Customization and Personalization - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Jun 2001
What Do You Think?

What’s the Future of the Subscription Model?

Jonathan Robertson, who went on to say, "The model isn't working for phone and cable companies, not because the model is bad, and not because they aren't providing value ... but ... the implementation... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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Mollie Breen

contest. But Girl Starter did get Mollie started in the interdisciplinary world of business. "In the show, every episode ended with a pitch," Mollie explains. "I focused mine on data and algorithms. Then I realized I didn't... View Details

Keywords: Tech; Nonprofit/Government/Education

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

architecture to your three-year value-creation plan 6-8 hrs Module 5 Project Week Identify a performance or opportunity gap within your division, unit, or organization and develop an action plan to address it. Identify View Details

06 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Bringing Music to the HBS Classroom: My Journey as a Nontraditional Student in the Summer Venture in Management Program

not only the business setting but life as well, whether it be in boardroom meetings with music industry executives or in personal catch-ups with loved ones over a shared meal. After SVMP, I returned to New York City View Details

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Leading Successful Digital Transformation

connect buyers and sellers, which creates a flywheel where a single player often dominates the market. As banking products become commoditized, some banks such as BBVA are positioning themselves to become platforms like Amazon to connect... View Details

01 Jan 2012
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Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993

retail stores sell their products online. Rather than rely on outside investors, Mikitani funded Rakuten with his own money, taking a significant personal risk, and recruited his wife, Haruko (an IBJ... View Details

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Judging Success - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

difficult to assess whether they have internalized these deeper, personal dimensions of learning and are able to apply them in practice. Judging Success of a Class Session David Garvin Sometimes it takes... View Details

27 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding

from virtual onboarding to managing anxiety and stress. Over the next few months, I will try to tackle them one by one in this space. COVID-19 has turned many companies into federations of remote workplaces, but without much guidance on... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg

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The Challenge of Color - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

20th Century Black and White Papers.” Notes on Photographs. George Eastman House website: http://notesonphotographs.eastmanhouse.org/index.php?title=Messier,_Paul._20th_Century_Black_and_White_Papers . Paul Messier, View Details

20 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

Bankruptcy Spells Death for Too Many Businesses

which sounds like such a great thing. People get to keep their jobs, the creditors get paid equity, and the customers don't lose this business that they loved,” says Antill, whose article Do the Right Firms... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Nika Duan

going back to my grandparents' house. We'd all brave the cold to wish our friends and neighbors a happy New Year, make dumplings, and set off incredible fireworks. Who is one View Details

11 Aug 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Perfecting the Project Pitch

Everyone has a good idea for the next hot start-up or the next great invention. Everyone. Just turn to the person next to you on the subway and ask her; she'll almost certainly detail a can't-miss... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher

10 Oct 2023

Life at HBS Chat with the Midwest Student Association

Virtual Life at HBS Chats are a unique opportunity to hear directly from current HBS students regarding their MBA experience. Join a panel of students from the Midwest Student Association who will share their backgrounds and how they have... View Details

23 May 2018
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Carla A. Harris, MBA 1987

problem is that “we are not thinking about the humanity that is within everyone.” As a corporate leader, mother, singer, and person of faith, Carla Harris is clearly doing more than her fair share to... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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6 Steps to Building a Better Workplace for Black Employees - Recruiting

Clif Luber & Daniel Ackeret 11 Oct 2024 Committing to Work and Family: Allison Boxer (MBA 2012) Allison Boxer Student Clubs Partner with one of the 50 career-related clubs on campus to engage with targeted groups of students. See all... View Details

24 May 2017
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Adebayo O. Ogunlesi, JD/MBA 1979

Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1953 Born, Ibadan, Nigeria 1975 Earns BA, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Oxford 1979 Earns JD/MBA 1980 Clerks for US Supreme Court Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall 1982 Joins... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Brandon Tieu

HubSpot's impending decision of whether to focus on selling to larger enterprise customers or small-medium businesses. The former CEO came to class and explained their rationale to focus on larger customers.... View Details

01 Oct 2014
What Do You Think?

Is Too Much Focus a Problem?

"Excess of everything is bad it always relates to the matter in point (for example) getting big data about our customers and focusing too deeply on it will lead to not noticing other important facets... View Details