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02 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Coronavirus Careers: Cloud Kitchens Are Now Serving

Became Best in the World D’O: Making a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Affordable Minimum Wage Hikes Drive (Lousy) Restaurants Out of Business Cloud chef is potentially a new career created by the pandemic. What other new careers might be... View Details

Keywords: by Lena Ye and Geoffrey Jones; Food & Beverage

17 Nov 2015
Blog Post

What is HBS START Week?

students’ next two years. We structured START around the three pillars at the foundation of successful student life: (1) personal and (2) professional development and (3) a strong community to facilitate said development. START affords... View Details

11 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy

company provided the culture fit she enjoyed while also affording her the opportunity to learn different areas of the business within a smaller company in her corporate strategy role. Several years later, when Cole Haan was put up for... View Details

22 Dec 2020
Blog Post

The Forward Fellowship Convinced Me That I Belong at HBS

about the 2+2 program at HBS. I really could not bring myself to believe that they would ever accept me into such a program, nor could I ever imagine I could afford it. I was an English major in undergrad and had not settled on business... View Details

15 Aug 2016
Blog Post

Writing a Case as a Student at HBS

they become your case advisor and mentor. It also affords you a unique “inside look” into the workings of HBS and the process by which our learning curriculum is built. Being associated with a published HBS document isn’t too bad either.... View Details

05 Dec 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Heterogeneous Technology Diffusion and Ricardian Trade Patterns

Keywords: by William R. Kerr

05 May 2020
Research & Ideas

China Tariffs and Coronavirus a Double Hit to American Retailers

the trade war,” Cavallo says. To the extent that tariffs exacerbate the cost of the pandemic, their continued application could further drag down the American economy, harming companies and consumers alike. In the end, companies may have no choice but to pass their... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

31 Jan 2023
Research & Ideas

It’s Not All About Pay: College Grads Want Jobs That ‘Change the World’

having social impact, they acknowledge that not all college graduates can afford to accept a lower salary. However, those willing to sacrifice some pay to potentially “make a difference” can also move the needle on income inequality.... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

09 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

6 Lessons from Donald Trump's Winning Marketing Manual

acquisition with customer retention. Sizzle beats steak. Clinton was always going to beat Trump on the steak of experience and policy knowledge. A new brand can't afford to get lost in the policy weeds. Hence, Trump's campaign persona and... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch

Research Summary

Social Innovation

My intellectual agenda addresses this question: How to innovate to solve the world’s toughest challenges? Out of the earth’s population, about 2 billion can afford good products whereas the remaining 5 billion are poor and therefore are nonconsumers.... View Details

01 Aug 1998
News

Spangler Family Gift Endows New Campus Center

Known as a persistent advocate of affordable higher education for all, Spangler often spoke of the university in familial terms, emphasizing that "no member of the university family should feel deprived of needed resources." Indeed, in... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Oct 1999
News

Banking on Success

office to have it typed up. Can you even imagine that today? Would you want your kids to do what you do? I really consider myself to be one of the luckiest people in the world, with all the times I've won the lottery: being born in America, having parents who could... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

01 Dec 2023
News

Happier-ness at Work

Professor Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey get the good news/bad news out of the way on page 5 of their new book, Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier. “If the secret to total happiness existed, we would have all found it by now,” they write.... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

12 Oct 2022
Blog Post

11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

afford to lose more people I loved. I have a few takeaways for those navigating difficult impasses in their lives, whether coming out or not. First, do not apologize for being yourself. Too often we are made to feel like we need to... View Details

17 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

How Our Brain Determines if the Product is Worth the Price

demographic—movies, clothing, noise-canceling headphones, and so on. "If you really love something, and you can afford it, you're going to buy it," Karmarkar says. "For those kinds of 'easy' decisions, it doesn't matter... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

14 Sep 2023
Blog Post

MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures

are designed by or center people with disabilities. With 1 in 4 Americans living with disabilities, it’s imperative that all companies center product inclusion at the beginning of the product development cycle. Rea Savla: Solara, my venture, addresses the accessibility... View Details

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Meagan Hill

Meagan Hill enrolled in Harvard College with the intention of going on to medical school. But through her work at Harvard Student Agencies — a conglomerate of nine businesses that offer students hands-on business experience — she discovered that her true passion was... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

06 Nov 2008
Op-Ed

Selling Out The American Dream

basis, they justify policies to redistribute wealth so that we can cross-subsidize each other's dreams. The most egregious recent example: so-called affordable housing policies to enable as many Americans as possible to own their homes.... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

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Teele Hall | About

Education administrative offices. Formally renamed Teele Hall in 2000 in honor of Dean Stanley F. Teele (1906–1967), the modern brick, concrete, and glass structure was designed by Goody & Clancy and constructed in 1985. The 49,000-square-foot building has five floors... View Details

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

mask on first, before attempting to assist others” is a potent metaphor. In the blink of an eye, self-care for leaders of organizations has transformed from a feel-good nostrum to a strategic first priority. Companies cannot afford to... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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