Industry Growth - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

The Entrepreneurs Who Invented Economic Forecasting

years. One of his students, Simon Kuznets, developed [a standard way to measure] Gross National Product there in the 1930s. In all these ways, the growth of the forecasting industry spurred efforts to make... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

23 Jan 2019
Blog Post

The First Five Years: '30 under 30' Edition

mainstream music industry today made all of the hard work of the past decade deeply worth it.” Tucker: “I think professionally it provides nice exposure for the work we have been doing here at Troy Capital. I’d like to think it doesn’t... View Details

17 Jan 2019
News

The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

doing things as an entrepreneur and activist, you can often feel solo in your journey or that you are operating on the periphery of mainstream culture. So being recognized with such a prestigious accolade alongside many leaders of the mainstream music View Details

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Case

Time Inc. and New Magazine Development

By: David J. Collis and Nancy Donohue

Looks at the magazine development at Time Inc. in light of the growing dominance of the video group and the modern management of the 1980s. Highlights the firm's magazine development during 1989. View Details

Keywords: Growth and Development; Management; Product; Segmentation; Publishing Industry

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10 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 10

inequality due to forces like skill-biased technical change. Exploring movements around these long-term levels, however, this study finds mixed evidence regarding the vicious cycle hypothesis. On one hand, larger compensation differentials are accepted as inequality... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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CFO Letter - Annual Report 2019

Publishing, Harvard Business Review circulation continued to grow (counter to industry trends), and products launched by the Corporate Learning and Higher Education divisions were well-received. Leveraging space in new and newly renovated... View Details

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Tessa Vacher-Desvernais

high-performance organizations,” she says. An MBA from HBS would give her the opportunity to establish enduring general management skills. “I seek exposure to people from many different industries to inspire me with different perspectives... View Details

Keywords: Retail/Hospitality; Financial Services

25 May 2011
News

Race to the Finish?

economies getting behind the wheel in the coming years, automakers have an added responsibility: For the industry to maintain its social license to operate, it must ensure its growth does not come at the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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Evolution of the Social Enterprise Conference | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Evolution of the Social Enterprise Conference The Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) spoke with Adam Nathan, one of the leaders of the 2014 Social Enterprise Conference (SECON) , to discuss its growth and evolution, as well as its unique... View Details

May 2013
Supplement

Elasto Therm: The Next Step

This is the spreadsheet supplement for case ElastoTherm: The Next Step(813030). This contains the electronic copy of exhibits 1 and 2. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurs; Pricing; Pricing Policies; Pricing Strategy; Pricing Structure; Sales Force Management; Acquisitions; Work/family Balance; Family-owned Business; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Work-Life Balance; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; United States

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01 Sep 2008
News

Farming for Fuel

with senior researchers James Weber and Mary Louise Shelman, examines the complex political and economic underpinnings of the ethanol industry and the dilemma facing the farmers of Mid-Missouri Energy (MME). The farmers must make major... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

29 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Helping Women in Mexico to Live Fulfilled and Healthy Lives

Giovanna Abramo (MBA 2022) spent the last three years prior to HBS working at Bain & Company in Mexico City where she worked on performance improvement, strategy, and operational model redesign projects across industries like consumer... View Details

15 Jan 2020
News

The Business of Access

take Lisle’s business know-how—she had led revenue generation and growth opportunities in the private sector at companies like Oracle, Zefer, and Wellbourne International—and apply it to nonprofits rooted in the social services. The... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

17 Jul 2023
Blog Post

From the Panelists: Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits?

quite large but it isn’t the ‘total dollar value’ that is really our biggest challenge. It is our ability to build things that will need that financing, and our ability to get that financing to the parts of the industry (developing... View Details

09 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation

the draw anymore. By conducting a series of diagnostics, companies in any industry can quickly identify the most promising opportunities. This article shows how to conduct customer, portfolio, and competitor diagnostics to pinpoint the... View Details

Keywords: by Scott D. Anthony, Mark W. Johnson & Matt Eyring

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Past Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Ivy So and Alina Staskevicius Description: The growth of impact investing has led to an unprecedented focus on impact measurement, with the aim of understanding both financial and social return on these investments. However, impact... View Details

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Rethinking E-Leadership

efficiency and innovation, between maintaining existing businesses and creating new ones, between revenue growth and increased profitability. They must strive to make progress on all these fronts—simultaneously. 2. Innovate with abandon.... View Details

Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni

17 Jul 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: As America Recedes from Global Leadership, Its CEOs are Stepping Up

to the reality that race issues in major metropolitan cities had to be addressed. The third instance came in the 1990s when global opportunities arose for US-based companies to lead their respective industries through a sustained period... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

09 Apr 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: JSW Steel

across the country. This January, we had the good fortune to travel to India for one of Harvard Business School’s Immersive Field Courses (IFCs), focusing on “Decarbonizing while Developing.” It was a unique opportunity to understand how View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

Digital Health Care: Empowering Consumers

in the growth of retail medical centers, too. If they are conveniently located, people will take care of minor medical issues, such as an ache, or a mole that might be cancerous. Most people also prefer them to hospitals overwhelmed with... View Details

Keywords: April White

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