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  • Article

Using Fresh Starts to Nudge Increased Retirement Savings

By: John Beshears, Hengchen Dai, Katherine L. Milkman and Shlomo Benartzi
We conducted a field experiment to study the effect of framing future moments in time as new beginnings (or “fresh starts”). University employees (N=6,082) received mailings with an opportunity to choose between increasing their contributions to a savings plan... View Details
Keywords: Choice Architecture; Randomized Field Experiment; Savings; New Beginning; Fresh Start; Saving; Retirement; Behavior
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  • April 2023 (Revised July 2023)
  • Case

Fermenting Accounting Problems at Vermont Kombucha Corp.

By: Tatiana Sandino and Marshal Herrmann
Founded in 2005, Vermont Kombucha Corp. (V-Ko) was an early mover in the fledgling U.S. market for kombucha, a drink brewed for its health benefits. Early on, the company captured more than 90% of market share. Under the leadership of its founder and CEO, Joe Williams,... View Details
Keywords: Going Public; Business Model; Financial Reporting; Ethics; Corporate Governance; Stock Shares; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • 01 Apr 1999
  • News

Spirit at Work

at the end of his Moral and Spiritual Inquiry Through Literature course, Scotty McLennan goes one step further. "I ask students to think about the lesson of Tolstoy's character Iván Ilych, who realizes that what he has been View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
  • March 2011
  • Case

Cash Flow Productivity at PepsiCo: Communicating Value to Retailers

PepsiCo developed a new metric that better measured the value added by Pepsi products than did gross margin, the traditional metric used by retailers to determine shelf space and promotional activity. The new metric, cash flow productivity, captured the value of... View Details
Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Cash Flow; Measurement and Metrics; Distribution; Performance Productivity; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry
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  • 07 Mar 2016
  • Blog Post

Living Off Campus at HBS

being walking distance to restaurants, convenience stores, and public transportation. I also decided to live with my partner while at HBS and he works downtown. This decision allowed us both to have reasonable commutes and enjoy the... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2024
  • News

Action Plan: Wild at Heart

At first glance, Heather Evans (MBA 1983) might not seem the likeliest candidate for a career in ecological landscaping. A former chief marketing officer and “true urbanist” (“to the extent I used to hate visiting people in the country!”), Evans spent most of her life... View Details
Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune; gardening; entrepreneurship; sustainability
  • 28 Sep 2018
  • News

Pushing Progress at Panasonic

transformation, Bloomberg reports, Higuchi is tasked with reconfiguring company culture: During his first week back at Panasonic, Higuchi got a culture shock of his own. At an internal meeting, he took a... View Details
  • 30 Jun 2015
  • Blog Post

Unexpected Conversations at HBS

of Managerial Capitalism” that analyzed the impact of family fortunes. Long after the conversation had ended, I was thinking over the ideas that my classmates had brought up.   Such random and wonderful encounters happened frequently... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2008
  • News

Business at the Summit

these tasks are going to require leadership.” Light declared that the School and its alumni “need to be part of the solution to these problems.” Addressing alumni on Tuesday, Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust recalled the words of HBS Dean Wallace Donham View Details
Keywords: leadership; alumni events; Centennial; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance; Management
  • 22 Sep 2015
  • Blog Post

Reflecting on 24 Years at Harvard

I was born in Rajasthan, India, came to the U.S. when I was very young, and grewup in New Hampshire, Delaware, and Massachusetts.  I attended Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Business School, and then went to McKinsey & Company in New York City.  I... View Details
  • 15 Aug 2005
  • HBS Case

Classic Cases Live On at HBS

Everyone talks about how quickly business changes, yet some HBS cases remain reliably relevant decades after they are written. We take a behind-the-scenes look at five cases that are at least twenty years... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • 11 Jan 2019
  • Blog Post

The ABCs of Recruiting at HBS

collaboration with the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. We also offer joint degree programs with the Harvard Law School, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Harvard Medical School. N – No missed class policy.... View Details
  • 14 Dec 2018
  • Blog Post

The ABCs of Recruiting at HBS

Sciences. We also offer joint degree programs with the Harvard Law School, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Harvard Medical School. N – No missed class policy. Students at HBS are required to attend... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 15 Oct 2020
  • Blog Post

Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month at HBS

img.left { float:left; padding-right:8px; } As we celebrate Latinx Heritage Month (LHM) and the 20th anniversary of the Latino Student Organization (LASO) at Harvard Business School (HBS), we cannot help but feel excited about what’s to... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Sometimes Success Begins at Failure

in history. Most firms act as if false negatives don't exist because they don't have processes for managing them. In their own industries, many companies might have missed similar opportunities. Although smart organizations have... View Details
Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough; Health; Pharmaceutical
  • 29 May 2017
  • Blog Post

The Diverse Community at HBS

Before I came to HBS, I worked at Disney in a consumer insights role with the Corporate Brand Development and Studio Marketing teams. Tracking evolving consumer behaviors in entertainment was part of my job and I was fascinated by the... View Details
  • 11 Sep 2017
  • Blog Post

7 Lessons from My Time at HBS

How many times have you missed an opportunity because you were shy? It happened to me many times both at work and in my personal life. During a sales class at HBS, a Professor... View Details
  • 12 May 2015
  • Blog Post

"Every Day at HBS is a Gift"

May at HBS is often a time of reflection for our second year students. It’s a time of endings and beginnings, as one part of their lives comes to a close and they prepare to embark on the next adventure. Before our EC students leave... View Details
  • 04 May 2021
  • Blog Post

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS

May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. In a year characterized by growing levels of anti-AAPI hate across the country, we wanted to stand in solidarity and celebrate the diversity, character, and strength of the AAPI community here View Details
  • 13 May 2019
  • Blog Post

The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS

of the biggest challenge at HBS broadly: what do you focus your time on?  There are so many options – classes, fun, networking, entrepreneurship, job searches, family, etc. – and it’s impossible to be good View Details