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  • 13 Apr 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Small Businesses Are Worse Off Than We Thought

programs will be in keeping firms afloat. The survey results highlight how critical the duration of the crisis will be in determining the fate of small businesses. Across all industries, 53 percent of respondents said they would be forced... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Financial Services

    George C. Lodge

    Professor Lodge had been a member of the Harvard Business School faculty since 1963. Before his retirement in 1997, he taught a number of courses in the MBA Master's Program and in various HBS executive programs. in the MBA program these included: Business,... View Details

    • 23 Jan 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick

    Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality of life of people in the areas... View Details
    Keywords: by Michael Blanding
    • Career Coach

    Parul Singh

    As the president of HBS Tech Club, Parul can help point students to resources and opportunities available at HBS for preparing for interviews with technology companies, and new job opportunities. Parul can also provide insight as to what... View Details
    • 02 May 2016
    • Blog Post

    Why We Recruit: Samsung Global Strategy Group

    on consulting projects at both the corporate and subsidiary level that provide strategic insights, innovative ideas and fresh perspectives to Samsung’s top executives worldwide. The program has had more than 120 alumni all over the globe.... View Details
    Keywords: Technology
    • 2010
    • Chapter

    Advancing Leadership Theory and Practice

    By: Rakesh Khurana and Nitin Nohria
    More than a means of getting ahead and gaining power, leadership must be understood as a serious professional and personal responsibility. In this introductory chapter, editors Nitin Nohria, the dean of Harvard Business School, and Rakesh Khurana, a professor of... View Details
    Keywords: Leadership; Practice; Research; Theory
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    • 06 Jul 2015
    • Research & Ideas

    Money and Quotas Motivate the Sales Force Best

    told a specific goal," says Chung, noting that 80 percent of firms in the United States use some type of bonus to reward employees. The field experiment spanned six months in the second half of 2013, and involved 80 full-time salespeople from branches in View Details
    Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Retail
    • January 2025
    • Case

    Redwood & Strong: The Value of a Consulting Engagement

    By: David G. Fubini and Patrick Sanguineti
    The board of Redwood & Strong LLP (R&S), the American branch of a large global law firm, is meeting to review the findings of a recent strategic initiative designed to identify potential merger candidates. The request for the engagement originated from Daniel Crawford,... View Details
    Keywords: Client Service; Professional Service Firm; Professional Services; Consulting; Mergers and Acquisitions; Governing and Advisory Boards; Reports; Strategic Planning; Value; Consulting Industry; Legal Services Industry; United States
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    • March 2016 (Revised May 2018)
    • Case

    Reinventing Best Buy

    By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
    On March 1, 2017, Best Buy Company, Inc., North America’s largest retailer of consumer electronics and appliances, announced a third year of comparable-store sales increases and a 20.8% increase in domestic comparable online sales. These results were in marked contrast... View Details
    Keywords: Best Buy; Hubert Joly; Renew Blue; Showrooming; Webrooming; E-commerce; E-Commerce Strategy; Online Retail; Multichannel Retailing; Omnichannel; Marketplaces; Turnaround; Consumer Electronics; Consumer Electronics Accessories; Appliances; Stores-within-stores; Store Experience; Store Size; Store Pickup; Store Management; Delivery; Delivery Models; Amazon; Amazon.com; Pricing Strategy; Business Subsidiaries; Business Units; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Theater Entertainment; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms and Management; Business History; Cost; Selection and Staffing; Reports; Technological Innovation; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Human Capital; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Teams; Brands and Branding; Product Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Demand and Consumers; Media; Distribution; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Distribution Channels; Infrastructure; Product; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Programs; Groups and Teams; Sales; Salesforce Management; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Information Technology; Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Resource Allocation; Computer Industry; Electronics Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Technology Industry; Retail Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; United States; Minnesota; Minneapolis; Saint Paul; St. Paul
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    • 07 Aug 2000
    • Research & Ideas

    The Business of Biotech

    cancer and AIDS. Those working in the biotech trenches, however, point out that the real work has only just begun. Dr. Robert Tepper, chief scientific officer for Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., put it this way in a Business Week... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Biotechnology; Health; Technology
    • 21 Mar 2004
    • Research & Ideas

    Loyalty: Don’t Give Away the Store

    real benefits. I would categorize real benefits of these programs into four different buckets: Reward your existing, loyal customers, without incurring a major cost by doing so. Positively affect the... View Details
    Keywords: by Manda Salls; Consumer Products; Retail
    • 12 PM – 1:30 PM EDT, 28 Apr 2020
    • Career Events

    New Paths Forward & How to Get There

    Is there anything holding you back from taking that next step? Are you at an impasse? This session is designed to help to you honestly assess where you are now in your life. From there, we will craft potential new paths and create action plans to guide your immediate... View Details
    • 21 Aug 2000
    • Lessons from the Classroom

    Under the Magnifying Glass: The Benefits of Being a Case Study

    What is it really like to be the subject of a case study? According to top executives of four Latin American enterprises that have been held under the magnifying glass, the case study process can hasten a valuable journey of reflection... View Details
    Keywords: by Martha Lagace
    • April 2004 (Revised August 2004)
    • Teaching Note

    BuildingBlocks International

    BuildingBlocks International (BBI) plans to accomplish its mission to help children in developing countries succeed in school by bringing management expertise to local organizations. Two years after founding BBI, however, the team hasn't figured out exactly how to make... View Details
    Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Social Marketing; Developing Countries and Economies; Sales
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    • 27 Apr 2021
    • Blog Post

    There Are No HBS People, Just People Who Happen to Go to HBS

    My grandmother in yellow, my aunts and uncles, and two of her many grandchildren. I’m a born and raised Detroit-native coming from a long line of incredible matriarchs. My grandmother, born in 1929 on a small rural farm in Arkansas, traveled to Detroit with View Details
    • 06 Oct 2016
    • Blog Post

    Takeaways from the Peek Women's Colleges Cohort

    Peek has changed a lot since its founding in 2015! Please visit the Peek website for the most up to date information on dates, registration, and program events. I was incredibly excited when I learned about Peek Weekend, which offers an... View Details
    • 29 Nov 2018
    • Blog Post

    The HBS Community - Student Initiatives

    Engage  A few times a week, different students host Eat & Engage dinners at their apartments. Each dinner has a topic as a launching point of conversation. We’ve covered everything from the future of healthcare, to pivotal life... View Details
    • Blog

    The Female Executive's Perspective: A conversation with HBS AMP Women on Applying

    Stepping away from responsibilities in the office and at home for the multi-week HBS Advanced Management Program (AMP) is a major decision. Women executives in particular wonder, "Can I really leave my family and my team for that long?"... View Details
    • 15 Apr 2022
    • Blog Post

    How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Kelly Ogiesoba

    The HBS 2+2 program is a deferred admission process for current students in their final year of study, either in college or a full-time master’s degree program. If you are admitted through 2+2, you work for two to View Details
    • Web

    Alumni

    More Stories Search the Alumni Directory Be found. Update your profile Programs & Events Jun 06 06–07 Jun 2025 2025 HBS Reunions, June 5-8 We look forward to welcoming you back for your reunion! This is a special opportunity to reconnect... View Details