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- 14 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age
learning, pivoting all along the way. Though it won’t be easy, even perfectionist Type-A personalities must open their minds to a more experimental approach. Those who rely on traditional strategic thinking—an approach one roundtable... View Details
- August 2018
- Case
MISHA: Modernizing the World of Shisha
By: William R. Kerr and Gamze Yucaoglu
The case opens in 2017 with two of the five co-founders of MISHA telling the company’s CEO Michal Portz that they believe it is time for the global venture to shut down its operations and cease investments. Portz and another co-founder believe MISHA can still... View Details
Keywords: Innovation And Management; Entrepreneurship; Private Sector; For-profit Firms; Business Strategy; Decision; Business Startups; Emerging Markets; Business Model; Marketing Strategy; Distribution Channels; Market Entry and Exit; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Technology Industry; Qatar; United States
Kerr, William R., and Gamze Yucaoglu. "MISHA: Modernizing the World of Shisha." Harvard Business School Case 819-019, August 2018.
- 15 Aug 2007
- Op-Ed
3 Steps to Reduce Financial System Risk
Regulatory authorities face 2 challenges that need to be addressed forcefully if they are to contain a new source of systemic risk in international finance. First, the increasing migration of complex market activities to supervisory... View Details
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FAQs - Alumni
classes add a welcome reception and/or farewell brunch, the dates listed include Thursday and Sunday. When can I register? What if I need to cancel? Registration opens with an email invitation, sent approximately four months before each... View Details
- 14 Nov 2023
- What Do You Think?
Do We Underestimate the Importance of Generosity in Leadership?
leader: fostering change. I don’t ever recall generosity having been emphasized in any of these discussions. I’m reminded of this by the current interest in the subject of happiness led by, among others, Arthur Brooks of this faculty. Various studies have shown that... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 19
investigate nine open source programming contests in which 875 software programmers submit over 4.7 million lines of code. We conduct our analysis at the individual level and identify how programmers gain... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Marketing - Faculty & Research
development, customer relationship management, branding and other marketing efforts. We examine issues related to branding, business marketing, global marketing, distribution channels, pricing, direct and interactive marketing, sales... View Details
- October 2022
- Supplement
The SAH Group: The Time is Right, Spreadsheet Supplement
By: Juan Alcacer and Alpana Thapar
In January 2021, Jalila Mezni, CEO of the SAH Group, was preparing to present the company’s future growth plans to its board of directors. The Tunisian company was a leading producer and distributor of personal care and packaged hygiene products. In 2019, it expanded... View Details
- October 2022
- Supplement
The SAH Group: The Time is Right, Instructor Spreadsheet
By: Juan Alcacer and Alpana Thapar
In January 2021, Jalila Mezni, CEO of the SAH Group, was preparing to present the company’s future growth plans to its board of directors. The Tunisian company was a leading producer and distributor of personal care and packaged hygiene products. In 2019, it expanded... View Details
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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
households’ stock holdings, the authors find that unrealized capital gains lead to a marginal propensity to consume of 23% for the bottom 50% of the wealth distribution and about 3% for the top 30% of the wealth distribution. Household... View Details
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Africa - Global
prior to financial close and start of construction. Could there be a new kind of project inception financial product that would open up capital sources and development expertise? InfraCredit, a leading... View Details
- 03 Oct 2023
- Research Event
Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips
would right now say that America seems like a particularly happy place. And I was wondering, both of you should address this, it's like what is the source of a kind of national unhappiness? I mean, we we see this in politics, obviously.... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Staff
- 06 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 6
with wages should be considered more widely for determining taxes. Alternatively, if policies such as a height tax are rejected, then the standard Utilitarian framework must fail to capture intuitive notions of distributive justice.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success
its leaders distribute authority and delegate decision-making. Too often, leaders only communicate how digital transformation will improve the company’s performance. Instead, they must develop a narrative—a human-centric story—for how... View Details
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
Southeast Asia. Hesham is the founder and managing director of Paper Distribution International in Dubai. He was born in Egypt and raised in Austria. Adlina was born and raised in Malaysia and is the founder and managing director of Magic... View Details
- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
Hellenic Bottling Company) and the role of regulation in integrated reporting (Anglo-American). Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2388716 Information Technology and the Distribution of Inventive Activity By: Forman, Chris,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 May 2023
- What Do You Think?
How Should Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated—if at All?
advice while spreading misinformation based on deliberately inaccurate source material? Given the level of uncertainty about AI’s future use, there is a growing concern about its unfettered development. Several weeks ago, a thousand... View Details
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Podcast - Business & Environment
high upfront costs, “range anxiety” (concern about a battery running low in the middle of a trip), and long charging times. Critical Climate Infrastructure: Scott Jacobs, Generate Capital 29 APR 2021 | Climate Rising Generate Capital invests in and operates... View Details
- 24 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 24, 2017
including aging populations and medical technology. But an underlying and misunderstood source of health care’s escalating costs has been the inability of health care provider organizations (such as large academic medical centers) to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Spangler Center | About
course material distribution center, and an ATM. MBA administrative offices occupy the upper level, and well-appointed student lounges with computer terminals are on the main level. Dining facilities on the lower and main levels are View Details