Publications

Portrait Project

Shivangi Goel

the care they need in their most vulnerable moments. I want to reimagine how we bring innovative healthcare tools to the right patients so that in times of crisis we can adapt quickly and prevent unnecessary... View Details

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Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Research Areas Research Areas Antitrust & Competition Policy CEO Leadership Environmental Quality Innovation & Innovative Capacity Philanthropy Social Progress Index Philanthropy Philanthropy Beyond... View Details

January 2024 (Revised July 2024)
Case

CloudEats: Revolutionizing the Cloud Kitchen in Southeast Asia

By: Paul A. Gompers and Adina Wong

Philippines-headquartered cloud kitchen CloudEats harbored the ambition of becoming the largest cloud kitchen in Southeast Asia, but it was considering several strategic paths forward. View Details

Keywords: Technological Innovation; E-commerce; Disruptive Innovation; Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Competitive Advantage; Food and Beverage Industry; Philippines; Southeast Asia

23 May 2019
News

Tracy P. Palandjian, MBA 1997

others. That was her north star,” says the Harvard College graduate and former McKinsey consultant. Palandjian’s embodiment of her forebearers’ values is a theme in all aspects of her life, including her... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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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Loeb House | About

Learning, established to promote and support teaching excellence and innovation at HBS and at institutions around the globe. The center is named for a longtime HBS faculty member, the late C. Roland (“Chris”) Christensen (MBA 1943, DCS... View Details

08 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

Decision Rights: Who Gives the Green Light?

How a company decides who is authorized to make what types of decisions can have a profound effect on its business, both in terms of everyday effectiveness and the bottom line. Consider the experience View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

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Beth Clark | About

responsible for a wide array of services supporting the School's academic, research, administrative, and alumni engagement activities. She has held several leadership positions at HBS; her innovative... View Details

February 2003 (Revised June 2003)
Case

Interface's Evergreen Services Agreement

In an attempt to reduce its ecological footprint, Interface Americas, a leading manufacturer of commercial carpet tile, has launched the Evergreen Services Agreement (ESA)--a lease agreement that provides would-be carpet purchasers with comprehensive floor-covering... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Product; Environmental Sustainability; Innovation and Invention; Leasing; Consumer Products Industry; Houston

May 2020
Article

Value-Based Health Care in Undergraduate Medical Education

By: Jessica N. Holtzman, Bhushan R. Deshpande, Jessica C. Stuart, Thomas W. Feeley, Mary Witkowski, Edward M. Hundert and Jennifer Kasper

Problem: Value-based health care (VBHC) is an innovative framework for redesigning care delivery to achieve better outcomes for patients and reduce cost; however, providing students with the skills to understand and engage with these topics is a challenge to... View Details

Keywords: Value-based Health Care; Health Care and Treatment; Higher Education; Curriculum and Courses

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New Venture Competition | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Solara Sacerdote Grand Prize Winner, Social Enterprise Track, 2024 New Venture Competition 1_rwoq7e70 Trans Health HQ Sacerdote Runner-Up Prize Winner, Social Enterprise Track, 2024 New Venture Competition 1_fzd3exaa The Social Enterprise Track View Details

28 Sep 2023
News

Meet the New HBS Team Helping Alumni Clubs and Associations to Thrive

Clubs Team’s Associate Director, a role he took on in December 2022 after serving briefly as Assistant Director. He brings experience from innovative roles within Harvard University, New York University, University View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; community service

Research Summary

Sustainability and Integrated Reporting

A sustainable strategy for a company is one that enables it to create value for shareholders over the long term while contributing to a sustainable society. In doing so, it must balance the needs of different types of providers of financial capital (e.g.,... View Details

Keywords: Sustainability; Sustainability Reporting

18 Dec 2006
Lessons from the Classroom

Grooming Next-Generation Leaders

Finding and nurturing future leadership talent is a primary concern for most organizations. How can they identify top people, train them, and—here's the catch—retain them? And do so in the face of ever-increasing global challenges?... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

09 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity

up with innovative business ideas that could help both groups/cultures. A team of experienced entrepreneurs judged the business ideas on creativity—for example, broadband Internet, while useful, scored low... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

18 Dec 2008
Working Paper Summaries

Concentration Levels in the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services Industry: Myth vs. Reality

Keywords: by Alvin J. Silk & Charles King III; Advertising

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Online Business Essential Courses | HBS Online

Your Free Flowchart You May Also Be Interested In Leadership & Management Entrepreneurship & Innovation Strategy Finance & Accounting Business in Society Marketing 85% say taking a course bolstered their resume, 10x return on investment —... View Details

July 2021 (Revised February 2022)
Case

Mary Kay Inc.: Enriching Women's Lives while Embracing Change

By: Elie Ofek, K. Shelette Stewart and Julia Kelley

In December 2020, Mary Kay Inc. Chief Marketing Officer Sheryl Adkins-Green considered several strategic dilemmas. Founded in 1963 by Mary Kay Ash, Mary Kay was a direct sales company whose Independent Beauty Consultants purchased its beauty and cosmetics products at... View Details

February 2010
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Go Mobile: The Phirbol Franchise

By: Rajiv Lal and Natalie Kindred

To grow Phirbol, a telecom retail franchise chain in Delhi, India's underdeveloped markets, its founders were exploring ways to offer more value to the franchisees. In mid-2009, the Phirbol franchise was comprised of some 150 franchisees that had converted their small... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Innovation and Management; Brands and Branding; Service Operations; Franchise Ownership; Value Creation; Telecommunications Industry; Delhi