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- 11 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why Budgeting Kills Your Company
Associates (New York City), in a recent company publication. "Business units have used their budgets as a bargaining chip, bidding high to get a larger slice of the pie while keeping their cards close to their chest. "The CEO has had View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gary
- 08 Apr 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
The Life of Luxury and How to Sell It
No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle It used to be that we equated power and prestige with a leisurely, luxurious lifestyle. Today, lack of leisure time may just be the real status symbol. Does Le Pliage Help or Hurt the Longchamp... View Details
- 12 Oct 2022
- Blog Post
11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day
would it ever change anything? You’ll always be my son, and I love you just the same.” He didn’t share many words beyond that, but my heart was happy. In my mind, this story would always take a wrong turn; it would sever our relationship. During a time of such... View Details
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
four to one. When another premium brand lowers its wholesale price in an attempt to stimulate sales, Heublein’s president decides to increase the price of Smirnoff and put the additional revenue into... View Details
- 07 May 2014
- What Do You Think?
How Should Wealth Be Redistributed?
diagnoses. Others advocated tax and non-tax solutions. The case against hasty change was made by Dave: "Market based capitalism is the greatest driving force of prosperity in the world today, but if we forget this and marginalize it through income redistribution,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 20, 2007
a period of financial repression. Nationalization led to lower interest rates and lower quality intermediation and may have slowed employment gains in trade and services. Development lending goals were met, but these had no real impact.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About
was justified by the faculty. Professor Thomas J.C. Raymond said, in 1954, “because when schooling is over and the graduate has embarked on his business career, no one will hand him a case. Instead, the graduate will have to go out and in... View Details
- 09 Jan 2020
- Book
Rethinking Business Strategy in the Age of AI
they can take strategic advantage of those opportunities. What can AI help with? Everything from reading X-rays and setting prices to forecasting demand and maintaining jet engines. Almost every traditional process can be transformed with... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online
Experienced Leaders No current course offerings for this selection. Starting Jan 15 Experienced Leaders $15,000 (four installments of $3,750) + applicable international taxes Application deadline December 18th View weekly calendar Apply... View Details
- 15 Jul 2019
- Book
Many Executives Are Afraid of Finance. Here's How They Can Gain Confidence
ecosystem to demystify what capital markets are doing. The key to understanding these varied players is to first understand that financial markets are trying to solve the deep underlying problem of modern capitalism. When owners are no... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 30 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
Repugnant Markets and How They Get That Way
no one should be able to do." And they draw the line. Think about bride price and dowries. There should be no reason why people who want to get married can't also exchange... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 18 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018
describe the enormous changes in the markets for therapies for rare diseases that have emerged over recent decades. The most prominent example is the fact that the profit-maximizing price of new orphan drugs appears to be greater today... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 25 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 25, 2016
growing component of many firms' retailing strategies, particularly in the fashion industry. Outlet stores offer attractive prices in locations far from central shopping districts. The main perspectives on why outlet stores exist can be... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Racism and Digital Design: How Online Platforms Can Thwart Discrimination
creating." Requests made from profiles with African American-sounding names were about 16 percent less likely to be accepted. According to the study, discrimination was pervasive across price points and in a variety of neighborhoods,... View Details
- 28 Jun 2022
- Book
The Moral Enterprise: How Two Companies Profit with Purpose
How can government and business work together in this fractious political moment, when finding solutions to pressing problems like inequality and climate change are more urgent than ever? Rebecca Henderson, Harvard University’s John and Natty McArthur University... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Rights of First Refusal Are a Bad Deal
rejects the deal, the landlord is free to offer the property to a third party. But the tenant is still in the game. If the owner and a third party agree on a price below the $100,000 originally offered to the tenant, the tenant has the... View Details
- 13 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 13
W. Dunn, Dana R. Carney, and Dan Ariely Publication:Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (forthcoming) Abstract We predicted that able-bodied individuals and white Americans would have a difficult time saying no to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Nov 2018
- Book
Can the Global Food Industry Overcome Public Distrust?
JamesBrey Food is the largest segment of the global economy. It is also widely recognized as more critical for human health than any pharmaceutical drug on the planet. But significant changes in the industry are making people lose trust in many institutions involved in... View Details
- 30 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 30
product specifications significantly increases the impact of the price subsidy on take-up. Taken alone, the information manipulation has no significant impact on demand, while the View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 06 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Are You a Level-Six Leader?
"transactional" leaders. Level One: Sociopath At the base of the model is the person who literally serves no one: the Sociopath. The Sociopath, afflicted with what the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders... View Details
Keywords: by Mitch Maidique