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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

12 May 2023
Blog Post

Independent Project: The Rise of Electric Heat Pumps

analysis from EIA data, it is clear that the Northeast has the highest electricity rates (16 cents per kilowatt-hour) on average and thus the largest operating costs associated with heat pumps. Conversely, the South has the cheapest... 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

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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

organization a competitive advantage, using a proven framework that creates value for customers, employees, and suppliers. 7 weeks 5-6 hours per week 6 modules Self-Paced with regular deadlines This course earns you a Certificate of... View Details

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Getting Started - Alumni

individual. Coaches help alumni assess what is needed to move forward, work with them to address specific obstacles, and direct them to other helpful resources. Schedule an Appointment Career coaches are available to meet with HBS alumni for 45-minute telephone... View Details

20 Oct 2015
Blog Post

What to Expect Your First Year at HBS

dining hall) and then reply to e-mails or prepare any remaining discussion group questions. There are two to three 80 minute classes per day, finishing at 3pm. I underestimated how attentive you need to be in class. You can be... View Details

01 Jun 2023
News

Pet Project

distribution, a new brand must have high velocity (i.e., unit sales per store), which comes from frequent repeat purchases by loyal customers. Converting retail shoppers to DTC—if Maev could figure out how to do that—would reduce... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

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Virtual Job Search Teams - Alumni

to other helpful resources. Schedule an Appointment Career coaches are available to meet with HBS alumni for 40-minute telephone appointments (up to four per calendar year). This service is complementary to HBS alumni. Unsure of What... View Details

26 Mar 2013
Working Paper Summaries

How Elastic Are Preferences for Redistribution? Evidence from Randomized Survey Experiments

Keywords: by Ilyana Kuziemko, Michael I. Norton, Emmanuel Saez & Stefanie Stantchev

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About Us - Research Computing Services

no cost for up to two to three hours per month. Consultations longer than two to three hours and project work for faculty are charged to faculty research budgets at a rate of $40/hour. Our areas of expertise include, but are not limited... View Details

21 May 2024
News

A New Chapter

own pace. Each tablet is used by an average of five students per day and supplements teacher instruction. Data from the tablets fuels continuous improvement of the software and tracks student progress. The annual cost View Details

Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace; photo by Cayce Clifford

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

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology

28 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

The Profit Power of Corporate Culture

sales per employee). Higher employee continuity leads to better customer relationships that contribute to greater customer loyalty, lower marketing costs, and enhanced sales." Whatever it is and whatever its benefits, a recent survey... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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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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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

diverse global network. 1 year 5-9 hours per week 7 courses plus a capstone project Self-Paced with regular deadlines This course earns you a Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business from HBS Online. What you earn .... 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

18 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Hazard Warning: The Unacceptable Cost of Toxic Workers

rate himself on various skills, like how many words per minute he types, without the applicant knowing he would be tested on the skill later in the day. Minor says applicants hoping to get a job are unlikely to lowball their answer, so... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

22 Jan 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Separating Homophily and Peer Influence with Latent Space

Keywords: by Joseph P. Davin, Sunil Gupta & Mikołaj Jan Piskorski

28 Feb 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Do Display Ads Influence Search? Attribution and Dynamics in Online Advertising

Keywords: by Pavel Kireyev, Koen Pauwels & Sunil Gupta; Advertising

January 2024
Case

Sprouts Farmers Market

By: Rajiv Lal, Forest L. Reinhardt and Natalie Kindred

Sprouts Farmers Markets (Sprouts) is a Phoenix, Arizona-based chain of 400-plus natural foods stores in 23 U.S. states and $6.4 billion in sales as of 2022. In its product assortment, brand image, and store environment, Sprouts emphasizes freshness, health, innovation,... View Details