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  • 15 Jan 2008
  • First Look

First Look: January 15, 2008

organizational studies research. We empirically assess this assertion by analyzing studies of negotiation published in top peer-reviewed management, psychology, sociology, and industrial relations journals from 1990 to 2005. Our findings... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Feb 2010
  • Research & Ideas

The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service

rather than focus simply on products and sales. And Gulati's research, including interviews with 500 executives spanning industries and geographies, asserts that outside-in success is not confined to any one sector. "I see the move... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products
  • 26 Oct 2022
  • Research & Ideas

How Paid Promos Take the Shine Off YouTube Stars (and Tips for Better Influencer Marketing)

desired outcome.” Deep dive into YouTube The influencer marketing machine is huge and growing. The industry was reportedly valued at $6 billion in 2020 and is projected to climb to $85 billion by 2028, the paper says, citing Globe... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Technology; Media & Broadcasting
  • 11 Dec 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018

industries over others, including wishing to avoid sectors where there was extensive government interference. Oral history can shed light on hypersensitive topics, such as corruption, which are rarely formally documented. While the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 06 Oct 2003
  • Research & Ideas

The Problem with Hedge Funds

this the investor has seen before. Statistical models of risk and reward, supposedly prudent investment management coupled in bizarre and undisclosed fashion with the most extremely risky investments, were characteristic of the Internet... View Details
Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
  • Web

Climate Impact - Business & Environment

solutions with an initial focus on industrial heat for hard-to-abate sectors.” Charley Cummings MBA 2011 | President & CEO, Walden Mutual Bank “Walden Mutual is an online bank that is helping to build a more vibrant and sustainable local... View Details
  • 25 Apr 2024
  • News

Origin Stories

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Where we come from and how we were raised has a profound effect on who we become. The recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Award grew up... View Details
  • February 2020 (Revised April 2021)
  • Case

StockX: The Stock Market of Things

By: Chiara Farronato, John J. Horton, Annelena Lobb and Julia Kelley
Founded in 2015 by Dan Gilbert, Josh Luber, and Greg Schwartz, StockX was an online platform where users could buy and sell unworn luxury and limited-edition sneakers. Sneaker resale prices often fluctuated over time based on supply and demand, creating a robust... View Details
Keywords: Markets; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Demand and Consumers; Consumer Behavior; Analytics and Data Science; Market Design; Digital Platforms; Market Transactions; Marketplace Matching; Supply and Industry; Analysis; Price; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; North and Central America; United States; Michigan; Detroit
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  • Profile

Sergio Velasquez-Terjesen

out, he embraced the oil and gas industry because "it offered excitement, good pay, plus opportunities for international travel—I wanted to explore connections in the larger global community." At ConocoPhillips, Sergio not only... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy; Consulting
  • March 2022
  • Teaching Note

Supreme: Remaining Cool While Pursuing Growth

By: Jill Avery and Sandrine Crener
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 522-006. Following VF Corporation’s acquisition of cult streetwear brand Supreme, consumers and industry pundits were nervous that becoming part of a large, public corporation would put an end to Supreme’s slow and careful growth... View Details
Keywords: Cultural Branding; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Luxury; Growth Management; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States
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  • 28 Nov 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

and from its employment of nationals at senior levels. The upshot, seen in the case of the EU, was that Unilever had a "voice" in issues that concerned it, even if it was exercised discreetly through industry and other... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products
  • 01 Mar 2024
  • News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Ukraine and the fighting in Israel and Gaza. Mason Wright fears MI6 may try to drag him and Kelly back in as global strife continues to spread, but he’s more focused on keeping his marriage and his life from falling apart. On the surface they appear to be the perfect... View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet)
  • 2023
  • Book

Deeply Responsible Business.: A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership

By: Geoffrey Jones
Corporate social responsibility has entered the mainstream, but what does it take to run a successful purpose-driven business? This book examines leaders who put values alongside profits to showcase the challenges and upside of deeply responsible business. Should... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Responsibility; Business Ecuation; Socially Responsible Investing; Business Education; Ethics; Leadership; Business History; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Religion; Social Enterprise; Social Issues; Wealth and Poverty; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Banking Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Computer Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Education Industry; Fashion Industry; Financial Services Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Green Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Electronics Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United Kingdom; Germany; United States; Japan; India; Latin America
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  • 15 Mar 2017
  • Lessons from the Classroom

More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business

This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Green Technology
  • January 2018
  • Case

Under Armour

By: Rory McDonald, Clayton M. Christensen, Daniel West and Jonathan E. Palmer
After 20 years of growth unprecedented in the sports apparel industry, Under Armour finds itself with a new record to beat: making the leap from $5 to $10 billion in sales—a feat only accomplished to date by competitors Nike and Adidas. At the heart of this challenge... View Details
Keywords: Under Armour; Nike; Adidas; ＂Jobs To Be Done; Purpose Brands; Entrepreneurship; Customer Focus and Relationships; Innovation Strategy; Business Growth and Maturation; Growth Management; Innovation Leadership; Sports Industry; Sports Industry; Sports Industry; Sports Industry; Sports Industry; Sports Industry; United States; Maryland; Baltimore
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  • Web

Global Activities 2020

Leumi, Professor Joshua Margolis highlights the leadership style of its former CEO as she sought to disrupt the banking industry from within. Latin America Seeing the Immediate Impact of Faculty Research in Chile In this Q&A, assistant... View Details
  • 05 Feb 2019
  • News

The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)

further acquisitions to take PCL to the next level! With the ever-changing industry that we operate in, I look forward to the new challenges along this journey.” Can you tell us about MAYU and what motivated you and your wife to launch... View Details
  • 03 Dec 2014
  • What Do You Think?

Can the Brilliant Jerk Be Managed Effectively?

for the phenomenon. Munyaradzi Mushato suggested that, "my experience in industry tells me that most jerks are created by the very systems that are designed to improve performance that is, about 70% of the jerks are bred! Most... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 15 Dec 2023
  • News

Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From Opportunity to Action’, a webinar panel of HBS alumni who shared... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 20 Oct 2010
  • Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

an integrated fashion to achieve real impact. Competitiveness strategies combine efforts to upgrade general conditions in an economy with efforts that are targeted at the specific conditions affecting individual groups of activities.... View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels