vancouver's $51 million. Such lackluster performance spells trouble not only for the Games themselves, but also for all of the brands that hope to ride its bobsled... View Details