business school - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Sep 2011
News

Dose of Humility With a Harvard MBA

02 Oct 2019
News

Happy Millennials: How can brands tell stories for a generation for whom experience is capital

21 Feb 2014
News

Why Rational People Can’t Succeed as Economic Forecasters

25 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker

grit—complete with a social conscience—form the basis of a new Harvard Business School case, "Madam C.J. Walker: Entrepreneur, Leader, and Philanthropist." Professor Nancy F. Koehn, a leading... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Beauty & Cosmetics

2012
Book

Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance

By: Gary P. Pisano and Willy Shih

For years—even decades—in response to intensifying global competition, American companies decided to outsource their manufacturing operations in order to reduce costs. But we are now seeing the alarming long-term effect of those choices: in many cases, once... View Details

Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Production; Competitive Advantage; Transformation; Innovation and Invention; Manufacturing Industry; United States

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11 Apr 2023
Research & Ideas

Is Amazon a Retailer, a Tech Firm, or a Media Company? How AI Can Help Investors Decide

industry lines as companies increasingly bring seemingly unrelated business lines together in unconventional ways. New research by Awada, Harvard Business School Professor... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consumer Products; Real Estate; Financial Services; Retail

06 Mar 2018
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018

Harvard Business School Case 518-002 NatureSweet This case describes the business model and workplace philosophy of NatureSweet, a privately owned, vertically integrated... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Recruiting International Students is Easy and Beneficial for Employers

One of the most important aspects of a Harvard Business School education is the experience HBS students get from learning among a diverse and international group of peers. Of the Class of 2024, 38% come from... View Details

07 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 8, 2018

was, at least in part, due to cultural differences between immigrants and natives, suggesting that diversity might be economically beneficial but politically hard to manage. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54793 Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne