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- 4 PM – 5 PM EDT, 30 Sep 2021
- Virtual Programming
HBS Perspectives in Health: Healthy Buildings and Productivity Organizational Imperatives Pre, During and Post Covid
Join the HBS Health Care Initiative for a discussion and Q&A with HBS professor John Macomber and Harvard School of Public Health associate professor and director of the Healthy Buildings Program Joseph Allen on their recent book, Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces... View Details
- 13 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands
authors John A. Quelch and Nathalie Laidler-Kylander see branding issues that are shared by many international entities, but also recognize that NGOs have missions and constituencies that add to the... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 21 Oct 2021
- Video
Business Opportunities in Climate Adaptation
- 02 Dec 2021
- News
Our Eight Favorite Books in 2021 for Healthy Living
- 11 Aug 2014
- HBS Case
The Business of Behavioral Economics
try to change people's behavior around overeating, smoking, or other bad habits many are desperate to break. That's why John and Norton are so intrigued by a company called StickK.com (pronounced "stick"),... View Details
- 28 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
How to Avoid a Price Increase
quantity than raise prices, conclude Harvard Business School marketing professor John Gourville and University of Texas professor Jonathan Koehler. They recently published their findings in a working paper, "Downsizing Price Increases: A... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 04 Oct 2007
- What Do You Think?
Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?
Summing Up The clear consensus of those responding to this month's column is that managerial capitalism, as John Bogle terms it, has peaked. But what will follow it is less clear. Many doubt that the form of owners' capitalism represented... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 16 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting the Message: How the Internet is Changing Advertising
industry's biggest challenges: targeting customers who are likely to be interested in what is being sold and measuring the effectiveness of an ad campaign. Improved technology promises to solve the age-old problem once stated by retailer... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Gulf: It’s a Family Affair
A conversation with John Davis, author of "Challenges Facing Family Companies in the Gulf Region" Family Business Review, vol XIII, no. 3, September 2000. Q: Where does family business take you? Davis: I've been in this field... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild & Andrea Schulman
- 06 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
When Product Variety Backfires
Traditional wisdom teaches that brands win market share by offering a wide variety of products, increasing the chance of appealing to a wider variety of customers. But how happy are you when trying to find a head cold remedy at the... View Details
- 06 Oct 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Optimal Illiquidity
- 01 Nov 1999
- Lessons from the Classroom
What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century
Leading in the 21st Century is an HBS Executive Education program being held in January 2000. Professors Gary Hamel and John Kotter talk about the course and the new realities of leadership and competitive success. Q: What led the two of... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 30 Jan 2006
- HBS Case
The Case of the Mystery Writer’s Brand
As a longtime authority on marketing communications, HBS professor John Deighton has analyzed the consumer-product relationship from every angle. But when he heard the best-selling author James Patterson address a meeting of the Direct... View Details
- 05 Oct 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Don't More People Get Flu Shots at Work?
Dreams, right? ‘If you build it, they will come.’ You might think flu shot clinics work that way,” says Beshears. “Many employers believe that by just making a clinic available on the premises that people will flock to it because everyone... View Details
- 10 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Counting Up the Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley
changes had any impact in the lead-up to the financial crisis. HBS Associate Professor Suraj Srinivasan and Harvard Law School Professor John C. Coates leverage the benefit of hindsight to assess research findings from over 120 papers in... View Details
- 23 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to Brand a Next-Generation Product
notice a new name.” Like Apple, most consumer-centric companies deal with the dilemma of how to brand the next- generation of an existing product. Product upgrades make up the majority of corporate research and development activity. That's why Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 17 Dec 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’
early weeks (the man does not let up!), the students come to appreciate the intensity and rapid-fire humor of their teacher. Clearly, he cares. A lot. And by the end of the semester, something transformative has happened: They are better... View Details
- 21 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Will American Brands Be a Casualty of War?
In a recent op-ed piece for the Sunday London Times, Harvard Business School professor John Quelch warned that popular U.S. brands could be in for a rough ride overseas should anti-American sentiment grow over President Bush's handling of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne