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22 Nov 2004
Research & Ideas

Side Effects: The Case of Propecia

the wives or barbers of balding men? All these issues and more faced Tom Casola, who in 1997 was heading the Propecia marketing effort for the drug maker Merck & Co. The case was discussed by audience members at the 5th Annual Alumni... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Health; Pharmaceutical

10 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

COVID-19 Lessons: Social Media Can Nudge More People to Get Vaccinated

Public health officials who took to social media to push people to get the COVID-19 vaccine may have wondered if they were screaming into a void. Over the course of the pandemic, health agencies around the world—ranging from the World Health Organization to the Center... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Health; Technology

13 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis

What." Since 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Kind of Blue, it's a good time to ask: How did he do it? One of the answers is "radical simplicity," according to HBS professor Robert D. Austin View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music

19 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

Birth of the American Salesman

rebuild them as good agents or executives for NCR. But he was influential. He was a great promoter of himself and of the idea that sales management had to be handled systematically, even... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

Web

A Chronicle of the China Trade. The Papers of Augustine Heard & Co., 1840-1877

of the China Trade. The Papers of Augustine Heard & Co., 1840-1877 Introduction Doing Business with China Augustine Heard & Co. The Canton Trade Commodities & Currencies Treaty Ports & Compradors Clippers & Steamships Exploring Trade... View Details

18 Feb 2020
Blog Post

A Vision of Love@HBS in 2020

Rabbiya (not Carlos, who has the social graces of a pre-marriage Prince Harry and the jaw-dropping good looks of a young Jon Hamm see photo). After breaking through the proverbial ice, we quickly realized... View Details

08 Oct 2021
Blog Post

8 Stories from PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

the riskiest to tell in case they didn’t respond well. It took me a long time to realize that being my full and authentic self was, in essence, the best way to be a good role model for not only my siblings,... View Details

18 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask

Kaplan says. "Once you have a better matching of your time with priorities, you'll want to encourage your direct reports to do the same." Do You Coach And Also Solicit Feedback From Your Key Subordinates? Most View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

29 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

A Manager’s Moral Obligation to Preserve Capitalism

possible—indeed, Friedman went further to say that any attempt to curb the free market was harmful to the good of society. This is the view Ramanna grapples with in a new working paper, Managers and Market... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Dec 2023
News

A Continuum of Innovation

As senior associate dean and chair of the MBA Program, Matt Weinzierl has a running list of questions that he and Jana P. Kierstead, the executive director of MBA and Doctoral programs, always keep in mind. They range from the curricular (How can we ensure that the MBA... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

13 Nov 2017
Blog Post

5 Worries I Had about Applying to HBS

across Africa. I was worried HBS would not accept students from my background. I hadn’t studied outside Nigeria and most of my work experience was local. Were the things I had done “impressive” enough? I felt like all I did was go to work, do a View Details

03 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Dealing with the ‘Irrational’ Negotiator

What do you do when the people with whom you are negotiating act in ways that can best be called counterproductive? Before throwing up your hands, take a deep breath and ask yourself 3 questions. Do these people lack View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman

22 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

Why Salespeople Struggle at Leading

shouldn’t make salespeople sales managers, but I don’t think that’s good advice,” Cespedes says. “Sales managers determine how much money salespeople make and how well they eat. It’s difficult, if not... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

21 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

What's Missing from the Racial Equity Dialogue?

The Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society (BiGS) welcomed scholars to Harvard Business School last year to advance their research about race, diversity, inclusion, and inequality. As the nation reflects on issues such as... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

13 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands

rely on the reputation of the nonprofit and the belief they have that the organization is doing, and will continue to do, good work. Edelman PR tracks consumer trust in global... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

Experimentation Works: The Surprising Power of Business Experiments

* Top 10 Technology Books of 2020 (Forbes)
* 10 Best Business Books of 2020 (Inc. Magazine)
* Top Shelf Pick of Best Business Books 2020: Technology & Innovation (Strategy + Business)
* 9 Best Business Books for 2020... View Details

04 Oct 2022
What Do You Think?

Have Managers Underestimated the Need for Face-to-Face Contact?

that such trade might alter Chinese interest in democracy and capitalism. That leads to a conclusion that “we need to start quickly weaning ourselves off of the products and resources of our adversaries.”... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

22 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance

reluctance has hit Black Americans particularly hard since they have seen historically higher arrest rates, often fueled by racial discrimination, research shows. But it might be a good time to rethink those hiring practices View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

02 May 2022
What Do You Think?

Can the Case Method Survive Another Hundred Years?

cases everywhere. There is an old saying at the School that so-and-so is so good at teaching that he or she could teach the newspaper. In fact, the late professor Theodore Levitt of the marketing faculty was known for occasionally walking... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

04 May 2020
Blog Post

6 Things You Should Know About the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

so close with a group of people in such a short amount of time. Although we all come from incredibly different backgrounds, we all share similar career aspirations of doing a lot of good in the world by having a deep understanding of the... View Details

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