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29 Aug 2018
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What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?

motorcycles that are substantially less cost.” Peter Barnet, similarly concerned about too much time spent on tariff reduction, suggested that the Company “create a flanking brand that is not the full Harley Davidson Hog and is ‘designed... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Auto

12 May 2020
Blog Post

Leaving a Career in Tech for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship

were Rock Venture Partners. A colleague at Google had even explored a startup idea at the i-Lab. The more I investigated the resources at HBS, the more I knew an MBA there was the perfect fit for me. I also saw my time at HBS as an... View Details

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Certificates, Credentials, & Credits | HBS Online

own schedule, there are deadlines to ensure you’re progressing through the course in step with your peers and taking full advantage of all networking and social learning opportunities. To earn a Certificate of Completion, you must complete all coursework in a... View Details

14 Jun 2022
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Jewish Student Association

practice their religion openly. Hence, the Judaism that I grew up with emphasized the importance of spending time with family, maintaining traditions, and sharing our people’s history. I’m excited to work with the co-presidents to create... View Details

04 Sep 2019
Blog Post

A Guided Experience into the World of Entrepreneurship

submitting his resume, Stan participated in a series of interviews that began during finals week, a challenging time made more so by a number of obligations that took him out of the country. “I really appreciated their flexibility.” The... View Details

03 Jun 2020
Blog Post

How to Thrive as a Remote Manager and Employee

they need to succeed by reviewing these tips and implementing what works for you and your company. Remote Work Management Practices: Weekly 1:1 meetings with your direct reports by video call Weekly group video calls with teams Optional social View Details

12 May 2021
News

The First Five Years: Sophie Bai (MBA 2020)

the time.” SB: “We both screamed over the phone to express how shocked we were! Later in the conversation, Brianna asked me to keep the HBS packet until she moved to Boston. We also added each other on WeChat after the phone call.” Two weeks later, Sophie and Brianna... View Details

24 Apr 2019
Research & Ideas

The 'Amazon Effect' Is Changing Online Price Competition—and the Fed Needs to Pay Attention

phenomena.” “In a world with online competition, we need to reconsider what makes prices sticky, not just across time but also across locations.” Cavallo focuses on multichannel retailers—those that have an online presence but sell most... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Retail

31 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

From SpinPop to SpinBrush: Entrepreneurial Lessons from John Osher

Aerogels, observed that downturns can be opportunities for the well prepared. "Those economic disruptions, as long as you have money in the bank, can be opportunities to succeed," he said. For example, during good times it can... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Consumer Products

08 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

A Balanced Scorecard Approach To Measure Customer Profitability

to customers. Many companies, however, have tried ABC at some time during the past twenty years and abandoned it because it did not capture the complexity of their operations, took too long to implement, and was too expensive to build and... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan

13 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?

marketing communications at the company's North America Group, at the time of the launch. "We're positioning Coke Zero as a defender and celebrator of guy enjoyment." The strategy clicked with male soda drinkers. While men had... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Auto

21 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More

everything from working out at the gym to turning off the lights at home. Yet, despite the brainpower devoted to devising creative rewards and fine-tuning offerings, employees don’t always buy in. “All this money and time and smart people... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

25 Feb 2014
First Look

First Look: February 25

Corporate Performance By: Brochet, Francois, Maria Loumioti, and George Serafeim Abstract—Using conference call transcripts to measure the time horizon that senior executives emphasize when they communicate with investors, we develop a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Harvard Business School. 6. Land quoted in Robert Lenzner, "Land: The Man Behind the Camera," Boston Globe , October 17, 1976, B7. 7. Land quoted in Philip Taubman, "The Most Basic Form of Creativity," Time 99, no. 26 (June 26, 1972): 96.... View Details

08 Dec 2010
Working Paper Summaries

Decoding Inside Information

Keywords: by Lauren Cohen, Christopher Malloy & Lukasz Pomorski; Financial Services

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Investigating the Economic Role of Mergers (with Erik Stafford)

What is the economic role of mergers? We investigate this issue by performing a comparative study of mergers and other forms of corporate investment, at the industry and firm levels. In our framework, merger activity is motivated by both firm- and industry-level... View Details

July 2024
Case

ZEISS: Commercializing Science

By: Maria P. Roche, Carlota Moniz and Daniela Beyersdorfer

Karl Lamprecht, President and CEO of the ZEISS AG Group, mused on how far ZEISS had come in 175 years of being a pioneer in optics, and how the course he had charted since taking the helm of the company could keep it on track. In his role, he oversaw the four core... View Details

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Do Information Frictions and Corruption Perceptions Kill Competition? A Field Experiment on Public Procurement in Uganda

By: Emanuele Colonnelli, Francesco Loiacono, Edwin Muhumuza and Edoardo Teso

We study whether information frictions and corruption perceptions deter firms from doing business with the government. We conduct two nationwide randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in collaboration with the national public procurement supervisory and anti-corruption... View Details

Keywords: Knowledge Use and Leverage; Government and Politics; Crime and Corruption; Trust; Perception; Business and Government Relations

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February 2022
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Leading The UK Vaccine Task Force

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Claudia Pienica

This case describes the first six months of the UK Vaccine Taskforce, under the leadership of Kate Bingham. With a career spent in the private sector as a biotech investor, Bingham’s appointment within the government was considered unusual. The overarching brief given... View Details

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March 2022
Case

Abu Issa Holding: Navigating the Qatar Blockade

By: Mark Egan and Youssef Abdel Aal

The case follows Ashraf Abu Issa, CEO and chairman of Abu Issa Holding (AIH), as he contemplated the fate of his company’s regional expansion. AIH was a Qatari diversified holding company, whose primary business was luxury retailing and distribution. Abu Issa had set... View Details