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Managing the Future of Work

development—partnering with regional employers, creating career pathways, and expanding opportunities for historically marginalized students. This volume explores how four diverse community colleges are using labor market information and... View Details
  • January 2020 (Revised May 2021)
  • Case

Salary Finance US

By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In October 2019, Dan Macklin, the newly-appointed chief executive of Salary Finance Inc., was weighing his options for the future of the business. The company’s value proposition was quite simple: partner with employers to offer employees affordable loans that were... View Details
Keywords: Employees; Credit; Financing and Loans; Wages; Innovation and Invention; Expansion; Growth Management; Decision Making; Financial Services Industry; United States
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Apply to PRIMO - Doctoral

Program for Research in Markets & Organizations Apply to PRIMO 1ms HOW TO APPLY Applications for PRIMO 2025 will open in November 1, 2024, and close on February 1, 2025. All files must be uploaded as pdf... View Details
  • 19 Sep 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19

general purpose (e.g., quality management) to highly market specific (e.g., knowing how to manufacture an airplane wing). To illustrate the potential of the framework to shed new light on traditional strategy questions, the article... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Nov 2009
  • First Look

First Look: Nov. 3

either by targeting distribution to high-use households (a screening effect), or by stimulating use psychologically through a sunk-cost effect. We develop a methodology for separating these two effects. We implement the methodology in a field experiment in Zambia using... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Program Requirements - Doctoral

Committee Meeting All students are required to hold a meeting with their Dissertation Committee by May of their 4th year to discuss a clear path for the student to successfully defend their dissertation and provide feedback and advice on the job View Details
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Program Details - Doctoral

Program for Research in Markets & Organizations Program Details 1ms Program Dates The dates for Summer 2025 will be released at a later date. In past summers, the program has ranged from 9-10 weeks. For reference, Summer 2024 dates were... View Details
  • 17 Sep 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Let Customers Call the Shots

habits of consumers. How about the habits of marketers? How open are marketers to trying these new methods of attracting customers? A: Marketers have a number of beliefs and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Lehman Brothers Timeline | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Library Search Search Search Lehman Brothers: 1850 - 2008 Exhibition Lehman Brothers Timeline 1844 Henry Lehman emigrates from Rimpar, Germany, and settles in Montgomery, Alabama, where he opens a general store specializing in dry goods.... View Details
  • September 2020
  • Case

Apple Bets on Augmented Reality

By: Rory McDonald, David Lane and Mel Martin
In 2020, augmented reality (AR) was still a nascent technology with blockbuster potential, one which Apple was actively developing as its iPhone franchise waned. But the emergence of AR was uneven, including the disappointing Google Glass and the unexpected viral... View Details
Keywords: Augmented Reality; Industry Structures; Product Development; Commercialization; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Video Game Industry
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Overview

Pushing decision authority downward and increasing employee autonomy have become watchwords for the modern organization. Leaders of contemporary organizations view efforts to replace “command and control” systems with less-hierarchical approaches to organizing as... View Details
Keywords: Formalization; Teams; Decentralization; Hierarchy; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Self-managing Organizations; Future Of Work; Flat Organization
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Research Areas - Doctoral

Program for Research in Markets & Organizations Research Areas 1ms HBS faculty conduct research on a wide variety of topics. In the application you must indicate your top three choices of research areas, in order of preference, from the... View Details
  • 03 Oct 2023
  • HBS Case

Layoffs Can Be Bad Business: 5 Strategies to Consider Before Cutting Staff

legal obligations Globalization has opened new opportunities and markets for businesses, but it has also brought new complexities. Countries have different legal requirements for layoffs in areas such as... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand; Telecommunications; Technology; Financial Services; Manufacturing
  • 28 Oct 2008
  • First Look

First Look: October 28, 2008

reviewing the company's marketing strategy for charge and credit cards in the United States. A variety of growth options exists for students to consider, including further penetration of existing markets and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 22 Jun 2021
  • Blog Post

Why Many Businesses Are Becoming More Vocal In Support of LGBTQ Rights

internal practices on LGBTQ issues, investing in culture, benefits, and marketing to welcome LGBTQ workers and customers, and to telegraph inclusion and openness. Political activism has been slower in coming. In recent years, however,... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 05 Dec 2013
  • Op-Ed

Encourage Breakthrough Health Care by Competing on Products Rather Than Patents

they should open target data and compete on solutions—compounds and molecules addressing the targets. I agree. If we're going to get the breakthrough products we want at a development cost we can afford, we have to figure out the best... View Details
Keywords: by Richard G. Hamermesh; Biotechnology; Health
  • January 2007
  • Case

AMD: A Customer-Centric Approach to Innovation

By: Elie Ofek and Lauren Barley
AMD's launch of the Opteron microprocessor in 2003 has allowed the company to make inroads into the lucrative server segment. A long-time follower to Intel, AMD management felt it was in a position to lead the microprocessor industry in new directions. However, in 2006... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Price; Leadership; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Product Development; Competitive Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Semiconductor Industry
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  • 2008
  • Working Paper

Consumer Demand for Prize-Linked Savings: A Preliminary Analysis

By: P. Tufano, Nick Maynard and Jan-Emmanuel De Neve
This paper reports on a small-scale survey of the potential American demand for prize-linked savings accounts, an account that awards prizes as part of the saving product's return. In October 2006, Centra Credit Union launched a prize-linked savings pilot. As part of... View Details
Keywords: Saving; Income; Consumer Behavior; Personal Finance; Investment Return; Banks and Banking; Clarksville
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  • 30 Jan 2007
  • First Look

First Look: January 30, 2007

for organizational theory. The Value of Openness in Scientific Problem Solving Authors:Karim R. Lakhani, Lars Bo Jeppesen, Peter A. Lohse, and Jill A. Panetta Abstract Openness and free information sharing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Nov 2016
  • HBS Seminar

Melissa Valentine and Michael Bernstein, Stanford University