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- 27 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 27, 2016
selecting investments, VCs see the management team as more important than business-related characteristics such as product or technology. They also attribute more of the likelihood of ultimate investment success or failure to the team... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Nov 2023
- News
So You Want to Join a Startup
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: At age 29, Gus Bessalel (MBA 1988) decided to leave consulting for a decidedly less glamorous life as an entrepreneur, working out of a storage room in the bowels of an underground hotel... View Details
- 21 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 21, 2006
social networking industry in 2003, but has been overtaken by MySpace and Facebook. The two options are: 1) offer new features to help members enhance their offline lives, such as arranging events with their friends; and 2) offer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 16, 2010
some positive effects, but also some negative ones, including (it seems) an excessively negative impression of the capacity of government to address problems in the marketplace. Today, as we consider the need for new regulation,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Faculty & Staff - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
kahern@hbs.edu Dashka Bernard Program Manager, Health Care Fax: 617-496-7392 Email: dbernard@hbs.edu Richard Bryden Director of Information Products Phone: 617-495-6777 Fax: 617-384-7268 Email: rbryden@hbs.edu Mary Witkowski Fellow Phone:... View Details
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Women at HBS - Alumni
in February 2013. HBS observed International Women's Day on March 8, 2013 with a series of student-focused discussions and events, including discussion of a new case: "Women MBAs at Harvard Business School: 1962-2012". A documentary film,... View Details
- 30 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 30, 2016
exploiting the well-documented social divide between urban resident workers and rural migrant workers in urban Chinese firms. We analyze data on weekly output, individual characteristics, and coworker composition for all weavers in an urban Chinese textile firm during... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 11 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?
Rings film trilogy elevated New Zealand as a fantasy destination, the country was struggling to set itself apart from Australia. In-depth interviews, focus groups, and surveys revealed that New Zealand could... View Details
- September 1993 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
Loctite Corp.: International Distribution
By: John A. Quelch
Loctite Corp., dissatisfied with the sales growth achieved by its independent distributor in Hong Kong, is considering whether to find a new distributor or acquire a controlling interest in a wholly owned subsidiary covering Hong Kong and possibly other markets.... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Marketing; Distribution Channels; Globalization; Market Participation; Industrial Products Industry; Hong Kong
Quelch, John A., and David J. Arnold. "Loctite Corp.: International Distribution." Harvard Business School Case 594-021, September 1993. (Revised December 1997.)
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Interviewing - Alumni
which you are interviewing. What You Need to Know Prepare. The work and research you do prior to your interview conversation is essential to a successful interview. Meaningful preparation leads to a productive and positive conversation.... View Details
- 23 Nov 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Vinyl Renaissance: Take Those Old Records Off the Shelf
product is made." Vinyl is really interesting because I can’t think of many other products that kids will buy that were cool for their parents. Usually it’s like, “Oh, my parents like that stuff. I don’t... View Details
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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online
Complements from Substitutes Featured Exercises Create a customer journey map to discover complementary products and services 5 hrs Module 3 Competing with Network Effects Explore the three types of network effects, their impact on WTP,... View Details
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Creating Ecotourism in Costa Rica, 1970–2000
By: Geoffrey Jones and Andrew Spadafora
Between the 1970s and the 2000s, Costa Rica became established as the world’s leading ecotourism destination. This article argues that although Costa Rica benefited from biodiversity and a pleasant climate, the country’s preeminence in ecotourism requires more than a... View Details
Keywords: Ecotourism; Entrepreneurship In Emerging Markets; Sustainable Business And Innovation; Tourism; Green Business; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development; History; Business History; Tourism Industry; Latin America; Costa Rica
Jones, Geoffrey, and Andrew Spadafora. "Creating Ecotourism in Costa Rica, 1970–2000." Enterprise & Society 18, no. 1 (March 2017): 146–183.
- 21 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
You Don’t Have to Quit Your Job to Find More Meaning in Life
It’s a philosophical debate as old as time: What is the secret to leading a meaningful life? For many, the question gained new urgency after years of social distancing and upheaval during the COVID-19 pandemic. After surviving a public... View Details
Keywords: by Shalene Gupta
- 01 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
An Aerospace Engineer Provides a Lift for Underrepresented Innovators and Entrepreneurs
knowledge, and I was able to learn so much from them.” As part of her product development work, Shodiya found herself pitching a new innovation to the company’s capital arm. The people she was trying to sway... View Details
- June 2017
- Teaching Note
The De Beers Group: Exploring the Diamond Reselling Opportunity
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Daniel P. Gross and Lauren G. Pickle
In September 2014, Tom Montgomery (SVP of strategic initiatives at the De Beers Group) and his team launched a pilot program in the United States to explore $1 billion diamond market for pre-owned (recycled) diamonds. According to Montgomery, the motivation for the... View Details
Keywords: Diamonds; Go-to-market Strategy; Secondary Market; Willingness To Pay; Pilot Program; Strategy Development; Strategy Execution; Scope; Marketing; Advertising; Branding; Customer Value; Pawn Shops; Jewelry; Supply And Demand; Corporate Strategy; Business Strategy; Vertical Integration; Advertising Campaigns; Value Creation; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; United Kingdom; Africa; Botswana; South Africa; Namibia
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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
financial market. The authors argue that the incentive to distort these benchmarks is severe given the benchmarks' polling nature and the sheer volume of the derivative market linked to these rates. The authors make several recommendations on how changes to benchmark... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores
What does cyberspace mean for physical retail space? Has online shopping changed the fundamentals of retailing? How should managers evaluate new in-store technologies? Harvard Business Review posed these questions to three retail... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces 2023 Goldsmith Fellows
nonprofit and public sector organizations and demonstrate a strong commitment to continued career paths in these areas. New recipients are invited to participate in events with current and former recipients as well as local social... View Details
- 12 Feb 2018
- Working Paper Summaries