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06 Sep 2022
Blog Post

To Go-Go: A Foodtech Startup Serves Up Scale in Latin America

it has been easy. While the pandemic boosted demand for home delivery, it also forced the fledgling startup to navigate a business environment that was suddenly characterized by fear and uncertainty. And... View Details

09 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

The Manager’s Guide to Communicating with Customers Collection

comes home with something for a child and the child hates it, this good feeling can go out the window, and frustration can become the governing perception." Take time to extract meaning from data. Too... View Details

Keywords: by Richard Bierck; Retail

28 Feb 2014
News

Mumbai Restaurateur Raises Money to Feed Street Children

Keywords: philanthropy; poverty; India; street children; Hospitality; Hospitality

25 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Is Baseball Ready to Compete for the Next Generation of Fans?

While football and basketball are now the most popular and financially successful of the four major professional sports leagues, Major League Baseball appears to be rallying. Last week, MLB said revenue for the 2022 regular season, which... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Media & Broadcasting; Sports

19 Jan 2023
Blog Post

11 Ways to Reengage Employees in the New Year

through flexible work arrangements. Whether that means allowing for non-traditional work hours or options to work from home at least some of the time, building trust among employees promotes engagement and... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

14 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Web Surfers Have a Schedule and Stick to It

the internet might be a bit more understandable if you take into account what anthropologists have discovered—that internet use inside most homes is “bursty” and “plastic.” In other words, we use little moments of free time, what the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Web Services

21 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

How to Predict if a New Business Idea is Any Good

In 2008, entrepreneur Brian Chesky and his two San Francisco roommates made the rounds of Silicon Valley VC firms with what they thought was a great idea: a website and mobile app that would allow homeowners to open their View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Accommodations; Financial Services

02 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity

hospital systems in New York, Chicago, and Boston pledged to confront inequities in hiring, leadership, and patient care. ‘Embedded in the fabric of this country’ Growing up in India, Chandra says, he... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

this a priority, nagging them like worried grandmothers and sending chicken soup to their home offices if that is what it takes. Leaders also need to model self-care for their... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Article

Why, When, and How Much to Entertain Consumers in Advertisements?: A Web-based Facial Tracking Field Study

By: Thales Teixeira, Rosalind Picard and Rana el Kaliouby

The presence of positive entertainment (e.g., visual imagery, upbeat music, humor) in TV advertisements can make them more attractive and persuasive. However, little is known about the downsides of using too much entertainment. This research focuses on why, when, and... View Details

Keywords: Face-tracking; Entertainment; Television; Purchase Intent; Commercials; Facial Expressions; Marketing Communication; Advertising; Television Entertainment; Marketing; Advertising Industry

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23 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick

Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality of life of people in the areas... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

05 Apr 2021
Blog Post

The MBA Response: A Calling to Leadership & Service

consider how involvement with The MBA Response can boost your resume and enable you to be interview ready with powerful stories of helping business owners. You get to pick the project(s) you work on, the... View Details

Blog

Up Close: A Return to In-Person Executive Education Programs

welcome addition of a new agenda item: return to in-person programs. In June, Executive Education welcomed its first in-person program in 15 months, a team from Newton Wellesley Hospital (NWH) composed of... View Details

17 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 2/5

creation in that era. When my grandfather moved from his teaching position at Tuskegee University, to start the first black technical school in Delaware, he had to self-finance their View Details

01 Jun 2015
News

India Research Center: Connecting HBS to South Asia

Ajay Piramal (AMP 110, 1992), Rahul Bajaj (MBA 1964), and Dr. Swati Piramal (MPH 1992) visit the India Research Center offices. “The India Research Center is like an embassy. We bring the best of South Asia—not just India—to HBS and the best of HBS View Details

08 Nov 2019
Blog Post

Staying Connected to the Harvard Veterans Community After HBS

HBS is home to veterans of all branches of the US Military, as well as foreign militaries. Veterans bring a variety of unique and valuable skills to the HBS community and have... View Details

14 May 2020
Research & Ideas

What Leaders Can Do to Fight the COVID Fog

home removes the usual social signals about when to eat or drink. Don’t rely on feeling hungry or thirsty! Put meals and hydration times on your to-do list or set alarms if necessary. One of us recently... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

01 Oct 2002
News

John Batcha: Sowing the Seeds to Fight Hunger

John Batcha (MBA '54) was ready to grow his own organization. With a $50,000 grant from the Kellogg Foundation, he teamed with Partners of the Americas, the largest private volunteer organization in the Western Hemisphere, View Details

23 Jul 2020
Blog Post

Why Plume? To Make a Difference in the World

On the last day of exams of my first semester of the Required Curriculum (RC) year, I walked out of Aldrich with my sectionmate, Dan. We had gotten to know each other through section, playing intramurals together and enjoying the... View Details

17 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

If the CEO’s High Salary Isn't Justified to Employees, Firm Performance May Suffer

that CEOs take home versus average employee pay is taking on added importance in 2018, as public companies in the United States are mandated for the first time to disclose pay ratios between the CEO and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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