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- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
Johnson, David Simchi-Levi, and He Wang Abstract—We consider a price-based network revenue management problem where a retailer aims to maximize revenue from multiple products with limited inventory over a... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 17 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 17
for fulfilling work. In fact, multiple pieces of evidence suggest that diaspora use of oDesk increases with familiarity of the platform, rather than a scenario where diaspora connections serve to navigate uncertain environments. We... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
Empathy: The Brand Equity of Retail
Harvard Business School, professor Ananth Raman discussed the importance of empathy in customer-facing business. "As we're talking about things like retail efficiency and profitability, this is a topic that I think needs more attention," Raman told an View Details
- 22 Apr 2021
- News
Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship
speakers in the program, very often, have no networks and little resources. Yet they see a problem and say ‘I’m going to fix that.’ And they’ve done it with amazing results There’s no better role model.” For the panel, Hunger and Food... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 24 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 24
analysts-and the words "sustainability" or "sustainable" failed to receive a single mention-the ESG briefing was delivered to an investor audience made up exclusively of the "buy side." Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Facing the Music
intense pricing wars by electronics chains and discount department stores destabilized account bases." Some record executives have admitted to losing touch with their audiences and to alienating consumers by relentlessly pursuing and... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 19 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 19, 2016
Guiding Principles into Action: Human Rights at Barrick Gold (A) In 2010, Human Rights Watch, a well-regarded international NGO, approached Barrick Gold asserting that members of the company’s security force at the Porgera Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea had on View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Floor It
research ecosystem have delayed the delivery of lifesaving advances. Think of it as a plumbing problem: The third-floor shower in an old house doesn’t have enough water pressure. The problem may be with the third-floor pipe, but it’s far... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Mengxin Li
- Student-Faculty-Profile
Grant Donnelly & Michael Norton
their demanding schedules. However, I generally see Mike multiple times a week and have regular meetings about our research. It turns out the faculty are really passionate and excited about research, and count it as one of their most... View Details
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
the world into a multidimensional crisis. We are not only facing a health crisis, but economic and social crises, too, characterized by rising inequalities on top of an environmental crisis. A common root of these multiple crises can be... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Nov 2008
- Research Event
Social Media Leads the Future of Technology
sticking point currently for businesses is spanning the gap between the physical and the digital world, he continued. "Right now there are significant problems understanding how to take what we are getting at point of sale in the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 10 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Cofounders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke
“I gave myself a few months after leaving McKinsey to ideate on the topics that aligned with my passions and the business problems I could address based on my background.” Meanwhile, van Poecke was closely collaborating with her portfolio... View Details
- 12 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis
who need them, especially among vulnerable populations. Racial inequities, laid bare by the pandemic, and social unrest provoked by recent police killings have escalated tensions. In the course of writing Problem Solving: HBS Alumni... View Details
- 07 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
How One Organization Increased Their Internship Yield
her, the company looks desperate, not attractive.” What went wrong? “The time between the company’s offer and the student’s decision is very important,” says Murphy. On one side of the negotiating table, students are considering multiple... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 18 Oct 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Venture Capital’s Disconnect with Clean Tech
without massive follow-on funding. This creates a catch-22 situation. A clean-tech company can't prove its ability to scale without actually scaling. And venture capitalists are wary of funding a company that can't prove its ability to scale. Valley Of Death It's a... View Details
- 13 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
An Uncommon Summer: Project Management at an Education Non-Profit
stored, used, and collaborated on information in eight digital systems and their knowledge management practice was, in their words, “a nightmare.” The team’s leadership acknowledged these problems but didn’t have the capacity to work... View Details
- 16 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Resolving Patent Disputes that Impede Innovation
billions of dollars annually licensing patents for its code-division multiple access (CDMA) technology, which is the heart of several mobile communication standards. Standards bodies often act as regulators, setting rules in order to... View Details
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1.4.1 HBS Learning Model | MBA
interaction. These values apply both in educational and extracurricular activities. The HBS MBA Program educates leaders through a process of active participation and shared learning. Its goal is to create an environment in which students learn how to tackle difficult,... View Details
- 30 Jun 2020
- What Do You Think?
Is a Business School-Industry Collaboration Needed to Attract Black Talent to Campus?
pipeline, it joined with Catalyst to undertake research. The result was a coalition of large companies and multiple business schools to create Forte which had as its mission to fill the pipeline for women to get MBA degrees.”), expanding... View Details
- 08 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Co-Founders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke
Schoonbeek. “I gave myself a few months after leaving McKinsey to ideate on the topics that aligned with my passions and the business problems I could address based on my background.” Meanwhile, van Poecke was closely collaborating with... View Details