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- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Inside the Bestseller List with Charles Duhigg
Life. “I should just go tell those stories,” he remembers thinking. After graduation, he took an internship at the Washington Post. He’s now a Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative business reporter at the New York Times. Long-form journalism naturally led Duhigg to... View Details
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Rocio Parra
interest, luxury goods ("I would love to consume them!"), has been tested by this variety of view points. "I can look at luxury from a demographical perspective and wonder how the current economy has affected the buying View Details
- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Let Customers Call the Shots
offerings and consumer needs has been challenging the effectiveness of both mechanisms. Q: What kinds of consumer habits does consumer empowerment work against? A: Consumers typically tend to adopt ritual lifestyles, and to develop... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Oct 2019
- News
Is This Disney’s Next CEO?
all, turned Disney’s film business into the envy of the industry. Last year, the division earned a record $3 billion profit, the most ever for a Hollywood studio.” The piece opens with a mention of Mayer’s habit of returning to HBS to... View Details
- Fast Answer
Health care: consumer expenditure
webpage also provides additional resources on the topic. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Consumer Expenditure Survey Provides information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on health care related expenditures.... View Details
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 12 May 2016
- Webinars: Career
Adding Resilience to Your Career Toolkit
How can we handle adversity in our lives, whether it is the day-to-day stressors we face or major turbulence that hits us periodically? According to Professor Joshua Margolis, it is possible to build resilience by taking charge of how one both thinks about and reacts... View Details
- Web
Online Security for You and your Family | Information Technology
Online Security for You and your Family Adopting good cybersecurity habits is crucial for protecting your personal information and digital life. In today's interconnected world, cyber threats like identity theft, hacking, and phishing are... View Details
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Matt Thurmond
Warren Buffett himself. Creating a decision-making habit After college, Matt accrued equity research, analysis, and consulting responsibilities along a path that began as an investment analyst at Zacks and concluded with... View Details
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Sustainability in Construction Industry
bird flu, swine flu and now Covid-19. If we have indeed entered an era of pandemics, how might we design the cities of tomorrow so that the outdoors does not become a no-go zone, but remains a safe and habitable space? Resources... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Faculty Research Online
HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum for innovation in business practice, offering a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. Marketing After the Recession This downturn has likely changed... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
In emerging economies, business opportunities provide lessons in leadership
habits of young, upscale consumers. He says his team was struck by "the incredible contrast between emerging-market mayhem and tech-savvy efficiency" in a country where energy and optimism coexist with persistent poverty and corruption.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Ads Improve Consumer Decisions
Results, published in a recent working paper, showed that the number of promotional spots viewed had a positive impact on the “match” between viewer and show. Essentially, the more promotions they had seen, the more likely viewers were to pick a show judged by their... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA 1988)
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Leaders must be strategists first
Cynthia Montgomery believes strategy should be a habit of mind, not a document; a continuous process, not a destination. Leaders need to use strategy as a dynamic tool for guiding the development of a business over time. “It takes courage... View Details
- 29 Feb 2016
- News
How Joe Shoen Got U-Haul Back on Track
The most recent issue of Forbes magazine has a long piece on Amerco, U-Haul’s parent company, and its return to dominance following decades-long internal turmoil. Leading the charge is Amerco CEO Joe Shoen (MBA 1973), who has a longstanding View Details
- 17 Apr 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty books pages
Fine Print: Alumni Recommend Their Best Reads Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020 Ink: The Habit of Innovation (The June 2020 Bulletin had no books stories.) Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020 Ink: Your Best Self 2019: Alumni... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Research Brief: The Fresh Start Effect
the arrival of spring—it increased the likelihood that an employee would sign on. In fact, those nest-egg contributions increased by 25 percent. Why does this work? We often convince ourselves that our bad habits are part of our identity,... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Leadership in Practice
His 25th Reunion gift to establish the William F. Dawson Jr. MBA Program Innovation Fund and his support for the HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation reflect his interest in helping MBA students develop the habits of mind of successful... View Details
- 10 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Meet the Health & Wellness Club
hard look at their health and the habits that contribute to it, whether through at-home workouts, herbal remedies, clean products within our homes, or emotional grounding through meditation and self-care techniques. As it stands right... View Details
- 07 Oct 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
How Companies Can Make Up with (Very) Unhappy Customers
Switch Habits Juul vaping products have become a cigarette alternative for adult smokers and a growing concern among parents of teens. What the company did initially to head off concerns. Cost-cutting Leads to Turbulence in the Airline... View Details
- 06 Jun 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?
mobile devices experience "phantom vibration syndrome," when one's pocket buzzes and there's no phone there.) The second book, Sleeping With Your Smartphone: How to Break the 24/7 Habit and Change the Way You Work, by Harvard... View Details