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2013 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Interplay of Structure and Behavior: How System Dynamics Can Explain and Change Outcomes by Gender or Social Category Panel: Backlash and the Double Bind Robert Livingston , Northwestern University Is Agentic Backlash Inevitable?: A... View Details
- 05 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
In Praise of Marketing
the United States. The latest Interbrand listing of the most valuable global brands reveals seven American brands in the top ten and sixty in the top hundred, more than twice the expected numbers based on the United States' command of 28 percent of the world economy.... View Details
- 29 Nov 2017
- News
Inbox: From Das’s Desk
even a few hours. Host a dinner at your home for recent graduates or current students. (We’ll even provide the food!) Put your name on the list of MBA Career Advisors, who make an hour available to a student who wants to know what it took to get your job. Get involved... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 30 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Do Mergers Hurt Product Quality?
comprised 88 mergers and thousands of brand name products in 20 product categories. Including items such as vacuum cleaners, lawn mowers, power drills, and washing machines, the categories were chosen based on how frequently they were... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
kid-pleasing category of electronic toy. The LeapPad took the dusty, flash-card connotations out of the term “educational toy” and launched a new, highly successful product line of “smart toys.” LeapFrog did what no other View Details
- 28 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Wayfair
Why We Recruit is a series of interviews with our recruiting partners covering a variety of topics ranging from their experience working with HBS to what they want students to know. New interviews will be released throughout the year to... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 02 Oct 2012
- News
Green Pioneer
passions have spurred him, among other accomplishments, to spearhead the creation of a 250-acre nature preserve (with a 10-mile walking trail) in Pound Ridge, New York; initiate and finance the identification of, and publish a brochure... View Details
- 18 Apr 2022
- News
Book Smart
demand was super clear.” Within months, Worldreader’s app launched, offering access to thousands of books from around the world, allowing students not only to read for pleasure but also to explore categories like human health and career... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
The State of Play
If the category of offerings known as “immersive experiences” were a soup, it would probably have to be a gumbo—a saucy and colorful assemblage of potentially disparate things. And while it’s rooted in familiar traditions, it’s also open... View Details
- 28 Jan 2002
- Research & Ideas
Read All About It! Newspapers Lose Web War
that the market doesn't exist. For example, I've done a study where we compared the income statements of new start-up online businesses to those of the typical online newspaper business and we find that anywhere from 35 percent to 45... View Details
- 18 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Meet the HBS Race, Gender & Equity Initiative
The HBS Race, Gender & Equity Initiative was established at the beginning of the 2014-2015 academic year and publicly launched in May 2015. As part of their launch, the Initiative released new research from Professor Kathleen McGinn,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Right Connections
kind of social capital, she contends, helps mitigate three categories of investor uncertainty: technological, firm-based, and market-based. Higgins maintains that an IPO team's connections are a crucial component of any start-up's... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 03 Mar 2014
- HBS Case
Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato
Francesco's changes have meant that supermarkets can price their private-label brands higher. He's also constantly introducing new products to keep the category exciting to both retailers and consumers, even... View Details
- 10 Jan 2017
- Blog Post
From Product Development to Business School
to clean it again through my novel filter. I had filed the patent. Lined up suppliers. Met the ridiculous margin requirements of a Fortune 500 company. The category was declining. Our last two product launches fared poorly. The buyer... View Details
- 04 Apr 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Why Private Investors Must Fund 'New Nuclear' Power Right Now
category known as “new nuclear,” which offers the potential to dramatically reduce costs and rapidly ramp up installations when compared to today’s nuclear power plants. But the success of new nuclear—and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Ticktock
in 2007, the year Clocky came on the market. Nanda, who cut the original price of the clock from $50 to $39 to spur sales, knew she needed to extend the existing product line or venture into new product View Details
- 18 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Use Free Shipping as a Competitive Weapon
ablokhin Free shipping is an increasingly important tool in the online retailer's marketing arsenal, but few sellers understand the intricacies of the strategy and are leaving significant profits on the table, new research suggests.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
A Safer—and Speedier—Way to Name Your Startup
image by Edmon de Haro So you have an idea for a new business, product, or service. What are you going to call it? As any cash-strapped entrepreneur, product manager, or “creative” will tell you, that decision can be critical when it... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Charged Up
Image by Digital Art/Corbis Related Links Listen to a podcast of Professors Rawi Abdelal, Forest Reinhardt, and Richard Vietor discussing the future of energy The catch-all “green” category covers a range of industries, from wind and... View Details
- 13 Jun 2018
- News
The First Five Years: Momchil Filev and Ben Faw (both MBA 2014)
everyone starting a new company, in the forms of incumbent advantages like brand recognition, scale, and capital.” What has surprised you most about your entrepreneurial journey since graduating from HBS? Ben:“How much of it you can only... View Details