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- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tips to Reinvent the Department Store
looking to become what they want to be—as opposed to a series of vendor shops.— Pat Chadwick, Bloomingdale's Alan Barnett, senior vice president of merchandise planning and information systems for Barneys New York, noted that "the... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Merton's Economics Research Wins Nobel Prize
ever to win the honor, which he shares with Myron S. Scholes of Stanford University. Merton, the School's George Fisher Baker Professor of Business Administration, joins more than thirty Harvard University faculty members who have won a Nobel Prize. The View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
At Your Service
Frei and Morriss: No heroics, please—partner with customers to make strategic service choices instead of trying to be the best at everything. In their new book, Uncommon Service: How to Win by Putting Customers at the Core of Your... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; customer service; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation
encouraged them to take risks. Bill Sahlman: Also, when we graduated from HBS, the economy was in recession, inflation and interest rates were high, productivity growth was low, and the stock market was in the tank. It is not at all... View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 24 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Small Businesses Deserve More Credit
could lead to substantial growth.” But new research suggests that small businesses are far more fiscally conservative than banks realize. In fact, firms with up to 10 employees hold back spending on their revolving credit lines to create... View Details
- Web
IFC: India; Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero - Course Catalog
The final product is for each student team to produce a research paper on their work stream based on their research in Boston and the site visits in India. Course Credit and Fees Students will receive 3 credits upon successful completion... View Details
- 20 Jun 2016
- News
Having an Impact on Development and Poverty Issues
financial valuation just like one would as a venture capitalist, but there’s an overlay of impact. And what I define as impact is that the companies we invest in are focused on providing products and services to underserved populations in... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 21 Mar 2018
- Blog Post
Telling Your Story: How to Create a Powerful Personal Digital Brand
Twitter, Facebook, and especially, LinkedIn. "Think about how we look up new people; typically it's either through a Google search or LinkedIn. Your LinkedIn profile needs to be an 'A+' portal to your identity," Grinshpun says.... View Details
- 23 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
The First Five Years: '30 under 30' Edition
checked my email, and saw a message from the editor of Forbes welcoming me to the “30 Under 30.” I immediately shared the good news with my family and had a great day!” What does this honor mean to you, personally and also professionally?... View Details
- 17 Jan 2019
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
Forbes welcoming me to the “30 Under 30.” I immediately shared the good news with my family and had a great day!” What does this honor mean to you, personally and also professionally? Pradhan: “This really is a team award. On the personal... View Details
- 07 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Quest for Better Layoffs
were convinced that their classmates had no idea what it would be like to be in a small town in New England, and to no longer have a source of employment." “We want to change the way layoffs are done” Those emails have led to a... View Details
- 15 Feb 2023
- News
Grand Ambitions in the Great Plains
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have estimated the world needs an additional 10 billion tons of carbon dioxide removal each year through various mitigation strategies in order to meet that goal. But can we afford it? JL: So I think that's the... View Details
- 16 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
To Fight Climate Change, Should Green Investors Reconsider Big Oil?
co-researchers wanted to find out whether sustainable investment capital is flowing to companies that are in the best position to solve the urgent and complex problems created by climate change. In their new working paper, The... View Details
- 03 Aug 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?
training, Bealeader put it this way: “(If) leadership of some kind is taught organization wide, it can become part of the organization’s culture and something that everyone will understand and respond to when they see it.” Others suggested View Details
- 19 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
Studying How Income Inequality Shapes Behavior
with Anant Thaker (HBS MBA 2011) of the Boston Consulting Group and Howard Rudnick of the Tobin Project, Moss offers an alternative perspective: Perhaps we've been looking at the question the wrong way. Inequality And Making Decisions In Inequality and Decision Making:... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 03 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Healthcare Conference Looks At Ailing Industry
specified stage of development. It would throw the ball over the fence [to a major pharmaceutical firm] and it would sit around and wait. Sooner or later, if the product was successful, it would collect some royalties." Now, a... View Details
- 13 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Blending my Tech and Managerial Mindsets
exceptional group of scientists, engineers, and product managers, which means I have something to learn from everyone. Fortunately, my background and position allows me to start an intelligent (or, at least I hope it's intelligent)... View Details
- 26 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
Forget Cash. Here Are Better Ways to Motivate Employees
motivators that will entice greater effort and loyalty out of workers. Turns out, using cash as a carrot isn’t always the best answer, according to new research by Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Ashley V. Whillans. More than... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 20 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
What’s Next for Japan
himself and coauthors Hirotaka Takeuchi and Mariko Sakakibara in their new book, Can Japan Compete?, before leading a discussion on approaches to Japan's economic recovery. The conversation sparked considerable debate around his own... View Details
Keywords: by Hilah Geer
- Profile
Marla Malcolm Beck
gave a seminal speech that laid out his vision for the future of e-commerce, a moment that left Beck transfixed. At the same time, the nascent New Venture Competition was just being unveiled and Beck found herself at the intersection of... View Details