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- 11 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
The Business of Behavioral Economics
Behavioral Economics. Here's how StickK works. The user selects a goal—like losing weight—and pledges a certain amount of money toward achieving it. Then a referee—often a friend—is chosen and a contract signed. If the goal is achieved,... View Details
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
got a high-tech upgrade. On a warm July day at a little past 11 a.m., as the early lunch crowd shuffles in, Karavites runs through the changes: digital menu boards, a mobile ordering system, a new delivery collaboration with UberEATS, and... View Details
- 14 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The High Cost of the Slow COVID Vaccine Rollout
Government officials should have poured much more money into producing and distributing COVID-19 vaccines to save more lives and rescue the economy faster, according to new research co-authored by 16 researchers including Harvard Business... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Barbara Bry: Business is Blooming
Proflowers, there are no warehouses and no network of retail florists. Orders are transmitted electronically to growers, who cut, pack, and ship, usually within 24 hours. This supply-chain compression allows Proflowers to offer a unique... View Details
- 31 Mar 2002
- What Do You Think?
Is This the Decade of the Investor?
carry out their responsibility to represent the best interests of investors, who will?—James Heskett But Dr. Leslie Levy suggests that before we jump to conclusions, perhaps more information is needed. In particular, we should isolate the returns to various types of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 May 2020
- Blog Post
The Importance of Coordination: Apoorva Pasricha Reflects on Crisis Leadership
focus on the educational side because that’s what’s needed immediately?” she asked. “The crisis emphasizes the necessity of agility.” Within days, the Mayor’s Office redirected their efforts to help schools “financially and operationally.” With $1 million in... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Tipping Point
Illustration by Erin Robinson At one end of the global coffee supply chain are the diners who gather for brunch at the sidewalk tables outside Chloe’s Cafe in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood. Regulars there order the fluffy... View Details
- 28 Apr 2020
- Blog Post
The Importance of Coordination: Apoorva Pasricha Reflects on Crisis Leadership
focus on the educational side because that’s what’s needed immediately?” she asked. “The crisis emphasizes the necessity of agility.” Within days, the Mayor’s Office redirected their efforts to help schools “financially and operationally.” With $1 million in... View Details
- 25 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Will Machine Learning Make You a Better Manager?
learning from a technical standpoint. But, you don’t have to understand how exactly machine learning works in order to utilize it. In simplest terms, machine learning is a combination of fields, including statistics, computer science, and... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Tackling Climate Change Will Cost Less Than We Think
massive shift —of the same order of magnitude as the diffusion of globalization, the mechanization of agriculture, the widespread adoption of computers or the diffusion of the Internet and the digitization of almost everything. It will... View Details
- 17 Apr 2015
- News
A Driving Force for a Sustainable World
she was honored with the National Order of Merit, France’s highest decoration, in recognition of her efforts to promote sustainable development and to support innovative startups. “It doesn’t make my life different on a daily basis, but... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
A. Malachi Mixon, III, MBA 1968
analyze something quickly and figure out what needs to be done." ADVICE TO STUDENTS "Work in a real business for a while, gain some experience and expertise, be patient and pay your dues. And don't worry too much about money on the front... View Details
- 08 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 8, 2007
efficiency, because some schools are strategic players that rank students in order of preference, while others order students based on large priority classes. Therefore it is desirable for a mechanism to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Mar 2022
- Research & Ideas
Navigating Tradeoffs: How Purpose Becomes a Company's ‘Lighthouse in the Storm’
CEO Corie Barry, who says that making money is the company’s business imperative, not its purpose. Barry explains how the company manages to balance pursuing its mission of enriching people’s lives through technology while also focusing... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- 15 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Going Green Makes Good Business Sense
supermarket for "dolphin-safe" tuna, so Star-Kist decided to fish in safer waters and raised prices accordingly. In reality, even the most well-meaning customers didn't want to shell out more money for a can of tuna even if it... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
extract maximum value from technologies such as point-of-sale scanners and customer loyalty cards. Highly readable and compelling, The New Science of Retailing is your playbook for turning all that data into a wellspring for new profits and unprecedented efficiency.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
New Treasury Rules Help Long-Retirement Planning
recommended that workers use all their retirement savings to buy life annuities in order to avoid outliving their savings. Nevertheless, few workers want to put their whole retirement nest egg into a life annuity. Why? In one word,... View Details
- 26 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 26, 2007
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707451 CircleLending, Inc. 2006 Harvard Business School Case 206-137 CircleLending, an innovative start-up, offered individuals the ability to set up and manage informal loans made between relatives and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sophisticated Investors May Be Harming Fintech Lending Platforms
biggest departure from the traditional banking model, where banks do the legwork on behalf of investors, and investors may have little or no information about loans—and in fact may not know which loans their money is supporting. “The... View Details
- 06 Dec 2017
- Blog Post
The 23rd Annual Harvard Business School Tech Conference
key is to learn and keep marching forward. Throughout the day, the conference had many different panels. In order to expose the HBS community to trends in the technology space outside the U.S., the conference for the first time saw a... View Details
Keywords: Technology