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- 28 Aug 2017
- Research & Ideas
Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?
Source: Cecilie_Arcurs George Serafeim has a startling suggestion to fix the world’s biggest environmental, social, and governance (ESG) problems such as water pollution, deforestation, and wealth inequality: encourage companies within industries to do less competing... View Details
- 12 Dec 2016
- HBS Case
Business Lessons from Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
Digital Studios this past summer. Johnson’s rise to the top in Hollywood and his unrelenting drive to achieve what Garcia and Johnson call “benevolent world domination” is what attracted the attention of Harvard Business School professor... View Details
- 19 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Finding Success in the Middle of the Market
provider of premium-priced products tailored to a particular customer segment, or you have to shoot for scale, using low prices and volume purchasing to attract a mass market and drive down your cost structure. Midfield has been... View Details
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
tested whether the subsidies were associated with differential attendance and weight loss over 12 months, as might be predicted by the expectation that they attract employees with differing degrees of motivation. Analysis and Results:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 02 Mar 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Energy
agriculture, and manufacturing. What HBS Brings to the Energy Ecosystem The diversity within the energy sector also extends to company size. There are startups creating innovative solutions to address energy problems around the world, as well as large established... View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
- 05 Nov 2013
- News
Start-Ups Get a Start in New Orleans
of effort on his part. Wilkins moved to the Crescent City four years ago from Boston with his wife, New Orleans native Ginny Wise, and three sons. Prior to his arrival, he had been a brand manager for Proctor & Gamble, a marketing vice... View Details
- 23 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Status: When and Why It Matters
competitors. "Being distinctive from the high-status firms in an industry should be particularly crucial, as high-status firms attract a disproportional share of attention and resources from their audiences," Malter... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
matching candidates are attractive by reducing the competition among agents on the same side of the market. An agent who sees fewer candidates knows that these candidates also see fewer potential matches, and so are more likely to accept... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Innovation as P&G’s Key
many pages. But more recent triumphs are also instructive, such as how the tired Herbal Essences brand was revived in part by pouring it into a curvaceous, nestable bottle intended to appeal to Gen-Y women. The Game-Changer is rich with... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Ann S. Moore, MBA 1978
and culture. This is what attracted Ann Moore. As a brand-new Harvard MBA in 1978, she had received thirteen job offers, but accepted the one with the lowest salary. "People were astounded that I chose to go to Time Inc.," says Moore.... View Details
- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
power comes a new challenge: people now expect companies to understand what type of relationships they want and to respond appropriately-they want firms to hold up their end of the bargain. Unfortunately, many brands don't meet those... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 30 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Use the Psychology of Pricing To Keep Customers Returning
There are a couple of things I am working on at this time. One has to do with the negative effects of product variety. The basic premise is that certain types of product variety increase the attractiveness of a View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Case Study: Declawing the Competition
in subscriber growth and customer feedback. However, the lucrative market opportunity ($8 billion, growing at 4 percent year-over-year) and the low costs of entry are attracting new competition. New cat-focused subscription boxes have... View Details
- Profile
Evelyne White
the model is more local than expected and that it's working in small and medium markets. Getting to a strong brand awareness and consideration level will be cheaper and easier in these markets, which will be critical for local business.... View Details
- 22 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 22, 2015
position as market leader would deteriorate. Additionally, if Emirates NBD held back Tanfeeth's growth ambitions, some of the world-class talent Tanfeeth had been able to attract might leave. What was the best course of action for... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 24 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Introducing the HBS Heartland Club
A first-generation college student, she attended Vanderbilt University where she majored in English Literature before heading down to Miami to work in Global Operations for Restaurant Brands International on the Burger King brand. Before... View Details
- 12 Jan 2017
- News
Personalizing Women’s Path to Success
child-rearing hiatus. Lisa Skeete Tatum (MBA 1998) has designed what she calls the ideal “playbook” for those situations, and more, with Landit, a technology startup that offers personal brand and network building, skill development,... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
advertised as “The Soap of the Beautiful Woman.” Just as soap was transformed from being about hygiene to being about beauty, so toothpaste brands increasingly emphasized their ability to make their users more View Details
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Media
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- 06 Dec 2017
- Blog Post
The 23rd Annual Harvard Business School Tech Conference
incentives of VC funds but hurts entrepreneurs. Eric’s discussion brought a whole new perspective: when a company is performing well and it attracts outside investors, pro rata rights of previous investors limit the amount of money new... View Details
Keywords: Technology