social trends - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Mar 2010
HBS Case

Developing Asia’s Largest Slum

and improved services in the same area. Written with the assistance of Namrata Arora, a research associate at the HBS India Research Center, the case considers the potential risks and rewards of approaching an area like Dharavi with a new model in mind: slums as... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate

01 Dec 2010
News

The Transformers

money in the bank, Bridgespan has shared its reports, case studies, and other content freely in the interest of promoting knowledge in the social sector. When your clients are nonprofits and foundations, Bradach and Tierney reasoned, the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2002
News

Books

by discussing the growing movement toward “psychological self-determination,” a trend viewed warily by some scholars. For their part, Zuboff and Maxmin maintain that increased individualism is “a cause for celebration.” They point to... View Details

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Online Digital Marketing Strategy Course | HBS Online

marketing on a strategic level. "The course’s content and teaching method through case studies and practical examples was remarkable." Vishal Vyas Assistant Vice President at TTK Healthcare Limited Explore the latest trends impacting your... View Details

26 Jul 2016
News

Alumni Capture the Essence of Pokemon GO Craze

can be derived from the phenomenon. To gather alumni thoughts and takeaways, we went on social media with a question: “How can other brands replicate the breakout success of Pokemon GO or can they?” Here are a sampling of their responses:... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

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Tony Tasset Arrow Sculpture 2015 | About

the series “takes aim at the stock market, the art market, fashion magazine hot lists, the thumbs up and thumbs down of social media postings. . . . Normally this trending is all so abstract, so flat, so... View Details

15 Feb 2000
Research & Ideas

The Right Connections

chief scientific officer, in particular — aren't really the deciding factors for investment bankers," Higgins explains. "It's these executives' professional ties and company connections, their access to information and resources — what we call View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

28 Oct 2001
What Do You Think?

What Can We Expect in the Other War?

The first is: Are these transitory feelings that may fade in intensity with progress in the war on terrorism? Let's assume instead that what we may experience is an intensification of trends in personal lifestyles already noticeable prior... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

02 Jul 2024
News

The Beauty Guide

social media and trends among the younger generation—how its feeling about the pandemic and hybrid work. She’s also helped Freyre keep a pulse on the next cohort of leaders. Because, ultimately, that’s what... View Details

November 2009 (Revised May 2010)
Case

Red Tomato: Keeping It Local

By: Jose B. Alvarez, Mary Louise Shelman and Laura Winig

This case describes the operating model and history of Red Tomato, a non-profit organization dedicated to branding and logistical support for locally grown produce farmers in the northeast U.S. The case highlights the challenges involved in making locally grown produce... View Details

Keywords: Agribusiness; Trends; Food; Local Range; Consumer Behavior; Logistics; Supply Chain; Nonprofit Organizations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Northeastern United States

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29 Sep 2015
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September 29, 2015

Challenges and Trends The World Health Organization defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity." For many... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential

percent stocks for the scandal free. Split another way, politicians holding more than 50 percent stocks were almost twice as likely to be involved in a scandal compared to their more risk averse counterparts. Personal investments that View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

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Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog

and even the potential to create social good. Covering both public and private markets, the course will present the unprecedented opportunities that have arisen due to energy transition and other trends... View Details

01 Mar 2013
News

Opening the Door

capital in the world. It's time we had some kind of a health-care/SEC equivalent. There are some encouraging trends in the private sector. For example, Sears Holdings Corporation and Darden Restaurants are now giving employees cash... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Social Assistance; Social Assistance; Social Assistance; Social Assistance; Social Assistance

01 Dec 2010
News

Additional alumni books for your consideration.

Profiting from the World’s Economic Crisis: Finding Investment Opportunities by Tracking Global Market Trends by Bud Conrad (MBA ’71) (Wiley) Conrad predicts a rough road ahead, due to economic imbalances that have built up over the past... View Details

Keywords: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

01 Dec 2016
News

Is Cash the Best Form of Charity?

the forefront of a trend reshaping the development sector. The organization doesn’t only have touching stories to tell. It also has numbers. GiveDirectly began its efforts in Siaya County, on the southwestern edge of Kenya, where 40... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2024
News

Crash Pad

2023, according to the property data firm CoStar, with another 200 in the planning stages. Policymakers have greeted the trend with enthusiasm, as it seems to offer a single solution to twin real estate crises that were amplified by the... View Details

Keywords: Amy Crawford; illustrations by Kathleen Fu; building coversion; housing crisis; innovation; real estate; Real Estate

07 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries

clustering affect the American economy as a whole? Harvard Business School’s William R. Kerr sets out to explore those questions, and their implications for US immigration policy, in a new working paper, Social Networks, Ethnicity, and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Transportation; Beauty & Cosmetics; Retail

27 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Should I Pay the Bribe?

frustrated by the "explanations" offered for the country's economic and social problems. One of the more standard arguments was that corruption was the cause of all our problems. It seemed that we could become rich by becoming... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia D. Churchwell

17 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020

reader interest in an interview with Merck CEO Ken Frazier, who talked candidly about prospects for COVID-19 vaccines and racism in the workplace. Here are our most popular articles, research papers, and social media posts of 2020. In the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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