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- 29 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
Will Demand for Women Executives Finally Shrink the Gender Pay Gap?
onto the exec team.” "When there's more scarcity and higher demand, that puts a premium on the type of person and on your willingness to pay." That push for gender diversity in senior management could spell an opportunity for women to... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 21 Mar 2019
- HBS Case
The Ferrari Way
makers in creating an engine that not only performs well but sounds great to the driver. “They go crazy trying to make a turbo engine sound good,” Thomke says. “Most manufacturers wouldn’t bother. It’s too much effort to find that perfect compromise.” A strategy of... View Details
- 24 May 2021
- Op-Ed
Can Fabric Waste Become Fashion’s Resource?
COVID-19 has broken fashion’s supply chain. As a result, an already wasteful industry has become more wasteful. Even before the pandemic, the global apparel industry was producing about 92 million tons of textile waste a year. That’s about one garbage truck’s worth of... View Details
- 11 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #17: Leni Peterson Redondo (HBS MS/MBA 2023), Founder & CEO of Celeste
was based in a profound need. “Water has been a through-line in my life.” Growing up in Mexico City, Leni said she has experienced flooding, water scarcity and has seen the city sinking because of the overuse of groundwater. Citing data... View Details
- 15 Mar 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
More Than 900 Examples of How Climate Change Affects Business
This word cloud is composed of blog posts by more than 900 students describing how individual organizations are likely to be affected by climate change. Image by Patrick Clapp Last fall, first-year MBA students at Harvard Business School received a new assignment in... View Details
- 13 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores
Will You Measure Your Life?" From McRibs to Maseratis: The Power of Scarcity Marketing What do you think? Are you happier when you spend money on services instead of stuff? Share your thoughts in the comments section below. View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage
In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller
- 12 Mar 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Firing the CEO
alternatives-at least for emergency situations. But they rarely do. In a fast-growth economy like Brazil's, with a scarcity of available top management talent, companies are reluctant to fire any senior executive, let alone their chief... View Details
- 16 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be
Collection was created to challenge consumer expectations from Godiva and to reinforce Godiva as a brand that delivers newness and discovery." The fact that it costs around $100 a pound and is only available from November through February no doubt creates an aura... View Details
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The overarching goal of my research is to produce works that are influential and informative to both academics and practitioners in the field of operations management. To accomplish this, I collaborate with industry partners who provide knowledge about their field,... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Tapping into more effective water technologies
Laura Shenkar (MBA 1992) is helping companies and governments apply the most important innovations in water. "Providing solutions to tackle water scarcity is one of the greatest business opportunities of our time," says Shenkar, founder... View Details
- 10 Feb 2016
- News
A Leader’s Call to Action
example. So when the mother of six retired in 2012, she tapped the expertise of her colleagues and friends—her HBS classmates included—and published a book of 26 of their essays on what makes an effective leader, entitled Lenses of Leadership: A Call to Action. “There... View Details
- 12 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
What I Learned in the Africa Rising Short Intensive Program
yourself to the “conventionally-derived” realm of the possible when coming up with product/service ideas for African markets; developing solutions to counter talent scarcity can be just as (if not more) important than addressing capital... View Details
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Israel - Global Activities 2021
Israel Israel Addressing Water Scarcity with Precision Irrigation Pictured: Drip irrigation funnels water and nutrients directly to the root zones of plants and the slow flow ensures uniform delivery. With climate change making water... View Details
- 21 May 2019
- News
Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest
availability, and the need to create effective institutions to manage water scarcity and price water accordingly. While rainfall in the Midwest and elsewhere appears to be increasing, water scarcity in China... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 31 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
You’re Wasting Your Employees! What You Can Do About It
internal strategic resources, many companies continue to have outmoded strategic perspectives. There is a surplus of capitalchasing a scarcity of talented peopleand the knowledge they possess.— Christopher A. Bartlett & Sumantra... View Details
- Student-Profile
Omar Olivarez
but how we live. “AI is dynamic technology that adapts to different situations,” he explains. “But what are the repercussions of AI on aspects of work like job satisfaction or worker autonomy?” One of the challenges of researching cutting-edge technologies has been the... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Stop Thinking of Climate Change as a Religious or Political Issue
Now, apparently, we do. The atmosphere's ability to process our exhaust gases, once abundant, is scarce. Scarcity isn't a bad thing. Almost everything is scarce. That's why for almost everything we have systems of property rights to give... View Details
- 02 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2006
looks like a "win-win" answer to the scarcity of good managers and the predominance of low-involvement entry-level jobs. But are sufficient numbers of entry-level employees ready for self-management? And is management ready? The... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Dec 2015
- News
A Leader’s Call to Action
from all over the world and each sharing their take on what makes a good leader and what inspires them to lead. “There is a scarcity of and a need for more leadership in every venue of life, and we, as leaders, hope that by acknowledging... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley