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Matthew C. Weinzierl | About
Economics, American Economic Journals: Economic Policy, Journal of Monetary Economics, Economic Journal, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, National Tax Journal, and Journal of Economic Perspectives, and has been discussed in the... View Details
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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About
given to Harvard University in 1930. Charles R. Crane, an American industrialist and diplomat, purchased the original bells and gave them to Harvard to prevent them from being melted down for ammunition as antireligious fervor swept... View Details
- 05 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
Is JC Penney’s Makeover the Future of Retailing?
Ron Johnson's latest undertaking has the makings of a perfect business school case study. As the new CEO of J.C. Penney he's charged with transforming an aging department store chain with lagging market share. The sweeping plan begun... View Details
- 19 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Handicapping the Best Countries for Business
should government strategy matter to business people? It seems many executives, particularly Americans, believe government is incompetent. Richard Vietor: Business people care in several ways—macroeconomic, microeconomic, and foreign investment. An View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
filters that would reduce glare. The following year, Land-Wheelwright Laboratories entered a contract with the American Optical Company, a major manufacturer, to produce sunglasses, marketed as Polaroid Day... View Details
- 06 Aug 2021
- Book
Steve Jobs and the Rise of the Celebrity CEO
In the 1950s, most Americans probably couldn’t name the CEOs of the largest companies in the United States, including General Motors, United States Steel, and Standard Oil. But these days, some of the most successful businesses have... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- May 2013 (Revised March 2014)
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Gap, Inc., 2012
By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
Between 2000 and 2012, Gap, Inc. (Gap) ceded its world leadership position in specialty fashion retailing to Inditex of Spain and H&M of Sweden. These two companies, each less than a quarter of Gap's size in 2000, were now setting the pace in the global mass fashion... View Details
Keywords: Strategic Change; Fashion; Multinational; Brands; Competition; Multinational Firms and Management; Performance Improvement; Strategy; Brands and Branding; Change Management; Retail Industry; Fashion Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Sweden; Spain; United States
Wells, John R., and Galen Danskin. "Gap, Inc., 2012." Harvard Business School Case 713-511, May 2013. (Revised March 2014.)
- 19 May 2021
- Op-Ed
Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career
shop” for employers and potential employees to find each other, even when labor markets are tight. But as hiring grows, tighter linkages between educational institutions and industry can yield better economic outcomes for workers and... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson
- 26 May 2016
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Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993
Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets 2013-15 Named Most Powerful Woman in Finance by American Banker 2016 Joins Board of Directors, Robin Hood Foundation Chief Executive Officer, J.P. Morgan... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
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Trading Up — Kenneth D. Brody (MBA 1971)
Commission on United StatesPacific Trade and Investment Policy. "If successful," Brody explains, "our commission will set a new direction for trade and investment policy with the Pacific Rim countries. Opening the doors to the biggest and fastest-growing View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
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New Levels of Capitalism: Finance - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
railroads represented a highest percentage of listed stocks and bonds issued on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock market grew from a few shares in the 1830s to hundreds of thousands in 1850 to millions by the mid-1860s. Investors... View Details
- 16 May 2024
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On the Job
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. We all have early memories of on-the-job learnings—those moments that had a lasting impact on how we see the world of work and our place in it. This... View Details
Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade
- 22 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
Can Amazon Remake Health Care?
Investors and market watchers noted Amazon’s less-than-stellar forays into health care, while privacy advocates raised concerns about Amazon’s access to patient medical data. Still others have voiced hopes Amazon will bring much-needed... View Details
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joined American Express as a marketing vice president in the travel-related services division. Before his retirement in 1993, he was promoted to senior vice president for worldwide communications. Wilkinson... View Details
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Business, Government & the International Economy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Refereeing Award from the Review of Economic Studies . 2024 Caroline M. Elkins : Awarded the 2024 NYU/Axinn Foundation Prize for narrative nonfiction. Mattias E. Fibiger : Winner of the 2024 Michael H. Hunt Prize for International History from the Society for... View Details
- 14 Aug 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018
Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54823 June 2018 Strategy Science Integrated Strategy: Residual Market and Exchange Imperfections as the Foundation of Sustainable Competitive Advantage By: Oberholzer-Gee,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Sep 2021
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Readers Ask: How Can I Gain Power and Influence?
dynamics in the workplace? Workers have more power today than they did 18 months ago, partly because the pandemic has made all of us aware of how critically important essential workers are to the continuity of our society. Workers also have more power on the job View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
of externalities became additional features of the debate. The introduction of market imperfection arguments actually introduced significant complications: specialization in the "wrong" activities, i.e. those with lower levels... View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
- 18 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
Warning: Scary Warning Labels Work!
Marketers can make a bottle of sugar water look like golden elixir. Can health advocates sour the taste for consumers? (SteveDF) San Francisco is in a three-year battle with the American Beverage Industry... View Details
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Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online
company, and Negotiation Mastery has given me additional skills that I have put into practice and have resulted in much more successful agreements. Jacqueline Ryan Integrated Marketing Manager at YumEarth Develop the negotiation skills... View Details