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Corporations as the Central Institutions of Society

Mark Twain observed that, “Prediction is very difficult—particularly when it involves the future,” and he was right. One way to reduce the risk of becoming an infamous forecaster—like the experts who told us the Internet would quickly collapse, that Apple would never... View Details

Keywords: Trends; Business and Government Relations; Organizations; Power and Influence; Society

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Middle East & North Africa - Global

experiences during and after HBS and offered valuable insights on scholarships. The session also featured a panel discussion and Q&A with alumni and a current student, who shared their perspectives on the MBA journey. The evening... View Details

27 Oct 2009
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First Look: October 27

in Developing Countries Authors: Diego Comin, Norman Loayza, Farooq Pasha, and Luis Serven Abstract We build a two-country asymmetric DSGE model with two features: (1) a product cycle structure determines the range of intermediate goods... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

23 Jul 2001
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Sam Walton: Great From the Start

Brothers, he did not sell his products at prevailing prices. Instead, he discounted his merchandise, passing the savings he achieved on to the consumer, and made his profit on volume rather than on margin. "Simple enough," as... View Details

Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow; Retail

16 Nov 2016
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Turning One Thousand Customers into One Million

First 1,000 Customers, we explored how these two-sided platforms got their start and attracted a significant number of early adopters based on a Harvard Business School case that professor Teixeira wrote with Morgan Brown. “Airbnb maintained a culture of testing many... View Details

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

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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Adi Sunderam AUG 2021 What are the determinants of value creation in U.S. commercial banks? The authors develop novel measures of banks’ productivities at collecting deposits and making loans. They find that deposit View Details

23 Sep 2020
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Jo Tan (MBA 2021) Draws on Experience

Josephine (Jo) Tan (MBA 2021) always starts with a pencil sketch, a light grey roadmap of where things are going. Then bold black ink makes it permanent and watercolor paint gives it life. Recently she has added a step—bringing the almost finished View Details

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Asia Pacific - Global

Conference 2025 On February 22, 2025, the HBS Alumni Club of Hong Kong (HBSAHK) celebrated its 45th anniversary with the 9th Signature Conference at Cloud 39, The Henderson. Centered on “Leadership in an Era of Change”, the event featured... View Details

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FAQs - Alumni

Fitness Center in Shad Hall is open Friday 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Are presentations recorded? Are slides made available? Some of the Featured sessions that take place in Klarman are recorded and... View Details

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Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research

Information featured in The New Yorker Kodak's Old-School Response to Disruption By: Ryan Raffaelli More Information HBS Working Knowledge CEOs and Coaches How Important is Organizational 'Fit'? By: Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik How big... View Details

14 Jul 2014
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Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’

what extreme adherents of a brand like about a product, designers can identify features to emphasize for all consumers. "A lover of a product can help identify aspects that are providing value, helping... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

25 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 25

http://www.remote-sensing.routledge.com/books/details/9780805862911/ The Social Utility of Feature Creep Authors:Debora V. Thompson and Michael I. Norton Publication:Journal of Marketing Research (forthcoming) Abstract Previous research... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Output and asset price fluctuations

What are the sources of business cycles? How are these shocks propagated in the economy? Why are their effects so persistent? How can we explain asset price fluctuations? How are shocks transmitted internationally?To study these questions, I have developed a series... View Details

04 Oct 2010
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Introverts: The Best Leaders for Proactive Employees

stereotypes of great leaders. "Many people associate extraversion with action, assertiveness and dominance—characteristics that people believe to be necessary to be effective leaders," Gino says. "The features that define... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Research - Managing the Future of Work

Research Research Featured Reports The Partnership Imperative: Community Colleges, Employers, & America’s Chronic Skills Gap By: Joseph B. Fuller & Manjari Raman Healthy Outcomes: How employers' support for employees with caregiving... View Details

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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets - Faculty & Research

first 12 months after their account activation and who did not separate from employment during this period, 96% still had a balance greater than £1 and 87% received an automatic payroll contribution in month 12. However, product take-up... View Details

26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008

literature that suggests firms reduce marketing expenditures in order to boost reported earnings, we find that soup manufacturers roughly double the frequency of all marketing promotions (price discounts, feature advertisements, and aisle... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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ハーバード - Global

Launched in 2002 as non-membership service, the NP Atobarai product has given Japanese consumers an alternative to paying with their credit cards when using ecommerce (EC) websites. Despite having strong adoption and industry low... View Details

29 Feb 2000
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Whence IT Value?

During the past few years inventory turns among U.S. manufacturers have climbed steadily, and it appears as if productivity has improved nicely. One explanation for these happy trends is that the massive investments we've been making in... View Details

Keywords: by Andrew McAfee

08 Jun 2009
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The Return of the Salesman

address: that salespeople promoted innovations; that they acted as brokers of information; and that their activities "embodied the spirit of capitalism in popular culture." Could you elaborate on the importance of these themes? A: In the early 20th century, a lot of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

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