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- 15 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
Deconstructing the Price Tag
discrepancy was overlooked for a five-week period, creating a natural experiment that compared how customers reacted to the three wallets that outlined costs versus the two—bone and tan colors—that did not. The researchers found that the... View Details
- 21 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
Fixing the Marketing-CEO Disconnect
operations where there are established techniques in inventory management and reengineering, there are no obvious and permanent cost-cutting results to be gained through marketing, short of simply slashing the advertising budget. In addition, marketing is not View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Extraordinary People
help when building a new factory or rebuilding after a natural disaster. Mills recognizes the same determination, creativity, and sense of community that have always impressed her in working with owners of small and growing businesses.... View Details
Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 13 Jan 2003
- Research & Ideas
Making Biotech Work as a Business
collaborations. "What I want to suggest to you is that what should drive the nature of this choice is the nature of the underlying technology," he said, "in particular, the degree to which you... View Details
- 20 Aug 2024
- Book
Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge
traditional businesses may struggle to adapt to the constantly changing nature of ecosystem strategies. In his book, Smart Rivals: How Innovative Companies Play Games That Tech Giants Can't Win, Feng Zhu provides principles to help... View Details
- 11 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing
1990s, many companies introduced ERP systems that captured data at the transaction level. It was natural to think how we could modify ABC systems to benefit from the ready availability of transactional data about orders, products, and... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 15 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Health Care Conundrum
The U.S. health care industry is unique in that despite the presence of significant competition, which usually drives increased value through decreased costs and improved quality, the nature of the competition in health care has been... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Competitiveness at Risk
in competitiveness because it must set the rules, regulations, and incentives that govern the nature of competition. Government also must invest in public assets on which all business depends: physical infrastructure, public education,... View Details
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Do I Dare Say Something?
enterprises as well. In this e-mail interview, Edmondson and Detert discuss their research and how managers can create environments that encourage and support "upward voice." Their paper is called "Latent Voice Episodes: The Situation-Specific View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 07 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
How Do You Value a “Free” Customer?
who interact with each other. There are many other situations (e.g., MySpace) where the nature of customer interaction is much more complex. Our model will not be applicable in those settings. Q: Was there anything in your findings of the... View Details
- 28 Jul 2015
- Blog Post
Nairobi Love: Heading Home
In my early 20’s, I was really struggling to reconcile my public sector heart and private sector mind: how do ~40% of Kenyans live in poverty despite some of the highest literacy rates on the continent, an increasing cadre of highly skilled workers, an abundance of... View Details
- 07 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship with the City of Boston
nonprofits, cultural institutions, and like-minded corporations. My clients included cause-related NGOs like Freedom to Marry and Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project, the American Museum of Natural History, Ford Motor Company, and MIT. The... View Details
- 30 May 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the HBS Sound Society
on campus. What activities do you organize? Our activities are mostly social in nature (I like to think of it as a social club for the entire school), but we have also tried to create a bridge to the music industry by hosting many... View Details
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Understanding the Process of Innovation
product idea that gets rejected or that gets approved and then bombs will damage the middle manager's career. "As a consequence of this natural process of deciding what to carry forward, the ideas that get developed into business... View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gray
- 01 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Goldman Sachs
Conference: We recently began taking part in the Entrepreneurship Conference to discuss the entrepreneurial nature of Private Wealth Management. Resume Book: We use HBS’ first-year resume book to ensure that all students are invited to... View Details
- 04 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
The First Alumni of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program
B2B business models. The remote nature of the current school year allowed attendees to “meet” and engage with alumni outside of the Boston area. The events and their follow-up discussions offered both practical advice and inspiration for... View Details
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A Eureka Moment | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
through entertaining, interactive videos. “Young children are naturally curious and want to learn how their world works, but all too often they become discouraged and lose interest early on,” says Bucala, who serves as the organization’s... View Details
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2015 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
nature of bias systematically differs for White women, Black women, and Black men. He is a practitioner as well as a researcher. For decades, he has served as a diversity consultant to scores of Fortune 500 companies, public-sector... View Details
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IFC: Silicon Valley; Disrupting Silicon Valley with AI - Course Catalog
Financial Aid for a quick assessment to determine your eligibility and process or contact finaid@hbs.edu for more information. Enrollment Capacity : Limited to 45 MBA students (due to the nature of IFCs, auditing is not permitted) Course... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
New Releases
success of the United States, Britain, Germany, and Japan? What can be learned from the long-term championship performances of leading business firms in each country? How important were specific innovations by individual entrepreneurs? In the end, what is the true... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross