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- 12 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Design Enables Discrimination: Learning from Anti-Asian Bias on Airbnb
income for many people. During 2021, as travel resumed, Airbnb hosts collectively earned $34 billion across 6 million active listings. One possible reason that Airbnb prominently features the names and faces of hosts on its site is to... View Details
- 08 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 8
purely symbolic effects can materialize when former employers are highly prominent because these hires increase the hiring organization's market visibility. Leveraging an idiosyncratic feature of wine markets (i.e., the variable time lag... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 2022
- Blog Post
11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day
inspired by the stories of these students. Visit @prideathbs on Instagram for more information and features about the LGBTQ+ community at HBS. Eduardo Avalos (he/him/his), Class of 2024 “Te quiero, mijo.” When my six-year relationship... View Details
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
long-standing feature of economics. The theoretical arguments focused traditionally on the ability to exploit gains from trade, essentially leading to higher productivity by exploiting comparative... View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
- 16 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
ideas, assesses their importance today, and explores their potential for the future. Through its wide historical focus, this Reader challenges the widespread assumption that creativity research is mainly a product of the second half of... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 11 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details
- 11 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
A Journey of Discovery, Teamwork, and Impact with FIELD Global Immersion
prioritize impact After ten days in Seoul, my team and I proposed a new product feature to attract new customers to the DoctorNow platform. We ended the week with a presentation highlighting our design... View Details
- 11 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Budgeting Kills Your Company
model," they write. Among the features of the approach they recommend, which is currently being used by organizations in a range of industries and countries, are the following: Goals based on longer-term external benchmarks instead... View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gary
- 21 Jun 2010
- Research & Ideas
Strategy and Execution for Emerging Markets
therefore focus their research worldwide, not just on the BRICs. “Often the main prize today is the emerging middle class, which aspires to consume world class products at lower price points." -Krishna G. Palepu "We have been studying... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 20 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
It's No Joke: AI Beats Humans at Making You Laugh
of tests to make its own estimations. The computer had no way of parsing the language in the jokes, nor did it follow a model indicating what features made a joke funny. Instead, it relied on “collaborative filtering” algorithms to learn... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 18 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing
a bit of listening and data mining on social to get a feel for public sentiment. Nike can track whether people are talking about the company in relation to sweatshops, how expensive its products are, or if they appreciate certain View Details
- 07 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together
achieve our goals. This year's theme 'Tackling Climate Together' is a nod to COP27 but also to our hopes for open collaboration and communication amid a further polarizing world.” The opening keynote address featured Irina Gerry, CMO of... View Details
- 06 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Motivate Your High Performers to Share Their Knowledge
worker shared a trick for keeping track of information customers share at the beginning of calls, reducing a source of stress. Another advised a colleague not to “unbundle” the price of features when presenting customers with potential... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Web
Industry Information - Alumni
the global personal care and household product market. Recently, it has added features on a variety of subjects, and expanded coverage in fast-growing markets in Asia and Latin America. CPG Matters A... View Details
- 23 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 23, 2007
features of the institution—the incentives staff face and how the institution is governed—remain largely unchanged. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-027.pdf The Dynamic Interplay of Inequality and Trust—An... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
How to Get Companies to Make Investments That Benefit Everyone
behavior. In fact, the code responsible for creating many consumer electronics is widely available and is often used as a springboard for developers to further innovate, sharing ideas and crafting new products for all to use. Everyone... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 06 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Innovator’s Battle Plan
technology so it could be useful to Western Union's most profitable real-time long-distance data customers. When an existing firm tries to insert a product or service with disruptive potential into its processes, what comes out the other... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The World’s Littlest Book on Climate: Ten Facts in Ten Minutes About CO2 By Mike Nelson, Pieter Tans, and Michael Banks (MBA 1983) Independently Published In this updated edition of the world’s smallest book on the world’s biggest... View Details
Keywords: podcasts
- 30 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 30
increase the cost of capital, reduce the availability of external finance, and lower firm-level investment. Download working paper: http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/15-016_dffd8931-f668-4e0c-80d1-0560cea51e19.pdf How Does Risk Management Influence View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
How a Juicy Brand Came Back to Life
possible, even more homemade. In one, tennis star Ivan Lendl garbled the brand name into "Shnahpple." Several others featured a Snapple order-processing clerk named Wendy Kaufman. Cheerful, zaftig, and blessed with a Noo Yawk... View Details