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- 14 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Water, Electricity, and Transportation: Preparing for the Population Boom
By 2050, the Earth's population will likely exceed 9 billion people, up 30 percent from 6.9 billion today, according to projections from both the US Census Bureau and the United Nations. What's more, the population in the world's cities is expected to increase by 3... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 19 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Your Customers: Use Them or Lose Them
Fleet management is expensive; so is wireless technology. But in the end Immediate Response is a cost saver for Progressive. The staffer may write the customer a check on the spot and such quick assessments end up reducing lawyer fees. It also substantially reduces the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 Jun 2014
- Op-Ed
World Cup Soccer: 770 Billion Minutes of Attention
overload. Using a standard cost of $25 per thousand viewers, which is generally charged by broadcast companies for a 30 second ad on primetime television in the United States (a value cheaper than Japan and more expensive than Brazil) FIFA has the View Details
Frank W. Woolworth
Woolworth spotted a potential enterprise in stores that sold only low, one-price goods. Despite the failure of his first store, his later ventures proved immensely profitable, allowing him to combine his business with his brother and... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 07 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
How Do You Value a “Free” Customer?
begins to answer. Sarah Jane Gilbert: Why do traditional customer lifetime value formulas break down in a networked setting, and how does your model address those shortcomings? Sunil Gupta: Traditional models of CLV estimate a customer's profit View Details
- 07 Oct 2014
- News
Network Effect
who could double as a penny-wise administrator and a fundraiser. A mutual friend at Greylock recommended Timothy Armour (MBA 1975) to McCance as a potential consultant. Armour, who had some 20 years’ experience in development and... View Details
Keywords: Linda Kush
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Lessons from Private Equity
potential of your company Developing a road map to get to that potential Accelerating current organizational performance Harnessing and rewarding top talent Leveraging cash as productively as possible... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Reinventing the Wheel
Carbon. Tires, in particular, are a gold mine. But with every tire change, that potential carbon black—4.5 million tons annually, worth 4.5 billion euros—typically heads to landfills (or worse, up in smoke). “It’s like throwing out the... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- Web
Staff | Information Technology
more efficiently, we aim to unlock the potential of new research and ensure seamless learning experiences and career possibilities for participants. How can HBS IT help you make a difference? We’re here to help you identify and implement... View Details
- 08 Jul 2016
- News
So Why Don't You Have Your Dream Job Yet?
Big Think, “it's relatively easy to maximize one point on the triangle and it's often okay to maximize the second, but usually the third point slips.” Citrin, partner at executive search firm Spencer Stuart, offers a few potential... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
New Idea: On-Demand Package Delivery
potential customers on Facebook and LinkedIn, and purchase mover’s dollies to help them make deliveries. The cofounders successfully tested Boxxify throughout April and May in Boston’s Back Bay, where their research showed only 3 percent... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- Profile
Danny Cho
heard of a cash flow statement in my life to performing due diligence on potential acquisition targets, assisting seasoned General Managers in go-to-market strategies, and launching a new business model. I felt comfortable contributing in... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 15 Mar 2017
- Blog Post
Tips on Holding Effective Company Recruiting Events
day-to-day responsibilities of the roles you are hiring for and answers to commonly asked questions such as the number of students being hired, possible locations, and clarity on visa sponsorship and/or work authorization. Ensure they are able to speak to information... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 12 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Leapfrogging Traditional Agricultural Development in Africa
development of fertilizers specifically adapted to local conditions. Sustainability – Reinforcing Soil Health: Mostafa Terrab, Chairman and CEO of Morocco-based OCP Group, explains how the proper use of fertilizers can reinforce soil health and View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
1st-Year MBAs Learn from Global Partners
at their immersion location, students refined their ideas by meeting with potential customers and their sponsor organization. At the end of the week, they presented a final proposal. While focused on students, the FIELD global immersions... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Surveying Students’ Summer Plans
Summer offers the benefit of long, warm days—and for students, the very real opportunity to consider a potential sector or role for post-HBS plans, sometimes with the support of the HBS Summer Fellows Program. (Last year, 256 students... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle
lives of their men and women. In other words, the IDF is a factory for developing potential business leaders, with many of the kinds of leadership skills underscored at HBS. And those skills are much in demand as soon as soldiers complete... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
BOOK: You Can't Enlarge the Pie
are routinely exposed to in business schools. When management students learn to negotiate and solve problems, they are first trained to recognize their own biases and then to seek solutions that involve the least pain and the greatest View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
One Student’s HBS Journey
though she wore the same black skirt for over a decade,” Wallace recalled. Similarly, she added, “two years ago someone in the Admissions Office saw potential in me,” despite her untraditional background as a performer and arts... View Details
- 18 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
No More General Tso's? A Threat to 'Knowledge Recombination'
migrants, which helped US firms speed the development of new technologies. “Knowledge transfers through social networks,” Choudhury says. “If a firm created mechanisms where the locals would work with migrants, then that knowledge would transfer and View Details