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  • 23 Nov 2020
  • Blog Post

We Rise

exclusive than the approximately 7,000 companies worldwide that received a venture investment in 2010. Birchbox was among the just 823 companies—11.8 percent—that had at least one woman founder. The number with a woman of color on the View Details
  • 01 Sep 2020
  • News

We Rise

success put them in a group even more exclusive than the approximately 7,000 companies worldwide that received a venture investment in 2010. Birchbox was among the just 823 companies—11.8 percent—that had at least one woman founder. The number with a woman of color on... View Details
Keywords: April White; Finance
  • April 2024
  • Supplement

Recycle & Re-Match: The Future of Soccer Turfs

By: George Serafeim
Keywords: Carbon Emissions; Carbon Abatement; Sustainability; Recycling; Waste Management; Technology; Entrepreneurial Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Decisions; Energy Conservation; Investment Return; Profit; Technological Innovation; Patents; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Wastes and Waste Processing; Business Strategy; Competition; Expansion; Technology Adoption; Sports; Environmental Sustainability; Entrepreneurship; Green Technology Industry; Service Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Rubber Industry; Sports Industry; Denmark; Netherlands; France; United States; Pennsylvania; Europe
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  • 02 Aug 2016
  • First Look

August 2, 2016

Silicon Valley software developers and technological innovations such as autonomous vehicles, aggressive marketing strategies, and cutthroat poaching practices—all of which forced number three competitor Sidecar out by January... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Jul 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn

product, customer, and order, but do managers act on this information? As usual in business, the first levers are leadership and management, not technology or legacy habits. Elliot Ross: After that, the tools needed are not exotic or... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail; Consumer Products
  • 23 Jan 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Financial Reporting Goes Global

standards play in the globalization of Indian businesses, U.S. businesses, and businesses of other countries? A: This really comes back to what makes India unique. India is having an amazing growth spurt that has led to having global View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell; Accounting; Financial Services
  • 17 May 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility

organizations are certainly economic instruments, but they also have an immense impact on human development and the well-being of society. Sustaining research attention on both the ethical and economic responsibilities of business, and on... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
  • 15 Jun 2021
  • News

The Path Ahead

On January 1, 2021, Srikant Datar became the 11th Dean of Harvard Business School. Datar joined the HBS faculty in 1996 and had served in a range of leadership positions at HBS, most recently as the senior associate dean for University... View Details
  • 01 Nov 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Nov. 1

managerial decision making. Six facets of institutional logic-a common purpose, a long-term focus, emotional engagement, partnering with the public, innovation, and self-organization-radically alter leadership and corporate behavior and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • January 2024
  • Case

ECOALF: Fashion for the Future

By: Elizabeth A. Keenan, Diego Aparicio, Carlota Moniz and María José Satrústegui
ECOALF, a Spanish fashion brand and sustainability pioneer, aimed to tackle the industry's challenges of excessive consumption and production. The brand's mission was to create timeless apparel exclusively from recycled and eco-responsible materials, matching the... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Decisions; Business Earnings; Profit; Growth and Development Strategy; Communication Intention and Meaning; Values and Beliefs; Mission and Purpose; Competition; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Social Marketing; Marketing Channels; E-commerce; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Fashion Industry; Spain; Germany; Italy; Europe; United States
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  • 07 Oct 2008
  • First Look

First Look: October 7, 2008

the shares of agencies and receipts they represent. Second, concentration levels in 1997 and 2002 varied across the nine sectors comprising the A&MS industry, but all were within the range generally considered as indicative of a competitive industry. Third, we... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Dec 2016
  • News

An Environmental Epiphany

the future. Morrell: I wondered, why you took that sabbatical? And why coming out of that sabbatical, that climate change became the thing that you wanted to focus on? Kortenhorst: So I had the privilege of doing a leadership safari in... View Details
  • March 2024
  • Case

Nomad: A License to Bank

By: Paul A. Gompers and Pedro Levindo
In late 2023, Lucas Vargas, CEO and co-founder of Nomad, a fintech that offered financial services in the United States for Brazilian residents, had to decide what to do to ensure the company’s continued expansion. Nomad launched its first product, a U.S. digital bank... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Customer Satisfaction; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Banks and Banking; Initial Public Offering; Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Organizational Culture; Going Public; Ownership Stake; Innovation and Invention; Strategic Planning; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Vertical Integration; Leadership; Law; Banking Industry; Technology Industry; Service Industry; Brazil; United States; North America; Latin America
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  • 01 Apr 2001
  • News

New Ventures New Gains

discussed in a pub in Toronto before he came to Soldiers Field, it was fine-tuned during his second year at HBS. “The contest and our field study afforded us the opportunity to test ideas in a relatively risk-free environment,” remarks Tjan, a founder, director, and... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna and Susan Young; Martin Dubilier (MBA 1952); Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • March 2023 (Revised May 2025)
  • Case

On

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karolin Frankenberger and Sascha Mader
Founded in 2010, in just one decade, the Swiss company On had established itself as a main player in global sports footwear and apparel. Based on an unconventional strategy which one of the founders labeled as “obsessively distinct,” On grew its sales with a compound... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Digital Marketing; Disruptive Innovation; Distribution Channels; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Global Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Marketing Strategy; Product Design; Product Development; Product Marketing; Social Media; Strategy; Supply Chain Management; Technological Innovation; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; Sports Industry; Europe; Switzerland; Germany; United States
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  • 30 May 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Market Makers Bid for Success

6 I got to work in my basement on starting FreeMarkets. The first thing we did was raise some money, and then we built some software. We found some pilot clients and started to develop market-making skills, a supplier database, rules for... View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Web Services; Technology
  • Career Coach

Jill Huggett

Jill Huggett (Carroll '00), Principal, Bridgepath Career Advisors, is a certified professional career coach and certified professional resume writer. Jill combines professional coaching theory with her previous experience as a financial services management executive... View Details
Keywords: Angel Investing; Financial Services (All); Commercial Banking; Financial Services (All); Consumer Finance; Financial Services (All); Corporate Finance; Financial Services (All); Fintech; Financial Services (All); Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Search Fund; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Insurance; Real Estate; Sports
  • 29 Sep 2009
  • First Look

First Look: September 29

Stories of Recent MBAs: Developing Self-Awareness Harvard Business School Case 410-030 An abstract is unavailable at this time. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/410030-PDF-ENG Life Stories of Recent MBAs: View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 24 Feb 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs

differentiation is difficult in retail as well because development of such advantages takes time and is difficult to execute. All the while, low-price players are constantly looming to pounce. Can low-margin retailers afford customer... View Details
Keywords: by Marcel Corstjens & Rajiv Lal; Retail; Consumer Products
  • September 2023 (Revised August 2024)
  • Teaching Note

On

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karolin Frankenberger, Sascha Mader, Jordan Mitchell and Karen Elterman
Teaching Note for "On," HBS Case No. 723-430. On is a premium performance running shoe company founded in Switzerland in 2010. The company rapidly gained traction through its unique CloudTec cushioning technology, its innovative midsole plate called the Speedboard, and... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Startups; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Digital Marketing; Disruptive Innovation; Distribution Channels; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Global Strategy; Initial Public Offering; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Marketing Strategy; Product Design; Product Development; Product Marketing; Social Media; Strategy; Supply Chain Management; Technological Innovation; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; Sports Industry; Europe; Germany; Switzerland; United States
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