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- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators
remain a 'reseller,' taking inventory of products from users and reselling them to wholesalers. This means its advantage can only come from scale. The problem then is that Gazelle's direct-to-consumer approach on its buy side places it at a significant scale... View Details
- 29 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Pursuing Independent Projects
whether or not to pursue an Independent Project really depends on what students want to get out of it. Going into it, I had a few ideas of what I wanted to get out of the experience and I had a relatively clear picture of what I wanted to... View Details
- Profile
Andrew Goldin
faculty were." Though a relative newcomer to business, Andrew has found his teaching experience relevant to his class work. "In case after case," he says, "my experiences as a teacher have been directly applicable to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
From Das’s Desk
learning—whether it’s for a few hours at a reunion session, over several days back in a classroom for a refresher course, or at your own pace and on-demand wherever you happen to be—is a process that has to continue throughout your life. I’d like to share a bit more of... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 25 Jan 2012
- News
Is Tax Reform Viable?
My Beautiful Capital Gain An investor ponders taxes and the 99 Percent Will President Obama succeed in passing the "Buffett Rule"? This past year was a very good one for me: a large media company purchased the enterprise in which I had made a View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
observations or ask the hard questions of hopeful entrepreneurs. “I want you to think about whether you really are an entrepreneur,” he says to a young woman who hopes to launch a mirror makeup app using facial recognition technology. And... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
A Safer, Smarter Future for Tech Trash
electronics thrown away globally every year into a sustainable source of metals for the technologies of tomorrow. BlueOak represents just the sort of fresh thinking that has marked Bradoo's relatively short... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Faculty Books
with little overt guidance from the hierarchy. Anteby suggests that this model, which tolerates moral complexity, may be one of the few that can adapt and endure. Faculty Research HBS Working Knowledge offers a first look at new thinking... View Details
- 25 Jun 2018
- News
An Unfinished Story
immigration stories? We just asked. Most people were very willing to tell their family stories. Of course, not all of them are happy stories. It was more difficult to get the stories of African Americans, because many of their relatives... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 10 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Prospective Students Steer Clear of Schools Rocked by Scandal
decisions” It’s not good news in other ways. “Having fewer applicants can impact rankings and prestige but may also make it difficult to craft the ideal class, whether it be falling short in enrollment and tuition revenue or enrolling View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Ink: Bringing Purpose to Life
spot” of maximizing both social and bottom-line value. “Companies and leaders have embraced the notion that purpose-driven companies can solve social and environmental problems while also generating wealth. As the thinking goes, companies... View Details
- 12 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Mass Shootings Lead to Looser Gun Restrictions
fewer than 100 gun deaths occur in mass shootings annually. However, while mass shootings account for only 0.3 percent of all gun deaths in the United States, they have a huge effect on policy makers relative to other homicides. “It would... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Profile
Matthew Mariner
not only able to learn about leadership in the classroom, but you also see how other people do it," Matthew says. "I can't think of any place else where you can have this kind of opportunity. I've learned to accept that there's... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Disaster Master
documents to businesses around the world for nearly 30 years. “We have a natural tendency as humans to neglect low-probability events, even if the impact is very high,” he says. “The most basic analogy is the difficulty some people have in View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The Climate Needs Aggressive CEO Leadership
already using their Citizens United supercharged political power to strongly oppose progressive climate policy. “The problem is that these companies have been relatively quiet, and are generally outgunned by fossil fuel money” But there... View Details
- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value Across Borders
English and relatively strict rules have been introduced with Der Neuer Markt. These advances have increased the incentives for capable managers to seek entrepreneurial routes. The second difference is the access to technical knowledge.... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 11 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching the Next Generation of Energy Executives
win-win situation," says Reinhardt. "You can usually find somebody who doesn't think the 'win' applies to him or her, and our political process makes it relatively easy for people to slow down... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Wake-Up Call: Farewell to the American Dream?
come to an end. It has been replaced by a system of fragmented markets and relatively unstandardized products that has led to intensified competition, a more unstable economy, and greater business uncertainty. This rising uncertainty, I... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Read All About It: Journalism Can Be Profitable
from a civic perspective, but I don’t think it is their responsibility as companies to fix it. (Thinkstock/Getty Images) (Thinkstock/Getty Images) The WeChat social media platform in China is investing heavily in original journalism. It... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Realities of the Refugee Crisis
very carefully how Europe responds, because they see it as setting a template for how to manage refugee flows in general. What are the economic impacts of a large refugee flow? GT: The economic research on this is not totally solid. Eventually, we View Details
Keywords: April White