Long-term Growth - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2005
News

Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper

performer in the commercial market, has escaped overbuilding. “The money supply coming into our business is unprecedented, but I don’t see risks that you would associate with a bubble,” adds CBL’s Lebovitz. If there’s one thing that concerns market pros, it’s interest... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Real Estate

10 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis

know what the options are. In 1996, the director of the Congressional Budget Office testified: "Financing the entire expected growth in spending on these entitlements through borrowing is not a View Details

Keywords: by Staff

08 May 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018

long-term growth with disruptive potential, Summa invested in four thematic areas that were mapped to megatrends outlined in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals—trends Summa believed presented... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Public Companies Underinvest in the Future

managers to favor short-term profits over long-term gains. The research results suggest that managers of public companies are under much more pressure than their private-firm counterparts to show short-term financial results. Peeking In... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

28 Feb 2024
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Entrepreneurship

Devon Gethers (MBA 2025) Where is your hometown? I’ve lived half of my life in Washington State and the other half in Salt Lake City, Utah. What was your pre-MBA industry and role? Before pursuing my MBA, I dedicated several years to a View Details

01 Oct 1997
News

Honorable Mention

Association's task force on admissions, were recognized for their efforts to help develop a long-term strategy to boost admission of women to the MBA Program. David Hughes, section president, student senator, and HBS Show production... View Details

30 Jan 2021
News

Finding a Fresh Approach to Dry Cleaning

houses, a quilt that was hand-sewn by a former first lady, and the flag from the booth at Ford’s Theatre where President Lincoln was shot. He relies on the skills of long-term employees to deliver these specialized services, such as using... View Details

Keywords: Personal and Laundry Services; Personal Services

02 Aug 2022
News

PayPal Names Blake Jorgensen as CFO

Jorgensen has also served as CFO at Levi Strauss and Yahoo. He was named to Hasbro’s Board of Directors in April, with the toymaker’s CEO Chris Cocks noting that Jorgensen’s “expertise, leadership skills, and strategic growth mindset have... View Details

15 Sep 2016
News

US Competitiveness Report Sees ‘A Nation Divided’

and members of the American public. According to the authors, America retains and enjoys many strengths. However, various economic indicators show that the US economy has failed to deliver strong growth and shared prosperity for nearly... View Details

31 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

The Dow at 20,000: What's That All About?

even worse, south. There is no reason to think that bear markets are over. At the same time, this is a country with a very robust and resilient economy. Markets will have their painful moments, no doubt, but I’m optimistic about the View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

02 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017

Construction of Wine Culture Since the 1960s, the United States has seen spectacular growth in wine consumption. Al Hisano explores how businesses reinveted the image of wine. This creation of the new market, like other consumer products,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2020
News

Bounce Back from a Blunder

about shortcomings or failures, I’ve been surprised 100 percent of the time how supportive investors, partners, or employees are because I just laid it out like it is.” Avoid more painful long-term consequences by ripping off the Band-Aid... View Details

19 Jan 2016
First Look

January 19, 2016

forthcoming Cambridge, MA: MIT Press Revolutionizing Innovation: Users, Communities, and Open Innovation By: Harhoff, Dietmar, and Karim R. Lakhani, eds. Abstract—The last two decades have witnessed an extraordinary growth of new models... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 1997
News

New Releases

orientation may allow important innovations to languish, leaving a void that more entrepreneurial companies in the same field may successfully fill. While keeping close to customers may be critical for short-term success, Christensen says, View Details

26 Nov 2019
Blog Post

Black Excellence: AASU’s 2019 Fall Retreat in Review

Connection at a Time. Out of that theme, retreat organizers Kyle Hutton (MBA ’20) and Walter Gichana (MBA ’20) envisioned three primary goals for the weekend: 1. Relationship Building & Mentorship 2. Personal Growth &... View Details

23 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick

of Inclusive Growth Strategies, written with George Serafeim, Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and Eduardo Tugendhat, Director of Thought Leadership at the international social impact... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

14 Jul 2021
News

The First Five Years: Nicolas Manes (MBA 2020)

What are your long-term goals for the company? “In the short term, we are raising a new round of financing to boost our growth in Mexico and to launch an operation in Brazil and in Central America. In the... View Details

Profile

Tiffany Pham

potential to create a lasting impact on women, worldwide. As the lead developer at MOGUL, I coded the first version myself, using Ruby on Rails. It has been an incredible journey, to achieve significant user traction upon launch and continue to scale our View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Entertainment / Media; Technology

01 Oct 2000
News

Mario A. Corti: Global Reconnaissance

economic battlefield, emerging markets like Russia -- where Nestlé is active -- represent valuable new territory for the highly competitive consumer foods business. Nestlé, the world's largest packaged-food company, has always emphasized View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

02 Mar 2016
News

The New Space Race

This entrepreneurial energy is following a decidedly terrestrial opportunity. The nonprofit advocacy group Space Foundation estimated that the global size of the industry reached $330 billion in 2014, with an annual growth rate of 9... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

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