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25 Aug 2022
News

Up on the Corner

Black. “Banks don’t want to touch this; they consider it a toxic asset,” Dlodlo says of the rubble-strewn lot. The challenges confronting Dlodlo are not unique to Baltimore. Cities ranging from San Francisco to View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

09 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

How Tennis, Golf, and White Anxiety Block Racial Integration

and organizations at New York University’s Stern School of Business. Challenging segregation at work and home The study comes at a time when cries for racial justice have grown in the United States, and... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

01 Oct 1996
News

Trading Up — Kenneth D. Brody (MBA 1971)

On a summer evening in 1991, after a small, invitation-only dinner in New York City, Ken Brody took aside the guest of honor for a private conversation. The longer the two men talked, the more Brody sensed... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

11 Jun 2012
Research & Ideas

When Business Competition Harms Society

Rather than operating its own testing facilities, New York outsources its emissions testing program to the private sector—to service stations, garages, and dealerships—but mandates they charge customers the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Auto

08 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Applying to Business School as a Couple

For Kate Kingen and Patrick Garrison applying to business school was a mutual decision – and coming to HBS was a journey they decided to embark on together. Kate and Patrick first met in New York View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

Come Sail Away

pre-orders and did personal deliveries around New York City in time for the holidays. But Tombolo’s humorous, funky, retro designs gained traction, taking off at the end of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; manufacturing; career path; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

04 Sep 2019
Blog Post

A Guided Experience into the World of Entrepreneurship

lived on the east coast before. “I’m getting to try out New York City – it’s been wonderful exploring the many facets of this world-class city!” Although his post-graduation... View Details

04 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

How a Juicy Brand Came Back to Life

unfolds. An Endearing Artlessness Some brands just want to have fun, and from birth Snapple was one of them. Operating from the back of his parents' pickle store in Queens, Arnie Greenberg and his friends Leonard Marsh and Hyman Golden started selling a fresh apple... View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton; Food & Beverage

25 May 2021
Research & Ideas

White Airbnb Hosts Earn More. Can AI Shrink the Racial Gap?

example, a 2017 study found that across 72 predominantly Black New York City neighborhoods, Airbnb hosts were five times more likely to be white. And the same study found that... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Technology; Accommodations

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The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Russell Aikins. 21 Aikins, who had worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer and the New York Times , opened a studio in New York View Details

04 Jun 2020
Blog Post

What MBAs can do in Defense of Black Lives

grassroots activists influence business leaders, public officials, and other decisionmakers. Educate yourself about anti-Black racism to supplement your business school education. Read essays from “The 1619 Project” in the New View Details

25 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker

and the Caribbean were using Walker beauty products. The New York Times marked the day of her death with an obituary titled "Wealthiest Negress Dead." Koehn says "Madam C.J. Walker" was... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Beauty & Cosmetics

Ralph Lauren

Lauren built a $1 billion+ fashion business, one of the greatest successes in the last half of the 20th century. He is one of the most influential contemporary designers, responsible for developing the American look and establishing New... View Details

Keywords: Fabric & Apparel

03 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion

likes by the following day. Employers contemplating layoffs should take care to follow all legal requirements, recognizing recent changes in this respect. Many states have implemented temporary legal guidelines regarding employment that companies must follow during the... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

29 Aug 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?

workers but, perhaps more importantly, its loyal customer base. What should Harley-Davidson’s management do? What do you think? References: Annual Reports, Harley-Davidson Inc., for years 2013-2017, AnnualReports.com. Alan Rappeport, Trade Clash Pits Harley Vs. Trump... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto

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Harvard Business School

assistant buyer and rose to overseeing buying in Europe and Asia. He was one of the first Black executives at Macy's. Wilkinson later moved to the New York City Transit... View Details

06 May 2021
HBS Case

How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups

small fish in a huge, huge ocean. You won’t get into any of the accelerators. It's just too bro-ville." But Tuchman was determined to do business in Miami. “In San Francisco and New York you’re a small fish... View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

30 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 30

tracks the origins of sweetriot from Sarah's formative early career experiences, to the company's launch and beyond as Sarah prepares future products, establishes production channels, and seeks future funding. Sarah was not content to just be a small View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 28, 2009

did not want a rate hike that could potentially hinder economic growth and increase its already large fiscal debt burden. Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709056 The Metropolitan Opera (A) Harvard Business School Case... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Feb 2024
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Social Enterprise

their journeys before and during the MBA program. Sandra Tsikor (MBA 2025) Where is your hometown? I was raised in Tema, Ghana and moved to New York City when I was 8 years... View Details

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