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- 22 May 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders
rear of the door rather than the front. THE VERDICT: The judges liked the transformative idea of selling the riding experience rather than the driving experience, but thought the team could have pushed further. (“It wasn’t fully... View Details
- 17 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Can Autonomous Vehicles Drive with Common Sense?
like." Yet as car manufacturers, tech companies, and ride hailing services move forward with plans for deploying AVs, widespread deployment has been slow, primarily because AVs face a huge challenge: Many people are uneasy about... View Details
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are You Supporting Your B Players?
whether it's learning algorithms or derivatives or parenting or riding a bicycle." "One of the things we find is that if you ignore [B players] long enough, they begin to see themselves as low performers," DeLong said.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
What is the HBS FIELD Program?
exploring New Delhi on a daily basis. We tackled project work as well as cultural immersions including a rickshaw bike ride through the old streets of Delhi and watching the local weekly prayer ceremony. Our FIELD 2 team bond has yet to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
100 slaves—received death threats and was spit on in public. He did not win reelection to the council and found himself shut out of work opportunities in the area. “It was time to return to Omaha,” he says. “We were heading into the downturn of 2008, so no better place... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
NBA,” says Lawani. “But how do you know, from New York City, who behaves in a manner that’s consistent with your values or consistent with your brand? Who’s riding on whose coattails? Are you benefiting them? Are they benefiting you?”... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
air.” Two critical questions, posed by Hernan Saenz and Dunigan O’Keeffe of Bain and Company, can help organizational leaders frame their thoughts about how to survive in the present and position their companies to thrive in the post-pandemic future—whatever that may... View Details
- 10 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink
compatibility issues or nutrition questions). But here is the problem retailers face with this strategy: the opportunity for free riding is enormous. Customers can easily use the showroom as a place to receive expert advice, then turn... View Details
- 10 May 2020
- Blog Post
Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers
appointment is good for the soul. Best hack: Reading cases while on the elliptical or bike. Two birds, one stone. Favorite Quarantine Activity: Daily bike/scooter rides with the kids. Best advice: Work/Life Balance is a myth. It's... View Details
- 13 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm
the storm. For seasoned leaders, the most applicable are Lessons #5 and #7, "Never waste a good crisis" and "Go on offense: focus on winning now." So often the go-to strategy for veteran leaders when a crisis strikes is to buckle down and View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
International Women's Day Featured Stories
why do relatively few women ride e-scooters? Why are women underrepresented among Baker Scholars at HBS? I challenge gender stereotypes – do women prefer being homemakers to careers? Why should men in the UK receive two weeks of parental... View Details
- 07 Apr 2021
- News
Road Work
death made the next big VC deal or M&A transaction seem much less important. Instead, Friedman reoriented his life, focusing more on philanthropy—and also getting back into one of his favorite childhood pursuits: motorcycle riding. Ultimately, this renewed passion for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Turning Point: Life Cycle
along the way, I talked to people about what the word “community” means to them and how they make theirs better. About two months in, my plan was to ride 75 miles from Lockport, New York, to Rochester, some of it along the Erie Canal... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
billion of investor funding between them, three former HBS classmates—Nadiem Makarim of Go-Jek and Anthony Tan and Hooi Ling Tan of Grab (all MBA 2011)—are doing this through competing on- demand ride services, seizing on the fast-growing... View Details
- Portrait Project
Vaibhav Singh
got stuck in rough terrain. They taught me not to brake hard on corners and how to act if things went horribly wrong. No one ever cared if a CEO with a superbike was riding next to someone who bought a motorcycle because he could not... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Ask the Expert: Auto Pilot
automotive company Aptiv for the first autonomous commercial rollout in 2018. To date, customers have logged about 25,000 driverless rides and awarded them an average of 4.94 out of 5 stars. (A human pilot and copilot tag along, both to... View Details
- Portrait Project
Jason Gurwin
unpredictable twists and turns. But in my life, what excites me most is the potential to inspire others, to encourage those who are too scared of the ride to at least get in line. Because for me, no matter the ups and the downs, the... View Details
- 24 Feb 2016
- News
Did William Alden Invent the Car of the Future in the 1960s?
Alden envisioned a hybrid system he called the StaRRcar—a “car-like train” with small pods that a passenger could call like a taxi and would ride on rails directly to the desired destination. It was an idea ahead of its time, Adi... View Details
- 31 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
With Predictive Analytics, Companies Can Tap the Ultimate Opportunity: Customers’ Routines
Wharton School as well as Columbia Business School’s Oded Netzer and Nachum Sicherman to develop the model that identifies routine users and their value. Not all rides are routines To track how targeting routines may work, the authors... View Details
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Batten Way entrances on the right. What address should I use for GPS or Ride Share? 111 Western Avenue, Boston, MA 02163 (Note: do not use this address for mail.) Directions to Harvard Business Publishing Parking The parking booth for the... View Details