Online Product Reviews - Publications - Faculty & Research

October 2021
Case

Financial Reporting at Mattel

By: Aiyesha Dey, Trung Nguyen, Marshal Herrmann and Julia Kelley

In September 2020, Diana Ferguson was nearing her first Audit Committee meeting as the newly appointed Audit Committee chair of Mattel, Inc. Mattel was just recovering from an accounting scandal which had revealed the company’s poor internal controls and weak board... View Details

Citation

Educators

Purchase

07 Nov 2005
What Do You Think?

Is Less Becoming More?

phenomenon benefits producers and consumers alike. But a recent Harvard Business Review article by consultants Mark Gottfredson and Keith Aspinall questions whether there are benefits for producers, particularly those producing... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Consumer Products

12 Dec 2006
First Look

First Look: December 12, 2006

Business Review 84, no. 12 (December 2006) Abstract Countries, organizations, and individuals around the globe spend aggressively to solve social problems, but these efforts often fail to deliver. Misdirected investment is the primary... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Research Summary

Research

Professor Karmarkar's research in consumer behavior develops theory-driven frameworks “from the brain up”. In particular, using a combination of consumer psychology, behavioral economics, and insights from neuroscience, she investigates the factors that consciously... View Details

Program

Real Estate Management Program

immersive experience where every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method. View Details

Keywords: Real Estate; Real Estate

Markups and Cost Passthrough Along the Supply Chain

We study markups and pricing strategies along the supply chain. Our unique dataset combines detailed price and cost information from a large global manufacturer with matched retail prices collected online for the period July 2018 through June 2023. We show that... View Details

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Cities, Structures, and Climate Shocks: Cross Registration 2024 Fall

By: John D. Macomber

HARVARD | BUSINESS | SCHOOL

CITIES, STRUCTURES, AND CLIMATE SHOCKS

Senior Lecturer John D. Macomber

HBS 1487

Fall, 2024

Cross... View Details

14 Oct 2009
First Look

First Look: October 14

variation in revenues per capita was both a product of the variation in natural endowments (i.e., the fact that states cannot produce any commodity they want) and a commodity boom that had asymmetric effects among states. These two... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Program

Risk Management for Corporate Leaders—Virtual

reflect a broad range of industries, functions, countries, and backgrounds. We review applications monthly and will contact you via email with the Admissions Committee's decision. Fee, Payment, and Cancellations The program fee covers... View Details

Program

Women on Boards

every aspect of the learning model has been carefully designed to facilitate your growth. Your learning will take place on your own, in your living group, and in the larger classroom, driven by the renowned HBS case method. Review Our... View Details

08 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Balancing Act: Kate Eberle Walker’s Action Plan for C-suite Diversity

In a snapshot of the PresenceLearning leadership team taken this spring, CEO Kate Eberle Walker (MBA 2005) stands, smiling, just right of center. She’s flanked by three other women and four men—the gender-balanced C-suite she had been determined to build when she took... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

19 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Empathy: The Brand Equity of Retail

difference between a customer's decision to shop in a store rather than online. This is a key issue at a time when many potential customers will walk into a store, use their smartphone to snap a photo of a product they like, then return... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

14 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

How to Profit from Scarcity

company. It wasn't just direct sales of these two products that benefited from the scarcity illusion, however: The heavy crowds drove sales of related products in Apple stores and bookstores during a... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Consumer Products; Consumer Products

28 Aug 2023
Research & Ideas

The Clock Is Ticking: 3 Ways to Manage Your Time Better

writing in the MIT Sloan Management Review suggest that productivity and workforce engagement are maximized at four meeting-free days. But if some meetings are necessary, one View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

21 Jan 2014
First Look

First Look: January 21

intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women, indoor residual spraying, rapid diagnostic tests, and artemisinin-based combination therapy. We discuss the timing and regional coverage of the program and critically review the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Career Coach

Veni Arora

product roles at tech companies. Veni has prior experience switching from consulting to private equity and then private equity to tech. She is happy to help with career visioning, networking tips, resume and cover letter View Details

29 Mar 2019
Blog Post

My Concerns About Learning Accounting at HBS

used. It tests your knowledge as you go and reveals what you may need to review further. HBS managed to make an online tool truly interactive. I felt prepared to pursue my MBA because CORe gave me the... View Details

Program

Managing Turbulence

module that features live online sessions in the HBS Live Online Classroom, and experiments that can be immediately applied in your organization. In the process, you will learn how to champion diversity and... View Details

17 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 17, 2006

Health was a market leader, but dependence on climate-sensitive products made for uneven performance. Tanya Ferretto served as both finance head and general manager for Animal Health in Japan, where the business was a niche player... View Details