Wealth - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Six Keys to Building New Markets by Unleashing Disruptive Innovation

disruption, attackers take root in a new "plane" of competition or a new context of use outside of an existing market. Consumers historically locked out of a market because they lacked the skills or wealth welcome a relatively... View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor & Scott D. Anthony

23 Aug 2006
Op-Ed

The Real Wal-Mart Effect

This opinion piece, first published in the New York Times in August 2005, has been updated by Pankaj Ghemawat for HBS Working Knowledge.Mighty Wal-Mart's headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, must feel less like a hotbed of retailing and more like a war room. There is... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Ken A. Mark; Retail

August 2018
Case

Christine Lagarde

By: Julie Battilana, Carin-Isabel Knoop, Vanessa Ampelas and Noemie Assenat

For a modular presentation of the same material, please see “Christine Lagarde (A): A French Prime Minister Calls” (HBS No. 419-017), “Christine Lagarde (B): Being a Public Servant” (HBS No. 419-018), and “Christine Lagarde (C): Managing the IMF” (HBS No. 419-019).... View Details

Keywords: Change; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence; Leadership; Gender; Leading Change

Citation

Educators

Purchase

Web

Leadership Transitions | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

expand the size and revenues of Lehman Brothers. The firm bought Neuberger Berman in 2003 and H. A. Schupf in 2007, assuming its place in the wealth and asset management business and offering advice to institutional clients and... View Details

November 2021 (Revised January 2024)
Case

The Global Great Depression, 1929-1939

By: Alberto Cavallo, Sophus A. Reinert and Federica Gabrieli

The Great Depression was, by far, the worst economic contraction of the twentieth century, and some of the most important ideas about both fiscal and monetary policy in the second half of the century were developed in response to it. The economic collapse, which... View Details

Keywords: Great Depression; Economic Conditions; Unemployment; Homelessness; Financial Crisis; History; Economy; Policy; Poverty; Social Issues; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation

Citation

Educators

Purchase

16 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision

are affected by the receipt of a coupon for $10 off their bill. A rational actor model suggests that people without extreme wealth constraints (meaning anyone who can afford to shop for groceries online) should buy the same items they... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Retail; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Sep 2023
News

Made in Italy

HBS faculty members and students visited Lamborghini’s headquarters in Bologna during the immersion to learn how the company became experts in electric car technology. Photo courtesy Lamborghini IMMERSIVE FIELD COURSES OFFERED AS ELECTIVES IN 2023 Denmark and... View Details

Keywords: April White

Web

Projects - Business History

the site contains video clips for classroom teaching, and a wealth of relevant resources to allow for further research. The Medici Project The Medici project seeks to illuminate contemporary questions about capitalism and globalization... View Details

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 students a tremendous View Details

Web

Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

increased more than 1,100%. As new wealth continues to pour into foundations, the authors take a timely look at the field and conclude that radical change is needed. First, they explain why. Compared with direct giving, foundations are... View Details

Portrait Project

Uzoma Nwagba

rewrite this plot—for myself, for my children, for CNN. Born to a politician mother and growing up in Eastern Nigeria, I have lived the spectrum of failing public institutions. I have watched clueless leadership, the nation's wealth... View Details

01 Feb 2010
Research & Ideas

The ‘Luxury Prime’: How Luxury Changes People

Are people who travel in town cars and on corporate jets different—on a psychological level—from you and me? Does the availability of luxury goods "prime" individuals to be less concerned about or considerate toward others? The answer from new research seems... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

06 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Are You a Level-Six Leader?

people who always ask, "What's in it for me?" Their moral compass is guided primarily by the accumulation of wealth and power, all else be damned. Bernie Madoff, now in prison, is a poster boy for the Opportunists. While Madoff... View Details

Keywords: by Mitch Maidique

29 Aug 2022
Op-Ed

Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?

finding ways to reduce inequality to create a more just and equal society for all. In making decisions on how to best intervene, policymakers commonly rely on the Gini coefficient, a statistical measure of resource distribution, including View Details

Keywords: by Jon M. Jachimowicz, Kristin Blesch, and Oliver P. Hauser

Web

Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Amir Kermani & Kaveh Majlesi JULY 2020 What is the causal impact of changes in stock market wealth on households’ consumption? Using Swedish data on households’ stock holdings, the authors find that unrealized capital gains lead to a... View Details

Web

AASU50 - Alumni

Awarded W.E.B. Du Bois Medals Invocation, by Laura Morgan Roberts Spheres of Influence: A Portrait of Black MBA Program Alumni (HBS Research Findings) Spheres of Influence: A Portrait of Black MBA Program Alumni (Tony Mayo and Laura Morgan Roberts presentation) The... View Details

30 Apr 2020
Book

Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism

Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Energy

Profile

Meagan Hill

independent-study project she completed during her second year at HBS, "I'd like to help First Nations in Canada and Native Americans nations in the U.S. manage their capital, enterprises, and resources so that they can sustain View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

Web

Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About

Europe who instilled in his son a deep appreciation for public service and the importance of giving back. Today, Bloomberg Philanthropies works to improve lives by focusing on the arts, education, the environment, government innovation, public health, and accelerating... View Details

Web

HBS Entrepreneurship Summit - Alumni

Ventures Kerry Rupp (MBA 1999) , General Partner, True Wealth Ventures Lisa Skeete Tatum (MBA 1998) , Founder and CEO, Landit Bejul Somaia (MBA 1998) , Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners Jonathan Spier (MBA 2004) , CEO, Rev David... View Details

Publications