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Diversity and Equity - Alumni

commitment to combat racism to create meaningful and enduring change that will enable every member of our community to be their best self. ” Srikant Datar Dean, Harvard Business School George F. Baker Professor of Administration How You... View Details

29 Aug 2005
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How Organizations Create Social Value

management and personnel, they said. What creates superior performance management? Attention to outcomes. Focus on stakeholders. (Surveys, satisfaction. How do funders and community perceive what we do?) Reversing a weak culture of... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

25 Jul 2005
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Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?

social sciences. After all, these people make us feel good because they reaffirm the validity of our own characteristics and attitudes. But there's a business, as well as a psychological, benefit when similar people choose to work together: Their similar values, ways... View Details

Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo

21 Nov 2015
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HBS Cases: Stella McCartney Combines High Fashion with Environmental Values

basically the manifesto that she uses to create this ethos within Stella McCartney. A: Yes. I think she does not communicate her initiatives as much as we would have thought. First of all, it was interesting to see in class that many... View Details

Keywords: by Brian Kenny; Fashion

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Molly Welch

private sectors. Coming to HBS is like... ...drinking from a firehose, to use a tired but effective analogy! It’s an environment with lots of new people, information, and ideas, and can feel overwhelming at first, but also very exciting. Being part of the HBS View Details

01 Mar 2008
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THE 6 MYTHS OF CREATIVITY

basically disengage from the work. Unfortunately, downsizing will remain a fact of life, which means that leaders need to focus on the things that get hit. Communication and collaboration decline significantly. So too does people’s sense... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services; Management

March 2016 (Revised May 2018)
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ASOS PLC

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

Launched in 2000, ASOS was one of the world’s largest online fashion specialists in 2018. Focusing on young consumers aged 16–25 years, the company offered over 85,000 items on its websites, many times more than the largest fashion stores, and added several thousand... View Details

Keywords: ASOS; AsSeenOnScreen; Online Fashion; Online Apparel; Nick Beighton; Nick Robertson; E-commerce; E-Commerce Strategy; Online Retail; Multichannel Retailing; Omnichannel; Social Media; Marketplaces; Shipping; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Startups; For-Profit Firms; Customer Focus and Relationships; Age; Gender; Currency Exchange Rate; Profit; Revenue; Geography; Geographic Scope; Global Range; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business History; Selection and Staffing; Journals and Magazines; Human Capital; Business or Company Management; Crisis Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Succession; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Product Positioning; Social Marketing; Media; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Infrastructure; Logistics; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Vertical Integration; Segmentation; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Fashion Industry; Retail Industry; United Kingdom; England; London

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Jay Bhandari

to campus. A year in, I've found the range of personalities and backgrounds here to be more expansive than I had anticipated. The community feels far more close-knit than the size of the student body would suggest. View Details

08 Feb 2017
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How I Chose My HBS Recommenders

great GPAs, high GMAT scores, experience at top-notch organizations, and gushing recommendations. I wanted my application to accurately tell the story of who I am, what makes me different, and therefore, what I could bring to an HBS classroom, and the HBS View Details

01 Mar 2024
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The Internet's Next Frontier

technology has survived and grown even in the midst of an economic downturn and the high-energy activity that was happening in 2021 and 2022, I think just reinforces my confidence that this is a big part of the future of business.” Leading Businesses in a Web3 World... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

September 2020 (Revised June 2023)
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Artea: Designing Targeting Strategies

By: Eva Ascarza and Ayelet Israeli

This collection of exercises aims to teach students about 1)Targeting Policies; and 2)Algorithmic bias in marketing—implications, causes, and possible solutions. Part (A) focuses on A/B testing analysis and targeting. Parts (B),(C),(D) Introduce algorithmic bias. The... View Details

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28 Apr 2022
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Harvard Team Wins Second Place in MIINT Impact Investing Competition

(MBA 2023) shared his experience: “I joined the MIINT competition to learn how I could capitalize on my background as an investment professional to drive impact in emerging markets. The experience enabled me to gauge societal and View Details

26 Jun 2023
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ClimateCAP 2023 & ClimateCAP Fellowship

Africa, especially for communities that aren’t connected to the grid. I am always drawn to how developing and emerging markets can approach these challenges while fostering economic growth and leapfrogging their economy to a net-zero... View Details

04 Nov 2010
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Why Do We Chase Stars?

leadership," according to Fidel Arcenas. As Ratnaja Gogula put it, " traits (that) make women better contenders for talent portability (include) women's ability to better cope with stress, better communicate and multi-task... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Developing the Plan - Advancing Racial Equity

Professor Jan Hammond, chief marketing & communications officer Brian Kenny, and chief inclusion & diversity officer Terrill Drake. We formed the Dean’s Anti-Racism Task Force and identified the work required in seven key areas. After... View Details

01 Oct 2021
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Fostering Diversity

trust the organization and the leadership, you want to give them the flexibility to put donor dollars where they are most urgently needed,” says Victoria, who joined the Boston Consulting Group after graduating from Yale. In 2002, she founded the Jewish View Details

12 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association

or not we agree. Finally, I am humbled by the service of some of our classmates. Those among us that have seen a need or a shortcoming in our local community and stepped forward to fill that gap. There are disproportionate impacts in the... View Details

29 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

The History and Influence of Andy Grove

done and what he has communicated have exercised a profound impact on business schools and business executives. This impact will prove lasting. Q: You note that "Andy Grove's Intel was a pressure cooker." Grove's management... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer

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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Neale. Max H. Bazerman : Distinguished Winner of the 2021 Responsible Research in Management Award from the Fellows Group of the Academy of Management and the Community for Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM) for... View Details

13 Apr 2009
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Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis

firm specializing in improvisational collaboration and communication in high-performance teams. In their case, "Miles Davis: Kind of Blue", they reflect on the beauty of the music as well as the unusual story behind its... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music

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