Publications

23 Apr 2024
In Practice

Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now

With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

05 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

reflexivity can be stimulated. Finally, we discuss the implications of our review and identify avenues for future research. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55662 Assessing... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

19 Dec 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017

can swipe right or left on a profile to indicate her interest in a potential match. The case is designed to explore issues related to pricing, market design, and launch strategies in the context of online marketplaces. Students are asked... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

22 May 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

depend on management’s ability to significantly improve the efficiency of its manufacturing operations. ETF needed to decide whether to invest in the company and, if so, at what valuation. In addition, ETF needed to decide the structure of the investment View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

April 2009
Supplement

Supply Chain Optimization at Hugo Boss (B) - The M-Ratio

By: Ananth Raman, Nicole DeHoratius and Zahra Kanji

We evaluate the impact of a supply chain pilot implemented at Hugo Boss. This pilot entailed altering the way in which Hugo Boss orders from its suppliers. We explore the challenge of assessing the impact of supply chain change, the link between operational performance... View Details

Keywords: Supply Chain; Performance Evaluation; Problems and Challenges; Sales; Change; Valuation; Consumer Products Industry

15 May 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

purchasing power parities (PPPs) with a closely matched set of goods and identical methodologies in a variety of developed and developing countries. Our results are close to those reported by the... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

22 Feb 2022
News

March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

relationships between disparate data sets and then assess the significance of conclusions reached. Fast Start to Career Success: Making the Most of Your First Job By Ron Kurtz (MBA 1967) Outskirts Press Your... View Details

May 2012
Case

Start-Up Chile: April 2012

By: Lynda M. Applegate, William R. Kerr, Josh Lerner, Dina D. Pomeranz, Gustavo A. Herrero and Cintra Scott

Start-Up Chile is a unique program to encourage entrepreneurs to bring their new ventures to Chile. Policymakers must evaluate its effectiveness in achieving economic and social goals. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Policy; Chile

30 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Recruiters: Highlight Your Company’s Diversity, Not Just Perks and Pay

employers and policymakers do? Pacelli plans to probe further into the effectiveness of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. For example, he’s teaming with Rennekamp and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Web

Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

Concepts Develop a robust set of vital and forward-looking business skills to grow as a leader Engage with a global cohort of like-minded peers and build a network that lasts far beyond the View Details

November 1998
Case

Wegmans Food Markets: Diabetes Counseling

By: Ray A. Goldberg, David E. Bell and Ann Leamon

Danny Wegman, president of Wegmans Food Markets, is trying to decide how to evaluate the success of a nutrition-counseling program for diabetics, and whether and how to expand the program beyond the two stores currently involved. Wegmans, with 57 stores and $2.3... View Details

Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Expansion; Programs; Human Needs; Financial Management; Health Care and Treatment; Nutrition; Consumer Behavior; Food and Beverage Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

August 1972 (Revised November 2002)
Case

Prelude Corporation

Describes a company that is seeking to restructure the lobster fishing industry by applying technology and management to what has been essentially a cottage industry. The student is expected to identify and evaluate the strategy pursued by the company to date and then... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Strategy; Leading Change; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Industry Growth; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry