Beauty - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2023
News

In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental

extremely clean. It’s lovely here. It’s healing.” Second home: Lille, France. “The church where Charles de Gaulle was baptized is right across the street from my apartment. It’s beautiful there.” Congolese cuisine: “My favorite dish is... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; investment; exports; infrastructure; life experience; finance; Finance

30 May 2023
News

Finding PRIDE

she hopes it will serve as an accelerant—personally and professionally—for those who attend. “This is a group that’s had to be so resilient. It’s also a group that gets the power of community personally, but they haven’t had a chance to come together and to focus... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

16 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be

first made contact with the firm five years earlier. In a relationship-intensive business, service, communication, and institutional memory are necessary, but not sufficient, he says. Ultimately, quality and beauty are paramount.... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products

21 Nov 2015
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Stella McCartney Combines High Fashion with Environmental Values

design and create these beautiful objects that are also very sustainable and do not harm the environment. And why is this so important? Because at HBS, we try to inspire our students to be leaders who make a difference, make a positive... View Details

Keywords: by Brian Kenny; Fashion

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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

in 2011 as the May Ushiyama Honorary Professor of Beauty Business. Rosabeth M. Kanter : Given the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus for her work on removing barriers to women's inclusion in the... View Details

13 May 2019
Blog Post

The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS

of me and my son—bringing us food, keeping us company, and offering encouragement and/or babysitting on days I needed them the most. These incredible individuals demonstrated the beauty of humanity, teaching me to be vulnerable and... View Details

22 Feb 2024
News

GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

Clubs News Clubs News Crossroads Forum Explores Future of Gulf Region More than 1,300 public and private leaders convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 30 and 31 for the Crossroads GCC Future Impact Forum, co-hosted by the HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2022
News

Future Vision

experiences in the MBA Program being enhanced through the use of recommendation engines for courses. Or digitalization could help improve HR practices for staff through the use of people analytics. The list could go on and on. The beauty... View Details

Keywords: Brian Kenny; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

November 2017 (Revised October 2018)
Case

Brandless: Disrupting Consumer Packaged Goods

By: Jill Avery

Brandless, an online direct-to-consumer seller of upscale private-label consumer packaged goods, offered consumers a limited assortment of values-conscious products delivered directly to their homes with the simplicity of one fixed $3 price point that promised an... View Details

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07 Oct 2020
Blog Post

7 Coming Out Stories from the HBS PRIDE Club

livelihood on my own. Having the time and space to openly express my sexuality had been lower on my priority list at the time. Until I decided to fully embrace who I was and celebrate the beauty in being different.” Morgan Sheil... View Details

31 Jul 2015
Blog Post

Transitioning From the Military to Business School

ultimately I’d like to run a company. To me, the beauty of the case method is the opportunity to truly put oneself in the shoes of a protagonist and think through a difficult decision with the protagonist using the same values and... View Details

10 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink

near 20 percent online market share. Apparel, greeting cards, party supplies, and office products have reached double-digit penetration as well while sporting goods and cosmetics will likely reach double-digit share in 2011. Pet products and health and View Details

Keywords: by Rajiv Lal & Jose B. Alvarez; Retail

05 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

The Accidental Innovator

his important pieces came out of some experiments with unusual tools; he wasn't trying to do a piece of work, he was just trying out the unfamiliar tools, and something interesting happened. Another, a potter, showed me how he would create View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

13 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis

firm specializing in improvisational collaboration and communication in high-performance teams. In their case, "Miles Davis: Kind of Blue", they reflect on the beauty of the music as well as the unusual story behind its... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music

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Harvard Business School

Independent Beauty Consultants, and has been instrumental in developing a product portfolio strategy generating innovative skin care, coloring, and fragrance products. She has also driven the development of digital marketing and social... View Details

04 May 2021
Blog Post

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS

beautiful place where everyone co-existed harmoniously. But I have come to realize that we are far from that utopia. That's why one of my key life goals is to foster unity regardless of race, religion, gender, economic status, and... View Details

September 2013 (Revised August 2015)
Background Note

Leadership and Teaming

By: Ethan Bernstein

Small differences in the leadership of teams can have large consequences for the success of their efforts. Many initiatives fail not because of a fatal error in judgment or insufficient ideas, knowledge, motivation, or capabilities to deliver a solution. They fail... View Details

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10 May 2020
Blog Post

Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers

quarantine activity: Going for runs along the Charles River with Moxie, our black lab. Boston is beautiful in the spring with tulips, crocus, daffodils popping up everywhere, and sunshine soothes the soul. I remember When the... View Details

13 Apr 2021
News

Face Value

As a teenager in Houston, Texas, and one of the few Asian students in her high school, Vicky Tsai (MBA 2006) recognized that didn’t fit the accepted beauty standard. She was more drawn to the Western luxury skincare brands her mother sold... View Details

28 May 2019
News

Action Plan: Border Crossing

has taught me to find beauty in things such as the unintentional color blocking in a row of buildings or the intricate designs of an ordinary fire hydrant or doorknob. Opening your eyes can open your heart. That’s when we really connect... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental

Finding PRIDE

Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be

HBS Cases: Stella McCartney Combines High Fashion with Environmental Values

General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS

GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

Future Vision

Brandless: Disrupting Consumer Packaged Goods

7 Coming Out Stories from the HBS PRIDE Club

Transitioning From the Military to Business School

Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink

The Accidental Innovator

Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis

Harvard Business School

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS

Leadership and Teaming

Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers

Face Value

Action Plan: Border Crossing