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Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Weitz-Winer-O'Dell Award for “Retention Futility: Targeting High-Risk Customers Might Be Ineffective” ( Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) , 2018). 2022 Ayelet Israeli : Selected as an INFORMS Society for Marketing Science (ISMS) Early... View Details

14 Jun 2010
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact

what that spending achieved. Yet there has been little agreement on a set of hard-and-fast metrics to measure social performance. How should a nonprofit manager respond when a significant donor asks for proof of his or her contribution's... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

07 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 7

to the special role reinsurers have played in the capitalist system. As the industry developed, it had a vested interest in preventing excessive risks, while also providing complex societies with a mechanism to limit the damage that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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31 May 2023
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2023

read that by the time Black boys turn 10, society views them as potential aggressors. I remember thinking, I have three years to solve this.” A viral moment: “I just wanted to connect with people who could understand what I was feeling:... View Details

Keywords: leadership; management; work-life balance

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K–12 Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

systemic change in K–12 education. Publications Techint: Strategic Choices for Community Impact By: Lauren Cohen, Virak Prum, Kenneth Charman, Pedro Levindo and Mariana Cal April 2025 | Faculty Research In early 2024 Erika Bienek, Chief... View Details

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

“Valuing Snap After the IPO Quiet Period (A)” with Marco Di Maggio and Greg Saldutte (HBS Case 218-095). Victoria Ivashina : Received the Robert F. Greenhill Award for Outstanding Service to the HBS Community in 2023. Ishita Sen : Winner... View Details

05 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?

Eiichi Shibusawa continues to gain influence in Japan—even though he died almost a century ago. Japan’s government announced earlier this year that the 19th century business leader would be the face on 10,000 yen ($90) bank notes—the highest value denomination in... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Rei Morimoto; Financial Services; Retail

08 Jan 2007
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Who Rises to Power in American Business?

intractable obstacles to achieve great success. What is often overlooked or forgotten in the Alger stories is that the individuals who "came up from their bootstraps" did so with the assistance of an important and influential... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

14 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 14

on retail prices. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52208 January 2017 Journal of Conflict Resolution Beyond Zeroes and Ones: The Intensity and Dynamics of Civil Conflict By: Chaudoin, Stephen, Zachary... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating in Three Dimensions

For its representative in these critical talks, the board should have hired an outside specialist, with properly aligned interests and incentives. More generally, you should look hard at a potential agent's other interests and relationships to determine whether he... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2023
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An Engine of Innovation

pursue. What are the support systems and resources provided at the labs to student and alumni ventures? What sustains this community is the incredible team here that works fully in service to students and alumni so they can be in service... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

30 May 2023
News

Finding PRIDE

This year, about 75 of the 195 members of PRIDE are WTGNC. PRIDE is really about creating community for people who are marginalized in society and in the business world. It’s a space where people can gather... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Diversity and Equity - Alumni

617.495.6883. The HBS Fund Investors Society recognizes leadership annual donors. Learn More Your Gift Matters $250 $500 $1,000 $5,000 Other Give View my giving history Hide my giving history We would welcome your support this year, .... View Details

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Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Association for Psychological Science. 2023 Amit Goldenberg : Selected as a 2023 Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science. 2022 Ashley V. Whillans : Winner of the 2022 SAGE Emerging Career Trajectory Award from the Society... View Details

09 Oct 2017
Working Paper Summaries

Marry Rich, Poor Girl: Investigating the Effects of Sex Selection on Intrahousehold Outcomes in India

Keywords: by Reshmaan Hussam

14 Jul 2008
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina

immediately or within a few years of graduation, but most will spend their careers in the private sector. They leave the course better prepared to work on education reform in their communities as board... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Education

07 Jan 2002
Research & Ideas

How Marketing Can Reduce Worldwide Poverty

insights, à la the "Just Say No" campaign. But let's say your goals are a good deal more ambitious. You care about benefiting society as a whole. You want to help people stuck in grinding poverty. You want to know what villagers... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

September 2021 (Revised October 2021)
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Dream: Impact Through Real Estate

By: Michael Chu and John Masko

The Canadian city of Toronto had one of the largest housing affordability problems of any city in the developed world. One company trying to address this problem was Dream, one of the largest real estate groups in Canada. In 2021, Dream had just launched a new system... View Details

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14 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

When the Rubber Meets the Road, Most Commuters Text and Email While Driving

A majority of commuters admit to multitasking on the road, including texting and reading emails, according to new research that reveals the widespread extent of distracted driving. About 87 percent of commuters are engaged in at least one other activity while driving,... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

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