global public health - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 May 2022
Blog Post

HKS Policy Analysis Exercise Showcase

consultant to a public or nonprofit sector organization and develop solutions to a policy or management issue. Students and their clients work together to define specific issues, design research strategies, gather data, formulate and... View Details

05 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?

Eiichi Shibusawa continues to gain influence in Japan—even though he died almost a century ago. Japan’s government announced earlier this year that the 19th century business leader would be the face on 10,000 yen ($90) bank notes—the highest value denomination in... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Rei Morimoto; Financial Services; Retail

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African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM - MBA

Business & Environment Career Change Career and Professional Development Case Method Clubs Curriculum Digital Entrepreneurship FIELD Financial Aid Health Care Instagram Takeover JD/MBA Leadership Letters to Classmates MBA/MPP & MBA/MPA-ID... View Details

24 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017

competitor, Apollo Global Management. The case allows for discussion of strategic and financing considerations by Centerbridge, a New York–based investment firm employing a flexible approach across investment disciplines: private equity... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot

[This is the fifth installment in a monthly series on management issues in the time of COVID-19.] We have asked approximately 600 CEOs to share with us the most pressing challenges that are keeping them awake at night in the midst of the View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden

03 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles of 2010

doctoral student Julia Adler-Milstein, Harvard School of Public Health professor Sara Singer, and HBS professor Michael W. Toffel examine this question in a hospital setting. Conceptual Foundations of the... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

November 2014
Case

Nestlé SA, 2014

By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin

In 2014, Nestlé was the largest producer of packaged foods and beverages in the world. 2013 revenues were $103.7 billion and operating profits $16.1 billion (15.5% of sales). The company owned 29 mega brands, each generating more than Euro 1 billion ($1.25 billion).... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products; Acquisitions; Strategy; Goods and Commodities; Nutrition; Emerging Markets; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Competitive Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Europe

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Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity

Tech 55% 46% 15% 14% Finance/Banking/Investment 53% 48% 18% 17% Consulting/Professional Svcs. 51% 44% 18% 12% Health Care 51% 41% 11% 14% Education 41% 29% 13% 10% “When I was more junior and working in engineering, I got a lot of... View Details

10 Sep 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Branding Yoga

Owner/President Management Program, with plenty of lessons about branding and competitive strategy. Two Paths In Branding Yoga, cowritten with HBS Global Research Group associate director Kerry Herman and research associate Annelena Lobb,... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

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John H. McArthur | About

committee memberships, and consulting posts in business, government, education, and health care organizations around the world. For many years, he served as chair of Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), which sparked a lifelong... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

My First Job

Alcohol-related mistakes are tricky, with consequences that can be serious from both a health and a career perspective, but that experience showed me how important relationships are in a career. My colleagues had come to my help when I... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

production, our group visited Maersk, one of the world’s largest shipping companies with 707 vessels and Denmark’s largest company ($81.5B in revenue in 2022), 206th on the Fortune global 500 rankings. Maersk was at the epicenter of... View Details

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Career Support - Business & Environment

careers with nonprofits focused on corporate engagement, or in the public sector. HBS MBAs have many options for making a difference at the critical intersection of environmental and business issues. BEI actively assists students in... View Details

19 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

journals. “Academic research can be helpful, but it tends to be overly complex, hard to digest, and not backed by real quantitative insights from customer populations or engagements,” says Neale-May, executive director of the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council, a... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

similar pace. Our courses are offered in public and private cohorts. Public cohorts include individuals and participants from other companies, while private cohorts are limited to participants from your... View Details

14 Dec 2016
HBS Seminar

Siobhan O'Mahony and Rebecca Karp, Boston University

28 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: RMZ EcoWorld

across the country. On January 15th, 2024 we had the opportunity to visit EcoWorld, a 7.5 million square feet commercial development in Bangalore as part of the 2024 immersive field course on India’s path to decarbonization (see Figure 1). While buildings are a... View Details

06 May 2021
HBS Case

How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups

As CEO of Caribu, Tuchman set about to expand its online library of books and games and became one of the few Latina founders with a technology-based growth company. Miami native Felecia Hatcher held corporate jobs in technology until the View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

March 2016 (Revised May 2018)
Case

ASOS PLC

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

Launched in 2000, ASOS was one of the world’s largest online fashion specialists in 2018. Focusing on young consumers aged 16–25 years, the company offered over 85,000 items on its websites, many times more than the largest fashion stores, and added several thousand... View Details

Keywords: ASOS; AsSeenOnScreen; Online Fashion; Online Apparel; Nick Beighton; Nick Robertson; E-commerce; E-Commerce Strategy; Online Retail; Multichannel Retailing; Omnichannel; Social Media; Marketplaces; Shipping; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Startups; For-Profit Firms; Customer Focus and Relationships; Age; Gender; Currency Exchange Rate; Profit; Revenue; Geography; Geographic Scope; Global Range; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business History; Selection and Staffing; Journals and Magazines; Human Capital; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Succession; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Product Positioning; Social Marketing; Media; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Infrastructure; Logistics; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Vertical Integration; Segmentation; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Fashion Industry; Retail Industry; United Kingdom; England; London