Conflict Of Interest - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2023
News

Case Study: The Home Team

interested in understanding the current and future states of big-ticket items inside the homes, from big-box retailers and interior designers, to property-insurance companies and credit-card processors. The... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Real Estate

25 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker

name—proved useful. By 1906 she was referring to herself as Madam C.J. Walker. Says Koehn, "Estée Lauder, Helena Rubinstein, and Elizabeth Arden all have interesting stories of changing their names.... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Beauty & Cosmetics

02 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies

A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

22 May 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

Safaris find a sustainable growth path that will allow it to profitably expand its business and meet its shareholders’ interests while still achieving its priority purposes of protecting and investing in the... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

29 Aug 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?

US as part of what some thought might become a global trade war. A trade conflict was a concern to the management of a company whose percentage View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto

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Research Resources - Doctoral

Research Community Research Resources Our research and teaching resources are unmatched. The research and teaching resources at Harvard are unmatched by any other school. Students can make use of virtually any methodology required to... View Details

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Generative AI - Alumni

last paragraph should focus on my personal interests in community involvement and how I have dedicated much of my time outside of work to the [focus area]. I have indicated the... View Details

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Apply - Crossover Into Business

interested in learning more about business? Prior business experience is not a “must,” but what experience do you have in business? What are your goals as they relate to the Crossover program? We expect everyone who enrolls in the program... View Details

13 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?

to drive to the grocery store to pick up the kids and go on errands, rather than pushing it to its limits on the open road. They were not interested in the racing heritage of Porsche. The commentators would... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Auto

January 2025
Case

North Forty: Managing Liquidity Through Change

By: Luis M. Viceira and Brad Towne

This case explores the interaction between spending and investment decisions at a family office, specifically the family office of Jeff and Tricia Raikes, with special emphasis on the management of spending, portfolio investments, and asset liquidity in the presence of... View Details

Keywords: Family Office; Forecasting and Prediction; Asset Management; Financial Liquidity; Financial Strategy; Investment Portfolio; Spending; Planning

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Educators

Purchase

01 Sep 2021
What Do You Think?

Can We Train for Trust?

interests of others as well as your own” or is the effort merely window dressing? Means: Are methods employed perceived, among other things, as being fair? Impact: What are the results, good and bad, and do... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Bankruptcy | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s Leadership Transitions 2008 Bankruptcy... View Details

05 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Connecting with Consumers Using Deep Metaphors

in unconscious processes. Growing recognition of this is one reason for the increased interest among marketers of the role of emotions in... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Consumer Products

01 Dec 2023
News

Drop Everything, Read This

herd, or our part in it. Rubin encourages the reader to be comfortable standing outside the herd and to develop one’s own voice, instead of sounding like others. “As soon as convention is established, the most View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

21 May 2015
Blog Post

3 Ways to Fund Your HBS MBA

similarities, there are a number of important differences that are worth considering. Many people base their decision about which loan to get based on interest rates and payment plans. Federal Loans Private... View Details

21 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More

carefully about what issues or behaviors they want to encourage and whether there is enough interest on the part of employees to get the necessary buy-in. “You want to focus on things that people want to do... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

01 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Choosing the Right Student Loan

federal or private loan (or both) is best for you. There are two types of federal loans available to our MBA students: the Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan and the Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan. Both of... View Details

June 2007 (Revised April 2016)
Case

Octone Records

By: Anita Elberse and Elie Ofek

In February 2007, Octone Records founders James Diener, Ben Berkman, and David Boxenbaum had been highly successful with the first two bands they had signed, Maroon 5 and Flyleaf. Known for its grassroots marketing campaigns, Octone operated through a unique... View Details

Keywords: Arts; Joint Ventures; Investment Return; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Product Development; Outcome or Result; Creativity; Music Industry