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- 21 May 2024
- News
A New Chapter
Joe Wolf (MBA 1999), cofounder and co-CEO of Imagine Worldwide, wants to provide educational opportunity where it is needed most. “In the next 30 years, half of the world’s youth will be sub-Saharan African,” says Wolf. “Right now, the World Bank reports that only one... View Details
- 18 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Bias Creeps into AI, Managers Can Stop It by Asking the Right Questions
gender information from the data. And, as decision-makers, we might not want to do that. “Most algorithms do not create the bias per se, but tend to exacerbate it because of scale. And this becomes very problematic.” Layne: If the problem... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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Antitrust & Competition Policy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Presentation to the Canadian Competition Policy: Preparing for the Future Conference Jointly sponsored by Canada’s Competition Bureau On Antitrust Policy “...countries where the intensity of competition is rising showed by far the greatest improvement in GDP View Details
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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online
course, discover what's behind the numbers in financial statements, such as balance sheets and income statements. 8 weeks 6-8 hours per week 7 modules Self-Paced with regular deadlines This course earns you a Certificate of Completion... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Elevator Pitch: Feedback
Laxmi Wordham (MBA 2001) Chief Growth Officer, Bright Feeds Concept: Bright Feeds uses patent-pending drying technology and an AI-driven processing technique to convert all varieties of food waste into a high-quality and consistent animal-feed replacement for the soy... View Details
- 28 Nov 2023
- Book
Economic Growth Draws Companies to Asia. Can They Handle Its Authoritarian Regimes?
the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) declares transformational goals, such as “zero Covid,” “one child per family,” or even “made in China 2025.” Campaigns involve mobilization of resources and of the vast bureaucracy, but they are also... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 12
PublicationsCapitalism at Risk: Rethinking the Role of Business Authors:Joseph Bower, Herman B. Leonard, and Lynn S. Paine Publication:Harvard Business Review Press, 2011 Abstract The spread of capitalism worldwide has made people wealthier than ever before. But... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- June 2023
- Case
The Business of Campaigns
By: Vincent Pons and Mel Martin
In 2022, the U.S. Congress examined the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act, the latest in a long series of campaign finance reforms. According to its authors, the law would be the “most consequential overhaul of federal... View Details
Keywords: Political Elections; Government Legislation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; United States
Pons, Vincent, and Mel Martin. "The Business of Campaigns." Harvard Business School Case 723-039, June 2023.
- 2013
- Dissertation
Designing Freemium: A Model of Consumer Usage, Upgrade, and Referral Dynamics
By: Clarence Lee, Vineet Kumar and Sunil Gupta
Abstract. Over the past decade "freemium" (free + premium) has become the dominant business model among internet start-ups for its ability to acquire and monetize a large install-base with limited marketing resources. Freemium is a hybrid strategy where a firm offers... View Details
- 2012
- Report
Sweden's Position in the Global Economy
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
In the spring of 2012, the Swedish economy is, as many of its peers, facing a difficult and uncertain economic environment. While these challenges are real, the Swedish economy looks much better prepared to deal with them than many of its peers. Following its own... View Details
Keywords: Economy; Financial Crisis; Government and Politics; Policy; Globalization; Competitive Advantage; Sweden
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Sweden's Position in the Global Economy." Globaliseringsforum Rapport, Entreprenörskapsforum, Stockholm, Sweden, 2012.
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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni
amounts are designed to bridge the gap between the recipient’s salary and $130,000 USD, with a maximum award of up to $50,000 USD per year. For example, if recipient’s salary is $95,000 USD, the GO Fellowship may be up to $35,000 USD. MBA... View Details
- 23 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Learning Curve: The Brother-and-Sister Team Behind a New Edtech Nonprofit
through 20,000 WhatsApp groups at a cost of approximately 10 cents per child, per year. The company has raised $1 million from institutions, including Harvard, MIT, and the World Economic Forum; venture... View Details
- 15 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
IT Job Wages Are No Longer 'Exceptional'
highest-paying IT job category examined by the authors, that of a research scientist, paid between $140,000 and $170,000 per year in the Bay Area, 45 percent more than in a typical region with median IT wages, such as Indianapolis.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Curb Appeal
historically used tonnage per truck, per route, as its principal metric of success, TrashDash gathers data on everything from the nature of customer complaints to the number of hours that garbage sits on the... View Details
- 16 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
Understanding the ‘Want’ vs. ’Should’ Decision
increased, customers spent less money per order (or behaved less impulsively), ordered a higher percentage of "should" items (e.g., vegetables), and ordered a lower percentage of "want" items (e.g., ice cream). A... View Details
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Online Management Course | HBS Online
processes: decision-making, implementation, organizational learning, and change management. 8 weeks 4-7 hours per week 4 modules Self-Paced This course earns you a Certificate of Completion from HBS Online. What you earn . Overview... View Details
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Three Components of Family Governance
valuable resource for management and the board. The family council can be composed in several ways, the typical way being one member elected per family branch. One should try to compose the family council so that it "looks" like... View Details
- 26 Mar 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
How Elastic Are Preferences for Redistribution? Evidence from Randomized Survey Experiments
- 21 Aug 2013
- Research & Ideas
What Went Wrong at J.C. Penney?
down from almost $18 billion to $17 billion. That comes out to sales of about $150 per square foot, which is probably in the lower third of department store sales, if not the lowest. In contrast, competitors like Macy's and Kohl's have... View Details
- 30 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Can AI Predict Whether Shoppers Would Pick Crest or Colgate?
between $50,000 and $120,000 per year, the responses indicated that higher income was correlated with higher price tolerance. This was in keeping with the pattern that researchers expected to see based on past research on the relationship... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz