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05 Jun 2019
Blog Post

Exploring the Beauty Industry through an Independent Project

brands that were disrupting the current landscape and had noticed a similar shift away from major beauty brands. The data showed that established beauty brands face loss of credibility, requiring them to think about partnerships with... View Details

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Cases & Teaching Notes - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

outcomes for every patient. January 2018 HBS Case Collection Medtronic: Navigating a Shifting Healthcare Landscape by Robert S. Kaplan, Michael E. Porter, Thomas W. Feeley and Alee Hernandez Medtronic is adapting its strategy to changes... View Details

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Global Activities 2020

collaboration, which is leading to meaningful results for a microfinance organization in Santiago, Chile. Middle East & North Africa South Asia Understanding Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Kazakhstan Professor Victoria Ivashina introduced students to the business View Details

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Events - Private Capital Project

Events Events The Evolution of the Gulf Investor October 8, 2024, “The Evolution of the Gulf Investor” drew out perspectives from general and limited partners to explore the regional private capital landscape and how investors might... View Details

03 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion

the 2018-19 shutdown) organizations. Some firms with seasonal business, such as landscaping companies, use furloughs regularly. Furloughed workers generally keep their benefits, such as health insurance, but are still eligible to file for... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

competitors or partners with respect to existing health care players? Drawing upon examples of entrant moves into health care—at Walmart, Best Buy, and Amazon—this session will help participants understand the landscape of current efforts... View Details

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Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online

Leaders Gain the skills and confidence needed to understand the financial landscape of your business and industry in order to advance your career, especially if you’re in a non-finance role. In an ever fast-changing world, it is important... View Details

07 May 2024
Blog Post

Opportunity to Offset Travel Emissions with Carbon Credits that Meet HBS Criteria

divert waste into the compost (which is anaerobically digested) or recycle streams; use reusable dishes when feasible or compostable single-use to-go items; and select menu items with lower greenhouse gas emissions in mind. HBS has also reduced waste, implemented more... View Details

15 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat

Thomas Friedman, author of "The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century", opines that a number of events ranging from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the rise of the Internet have flattened the competitive View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

02 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

What If Closing the Wage Gap Means Everyone Earns Less?

transparency,” says Cullen, an assistant professor in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at HBS. Meanwhile, the legal landscape has shifted in recent years toward transparency. Laws and policies that protect workers’ ability to discuss... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

28 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Can You Buy Creativity in the Gig Economy?

e-book market. New regulations have shaken up the e-book landscape in China, intensifying competition and prompting writers to work harder, according to research by Harvard Business School Professor Feng Zhu. Book contracts that give... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online

Investment Define key finance terms and understand the opportunities and tradeoffs associated with different sources of financing Highlights Intuit Choosing an Investor The Complete Fundraising Landscape Stages of Investment Show Hide... View Details

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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

can be a catalyst for system-level change in the face of significant global issues, such as climate change and income inequality Examine the broader environmental, political, and social landscape in which you operate, including the role... View Details

04 Dec 2023
Blog Post

My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service

in October, and texting everyone I knew about it. “There’s no way this is a real job,” I joked with my friends. You get paid to live and work in a national park? Doing management consulting? No way. As a native Californian and landscape... View Details

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John H. McArthur | About

information, he also saw a need for the School to experiment with new technologies and forms of packaging intellectual content, which had emerged as part of the changing competitive landscape for business schools. In typical fashion,... View Details

23 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Overcoming Nervous Nelly

debilitating. In a series of experiments, Brooks has more fully examined the landscape of the anxious mind, looking at how it impedes performance in everything from business negotiations to karaoke singing, as well as some surprising ways... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online

Overview Syllabus Enrollment Stories FAQs Enroll Now Key Concepts Explore the evolving sustainable investing landscape Understand how to incorporate ESG factors into investment decisions Apply frameworks to measure and monitor sustainable... View Details

01 Jun 2008
News

You Only Thought You Were Republican

or Nelson Rockefeller’s were. No? And they have stayed here (the sensible, enlightened, capitalist center) in a consistent, principled way. What’s happened since my classmates and I left HBS in 1972 is that the political landscape has... View Details

Keywords: Andrew Tobias; national debt; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Government

01 Dec 2022
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Future Vision

competitive. Ultimately, we hope the institutes will position HBS and the University overall as global leaders in reshaping the landscape of the digital-first world and the role of business in society. What changes is HBS making to the... View Details

Keywords: Brian Kenny; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

14 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

When the Rubber Meets the Road, Most Commuters Text and Email While Driving

commutes on drivers’ work and personal lives. The work-from-anywhere world is changing the landscape of the American commute, as are potential advances in technology that could make cars smarter. The researchers sought to determine both... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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