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25 Jul 2023
Research & Ideas

Could a Business Model Help Big Pharma Save Lives and Profit?

Might Also Like: The FDA’s Speedy Drug Approvals Are Safe: A Win-Win for Patients and Pharma Innovation Curbing an Unlikely Culprit of Rising Drug Prices: Pharmaceutical Donations Buy-In from Black Patients Suffers When Drug Trials Don’t... View Details

Keywords: by Esther Schrader; Pharmaceutical; Health

06 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful

makes entrepreneurial leaders tick, the answers are far from clear. In fact, most studies present conflicting findings. Entrepreneurs, it seems, are still very much a black box waiting to be opened. A Harvard Business School research team... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge

10 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces

white female tutor asked a black student about her hair weave. Often, these attempts led to higher engagement and a feeling of closeness that benefited the relationship. Other times, the result was a sense of estrangement. In discussing... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

01 Nov 1999
Research & Ideas

John H. Patterson and the Sales Strategy of the National Cash Register Company, 1884 to 1922

confidence then, I settle down, and will sell him the register best adapted to his wants and business; or, if he has made up his mind that he wants one like his neighbor's, I sell him that one, no matter, if, in my judgement, it is not entirely best suited to his... View Details

Keywords: by Walter A. Friedman

10 Feb 2021
Research & Ideas

Has #MeToo Changed How Hollywood Hires?

producers to identify and attract female writers, the researchers explain. The study results have wider implications in that they reinforce what many business leaders already suspect—social movements like #MeToo and Black Lives Matter are... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Media & Broadcasting

31 May 2023
HBS Case

Why Business Leaders Need to Hear Larry Miller's Story

Larry Miller shares how education helped him escape a life of crime and why employers should give the formerly incarcerated a second chance. ARTICLE: A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?A case study by Francesca... View Details

Keywords: by Jamal Meneide; Entertainment & Recreation; Consumer Products

June 2017 (Revised December 2017)
Case

CJ E&M: KCON Goes Global

By: Elie Ofek and Michael Norris

In January of 2017, CJ Entertainment & Media (E&M) proudly announced that it will be holding its first ever KCON in Mexico City just two months later. CJ Group Chairman Jay Lee and Vice Chairwoman Miky Lee are pleased at the progress that KCON, a Korean-oriented music... View Details

Keywords: Music Entertainment; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Food; Music Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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01 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security

Systemic racism and discrimination in small communities can undermine a country’s ability to defend itself during conflicts, creating a national security risk, new research says. Marco Tabellini, an assistant professor of business administration at Harvard Business... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

18 May 2022
Research & Ideas

Are Banks the ‘Bad Guys’? Overdraft Fees Are Crushing Low-Income Customers

down accounts, which often happens if a customer fails to repay overdraft fees and other outstanding balances for two months. That black mark can prevent a consumer from opening a bank account elsewhere for up to five years, the authors... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

22 Feb 2018
Book

The New History of American Capitalism

scholars studying racialization as an enduring American strategy for the coercion and control of labor, particularly African American labor. Race and capitalism is an expanding area, reaching subjects as varied Jim Crow, migration, urban studies, the carceral state,... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

28 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note

likely to quit in the first year of the program. Black students were also more likely to drop out than white students. Some of the disparity may have to do with Black students being less likely to apply for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

09 Nov 2022
In Practice

COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?

The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details

Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost

17 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women

Sanders didn’t vote this time around; they just couldn’t get over their dislike for Hillary. One interesting departure from these trends emerged from the voting patterns of women of color—and of black women in particular. Only 26 percent... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely

25 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker

evangelists," as well as appealing and effective products that inspired consumer loyalty—held sway over the popularization of beauty products that were just emerging for all women, black as well as white. All told, her central... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Beauty & Cosmetics

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 these during View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

02 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity

for these long-standing disparities.” For the past 20 years, Chandra has been examining differences in health outcomes between white and Black Americans, searching for solutions to shrink the gap. In a recent working paper published... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

03 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Why Confronting Racism in AI 'Creates a Better Future for All of Us'

his research, race and racism in the marketplace, and more. Turner founded and runs the Technology Race and Prejudice Lab, also known as the T.R.A.P. Lab. Barbara DeLollis: Why do you research race and technology? Broderick Turner: As a View Details

Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis

14 Jul 2020
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Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

Co managed to serve clients profitably, transferring most of the additional costs and getting a bump for improved service-level agreements and number of orders managed similar to the one they usually get during peak times like Black... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

26 Apr 2022
Book

What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose

that empowerment and collaboration are not just aspirations but achieved reality. Purpose goes from being a slogan to a set of lived principles. In the video below, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson explains the enormous challenge he faced in 2018 when a manager called the... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

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By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang

Launching Technology Ventures
Launching Technology Ventures (LTV) is designed for students who are actively working on their own startups or who will work at early-stage startups. The course material is, in particular, focused on new businesses in the... View Details

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