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- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
United States began to use standardized color, achieved by synthetic dyes, as part of their marketing strategies. The emergence of the synthetic dye industry paralleled the growth of mass production and mass marketing in the American food... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
(forthcoming) Abstract There are a large number of cases where corruption has been discovered investigating levels of consumption that appear to be hard to justify. Yet, in the standard moral hazard model withholding of effort by the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 18
otherwise fail emissions tests. We find that for a significant number of inspectors, leniency is much higher for those customers with standard vehicles than for those with luxury cars, although a smaller group appears to favor wealthy... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jun 2020
- What Do You Think?
Is a Business School-Industry Collaboration Needed to Attract Black Talent to Campus?
against Black citizens and resulting Black Lives Matter marches and protests. It prompted Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria to send an email (which quickly became public knowledge) to faculty, staff, and others associated with the... View Details
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Early Years at HBS - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
confidant. They lived for many years in a townhouse on Beacon Hill in Boston where Doriot also enjoyed painting and writing poetry. In 1937, Doriot introduced a second year course called Manufacturing, a class he created in his own... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Higher Ground
the April concert was Tulane University’s Dixon Hall, with a stage that could barely fit all 67 orchestra members. Location was perhaps the least of the LPO’s challenges that night. Many of the musicians were still living in hotels or... View Details
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Strategy for Small Fish
The art of business today seems to be the ability to influence resources your company doesn't own—resources such as the production scheduling of manufacturing partners, the packaging requirements of distribution partners, and the development of technical View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
- 08 Mar 2013
- News
The Accidental Innovator
Like many great innovations, it all began with a simple question, in this case from Khan’s nine-year-old cousin, Nadia: “Sal,” she asked, “can you please help me with my homework?” So how did Nadia’s request launch a juggernaut? In 2004, Nadia was View Details
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
the company's direction in many locations over a long period. Peter Sands at Standard Chartered Bank worked with his immediate leadership team to define the bank's values and strategic direction and then engaged his top 300 staff in the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
2025 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
recordings and materials are included beside the “More Info” sections below. Available recordings are also accessible from the Live from Klarman Hall page. 2025 Reunions 5th-25th Reunion Classes Faculty Presentations Friday, June 6, 2025... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
A Janus-Faced Reflection
ideas, explanations, and solutions for the smartest business readers.'" In 1996, after nearly twenty years at Fortune, Kiechel brought his high editorial standards and equally high regard for savvy business professionals to the Harvard... View Details
- 21 May 2019
- Blog Post
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at HBS
further this cause across the private and public sectors. Henry Liu - MBA ‘19 I was born and raised in France, where, as a child, I only thought of myself as French. Despite living in a homogeneous population, I never once questioned my... View Details
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
marketers to communicate with consumers in a format that enhances their lives and offers long-term value. Paper: http://hbr.org/2013/03/for-mobile-devices-think-apps-not-ads/ar/1 The Mobile Banking Payment Revolution Authors:Gupta, Sunil... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
In the Blood
million. Clay didn’t own the horse, but he makes a standard commission of 5 percent on managing the sale of some 250 horses a year like her. Boarding and sales are two facets of his business, Clay explains; he also breeds his own mares,... View Details
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Facing the New World Order
obviously, in which the short-term uncertainty is profound. Our study traditionally has been a medium- to long-term focus. That is, looking at the determinants of high levels of living standards and... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books
what matters most; facing conflict, adversity, and ambiguity with decisiveness and confidence; setting uncompromising standards for behavior and performance; and selecting and developing great people. Be Where Your Feet Are: Seven... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
The Accidental Innovator
global significance. Like many great innovations, it all began with a simple question, in this case from Khan’s nine-year-old cousin, Nadia: “Sal,” she asked, “can you please help me with my homework?” So how did Nadia’s request launch a juggernaut? In 2004, Nadia was... View Details
- 24 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 24, 2007
Student Outcomes in U.S. Public Education Harvard Business School Note 307-068 Surveys educational outcomes among public school students in the United States. Educational outcomes are categorized as achievement outcomes (measured primarily by students' performance on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
In the Virtual Dressing Room Returns Are A Real Problem
electronic commerce than in the B2B segment, since industry standards for characterizing color and fabric are more familiar forms of communication for business partners than for individual consumers. Compounding the difficulty in... View Details
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
of the merger's architects and visionary legacy CEO Daniel Vasella. He recognized that the global health care environment would create severe challenges for Novartis in the years ahead and that Novartis needed to make sure it had the right strategy, structure, talent,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne