Beauty - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2004
News

Luxe Redux

memory are necessary, but not sufficient, he says. Ultimately, quality and beauty are paramount. “Nuances in fashion and design are always in flux, so you need to listen to the market carefully. To the extent that I can be open and listen... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; luxury; Retail Trade

05 May 2023
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Fail Better

there were beautiful leaves coming down. I was looking out at the water and, you know, the sun was glancing off of the water, and I said, I can never do this again in my life. I can never have another meeting like this. What do I have to... View Details

01 Dec 2000
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Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management

United States around 1900, and the initial "wow" factor that visitors experience when entering these buildings is often a partial reaction to the scope and beauty of their architecture. There is nothing like walking into the Field Museum... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; museums; marketing; management; nonprofits; education; facilities; Internet; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

15 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month at HBS

to realize that most people feel like outsiders - feel like they are different. It's a beautiful thing and worth celebrating. During LHM, we are reminded that the Latinx experience is incredibly diverse. We have different mother tongues.... View Details

06 Jan 2017
News

Mental Illness and the Workplace

illness in the workplace? Switz: The beauty of The Stability Network is we have many, many voices and experiences speaking out, but if I just were to highlight a couple-- Elyn Saks is a professor at USC and has been very outspoken about... View Details

01 Dec 2004
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Retirement's Changing Face

my boat, and I am going to go down and give it a big kiss,’ ” he says, adding, “It’s beautiful down there. You’re weightless, like the astronauts, so you move around in an environment that’s very mystical and spooky. The only noise is the... View Details

Keywords: Personal Services

01 Dec 2010
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This Is What I Do

luxury cruise ship designed especially for the South Pacific. Bailey, whose wife, Mireille, is Polynesian, has lived in Tahiti since 1985. “The breathtaking natural beauty of these islands and the astonishing authenticity of the local... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; time travel; Health, Social Assistance; Accommodation; Hospitality; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

19 Aug 2024
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Quantum Leap

lack of certainty concerning qubits themselves. That’s because SEEQC’s control chips are inherently qubit-agnostic: While they currently support the company’s own superconducting qubits, they should work with all the other varieties of qubit under development. “That’s... View Details

01 Jun 2019
News

City on a Hill

beauty of the campus and the traditional mountain culture that infuses the school’s offerings, from the workshops on beekeeping and pottery-making to the wood carvings and herbal products in the gift shop. “It’s the oil that makes the... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Clay Cook

01 Jun 2011
News

The House that Howard Built

the 1950s in then rural Holladay, Utah. With a brother six years older and a sister six years his junior, young Howard often had to amuse himself. Holladay was a great place for a boy to go hunting jackrabbits and ramble through the starkly View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

September–October 2022
Article

Should Your Company Sell on Amazon?: Reach Comes at a Price

By: Ayelet Israeli, Leonard A. Schlesinger, Matt Higgins and Sabir Semerkant

Selling on Amazon allows brands to reach millions of consumers—but that exposure comes with costs. They include smaller margins, more competition, the risk of commoditization, and less knowledge about customers. In this article, the authors present a scorecard to... View Details

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03 Mar 2017
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Big Blue’s Big Bet

conclusion by manually going through the data,” the lead doctor told the Japan Times, “but Watson’s speed is crucial in the treatment of leukemia, which progresses rapidly and can cause complications.” This is the beauty of Watson, which... View Details

Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page

17 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 17

Birchbox Defends Against Copycat Competitors Peter A. Coles and Benjamin EdelmanHarvard Business School Case 912-010 Birchbox offers trial-sized beauty products delivered monthly by mail-attracting rave reviews. Seeing the success of this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Jun 2021
News

June 2021 Books and Podcasts

consumers and shopping habits in the next few years. Real Estate, a Love Story: Wisdom, Honor, and Beauty in the Toughest Business in the World By Joshua Benaim (MBA 2006) Disruption Books With this book, a blend of memoir and strategy,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

February 22, 2023
Article

How to Seed Organic Marketing in a Video-First World

By: Ayelet Israeli, Leonard A. Schlesinger and Matt Higgins

Early direct-to-consumer (DTC) companies relied on plentiful capital and low-cost digital marketing to power growth. But as this sector has matured, capital is more constrained, social media is more cluttered, and customer acquisition costs are rising. DTC companies... View Details

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19 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 19, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=607032 MD Beauty, Inc. Harvard Business School Case 806-045 Describes some of the issues confronting the entrepreneurial team responsible for creating a highly successful natural View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2009
News

Dispatches from the Global Classroom

families. Later, we gather with locals to learn about every aspect of rug weaving: cleaning and brushing the wool; pulling and spinning it out into yarn; coloring it with plant- and insect-based dyes; and finally, weaving it into the View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

14 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Celebrating Love @ HBS in 2021

stare at his own reflection in the mirror for a weirdly long time. Momo could outrun a once-pro-BMXer on a BlueBike – wish I hadn’t learned this one. I came to appreciate how beautiful it is to be afforded the opportunity to truly know... View Details

01 Sep 2008
News

Balanced Equation

At GE, I wish I’d sold our insurance business the day I got here. On the personal side, I wish I’d had the chance to work and live with my wife and daughter outside the United States. What is most often forgotten in the everyday busyness of life? There is a View Details

Keywords: James Aisner;Deborah Blagg;Julia Hanna;Susan Young; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2016
News

Alumni Books of 2016

Tetiaroa, French Polynesia by Richard H. Bailey (MBA 1981) (Tahiti Beachcomber S.A.) Bailey, the president and CEO of Pacific Beachcomber, published this coffee-table book on the beautiful Tetiaroa atoll, a collection of 12 small islands... View Details

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