Productivity - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 May 2022
News

Green House

so little energy, the solar production will far exceed the annual energy demand. Many high-performance homes are boxy, modern structures. But an energy-efficient house can’t leak air where walls meet, as typical houses do, making more... View Details

27 May 2020
News

Prepare to Exit

stigma. People assume you are not worth your pay or that your work product did not meet a certain threshold. I am slowly letting go of this weight and burden—and realize that it’s not personal. In fact, approximately 1 in 5 Americans have... View Details

04 Nov 2019
News

A Home for Startups

age groups, because they all want to come and collaborate. Younger people can learn from the experiences of the older people and vice versa. “I think one thing that I took away from my business school experience was customer-centricity––to rally create a View Details

Keywords: work space

03 Jan 2018
News

Candy That Is Good for You

yet I wasn't able to find an all-natural gum out there. Our goal with Simply Gum is to create products that are healthier and better for both your body, as well as the environment. “Gum, for example, contributes to actually millions of... View Details

17 May 2017
News

Nisa Godrej Takes Over

Photo via The Hindu Photo via The Hindu After a decade of work at her family’s Mumbai-based conglomerate, Nisa Godrej (MBA 2006) has been appointed to head up the consumer products division—taking over for her father, Adi Godrej. Godrej... View Details

17 Aug 2015
News

The Play Alchemist

asks. “To me, that's where business comes in. If you want to create a meaningful impact with your ideas, you have to be able to devise a system that can allow your product or service to reach as many people as possible in a sustainable... View Details

01 Dec 2003
News

Selling Digital Privacy

marketing companies to sell it. Consumers, he asserts, have much to gain — be it money, price discounts, better customer service, or products tailored specifically to their needs. In the current system, information that is gathered about... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

March 1994
Case

Bose Corp.: The JIT II Program (A)

By: Roy D. Shapiro and Bruce Isaacson

Bose Corp. is evaluating an unusual plan to manage relationships with vendors that supply components for Bose speakers. The company must decide: 1) which planning and ordering activities should be performed by Bose and which can be performed by vendors, 2) how much... View Details

Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Planning; Production; Alliances; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Electronics Industry

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December 2014
Other Article

Private Equity, Jobs, and Productivity—Online Appendix

By: Steven J. Davis, John Haltiwanger, Kyle Handley, Ron Jarmin, Josh Lerner and Javier Miranda

Private equity critics claim that leveraged buyouts bring huge job losses. To investigate this claim, we construct and analyze a new dataset that covers U.S. private equity transactions from 1980 to 2005. We track 3,200 target firms and their 150,000 establishments... View Details

Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Private Equity; Performance Productivity

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Profile

Bryan Guerra

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Prior to business school at HBS, the majority of my educational experience had taken place largely within a lecture-based setting. While this approach had provided a solid foundation of knowledge, in deciding to enroll... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products; Consumer Products; Consumer Products

29 May 2013
Blog Post

Reflections and learnings

And there it went – 8 weeks at Sephora, 3 weeks at Tatcha – it all just blew by so quickly. And what came of all of it? Amazing beauty products? Sure. Fantastic new friends? Absolutely. But given all the effort and agonizing that came with the internship search, surely... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

11 Oct 2016
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: HelloFresh

Why We Recruit is a series of interviews with our recruiting partners covering a variety of topics ranging from their experience working with HBS to what they want students to know. New interviews will be released throughout the year to dive into unique perspectives of... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

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Deborah Resnick

Deborah (HBS '06) has deep expertise in consulting (breaking into consulting, navigating a career in consulting, and breaking out!), complemented by a diverse set of operational and managerial experience across Fortune 500 companies and a private-equity backed natural... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products; Consumer Products; Consumer Products

Edward T. Bedford

In 1906, Bedford became president of the newly consolidated Corn Products Refining Company. Under Bedford’s leadership, Corn Products Refining manufactured several forms of oil, including “Mazola,” several... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Global Brands: Connecting With Consumers Across Boundaries

significant advances in technology and productivity, was the pottery firm founded by Josiah Wedgwood in 1760—"the first example I can find," said Koehn, "of a company using a brand as a strategic tool to interest consumers in goods, distinguish their... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

15 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

These VC Partners May Make Your Firm Less Innovative

align? For example, when the VC hedges its bet by investing in multiple startups that may be competitors? A startup whose VC also invests in competitors may produce fewer new products for market, according to recent research. Source:... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services; Banking

25 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Lean Strategy Not Just for Start-Ups

garnering revenues of $4.15 billion in 2012 with products like Quicken, TurboTax, and QuickBooks. But there lies the potential rub. "Success is a powerful thing," said Cook, who now serves as chairman of Intuit's Executive... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

01 Mar 2016
News

Faculty Q&A: Price Check

Many products are sold for just one selling season. It’s extremely difficult to predict demand—sometimes demand actually increases as the price goes up due to perceived quality and popularity. These factors make selling fashion View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade

Profile

Jeremy Sasson

would take the advice. Meanwhile, he applied his computer-science education to a number of technology roles. At Appconomy, Jeremy tackled mobile applications. The experience introduced him to the challenges of “understanding requirements, distilling customer... View Details

Keywords: Tech

01 Feb 2002
News

If You're #1, Watch Out

You're the top performer in your market. Your products are of such a high quality that they exceed the requirements of all but the most demanding customers, and you're the only one able to serve them. Clear sailing ahead, right? Wrong,... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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