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- 08 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 8
immigrants made a conspicuous impact. Part I demonstrates the dominant role of immigrants in forming public financial policies from 1775 to 1817. Part II surveys 12 merchant and investment banking firms... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2008 (Revised June 2010)
- Case
Hearts On Fire - Brand Development Manager
By: Frank V. Cespedes and Benson P. Shapiro
Hearts On Fire, a successful branded diamond producer, established the position of Brand Development Manager (BDM) to build the company's presence, sales, and relationships with its retail customers. After one year, the CEO, CFO and President must evaluate the impact... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Investment Return; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Business Processes; Salesforce Management; Business Strategy
Cespedes, Frank V., and Benson P. Shapiro. "Hearts On Fire - Brand Development Manager." Harvard Business School Case 709-436, September 2008. (Revised June 2010.)
- 19 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving
how much good the donation will achieve. “That gives you some moral wiggle room to pursue the more selfish action,” says Exley, an assistant professor in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at HBS. Her research attempts to... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Real Estate: A Local Business Goes Global
trend is not going away. This trend is being driven by two things. The first is the wealth buildup in Asia. The domestic real estate markets in Asia are still small, so Asian real estate investors have turned to Europe and the United... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
- 06 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?
In trying to secure financial backing for a new product, independent innovators generally face the question of how much to invest in development before showing it around. Should they create, say, a working prototype (and maybe even... View Details
- 09 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Manager’s Guide to Communicating with Customers Collection
what shoppers do. This observational work is the bread and butter of Paco Underhill, a consultant whose market research firm, Envirosell (New York City), has been studying retail shopper behavior for 20 years. Teach a kid to hammer, and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
The Exchange: The Tech Leader’s Tightrope
tightrope on which Apple found itself: It wants to promote a sense of privacy among its users, but that runs into some of the claims that the government is making against them with regard to public safety. I don’t think I would’ve... View Details
- 25 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
Harvard Kennedy School’s Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA-ID) is designed to prepare the next generation of leaders in international development. It is an economics-centered, multidisciplinary program... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 04 Oct 2007
- What Do You Think?
Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?
investment vehicles. What's the reason for these phenomena? According to one report, Michael Jensen and Kevin Murphy, in a book to be published in the next several months, CEO Pay and What to Do About It, lay much of the blame at the feet... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Making It Count
companies taking on these challenges. It’s been a steep ascent for ESG in recent years, from a fringy outlier straight to the mainstage, as investments increased tenfold from 2018 to 2020. And there’s no sign of that pace slowing. Some... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- Profile
Shantanu Rege
public markets. I wrote to all of them; at least sixty or seventy wrote back. Even busy managers and directors are eager to spend a half-hour to help a student figure out his career path." For his own path, Shantanu wants to spend... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Thomas S. Volpe
But his longtime fascination with both the stock market and inventors came to the fore when he entered the New York investment world. After setting up a science and technology View Details
- 06 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 6, 2007
understand why some of the other top firms in the business, such as KKR and Apollo, have been tapping the public equity markets for their own funds, and whether they should do the same. They are also... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Scales Kevin Barenblat 27 Jul 2017 Five years ago my social marketing software company was acquired and I was granted a unique oppor... Global Steering Group Impact Summit: Catalyzing the Impact Investing... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
New Jakurski Chair Supports Research in Global Finance
topics in international finance, including securitization of insurance risks (particularly those linked to catastrophes), risk management for corporations and financial institutions, and asset allocation for investors. He is a founding partner of Emerging View Details
- 04 May 2016
- What Do You Think?
What Does Boaty McBoatface Tell Us About Brand Control on the Internet?
control over brands is explicitly ceded to the public for marketing purposes. As I write this, the Binghamton, New York minor league professional baseball team is thought to be on its way to being named the... View Details
- 17 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Broadband: Remaking the Advertising Industry
clients guard against spreading themselves too thin? A: Given all these new forms there is more ad clutter than ever, and marketers are trying to bypass it. Companies are getting more sophisticated about what they're View Details
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Lessons in Economics | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Skip to Main Content Exhibition Homepage Exhibition Introduction The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion The Intersection of Public Relations and Photography Documenting the Wartime Effort... View Details
- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
Publications Market Reaction to and Valuation of IFRS Reconciliation Adjustments: First Evidence from the UK Authors: Joanne Horton and George Serafeim Publication: Review of Accounting Studies (forthcoming)... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Lauren Cohen Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems Finance, Entrepreneurial Management, General Management John Dionne Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Field Course: Public Markets... View Details