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01 Mar 2004
News

Toy Story

and develop.” Because consumers already know and trust the LEGO name, the bulk of the company’s U.S. sales are through the larger chain stores. LEGO enjoys ample shelf space and huge displays at the retailers that have been thought of as... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; toys; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

09 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Moving From Bean Counter to Game Changer

escalated. A Deloitte survey in 2010 of 131 financial institutions worldwide found that 79 percent had enterprise risk management programs in place or in progress, an increase of 20 percent from just two years earlier. And 86 percent had a chief risk View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Banking

07 Sep 2019
Op-Ed

Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change

low-value assets in high-risk areas? In the long run it will not make economic sense for society to keep rebuilding homes that have been destroyed multiple times, or to raise ground floors in stores and office buildings that are barely... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber

25 May 2023
Blog Post

Interview Strategies to Connect with a Wider Range of Candidates

Inclusive Video Interviews When having an in-person interview, the backdrop is generally at your office or on campus. However, with virtual recruiting, interviews will often occur using video calls where the background may be the... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

16 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Improve Decision-Making in Hiring: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

Inclusion, and Belonging effforts and resources, be sure to include that information in your job description. Be Aware of Bias on Video When having an in-person informational conversation or interview, the backdrop is generally at your View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Mar 2023
News

Happy Monday

Although many executives feel an urgency to get people back into the office full-time to rekindle a sense of connection, Subramanian says the evidence suggests otherwise. On the flip side of the same coin, a Gartner survey of 4,500... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

08 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017

case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/717445-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 717-446 AKB48: Going Global? (B) Supplements the (A) case. Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/717446-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 617-062 ISRO:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Apr 2025
News

The Working Parent Revolution

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morell, host of Skydeck. In 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in 67% of two-parent families with children, both parents worked, which was up from 59% in 2013.... View Details

15 Dec 2024
News

Back at the Ranch

The summer training program at Bear Hug Cattle Company starts truly at square one. “The first day is about teaching the guys how to just be out here and not die,” says lead instructor Zach Aguilar, gazing out from under his broad-brimmed hat to the grassy rangelands of... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photos by Adler and Vance Jacobs; Animal Production and Aquaculture; Agriculture

01 Apr 1999
News

An Eye to the East

coordinating the School's ambitious research efforts in a daunting list of culturally diverse countries such as Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Pakistan. Officially opened last October, but inaugurated with a festive... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

12 Dec 2018
News

Lesson Plan

hope. So last December, speaking in a crowded, harshly lit room typical of government offices the world over, Cognetti put herself forward as one of 10 candidates to vie for a seat on the Scranton School Board. As part of her personal... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Chris Sorensen

21 Mar 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)

unique perspective,” says Anita Elberse, the Lincoln Filene Professor of Business Administration at HBS, who is faculty co-chair of the Executive Education program. “Their viewpoint often sheds light on why we see certain tensions in the media View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports; Media & Broadcasting; Education

17 Feb 2015
HBS Case

HBS Cases: The Battle for San Francisco

revitalize the downtown area using generous tax incentives. This effort has led to a 40 percent increase in tech companies with offices in the city from 2010 to 2013. "They have been trying to balance the encouragement of technology... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology

Web

Bringing the Next Pandemic Vaccine to Your Doorstep with MIMIX - Blog: Health Supplement

the next phase of manufacturing, scaling up to the hundreds of millions of patches necessary to make an impact in the next pandemic. For comparison sake, the existing COVID vaccine manufacturers have combined to produce more than one billion total doses. The challenge... View Details

08 Jun 2023
News

Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner

civil engineering, their role in creating Harvard's Environmental Studies program, and their efforts to conserve natural spaces around New York. HBS professor and former Dean Nitin Nohria presented the Business Statesman Award to John B.... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

10 Mar 2021
News

Next Normal

evidence for the many benefits of remote work—wider geographical reach into different markets, more autonomy over one’s office set up, and the list goes on—studies also make very clear that remote workers’ feelings of professional... View Details

01 Aug 2001
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

It was a busy spring for alumni, both on and off the HBS campus. The Cleveland Conference, Reunions, and Club Officers Roundtable were each very successful and energizing events. Such occasions provide us with a unique opportunity to hear... View Details

Keywords: John Hoffman

28 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

Collaboration By: Bernstein, Ethan, and Stephen Turban Abstract— : Organizations’ pursuit of increased workplace collaboration has led managers to transform traditional office spaces into “open,”... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 5, 2006

created self-organizing, ultra-low-power, wireless sensor networks; a space that was getting a lot of attention in 2004. The company was founded in 2000 and in early 2004 was looking for a second round of funding. The area had attracted a... View Details