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- 04 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 4
total consumer traffic for higher revenues derived by exposing consumers to unsolicited products (e.g., advertising). We show that competition between platforms leads to lower equilibrium levels of search diversion relative to a monopoly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing: A Practical Guide
understand customers and their needs deeply. Develop the ability to respond to this understanding with better-tailored assortments, replenishment of the hits, and timely markdowns on what is left over. Execute well, especially at the stores. Attend to data inaccuracy... View Details
- 13 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Unexpected Way Whistleblowers Reduce Government Fraud
very high level, is that while allegations can shake that trust, they usually don’t lead to a breakup but eventually both parties need to renegotiate the contract terms.” Allegations change the dynamics To better understand the contract... View Details
- 04 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities
They focused on utility patents, or new or improved useful products that grant the inventor exclusive commercial rights for up to 20 years. To qualify, patents needed to list at least one US inventor. What they found was a huge spike in... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
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changes in China have been more dramatic than people realize. Second, democracy in China is inevitable. Third, these economic reforms have been political, cultural, and, above all, global processes. Understanding these developments tells... View Details
- 08 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Koppert Cress: Macro Greenhouses, Microgreens
In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details
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Field Course: Ideation and Prototyping for Innovation - Course Catalog
can be found here . Accepted students will be notified by August 15, 2025. Learning Objectives Most early-stage ventures and new products fail because too few customers want what’s offered. Specifically, either: 1) the View Details
- 09 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 9
outsourcing certain store operations to third parties, changing the way store managers were compensated, and creating formal operating procedures for store operations. But he knew he had to be careful. Could an emphasis on improving labor... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Hansjörg Wyss, MBA 1965
responds in the negative. "I knew I would be with Synthes for a certain amount of time, because I had some equity in the company and saw there was huge potential for our products in the United States—if we could survive the first five... View Details
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news about major players and HBS recruiters, analysis of trends in the industry and the competitive environment, and news of innovative products and services. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Info Blast Monthly newsletters curated... View Details
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Data: The Ever-Expanding Frontier - Race, Gender & Equity
equity firms? How might we design an on-ramp for people looking to make career changes – people that could very well expand our capacity and understanding of our work? We are not at a loss for motivation and inspiration. “The more you... View Details
- 23 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 23
Publications December 2014 Journal of Political Economy Transition to Clean Technology By: Acemoglu, Daron, Ufuk Akcigit, Douglas Hanley, and William R. Kerr Abstract—We develop a microeconomic model of endogenous growth where clean and dirty technologies compete in... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Action Plan: Writing the Next Chapter
that Hubscher knew she wouldn’t touch. “The product itself hasn’t changed,” she says. “A pen or a pencil remains a pen or a pencil.” She was also committed to Caran d’Ache’s artisanal approach to production. Crafting a single pencil... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Innovation, Inc.
help students launch and creatively manage new businesses, including both stand-alone start-ups and ventures operating within an established organization. Tripsas notes, “Whenever a firm introduces a truly novel product, it has repercussions beyond the narrowly defined... View Details
- 12 Mar 2018
- Blog Post
Applying to HBS in Round 3?
engineering roles to product and brand marketing ones, I realized that I wanted to learn about skills and perspectives I couldn’t learn on the job: a macro view of finance and economics, how to think and implement strategy and leadership... View Details
- 26 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
Climate Week NYC 2023
work in the business world to drive positive change for our climate. My experience has inspired me to think about how next year we can bring together the ever-growing HBS alumni community focused on climate in a View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Action Plan: Net Proceeds
Philippines are a few countries where they operate, ensuring chain of custody of materials and ethical collection, with no child or forced labor. OceanCycle has worked with Patagonia, Herman Miller, and Dell Computer to make products out... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Exchange: Micro Management
studies that there are many small-business owners who could put capital to very good use, but microfinance has not yet unlocked those potential opportunities. “That paper was very influential and one of the first indications to academics that small View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
One-on-One with Jeff Hicks
554, with billings for 2006 estimated at $1 billion. The agency’s client list now includes brands such as Volkswagen, Burger King, and Virgin Atlantic, among others. “The business I loved is the business we’re in now — being completely integrated with a client’s View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Your Keyboard Is Listening
simplify negotiations, and plan to market the product as a tool for monitoring diagnosed patients for changes brought on by disease progression or treatment regimens. The bigger regulatory hurdle—and the... View Details
Keywords: April White