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- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Innovation Takes Center Stage
the challenge ahead, he noted. With that in mind, Nohria outlined the five areas for change that emerged in his wide-ranging conversations. 1. Curriculum Innovation HBS needs to “up the ante” on the value View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
shopper as well, he or she would receive an inferior service. Then as well as now, the more a shopper spends at a particular store, the better that retailer can offer specific value propositions that... View Details
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Evolution of the Social Enterprise Conference | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Evolution of the Social Enterprise Conference The Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) spoke with Adam Nathan, one of the leaders of the 2014 Social Enterprise Conference (SECON) , to discuss its growth and evolution, as well as its unique View Details
- 14 May 2014
- News
(Re)moving the Needle
"There are three ways to evaluate an opportunity," he says. "First, you need an important problem to work on, one where there is a market that can be created. Second, you need to examine the ways you can address unmet needs and quantify them. Finding the View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Case Study: The Speed of Light
presence “somewhere” in Asia and “somewhere” in Europe in addition to our offices in New York. Facing the same concern as you—how do we make sure that our value proposition and brand remain constant across... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
“connected wellness,” with the lamp as the starting point and shown as a sleep aid rather than smart lighting. Ario can assess co-branding the device with players that have established a value proposition... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 18 Jul 2018
- Blog Post
Amira Rashad: An Ambidextrous Mind Meets Consumer Needs in the Middle East
upscale malls. Bulk items plus precise data equals BulkWhiz "It was my eureka moment," says Amira. "Why aren't there any value/bulk propositions out there?" The insight combined her personal interest in "good value" with her professional... View Details
- 21 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
The Impact of Career Coaching | When Mission Meets Passion
valuable perspective, including HBS career coaches! Constantly checking your assumptions on the validity of your value proposition can help ensure that you are making the right bets with your limited time... View Details
- 19 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Tata Power - Trombay Thermal Power Plant Takeaways
greater energy security. Indeed, from an energy security perspective, Trombay’s value proposition is unmatched with its reliability as a baseload power source and its ability to flex between imported and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
Cherlin Diniz (MBA 2005) Today’s consumers expect more customized and personalized products, services, and experiences. Anomalie’s value proposition to provide a custom product at the off-the-rack price is... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 11 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Does Democracy Need a Marketing Manager?
of politics is higher than it has been in the last couple of decades. Also, one way of viewing local elections and political primaries is as a product development process for the major parties. Letting voters choose among a diverse array of candidates with distinct... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Dream Job: Higher Ed’s New Hire
costs are fixed. The pandemic has made it a very challenging time in the life of universities. People are thinking really hard about the value proposition of tuition costs when many students are virtual. I... View Details
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Keeping Your Balance With Customers
measured the percentage of customers who were unprofitable. 2. Customer acquisition. Acquiring new customers is the most laborious and expensive part of CM. Once the market has been segmented, analyzed, and targeted, the company communicates its View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 05 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019
any, difference will the “New Silk Road” make in the global educational landscape? Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55549 Design Rules, Volume 2: How Technology Shapes Organizations: Chapter 13 Platform Systems vs. Step Processes—The... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Jan 2008
- What Do You Think?
Does Judgment Trump Experience?
process posing other more interesting propositions for consideration. Tony Wanless emphasized the importance of knowing the way leaders learn from experience, suggesting the need for "a synthesis of thinking that adds View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 20 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Risky Business with Structured Finance
this product was so superior to other channels of financing. We also started hearing the phrase, 'These structures create yield out of thin air.' It implies magic, or a violation of a very standard notion in finance, a Modigliani-Miller View Details
- 03 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Brand Lessons From the Nobel Prize
the value proposition that they put forth." “Everybody knows what the Nobel Prize is and what it does, but practically nobody knows how it does it,” The study involved historical research and hours of... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
matters in the investment decisions made in financing a project. Could you explain this further? A: Modigliani and Miller's (M&M) "irrelevance" proposition is one of the foundations of modern finance. It states that... View Details
- 03 Apr 2009
- What Do You Think?
How Much Obsolescence Can Business and Society Absorb?
their leaders to recognize the importance and take advantage of advances in communications technology to remain relevant and competitive. J. W. Carpenter reported that "Our study shows that without the capacity to absorb [information] technology [a] business has... View Details
- 18 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Words Get in the Way: The Failure of Fiscal Language
deficit as an economically meaningless figure is not a new position, the authors say. What is different about their paper is that it shows that this proposition is completely general—it applies to the standard framework for economic... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna