Representative Experiment - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Jul 2024
News

Mentorship Program in Singapore is Still Lighting the Way to Success

Clubs News Clubs News It’s been a decade since the HBS Club of Singapore (HBSCS) launched its signature Mentorship Program, aimed at helping local university and trade school students to prepare for life after graduation, both personally and professionally. The program... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

11 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 11, 2006

and, eventually, through its decision to execute a management buyout to exit the public market. Explored at the corporate level is the tension between Edison's effort to generate profits and achieve excellent educational outcomes. Brief descriptions are provided of the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

Prosper with Multi-Channel Retailing

of store finance and operations for youth retailer Abercrombie & Fitch, Inc., said his company uses all its channels to magnify its brand message. "For us, it's all about building brands, and branding is just about building an emotional View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette; Consumer Products; Retail

01 Apr 1997
News

Manager's Notebook

consumer. "Managers can't expect customer information to represent a free good forever," explains Rayport. "Eventually, customers will want a piece of the value companies derive from information collected about themselves." But the... View Details

Keywords: Judith Ross

07 Sep 2021
News

Increasing Access and Expanding Opportunity

that the effectiveness of the case method depends on students coming in with a variety of experiences. If we only had one industry, geography, culture, or socioeconomic experience represented in our... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

11 Sep 2015
Blog Post

What is the JD/MBA Program at HBS?

school, both because it appealed to my intellectual passions and would provide rigorous critical thinking training. However, after spending one year as a teacher in an LA public school, I realized that having exposure to and experience in... View Details

27 Sep 2023
Blog Post

HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Anna Ohanian (MBA 2025)

The Latino Student Organization (LASO) proudly promotes and supports Harvard Business School’s Latino students and works alongside the Latino Alumni Association (HBSLAA). Representing a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, interests,... View Details

01 Mar 2006
News

HBS Reverses Policy On Grade Disclosure

MBA students, 87 percent opposed the change, 6 percent favored it, and 7 percent were indifferent. A letter to the administration signed by nineteen of twenty Student Association representatives argued that grade disclosure “would have a... View Details

Keywords: grades; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2015
News

Higher Ground

community—to be an orchestra that represents not just the affluent uptown but also the working-class Ninth Ward. “We learned a lesson from that,” says Long. “You can’t just sit in your castle downtown.” In the audience before the LPO’s... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Health, Social Assistance

30 Apr 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Brand Management

own money in outlets such as television commercials and billboards that are more frequently used for fast food than books. Patterson represents a supplier who builds a persistent demand and designs production to perpetuate that brand's... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Sports; Publishing; Auto

01 Jun 2012
News

Around the World

classroom represents the latest step in a two-decades-long journey that could be called “Building a Global Curriculum at HBS.” What began on a modest scale in the mid-1990s has more recently, under Dean Nitin Nohria, taken on greater... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

18 Oct 2018
Research & Ideas

How to Use Free Shipping as a Competitive Weapon

there is room available for merchants to experiment with different value combinations. "Contingent free shipping magnifies the effectiveness of a promotion" To help online sellers understand the complex relationship between... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail

01 Apr 1998
News

Student Conferences Inspire Campus Dialogue

Meanwhile, prospective African-American students attended a case discussion led by Professor Linda A. Hill. The day concluded with a career fair featuring representatives from major corporations. Saturday morning began with a seminar led... View Details

01 Feb 2000
News

The Future Is Now: 21st-Century Business Pondered at HBS Forum

deference to authority." "Failure here is treated as a learning experience whereas in other countries it can bring shame on one's family or loss of one's job," she said. "So people elsewhere tend to trust or fear their government or their... View Details

01 Dec 2014
News

Ask the Expert: A Fair Share

supporting the sharing economy—to answer your questions. With the increased reaction among incumbent businesses, how can sharing economy services (especially car and home) best get around the barriers represented by regulations? —Derek... View Details

01 Dec 2006
News

MBA vs. MBA

street, even along the winding country road that leads to the Bush ranch, the “Western White House,” you see campaign signs touting the reelection of Democrat Chet Edwards (MBA ’81). He’s an eight-term congressman representing the 17th... View Details

Keywords: Kathryn Jones; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

Profile

Alexandra Stanek

understanding financial statements, accounting, all the fundamentals managers need. But the larger virtue of HBS is that it’s a place to be challenged. To be in a setting with 90 very sharp people and be able to speak up and represent a... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

08 Aug 2006
First Look

First Look: August 8, 2006

case. This paper, in contrast, reports an experiment designed to meaningfully pose the question: "How good an approximation does a theory provide on average?" Even in the simplest class of two-person constant sum games there is... View Details