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- 25 May 2021
- Research & Ideas
White Airbnb Hosts Earn More. Can AI Shrink the Racial Gap?
percent. "One thing we can say: The algorithm is race-blind." By relying on intuition and other methods to set rates, many hosts of all backgrounds were overpricing their properties. The research team found... View Details
- February 2002 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
BMWFilms
By: Youngme E. Moon and Kerry Herman
Jim McDowell, VP of marketing at BMW North America, is debating how to follow up the success of his latest marketing campaign, "BMWFilms." This campaign features five short films for the Internet, directed by some of the hottest young directors in Hollywood. By all... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Behavior; Internet and the Web; Marketing Strategy; Film Entertainment; Innovation and Invention; Auto Industry; North and Central America
Moon, Youngme E., and Kerry Herman. "BMWFilms." Harvard Business School Case 502-046, February 2002. (Revised October 2005.)
- 15 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Five Imperatives for Improving Health Care
oft-fragmented nature of the American health care system makes it hard to turn patients into active consumers. “A lot of hospitals have been running the same way for the last 30 years” At the conference,... View Details
- 08 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on Joint Degrees
The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) aims to create a close-knit community for its members from the time they choose to join HBS, through their transition to the second year, and extending beyond graduation. In this feature, we highlight the experiences View Details
- Profile
Davida Bynum
transformative, and rewarding! What is your most memorable classroom moment? For Halloween, all of my 93 section-mates dressed up in full costumes (i.e. tigers, hotdogs, and rockstars, make-up and all) and tried to remain serious while... View Details
- 13 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
5 Worries I Had about Applying to HBS
across Africa. I was worried HBS would not accept students from my background. I hadn’t studied outside Nigeria and most of my work experience was local. Were the things I had done “impressive” enough? I... View Details
- 17 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?
FatCamera In an interview with Harvard Business School Professor Teresa Amabile for a study on retirement, one man on the cusp of exiting his career spoke openly about how the transition was making him question his identity. “After I... View Details
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition
online versus face-to-face, so some form of redundant communication would be helpful so things don’t slip through the cracks,” Neeley says. 6. Move to more asynchronous work Given the disruption to the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
When Ideas Become Reality: Entrepreneurship at HBS
interesting startup ideas, I never felt like I had the oomph to get me from idea to reality. That was about to change. Building Confidence I came to HBS wanting to start my own thing – with the rough concept View Details
- 04 Apr 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Does Remote Work Affect Innovation?
they have decided to give up their weekend to come up with a better idea? Would they have agreed to break the routine of Mondays working remotely to share their response in the relative privacy of the office... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 02 Mar 2021
- HBS Case
The Tulsa Massacre: Is Racial Justice Possible 100 Years Later?
residents whose ancestors didn’t even live in the state at the time of the offense. “They say potentially paying for it will only exacerbate the racial tensions we live with every day, and the best thing we... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 25 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker
glad to have it out there and to be telling that story because I think leaders learn by inspiration and by other examples of leadership at different moments, in different contexts, with different circumstances. Madam C.J. Walker does all... View Details
- March 2023
- Teaching Note
Ransomware Attack at Colonial Pipeline Company
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 123-069. On the morning of May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline Company became aware that the company had been the victim of a malicious ransomware attack that had stolen and locked up company data. The extortionists demanded 75 bitcoins (worth... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Communication; Communication Strategy; Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Judgments; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Policy; Employees; News; Cybersecurity; Digital Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Information Management; Internet and the Web; Crisis Management; Business or Company Management; Resource Allocation; Risk Management; Negotiation Tactics; Failure; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Attitudes; Behavior; Perception; Reputation; Trust; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Infrastructure; Distribution Industry; United States; Alabama
- 28 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investor Lawsuits Against Auditors Are Falling, and That's Bad News for Capital Markets
to 80 in 2014. Another example: Some 70 percent of auditors in 1996 were likely to settle claims with some sort of cash payment. By 2016 the percentage of paid settlements had... View Details
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Resources - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
University of Virginia Professional Organizations POD Network Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Independent... View Details
- 10 May 2019
- Blog Post
Advice for Mothers Pursuing an MBA
Joy and Tarang took care of my son and literally saved the day. Being a mother/parent at HBS is a learning experience for everyone: yourself, your section mates, your friends, and family. You’ll learn how to juggle many View Details
- August 2018
- Case
Digital Transformation at Brazilian Retailer Magazine Luiza
By: Thales S. Teixeira, Leandro A. Guissoni and Tania Modesto Veludo-de-Oliveira
By late 2017, Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza's CEO was convinced that the company could significantly grow sales and accomplish its aspirations of digital transformation. What was unclear in his mind was whether he should act as a tech company and grow as fast as... View Details
Keywords: Digital; Ecommerce; Retailing; Brazil; Bricks And Mortar; Pricing; Customer Lifetime Value; Growth and Development Strategy; Internet and the Web; Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Retail Industry; Brazil
Teixeira, Thales S., Leandro A. Guissoni, and Tania Modesto Veludo-de-Oliveira. "Digital Transformation at Brazilian Retailer Magazine Luiza." Harvard Business School Case 519-009, August 2018.
- 22 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Case Protagonists at HBS
revitalizer of such watch brands as Blancpain, Tag Heuer, and Hublot, was my favorite protagonist by a longshot. He spoke about love and passion being the only two things you need in this world – and... View Details
- August 2013 (Revised December 2014)
- Case
Taking Dell Private
By: David J. Collis, David B. Yoffie and Matthew Shaffer
In July 2012, Michael Dell, CEO and founder of Dell, Inc., met with a representative of Silver Lake Partners to explore taking his company private. The company, which he had founded in his dorm room as a college freshman and which had made him the youngest Fortune 500... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Going Private; The PC Market; Market For Corporate Control; Corporate Strategy; Leveraged Buyouts; Change Management; Private Equity; Market Entry and Exit; Private Ownership; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Internet and the Web; Computer Industry; Technology Industry; United States
Collis, David J., David B. Yoffie, and Matthew Shaffer. "Taking Dell Private." Harvard Business School Case 714-421, August 2013. (Revised December 2014.)
- Profile
Loujaine AlMoallim
Coming to HBS is like... Being part of a large community trying to solve a never-ending brain teaser that makes us reevaluate our approach to problem solving. Every class is a new challenge that leaves you feeling like a bewildered... View Details