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certificate program from Harvard Business School. It equips leaders with essential tools and processes to build adaptable, agile teams in a rapidly changing work environment. You’ll learn how to foster psychological safety and inclusion,... View Details

25 May 2021
Research & Ideas

White Airbnb Hosts Earn More. Can AI Shrink the Racial Gap?

increase their occupancy rates significantly, bringing their earnings more in line with the higher rental incomes of white hosts, according to a study coauthored by Shunyuan Zhang, an assistant professor in the Marketing Unit at Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Technology; Accommodations

May 2020
Teaching Note

Baskits Inc.

By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 217-001. Robin Kovitz (MBA 2007) acquired Baskits, a Canadian gift basket company, in October of 2014. The business was highly seasonal with two-thirds of its sales occurring in November and December. Baskits dealt with its seasonality... View Details

Keywords: Operations; Performance Improvement; Canada

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01 Jan 2013
News

Thai Lee, MBA 1985

& Young's New Jersey Entrepreneur Of The Year, Technology 2013 SHI International reaches $5 billion in revenue Thai Lee has an extraordinary ability to take the long view. After earning a degree in economics and biology from Amherst College, she returned home to Korea... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

15 May 2017
Sharpening Your Skills

The Promises and Limitations of Big Data

replacement of physical assets by digital technologies. But a bigger and more impactful trend, according to researchers Frank V. Cespedes and Amir Peleg, is the use of online tools to improve physical asset utilization in many traditional... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Utilities; Public Administration; Health

07 Jun 2021
Blog Post

The Value of the HBS Case Method – Lessons from an SVMP Participant

admission to a school like Harvard was a pursuit far above my head, something I had seen on television but not so much in my neighborhood. I have always envisioned myself as a leader in the business world, with hopes of not just leading... View Details

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

When Benchmarks Don’t Work

Scorecard will describe how the unit's investment in people, systems, and culture will drive improvement in processes that create specific, tangible value for its internal customers, the business units.... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan; Service

11 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 11, 2007

underlies future lock-in. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-038.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsAbraham Lincoln and the Civil War Harvard Business School Compilation 805-115 Analyzes Abraham Lincoln's leadership... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

and where the host does not punish symbiont misbehavior. Coordinating Marketing and Sales in B2B Organizations Authors:Frank V. Cespedes Publication:In Business to Business Marketing Handbook. Edward Elgar... View Details

04 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

Best of HBS Working Knowledge 2009

Many business leaders are mystified about how to reach potential customers on social networks such as Facebook. HBS professor Mikolaj Jan Piskorski provides a fresh look into the interpersonal dynamics of these sites and offers guidance... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

04 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Tapping into “Nontraditional” Private Equity and Venture Capital Talent at HBS

partnerships to equip Southern leaders, institutions, and communities to improve economic mobility and advance equity. Mbanusi found over his five years with the organization that aligning future generations of View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Venture Capital

23 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy Company Be?

essays posted on the HBS Business and Environment Initiative’s Blog that highlights their reflections. Learn more about this IFC course on Decarbonization and Sustainable Production by watching this five minute video summary. Visit Date:... View Details

17 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

How Managers Stifle Creativity

you don’t need to be a coding genius in a dorm room to birth a breakthrough, says Harvard Business School Professor Teresa M. Amabile, who has studied the interplay between creativity, productivity, and innovation for more than four... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Strategy & IT - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Strategy Strategy Strategy Explained Business Strategy Creating a Successful Strategy Corporate Strategy The Role of Leaders Related Topics Related Topics Related Topics Strategy & IT Strategy for Universities & Nonprofits... View Details

06 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Strategic Intelligence: Adapt or Die

Sometimes when John R. Wells, a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, meets a senior manager from a successful company, he likes to ask the provocative question, "Is your company already dead?" In his more... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

29 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 29, 2008

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707002 Patient Flow at Meldon Hospital Harvard Business School Case 608-171 Meldon Hospital challenged a team of physicians to improve patient... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Aug 2016
First Look

August 9, 2016

reframing distress as passion can improve observers' impressions of the expresser. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51433 Credit-Induced Boom and Bust By: Di Maggio, Marco, and Amir Kermani Abstract—Can a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 May 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

different settings. A coherent framework helps employees develop a deeper understanding of the business, which can lead to improved engagement, creativity, efficiency, and customer service. Publisher's link:... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

16 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?

and Ester Faia explore the unraveling of GVCs and related disruptions to money flows caused by the coronavirus. Their paper is titled Pandemics Fragilities: The Double-Coincidence of a Halt in Hyper-specialized GVC and the Big-Dollar-Hunger. Alfaro is the Warren Alpert... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

14 Sep 2023
Blog Post

MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures

towards the end of the summer. Sophy: During the summer, I conducted field visits and surveys to understand better the need and gap. I discovered that while parents have higher willingness to pay, it is the opportunity to improve... View Details

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