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  • January 2023
  • Case

Natura: Weathering the Pandemic at Brazil's Cosmetic Giant

By: Brian Trelstad, Pedro Levindo and Carla Larangeira
Brazil's Natura, a multi-brand cosmetics group, has taken several measures to safeguard the livelihoods of its thousands of employees and millions of sales representatives during the COVID-19 health and economic crisis. The company has also made strides in its efforts... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; ESG Reporting; Acquisition; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decision Making; Social Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Environmental Management; Climate Change; Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Values and Beliefs; Global Strategy; Corporate Governance; Health Pandemics; Human Resources; Human Capital; Crisis Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing; Distribution Channels; Supply Chain; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Customer Ownership; Relationships; Business and Community Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Networks; Partners and Partnerships; Science-Based Business; Reputation; Human Needs; Social Issues; Strategy; Equality and Inequality; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Brazil; Latin America
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  • 10 Mar 2015
  • Research & Ideas

The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution

characterized mid-twentieth-century America was essential to supermarket success. However, the supermarket sweet spot in the middle of the income distribution has been shrinking for decades. As income inequality accelerates, the ability... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail
  • 15 Jun 2021
  • News

Alumni Achievement Awards 2021

remained optimistic about the future, carving a path for himself and others despite the obstacles and racism all around him. He was the leader of leaders. His legacy fuels my work. —Deborah Blagg Back to top Mezuo Nwuneli (MBA 2003) Managing Partner, Sahel View Details
  • 03 Apr 2012
  • First Look

First Look: April 3

regard to their preferences. Assignment was done in a manner where sorted and unsorted groups had identical distributions of raw problem-solving ability. We find a remarkably large effect of institutional preference-based sorting on the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 23 Jan 2007
  • First Look

First Look: January 23, 2007

committed to pioneering all avenues of technology and distributing them to wide audiences. The journey wasn't without its trials for both CEOs. Gates' antitrust lawsuit of the mid-90s and Jobs' separation from Apple in the late 80s... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Jul 2020
  • Blog Post

HBS Summer Fellows Respond to COVID-19

response. The Social Enterprise Initiative connected with some of the fellows to hear more about their work this summer and going forward. WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON THIS SUMMER? Christine Keung and Reggie Smith (MBA 2020), Small Business Administration: The SBA is on the... View Details
  • 08 May 2012
  • First Look

First Look: May 8

isolation, and as a consequence avoid deviating much-for any given subset-from the expected overall distribution of judgments. For instance, an interviewer who has already highly recommended three applicants on a given day may be... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 26 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

What Your Competition is Telling You

difficulty responding. By defining the rules and boundaries of the competition, Juniper was able to capitalize on Cisco's first-mover momentum. Lick 'em by joining 'em. When the owner of an independent coffeehouse in Oakland, Calif., saw... View Details
Keywords: by David Stauffer
  • 01 Dec 2011
  • News

Reimagining the MBA

produce traditions unless you innovate.” The case method itself was once an innovation, Nohria continues. The first case wasn’t written until 12 years after the School was founded in 1908. Today, HBS distributes about 10 million cases a... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; FIELD program; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 04 Dec 2012
  • First Look

First Look: December 4

each originator minimizes his reliance on costly informed capital in good times by issuing safe securities. Our model suggests regulations that limit the issuance of safe securities in good times. Read:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 06 Mar 2018
  • First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

Charles C.Y., and Jesse M. Fried Abstract—It’s no secret that the American economy is suffering from the twin ills of slow growth and rising income inequality. Many lay the blame at the doors of America’s largest public corporations. The charge? These firms prefer to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 04 Feb 2014
  • First Look

First Look: February 4

http://www.aeaweb.org/articles.php?doi=10.1257/jep.27.4.65   Working Papers Sovereigns, Upstream Capital Flows and Global Imbalances By: Alfaro, Laura, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Vadym Volosovych Abstract—We decompose View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
  • 03 Mar 2009
  • First Look

First Look: March 3, 2009

809-073 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is one of the largest and fastest-growing pools of investment capital in the world and follows an unusually active program of investment management. In the market turmoil of late 2008, Mark... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Dec 2010
  • News

The Transformers

intentions and a sense of loyalty to a local organization. As for the foundations that distributed billions to nonprofits, they rarely held their beneficiaries accountable for results. Just as result-driven thinking entered the business... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 10 Jun 2002
  • Research & Ideas

How to Look at Globalization Now

relative viability, even if one focuses just on prices, is the pass-through of a higher price realization to the global producer after typically higher transportation and distribution costs, tariffs, or even risks, are netted out.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 31 Jul 2012
  • First Look

First Look: July 31

In November 2009, the cofounders of Rent the Runway (RTR), a website that rented designer dresses, are debating whether to grow their startup at a measured pace and focus on improving operational effectiveness, or raise a new round of venture View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 10 Jul 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities

abundant channel capacity, cable could become the savior of American television, which had become a "vast wasteland" in the hands of greedy capitalists. 12 In "wired cities," citizens could produce their own programming and View Details
Keywords: by Thomas R. Eisenmann; Media & Broadcasting; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 23 Aug 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Strategy for Small Fish

The art of business today seems to be the ability to influence resources your company doesn't own—resources such as the production scheduling of manufacturing partners, the packaging requirements of distribution partners, and the... View Details
Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien
  • 28 Sep 2010
  • First Look

First Look: September 28, 2010

economic, institutional, and cultural setting of Germany. Publisher's Link: http://www.chbeck.de/productview.aspx?product=795301&toc=3264 Investor Behaviour in a Nascent Capital Market: Scottish Bank Shareholders in the Nineteenth... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Sep 2008
  • First Look

First Look: September 3, 2008

and the distribution of farm sizes remained extremely unequal. We identify two primary causes for the slow progress of reform: first, the high cost of implementing these programs was a major factor in reducing take-up. On the other hand,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne