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- 13 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
Picture This: Why Online Image Searches Drive Purchases
topping $85 billion by 2032, according to Fortune Business Insights. Consumers increasingly expect to find the goods they want easily, and a satisfying search feature could give retailers an advantage. The... View Details
- Web
Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research
Mission and Purpose ; Private Ownership ; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving ; Social Issues ; Sustainable Cities ; Financial Services Industry ;... View Details
- 06 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan
so entails committing to paper a vision of the factors that will affect the success or failure of the enterprise. People take the exercise very seriously and get emotionally invested in what they produce. In that context, the article was... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- March 2018
- Case
GiveDirectly
How should nonprofits design compensation systems to attract and retain talent? GiveDirectly is a respected charitable organization with an unconventional approach. Instead of spending on traditional aid programs in areas such as health care and food access in... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofits; Charity; Effective Altruism; International Aid; Compensation; Goals; Bonuses; Incentives; GiveDirectly; Compensation and Benefits; Motivation and Incentives; Goals and Objectives; Recruitment; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving
Beshears, John, Joshua Schwartzstein, Tiffany Y. Chang, and Brian J. Hall. "GiveDirectly." Harvard Business School Case 918-036, March 2018.
- November 2010
- Article
Stress-Test Your Strategy: The 7 Questions to Ask
By: Robert Simons
An economic downturn can quickly expose the shortcomings of your business strategy. But can you identify its weak points in good times as well? And can you focus on those weak points that really matter? I identify seven questions all executives should ask in order to... View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Creativity; Success; Customers; Employees; Business and Shareholder Relations; Performance; Risk and Uncertainty; Decision Choices and Conditions
Simons, Robert. "Stress-Test Your Strategy: The 7 Questions to Ask." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 11 (November 2010): 93–100.
- 26 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
Lipstick Tips: How Influencers Are Making Over Beauty Marketing
media and influencer marketing. Take the poll Many consumers look for influencers who are willing to give products negative reviews, since it’s considered a sign of legitimacy. “I appreciate honest... View Details
- 07 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back
that identifies potential hit movie scripts via crowdsourcing and data analysis—essentially giving unproduced scripts and undiscovered writers a second chance. The Black List... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
Kim at Seoul’s government-built Hoehyeon “Citizens’ Apartments.” Opened in 1970, it stands as a reminder of a Korea from a very different era. Like so many South Koreans of a certain age, Michael ByungJu Kim (MBA 1990) lives in a country where the past lingers,... View Details
- October 2013
- Article
Consulting on the Cusp of Disruption
By: Clayton M. Christensen, Dina Wang and Derek C. M. van Bever
Consulting fundamental business model has not changed in more than 100 years: very smart outsiders go into organizations for a finite period of time and recommend solutions for the most difficult problems confronting their clients. But at traditional... View Details
Christensen, Clayton M., Dina Wang, and Derek C. M. van Bever. "Consulting on the Cusp of Disruption." Harvard Business Review 91, no. 10 (October 2013): 106–114.
F. Warren McFarlan
Professor McFarlan earned his AB from Harvard University in 1959, and his MBA and DBA from the Harvard Business School in 1961 and 1965 respectively. He has had a significant role in introducing materials on Management Information Systems to all major programs at... View Details
- 17 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Women Receive Harsher Punishment at Work Than Men
severity of their misconduct, giving their bosses a reason for treating them differently. When they dug deeper, however, they found the exact opposite. Men are more likely to be repeat offenders, and when... View Details
- 13 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 13
Publications January 2015 Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics Agglomeration and Innovation By: Carlino, Gerald, and William R. Kerr Abstract—This chapter reviews... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research
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- 22 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Agreeing to Disagree Is a Good Beginning
Disagreements don’t have to end discussions. In fact, as researchers from the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School discussed at a recent event, engaging with those who hold opposing views can be constructive View Details
Keywords: by Clea Simon, Harvard Gazette
- 21 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
Buy Now, Pay Later: How Retail's Hot Feature Hurts Low-Income Shoppers
Online shopping features that let consumers pay for goods in interest-free installments exploded during the pandemic, but new research questions the riskiness of such services: Are people getting in over their heads? Buy now, pay later (BNPL) financing has snowballed... View Details
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HBS Fund - Alumni
Giving HBS Fund Giving HBS Fund Annual Giving Fuel HBS’s continued excellence Annual gifts to the HBS Fund provide resources that we can put to use immediately toward core... View Details
- 2020
- Working Paper
Arbitration with Uninformed Consumers
By: Mark Egan, Gregor Matvos and Amit Seru
This paper studies the impact of the arbitrator selection process on consumer outcomes by examining roughly 9,000 consumer arbitration cases in the securities industry. Securities disputes present a good laboratory: arbitration is mandatory for all disputes,... View Details
Keywords: Arbitration; Financial Advisers; Financial Advisors; Brokers; Consumer Finance; Financial Misconduct; Fraud; Personal Finance; Conflict and Resolution; Information; Fairness
Egan, Mark, Gregor Matvos, and Amit Seru. "Arbitration with Uninformed Consumers." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-046, October 2018. (Revise and Resubmit at the Review of Economic Studies. Revised May 2020. NBER Working Paper Series, No. 25150, October 2018)
- 27 Sep 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Salience in Quality Disclosure: Evidence from the U.S. News College Rankings
- 16 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Are You a Strategist?
I'll ask a participant at random, 'Do you have that clarity in your company?' And there's always a pause. That pause gives them away." To illustrate the importance of clear purpose, The Strategist touts... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 19 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Answering Your Questions About the HBS MBA Application
read every application submitted, and it’s important to note that your application will be read holistically – we consider all elements of the application together to get to know you better. Approximately one month after the application... View Details