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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

markets and analyze the impact of market changes 12 hrs Module 2 Strategies for Assessing and Increasing Demand Appreciate how complements and network effects impact demand and evaluate techniques to... View Details

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Establish the enduring structures required for the journey ahead. - Advancing Racial Equity

undertakes, the ideas HBS generates, and the actions we inspire in the world outside of HBS. The Initiative will aim to amplify HBS’s expertise and impact in matters of race much as the Social Enterprise Initiative has transformed the... View Details

30 Jun 2021
In Practice

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021

What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details

Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland

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ICHOM - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

framework, Stefan Larsson at the Boston Consulting Group and Martin Ingvar at the Karolinska Institute were exploring the potential of outcomes measurement themselves while studying the impact of Sweden’s extensive disease registries.... View Details

19 May 2021
Op-Ed

Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career

impact While many of these challenges are not new, the data strengthens the case for action. Indeed, the crisis has renewed pressure on the US to develop new models and expand existing pathways that can open doors for people most affected... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson

21 Nov 2022
Blog Post

HBS Student Club Spotlight: Sustainability Club

climate but also for those who want to learn about how this almost existential topic affects all of our lives and careers going forward. We hope to achieve this by creating spaces for continued conversations after heated case discussions about sustainability, for... View Details

27 Mar 2024
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Video: Inspirational Women in Business

Advanced Micro Devices. She has the unique combination of both technical genius, as well as business acumen. She led an incredible transformation and turnaround of AMD into one of the fastest-growing semiconductor companies in the world. Whitley Cargile: The female... View Details

04 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How Schmoozing with the Boss Helps Men Get Promoted

new research. In fact, social bonding among men may account for more than a third of the gender gap in promotions, according to the working paper The Old Boys’ Club: Schmoozing and the Gender Gap. “I’m not surprised the old boys’ club still exists, but I’m disappointed... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Uneven Impact of Generative AI on Entrepreneurial Performance” with Nicholas Otis, Rowan Clarke, Solène Delecourt, and David Holtz. Rembrand M. Koning : Winner of the 2024 Wharton People Analytics White Paper Competition for “The Uneven... View Details

25 Jan 2024
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Climate Stories Episode #15: Hilton Augustine III on Financing Climate Ventures

me to play across these three dimensions: Technology: finding and supporting scientists and engineers to bring solutions out of the lab Capital: marshaling resources to deploy the solutions mature enough to make massive impact within the... View Details

14 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?

rate as must-do's entirely on your own, Andrus says. "After I go through this process myself, I go see my boss to make sure I'm aligned with him and with his stakeholders. You have to learn to be open and to listen to how your boss reacts to your analysis. By... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Michelman

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Megan Maloney

Why did you choose this path at this point in time? I prayed about it a lot and went with my gut. Like so many, I want to positively impact the world. It felt like a good time to come up for air and surround myself with brilliant, future... View Details

February 2010
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Burt's Bees: Balancing Growth and Sustainability (Multimedia)

By: Christopher Marquis

The case examines sustainability initiatives at Burt's Bees, with video segments that detail the company's history, leadership, and implementation of ambitious 2020 sustainability goals. The company traces its roots to 1984, when Roxanne Quinby and Burt Schavitz teamed... View Details

Keywords: Balance and Stability; Leadership; Problems and Challenges; Business or Company Management; Growth Management; Organizational Culture; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Mergers and Acquisitions; Social Enterprise; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Ethics

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03 Nov 2021
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Recent Grad Reflections: From Being Cold Called to Becoming a Case Protagonist

case protagonist. From prominent CEOs to brave innovators, I had always viewed protagonists as inspiring role models and held great reverence for their storied careers and the impact they had made in their industries. Another reason I... View Details

28 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'

bankruptcy doesn’t necessarily mean the death of a company, and in fact, it can actually be the very thing that saves a business, assuming the courts can handle the flood that is likely coming. Dina Gerdeman: What impact do you expect... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Banking

27 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too

are less likely to report engaging in rituals than married couples. Norton, Garcia-Rada, and Sezer were interested in further exploring the impact of rituals on romantic relationships. In one of their studies, a whopping 70 percent of the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

15 Dec 2010
Working Paper Summaries

Cognitive Barriers to Environmental Action: Problems and Solutions

Keywords: by Lisa L.Shu & Max H. Bazerman

14 Apr 2010
Working Paper Summaries

The Economic Crisis and Medical Care Usage

Keywords: by Annamaria Lusardi, Daniel Schneider & Peter Tufano; Health

29 Oct 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Estimating the Effects of Large Shareholders Using a Geographic Instrument

Keywords: by Bo Becker, Henrik Cronqvist & Rüdiger Fahlenbrach

02 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 2, 2009

Working PapersTruth in Giving: Experimental Evidence on the Welfare Effects of Informed Giving to the Poor Authors:Christina Fong and Felix Oberholzer-Gee Abstract It is often difficult for donors to predict the value of charitable giving because they know little... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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