Informal Sector - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Feb 1999
News

Newman's Own Brand of Charity

Newman's Own, Inc., lunched with Dean Kim B. Clark, and fielded students' questions at an informal hour-long gathering sponsored by the Social Enterprise Club. The case, written by Initiative on Social Enterprise chair Professor James E.... View Details

11 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018

paper highlights the benefits that rigorous use of oral history can offer to research on the contemporary business history of emerging markets. Oral history can help fill some of the major information voids arising from the absence of a... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

28 Nov 2016
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Wayfair

internet sector since 1995 and have created a company culture deeply rooted in technology. Tech, data and analytics inform everything we do and are critical to our rapid growth and share gain. We are... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

01 Dec 2018
News

Preparing Our Students for a Changing World

go-to-market projects in sectors ranging from social impact venture capital to artificial intelligence. “Having the chance to deepen my learning in such a hotbed of technological innovation, all while engaging with a dynamic country and... View Details

08 Jan 2014
What Do You Think?

Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?

especially the public sectors that, "We need to do more with less?" The underlying assumption, of course, is that greater productivity will cure whatever ails an organization. Something good will come from it, either for an... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Dec 2001
News

Reaching Out

B. Clark on the HBS campus in October (click here). This year's fellows numbered 53, the highest participation level in the program's history. While the business community's commitment to the nonprofit sector is well established,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance

21 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Know Your Audience: Recruiting HBS Students for Consumer Products

products before joining the CPD team in 2003 as a career coach and sector lead for the consumer products industry. Katja brings a wealth of operational knowledge from her experience in logistics and event planning at HBS and a personal... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

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Field Course: Transforming Health Care Delivery - Course Catalog

health care industry. Career Focus This course is appropriate for students interested in understanding the fundamental improvement challenges facing the health care sector and developing strategies for addressing them. Students may have... View Details

08 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 8, 2008

Working PapersNo Harm, No Foul: The Outcome Bias in Ethical Judgments (revised) Authors:Francesca Gino, Don A. Moore, and Max H. Bazerman Abstract We present three studies demonstrating that outcome information biases ethical judgments... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2017
News

Ask the Expert: Capital Architect

business, and social leadership. Similarly, we mandated that respected Zambian private or civil sector leaders chair all negotiating transaction teams. What consideration do you give to the spiritual and ethical components of building a... View Details

09 Mar 2021
News

A For-Profit Business That Makes Education Accessible

Courses As the online education sector has grown, Alison’s “freemium” model continues to set it apart. The company is one of the largest certifiers of education globally and boasts 3 million graduates. Feerick is especially proud of the... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2007
News

Letters

but it has a detailed plan for public- and private- sector efforts to end extreme global poverty. Business alone cannot do the job because, as the IGD plan points out, it is necessary to invest in good governments as well as investing in... View Details

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Stock Pitching: company, industry and market research

What resources should I use to formulate a stock pitch? Research Topics Suggested Resources Company Bloomberg Current and historical financial information on individual... View Details

05 Apr 2021
Blog Post

The MBA Response: A Calling to Leadership & Service

can also gain hands-on work experience in sectors and/or functional areas that you are interested in, as you simultaneously grow your network with business leaders and other current MBA students. As you’re working with HBS Career &... View Details

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Startups: venture-backed, by industry, geography, funding amounts & rounds | Baker Library

on the left-hand side navigation. Select Company Search . Add desired criteria under Industry & Geography . Under Company Attributes , check Private under Company Status. Under Financing & Exit , add information about funding such as deal... View Details

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The Space Renaissance Is Launching: Is the World Ready? | Working Knowledge

of this unique moment. What comes next? The truth is, we can’t say for sure. As the space sector becomes more market-based, its future is increasingly determined not by some central authority but by the decentralized knowledge spread... View Details

27 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Customer Loyalty Programs That Work

merchant and shopper has left a lot of customers wandering the desert. Well-run loyalty schemes are a way to bring them back into the fold. Such programs can also help remedy the commoditization that has occurred in the retail sector on... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Retail

02 Apr 2014
What Do You Think?

Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?

to the fore are now promising to push it into the background. The competition that capitalism has fostered is bringing marginal costs of production down far lower than anticipated by economists, to near zero in sectors such as publishing,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

18 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 18, 2007

the risk-adjusted balance sheet, which shows the sensitivity of the enterprise's assets and liabilities to external "shocks." At the national level, the sectors of an economy are viewed as interconnected portfolios of assets,... View Details