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  • 19 Apr 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Ground-Floor Opportunities for Retail in India

India's economic growth is an exciting new playing field for the retail industry and for entrepreneurs looking to get in on the ground level, a panel of that country's businessmen agreed. Rising incomes, increased advertising, and a jump... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products; Retail
  • 06 May 2014
  • First Look

First Look: May 6

http://www.palgraveconnect.com/esm/doifinder/10.1057/9781137294678.0461 August 2013 Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Delegation in Multi-Establishment Firms: Evidence from I.T. Purchasing By: McElheran, Kristina Steffenson Abstract—Recent contributions to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • October 2003 (Revised January 2005)
  • Case

Microsoft: Launching the Smart Watch

By: John T. Gourville and Christina L. Darwall
Microsoft is on the verge of launching its Smart Watch technology, which will allow specially designed watches to receive up-to-date information on sports, business, traffic, news, etc. After several years of effort and millions of dollars spent, the questions now... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Information Management; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Product Design; Product Development; Performance Effectiveness; Partners and Partnerships; Information Technology Industry
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Involvement in Faculty & Student Ventures | About

Involvement in Faculty & Student Ventures Background Harvard Business School (HBS) has a long tradition of entrepreneurial activity. In recent years, the emphasis on entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School specifically and at Harvard... View Details
  • 09 Mar 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Education, Technology, and Business: What’s the Catch?

The intersection of education, business, and technology is a key nexus for those looking to affect the future of our children, our economy, and our nation, according to the four panelists at the recent "Education, Business, and Technology" session at the HBS... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler; Education
  • Web

U.S. Steel | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Depression to the war years to the post-war boom, photography served as a persuasive tool in PR campaigns focused on promoting goodwill and a favorable attitude about policies concerning the corporation’s... View Details
  • 17 Jul 2017
  • Op-Ed

Op-Ed: As America Recedes from Global Leadership, Its CEOs are Stepping Up

That’s why they are focusing now on issues like job creation, favorable trade relations, economic growth, and corporate tax reform that are essential for sustaining earnings growth and shareholder returns.... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
  • 17 Nov 2015
  • Working Paper Summaries

Self-Interest: The Economist's Straitjacket

Keywords: by Robert Simons
  • Profile

Ignacio Lartirigoyen

agribusiness in the U.S. through his upcoming role with Bayer/Monsanto in St. Louis, where he will be part of a team focusing on digital innovation. "Eventually," he says, "I'd like to return... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
  • 20 Dec 2018
  • Cold Call Podcast

Using Fintech to Disrupt Eastern Bank from Within

Keywords: Banking; Financial Services
  • 15 May 2019
  • Research Event

The Unconventional Capitalism That Shapes Business History

Lalocracio In thinking about the current contested state of global capitalism, and what to do about it, much can be learned from the debates I heard at the recent Harvard Business School conference, Seeking the Unconventional in Forging Histories of Capitalism, which... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones; Education
  • September 2013
  • Case

SafeBlend Fracturing

By: Benson P. Shapiro, Frank V. Cespedes and Alisa Zalosh
The CEO of SafeBlend Technologies must set a price for the company's environmentally friendly fracturing fluid additive. The firm is negotiating a new contract with its biggest client, Bristol Natural Gas. For the last two years, SafeBlend has been the sole provider of... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Customer Relationship Management; Price; Negotiation; Competitive Advantage; Environmental Sustainability; Energy Sources; Sales; Energy Industry
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  • 23 Nov 2020
  • Research & Ideas

COVID Was Supposed to Increase Bankruptcies. Instead, They've Gone Down.

reports have focused on the record number of filings among corporations with more than $1 billion in assets and spikes in filings among retail and dining firms, overall bankruptcy filings are down,” the... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
  • Profile

Raymond Hwang

group dynamic that enabled us to get more out of ourselves and each session. Also, TOM was interesting.” What advice would you give doctors considering attending HBS? “The learning environment at HBS rewards engagement. The case method will feel unfamiliar, but embrace... View Details
Keywords: Services; Entrepreneurship; Health Care
  • Web

Debora L. Spar | About

Global Society. Her current research focuses on issues of gender and technology, and the interplay between technological change and broader social structures. Spar tackles some of these issues in her latest... View Details
  • 08 Jan 2018
  • Research & Ideas

The Startling Percentage of Financial Advisors with Misconduct Records

30 percent of the bad apples in the study were repeat offenders, with an advisor with a past record of misconduct five times more likely to engage in misconduct again in any given year. Advisors were particularly apt to prey on View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services
  • 01 Dec 2022
  • News

Action Plan: To the Letter

typefaces to shape your customer’s experience Look for every opportunity. Few companies think to do a brand audit focused on typography, leading to a muddled visual identity, says Chacko. “One of the easiest... View Details
Keywords: April White; design; typography; change management; leadership; Special Design Services; Professional Services
  • 05 Feb 2013
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 5

(their dual identity) might prove both a blessing for attracting many diverse members and a curse for achieving desired outcomes. Originality/Value: More broadly, our results suggest that dual identity organizations might attract members View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 21 Jul 2023
  • Blog Post

Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow

business that is creating economic opportunity for marginalized communities in the United States. McClain, who also completed a master’s in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, will serve as chief of staff at BrightUp, a seed-stage Boston-based fintech company... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
  • 06 Sep 2005
  • Research & Ideas

The Best Place for Retirement Funds

is earlier literature that focused on whether the existence of tax-deferred savings accounts actually increases saving. Part of the government's rationale for allowing tax-deferred savings accounts is to... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen