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Business Essentials Interpret data to inform business decisions, explore the economic foundations of strategy, and discover what’s behind the numbers in financial statements. Explore Subject 3 Courses Credential of Readiness (CORe)... View Details

17 Jan 2023
In Practice

8 Trends to Watch in 2023

As 2023 begins, businesses and employees face an uncertain economy and labor market, as the twin dilemmas of inflation and interest rates weigh on forecasts. Harvard Business School faculty share the top trends that they believe will shape the workplace and markets... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

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About - Business & Environment

Postdoctoral Fellow at the Climate and Sustainability Impact Lab at the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard Business School. He holds a PhD in Economics and Finance from the University of St. Gallen, an... View Details

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Harvard Business School Online Courses & Learning Platforms

Choose a subject area: Digital Transformation Marketing Business Essentials Leadership & Management Entrepreneurship & Innovation Strategy Finance & Accounting Business in Society Now Offering Launching Tech Ventures On-Demand – Start... View Details

01 Jun 2009
Lessons from the Classroom

The Challenges of Investing in Science-Based Innovation

In economic downtimes, businesses are apt to cut R&D projects that don't promise a speedy return on investment. But take a cue from smart science-based businesses, which view the recession as an opportunity to stoke up research and... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Banking; Auto; Pharmaceutical

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Help - Alumni

Administration (MD/MBA) Master in Business Administration (MBA) Owner/President Management Program (OPM) PhD in Business Economics (PhDBE or PhDBusEc) PhD in Information, Technology, and Management (PhDITM) PhD in Organizational Behavior... View Details

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South Asia - Global

South Asia Mumbai For the past decade the HBS community has demonstrated a strong interest in research related to South Asia. The India Research Center (IRC) was established in 2006 and is based in Mumbai. Following significant economic... View Details

2008
Working Paper

Concentration Levels in the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services Industry: Myth vs. Reality

By: Alvin J. Silk and Charles King III

This paper analyzes changes in concentration levels in the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services (A&MS) industry using publicly released data that have been largely ignored in past discussions of the industrial organization of this industry, namely those available... View Details

Keywords: Advertising; Mergers and Acquisitions; Revenue; Analytics and Data Science; Surveys; Marketing; Measurement and Metrics; Rank and Position; Competition; Advertising Industry; Service Industry; United States

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24 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 24, 2006

national male circumcision rates for African countries are both a strong predictor of HIV/AIDS prevalence and uncorrelated with other determinants of economic outcomes. Two-stage least squares regressions do not support the hypotheses... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Podcast - Business & Environment

last 15 years scaling a national logistics and digital infrastructure platform for resale. In this episode James describes why the company decided to handle physical goods rather than act as a pure marketplace, how ThredUp helps brands... View Details

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Research - Global

Research September 2025 Article Journal of Development Economics Using Satellites and Phones to Evaluate and Promote Agricultural Technology Adoption: Evidence from Smallholder Farms in India By: Shawn Cole , Tomoko Harigaya, Grady... View Details

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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

driver of wealth creation and economic growth. Partnerships to foster the translational processes from public research organizations, such as universities and hospitals, to private firms are a policy tool that has attracted increased... View Details

16 Nov 2016
Research & Ideas

Turning One Thousand Customers into One Million

to the supply side toward catering to the demand side. Building on the initial 1,000 After surpassing 1,000 customers, organic opportunities for the companies to acquire more customers and suppliers in bulk became increasingly rare. So Uber and Airbnb turned to View Details

Keywords: by Thales S. Teixeira and Michael Blanding; Retail; Transportation; Accommodations

10 Oct 2023
Research & Ideas

In Empowering Black Voters, Did a Landmark Law Stir White Angst?

political participation and bolstered economic conditions for Black communities. But the law also galvanized "racially conservative" white voters, stoking their fear of losing power and influence, a dynamic that lingers today, write... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Impact Investments

2013, [1] it has experienced double digit growth and developed into a market with an estimated $502 billion AUM by the end of 2018. [2] Alongside the surge in impact investing, there has also been an increase in related but distinct... View Details

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Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship - Health Care

support patients and providers across women’s health settings by delivering virtual lifestyle medicine interventions. Christina’s drive to improve women’s health care delivery stems from experience delivering humanitarian aid in Eastern Europe. She built upon this... View Details

11 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 11

to lead to improvements in dealing with the problem of economic benchmarking. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2517496 The Decoupling Effect of Digital Disruptors By: Teixeira, Thales S., and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Finance - Faculty & Research

Antoinette Schoar. "Revenue Collapses and the Consumption of Small Business Owners in the COVID-19 Pandemic." Art. 104079. Journal of Financial Economics 170 (August 2025). Digital Lending and Financial... View Details

February 2021 (Revised March 2021)
Case

AptDeco: Circular Economy Furniture Marketplace

By: Ayelet Israeli and Jamie Merkrebs

AptDeco, a used furniture marketplace, was growing rapidly in the tri-state area. The co-founders were confident that the business model, financial position, and unit economics positioned AptDeco for scaling in the massive $120 billion furniture market, despite its... View Details