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23 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

COVID Was Supposed to Increase Bankruptcies. Instead, They've Gone Down.

consumer, bankruptcies dropped 28 percent year-over-year. Chapter 11 business bankruptcies climbed 35 percent year-over-year and by 194 percent for corporations with more than $50 million in assets. However, when small businesses are... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

23 May 2018
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Carla A. Harris, MBA 1987

1999 Named Managing Director, Morgan Stanley 2000 Releases album, Carla’s First Christmas 2005 First solo concert at Carnegie Hall 2005 Releases album, Joy Is Waiting 2005 Named by Fortune to list of 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in America 2009 View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

26 Jun 2013
News

How a Trivial Pursuit Became a Significant Case

that led to a $3 million profit venture in eight months"—he proposed a trivia game about television's shows, history, and personalities to the publisher of TV Guide magazine. TV Guide liked Reiss's idea,... View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

20 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle

their value. At the same time, our go-go workplaces are emphasizing and rewarding 24x7 productivity. To study this idea, the researchers set up six experiments to gauge our attitudes about luxury and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

17 Dec 2007
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Medical Tourism

countries that similar development made sense. So it's a tricky public policy issue. Q: How does growth in private hospitals affect public health care in India? A: There is an assumption in the view often expressed in the media in India... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

08 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Recalling My First Cold Call: A Conversation with Second-Year Students

a broad overview of the problem and helps us consider all components to solve it. As an engineer, I come from a background that mainly uses formulas to solve problems; coming to HBS has helped me expand my problem-solving skills by... View Details

27 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Build 'Scaffolds' to Improve Performance of Temporary Teams

"Four minutes," a triumphant Amy C. Edmondson exclaims as she arrives at her Harvard Business School office, clutching a bike helmet and explaining that her commute is 10 minutes faster by bicycle than by car. Edmondson, the... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Health

13 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

The Consumer Appeal of Underdog Branding

Biography," details her joint research about the trend and its implications for brand management. Keinan, an assistant professor in the Marketing Unit at Harvard Business School whose research on consumer behavior has been View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

23 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap

Sponsorship on the Competitive Preferences of Men and Women, published in the journal Management Science. The study was co-authored by Coffman and Nancy R. Baldiga, an... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Leadership - Health Care

engagement. She also oversees content strategy for the Health Care Initiative’s social media channels and website, highlighting key developments in health care, faculty research, View Details

10 Jul 2007
What Do You Think?

How Much of Leadership Is About Control, Delegation, or Theater?

organizational performance. In a thought-provoking book published last year, Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert I. Sutton suggest that the overriding impact of leadership on performance is a myth, or at least only a... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Aug 1998
News

Spangler Family Gift Endows New Campus Center

a post office, the Coop, a travel center, and automated bank-teller machines. The top floor of the building will house over twenty "project rooms," sized for meetings of up to ten people and equipped with... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Institutions for "The Limits of Insurance Demand and the Growing Protection Gap" with Pari Sastry, Tess Scharlemann, and Ana-Maria Tenekedijieva. 2024 Elisabeth Kempf : Winner of the 2024 Second Place Jensen... View Details

01 Dec 2019
News

Remix

soon the storm of allegations would draw undeniably close. In November, the award-winning screenwriter Jenny Lumet published a first-person account in the Hollywood Reporter of being violated in 1991 by Russell Simmons, the king of... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Chris Sorensen; #MeToo; DefJam; Arts, Entertainment

24 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Harvard’s JD/MBA: Viroopa Volla (JD/MBA 2021) Answers Your Questions

Not only do students learn more about resources at HBS and HLS but also, they have the time to pursue long-term projects that require more effort. Students have co-written cases with HBS professors, View Details

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Angela Q. Crispi | About

division of Millipore Corporation. Dedicated to leadership in education and nonprofits, she serves on the Boston Symphony Orchestra Trustees, Gettysburg College Board of Trustees, Harvard Business Publishing... View Details

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Hidden Workers, Part-Time Potential - Managing the Future of Work

are more loyal and perform better on several key metrics compared to traditional sources of talent. With many companies facing a talent shortage, hiring these hidden workers may be the solution. Read the report View Details

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Introduction

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction Credit in Pre-Industrial Society Credit View Details

06 Aug 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?

I think about releasing ads in advance is you begin to engage consumers earlier, and then when you wrap that around a social media strategy you can begin to drive conversation about your brand before,... View Details

Keywords: Media & Broadcasting; Media & Broadcasting; Media & Broadcasting; Media & Broadcasting

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Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

creation of department store groups such as Federated Department Stores, Allied Department Stores, and Interstate Department Stores. In 1927, Mazur published Principles of Organization Applied to Modern... View Details

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