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22 Feb 2024
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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

February 2018 (Revised October 2019)
Technical Note

The Art and Science of Brand Valuation

By: Jill Avery

Brand valuation, the art and science of calculating the economic value accruing to a firm from its use of an intangible brand asset, yields frustratingly inconsistent, discrepant, and, therefore, controversial results. While it is widely accepted that brands are... View Details

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01 Mar 2003
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Dick Franyo: From Banker to Barkeeper

was leveled and in its place rose what his wife, Susan, refers to as the couple’s “dream bar.” “Susan and I traveled from the Caribbean to New England, taking detailed pictures of the interiors of bars frequented by sailing people,” he notes. “We envisioned lots of... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

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

November 2017 (Revised October 2018)
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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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01 Dec 2022
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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

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

07 Oct 2020
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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

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

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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

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

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

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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13 Apr 2021
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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
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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

29 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

Building a Powerful Prestige Brand

Estée Lauder in 1930. Photograph courtesy of Estée Lauder Companies. The daughter of immigrant merchants in Queens, New York, Estée Lauder, born Josephine Esther Mentzer, began selling skin cream to women in New York City beauty parlors... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn; Beauty & Cosmetics; Beauty & Cosmetics; Beauty & Cosmetics

08 Feb 2018
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Bringing a Personal Touch to Plus-Size Fashion

17 Jul 2020
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Support System

elements that give shea butter its gold status in Africa. “The next time you’re at the grocery store or a beauty store, flip over one of the containers that says ‘shea butter’ on the front,” says Akuete. “A lot of products will have a... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

14 Oct 2020
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Sewn with Love

raise money by selling merchandise in New York, London, and Tokyo. “It was a win-win for consumers who were able to buy beautiful clothes and bags at discount and still feel like they were doing something good for others,” she observes.... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

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

The Art and Science of Brand Valuation

Dick Franyo: From Banker to Barkeeper

Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be

Brandless: Disrupting Consumer Packaged Goods

Future Vision

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS

7 Coming Out Stories from the HBS PRIDE Club

Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink

Harvard Business School

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

The Accidental Innovator

Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis

Leadership and Teaming

Face Value

Action Plan: Border Crossing

Building a Powerful Prestige Brand

Bringing a Personal Touch to Plus-Size Fashion

Support System

Sewn with Love