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- 12 Jan 2017
- News
Personalizing Women’s Path to Success
group partner,” she says. “Moving from consumer products to venture capital was a pretty hard pivot. I was 30 years old and pursuing a not-so-easy industry to break into,” she admits. “However, HBS gave me an incredible opportunity to... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 03 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
Everyone Knows Innovation is Essential to Business Success—Except Board Directors
Spencer Stuart, directed by Julie Hembrock Daum; and independent researcher and management consultant Deborah Bell. The team worked for over a year before that to identify board members from more than 60 countries, in industries including View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 09 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
Who Sways the USDA on GMO Approvals?
genetically modified product to come to market, in 1992.) However, the organisms also potentially carry health and environmental risks. After reading about these dangers, Hiatt wondered how the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) decides... View Details
- 06 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Meet the Black Investment Club
the Black Investment Club. Aka Akapelwa (MBA 2023) Aka Akapelwa came to HBS after six years in financial services, first in investment banking at Jeffries and later in Private Equity at ICV Partners where he invested across Healthcare, Business Services, Food, and... View Details
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
products sourced from artisan producers. Management believes the line will appeal to consumers seeking healthier foods and convenience, and will help extend Barilla's brand identification beyond pasta. However, the new line is a bold... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 8, 2015
injuries they had sustained during their time in the NFL and the resulting health problems they attributed to these injuries. In part, the lawsuit alleged that the NFL had not been forthcoming with players about the View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 28 May 2019
- News
Leading Questions
and has worked with dozens of companies, primarily in North America and Europe. Although the team expected their clients would be mainly tech companies, which are typically hungry for data and eager for experimentation, they have drawn interest from a diverse array of... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 25 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows
launched and scaled digital health products and founded the digital health team’s first diversity, equity, and inclusion program. This initiative was instrumental in lifting up underrepresented voices,... View Details
- 13 May 2014
- Op-Ed
The Alibaba Effect
ago. It has done more for China's small- and medium-sized enterprises than any government policy, ministry, or bank. Alibaba's only limits are those imposed by the speed at which these enterprises continue to grow. Health and welfare... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
private profit not come at the expense of consumer welfare. This book assembles 17 case studies at the intersection of business and public health to illustrate how each side can inform and benefit the other.... View Details
- 22 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 22, 2016
note explains Cuba's past and current agriculture policies and provides insights into its future potential as relations with the U.S. normalize. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/516067-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 916-044 Evive View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
May 11, 2017 New England Journal of Medicine Good Riddance to Big Insurance Mergers By: Dafny, Leemore S. Abstract—Federal judges issued preliminary injunctions halting mergers of four of the five largest U.S. health insurers. These... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 10, 2017
List: Ratings Pioneer Turns 20 In 1995, before people “googled” or “yelped,” Angela Hicks (HBS, 2000) was establishing her Angie’s List as a pioneer in the accumulation and dissemination of consumer rating information. Hicks focused on... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jul 2019
- News
The Making of a Movement
repeat riders, we realized Cycle for Survival could have a bigger impact than anyone ever imagined,” says David. Given their marketing and finance experience (Jen was Nickelodeon’s senior vice president of consumer marketing; David was... View Details
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
rational for a platform to limit the number of applications available on it. Our model is based on the observation that even if users prefer application variety, applications often also exhibit direct network effects. When there are direct network effects, users prefer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas, April 18
Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817064-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 217-021 Bayer AG: Bidding to Win Merck's OTC Business Shortly after submitting their best and final offer to acquire Merck's Consumer... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Floor It
so that we can help get clinical trials done and move the pace of discovery even quicker.” How do they expect to get there? Here, a look at the accelerator’s model, which comprises four work streams, each inspecting a different part of the pipeline. Building View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Mengxin Li
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
has quality variations, reducing consumption. Five independent growers formed a cooperative to provide quality control and a brand name—Ripe 'N Ready—that enabled retailers to differentiate their stores and producers to differentiate the products they supplied. View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Does Market Capitalism Have a Future?
warfare, and crime; and global health issues, including pandemics. Finally, our participants cited the inability of existing global institutions—whether by poor design or lack of international support—to address these challenges. We... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: The Business of Crowdsourcing
Boston predict which places might be violating public health regulations. And it is working with an education nonprofit in Watertown, Mass., Education Resource Strategies, to study how school districts spend money. "The outcome is that... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman