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  • 09 Jan 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018

Business School Case 918-007 Increasing Gender Diversity in the Boardroom: The United Kingdom in 2011 (B) No abstract available. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Oct 2017
  • Research & Ideas

How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization

(Photo source: iStock) Economic cluster theory has been used to describe the growth of many industries, including the automotive business around Detroit, high tech in Silicon Valley, and digital media View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness
  • October 2021 (Revised November 2021)
  • Case

Bodega Aurrera: eCommerce at the Base of the Pyramid

By: Michael Chu, Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, Carla Larangeira and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago
Bodega Aurrera, serving the base of the pyramid and Walmart’s main Mexican format, is considering launching a full eCommerce channel as Covid-19 has erupted in the country. In 2019, Bodega Aurrera accounted for 45% of revenues and 2,748 of Walmex’s 3,416 stores. Having... View Details
Keywords: Ecommerce; Bottom Of The Pyramid; Digitalization; Omnichannel; Walmart; Business Model; Internet and the Web; Marketing Channels; Technology Adoption; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Latin America; Mexico
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  • October 2013 (Revised August 2016)
  • Case

NOWaccount

By: Ramana Nanda, William A. Sahlman and Lauren Barley

It was September 2013, and NOWaccount Network Corporation (NOW®) co-founders John Hayes and Lara Hodgson were putting the final touches on the presentation deck for their annual shareholders' meeting. Along with co-founder Stacey Abrams, the pair had designed NOW's... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Finance; Entrepreneurship
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  • 02 Feb 2016
  • First Look

February 2, 2016

Matthew R. Lyle, and Charles C.Y. Wang Abstract—Under fairly general assumptions, expected stock returns are a linear combination of two accounting-based characteristics—book to market and ROE. Empirical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 29 Jan 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

forthcoming Journal of International Economics Corporate Debt, Firm Size and Financial Fragility in Emerging Markets By: Alfaro, Laura, Gonzalo Asis, Anusha Chari, and Ugo... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

    The Progress Principle

    By  Teresa M. Amabile, and Steven J. Kramer.

    Harvard Business Review Press, 2011.

    The most effective managers have the ability to build a cadre of employees who have great inner work lives-consistently positive... View Details

      The Truth About Open Offices

      It’s never been easier for workers to collaborate—or so it seems. Open, flexible, activity-based spaces are displacing cubicles, making people more visible. Messaging is displacing phone calls, making people more accessible. Enterprise social media tools are displacing... View Details
      • February 2008
      • Case

      Moët Hennessy España

      By: Tiziana Casciaro, Vincent Dessain and Elena Corsi
      Since being appointed CEO of Moët Hennessy España (MHE), the Spanish subsidiary of the wine & spirits business of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH), the world's leading luxury products group, Ramiro Otano had overseen a spectacularly successful run at the company by... View Details
      Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Performance Effectiveness; Groups and Teams; Food and Beverage Industry; Spain
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      • Career Coach

      Christine Van Dae

      and providing guidance on U.S. immigration and work authorization. Work Experience: Over 15 years of experience in project management and market intelligence on the vendor and client side. She focused on... View Details
      • 16 Feb 2004
      • Research & Ideas

      HBS Center Focuses on Europe

      in a unified European market with the introduction of the Euro. This new landscape offers new business opportunities and possibilities to write... View Details
      Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
      • Research Summary

      Islamic Financing Practices

      By: Samuel L. Hayes
      Samuel L. Hayes III is examining (with faculty of Harvard University's Law School and Center for Middle Eastern Studies) Islamic banking and investment practices. Because the Koran prohibits the payment of fixed interest and guarantees on funds invested either with... View Details
      • 08 Mar 2021
      • Blog Post

      International Women's Day Featured Stories

      Business School Prior to coming to HBS I created a company Pension Consulting Alliance, Inc. that advised some of the world’s largest institutional investors concerning their private View Details
      • 18 Oct 2013
      • Working Paper Summaries

      Monetary Policy Drivers of Bond and Equity Risks

      Keywords: by John Y. Campbell, Carolin E. Pflueger & Luis M. Viceira
      • September 22, 2023
      • Article

      How Software Companies Can Avoid the Trap of Product-Led Growth

      By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Oliver Jay
      Companies like Slack and Dropbox have pioneered the use of Product-Led Growth (PLG). They start by building a product that’s indispensable for small teams, then count on low friction and customer advocates to expand throughout the organization. PLG works, at least at... View Details
      Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Product; Network Effects; Business Strategy
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      • 06 Nov 2006
      • Research & Ideas

      How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI

      pushing the envelope on offering products for an emerging market, the need to go in and set up a business or acquire your own company View Details
      Keywords: by Martha Lagace
      • Program

      Risk Management for Corporate Leaders—Virtual

      various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business... View Details
      • 17 Feb 2015
      • HBS Case

      HBS Cases: The Battle for San Francisco

      home for restaurants, art, and culture at night. And more and more, tech businesses are locating here. “This is a place where the effects of inequality appear to be heightened and most palpable” View Details
      Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Technology
      • 2008
      • Chapter

      Where is the Pharmacy to the World? Pharmaceutical Industry Location and International Regulatory Variation

      By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
      A consumer-oriented model for drug development and use has attracted attention in recent years as an alternative to the much-maligned approach of mass-marketing blockbuster drugs. In a parallel development, patients and disease-based organizations have assumed greater... View Details
      Keywords: Geographic Location; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Health Testing and Trials; Demand and Consumers; Pharmaceutical Industry; European Union; Germany; United States
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      • October 2016
      • Supplement

      24 Hour Fitness (B): Ownership Changes, 2005–2016

      By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
      In 2016, 24 Hour Fitness was the number-two fitness chain in the United States, generating revenues of $1.4 billion from 441 clubs serving 3.8 million members. Based in San Ramon, California, 24 Hour Fitness operated clubs in 13 states. Having grown rapidly to become... View Details
      Keywords: Advertising; Advertising Campaigns; Buildings and Facilities; Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Customers; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Age; Training; Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Health; Nutrition; Business History; Human Resources; Employees; Employee Relationship Management; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Journals and Magazines; Human Capital; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Teams; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Social Marketing; Demand and Consumers; Market Entry and Exit; Media; Organizational Design; Private Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Groups and Teams; Sales; Salesforce Management; Situation or Environment; Welfare or Wellbeing; Sports; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet; Mobile Technology; Online Technology; Software; Web Sites; Value; Valuation; Health Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States; California; San Francisco
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