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21 May 2025
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Mentorship in Action: When an HBS Student Proposes a Project

simplicity with California energy. Known for its elevated essentials and modern aesthetic, the company has carved out a niche in the affordable-luxury space, with a global presence across more than 100 markets and strong e-commerce and... View Details

11 Oct 2016
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October 11, 2016

debt. We propose that monetary policy credibility explains the currency composition of sovereign debt and nominal bond risks in the presence of risk-averse investors. In our model, low credibility governments inflate during recessions,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 21

for being a competitive aggressor, small brands are rewarded when they compete aggressively. Our findings illuminate how small brands can benefit from the presence of a large competitor and provide a process understanding of how consumers... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

08 May 2012
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First Look: May 8

consolidated and centralized all key functions, while their "My Macy's" initiative focused on customizing the offerings of individual stores to local markets. By 2011, Macy's had many advantages, including an energized, highly experienced executive team; a... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

10 Mar 2015
News

Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling

it? Tech didn’t always have a gender diversity problem, at least not by the numbers. In the early days of the industry, when computers were the size of rooms, not wristwatches, women had a significant presence in the field of computer... View Details

Keywords: April White

18 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth

because they want to smooth consumption growth due to the presence of "habits" that made very costly declines in consumption growth. These forces, however, are not a significant explanation for the observed relationship between... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

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Influence of the China Trade and the Heard Legacy - A Chronicle of the China Trade

Western presence on the fringe of the empire resulted from the pressure of profit- minded foreign merchants,” Stephen Lockwood reasons. “It was entrepreneurs like the Heards who stood at these pivotal positions between two worlds writing... View Details

01 Jan 2006
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Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969

Asia, and Israel, it has an international presence and a record of big hits that began in the 1980s with companies such as AOL and Apple and continues to this day with investments in industries as diverse as high tech and health care,... View Details

26 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019

full-service media company, the U.S. sports market and the presence of international football on U.S. TV, and the approaches of other leagues. The principal case focus is the strategy to “win the marketplace of U.S. sports broadcasters... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

14 Aug 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

developed a successful track record in the West, raising close to $2 billion dollars globally, and has a growing presence in the UAE following its launch there in August 2013. Finding themselves at a crossroads, Olsson and Sheikha must... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Feb 2015
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First Look: February 3

pay to the plan. We document an oppositional reaction: the presence of peer information decreased the savings of nonparticipants who were ineligible for 401(k) automatic enrollment, and higher observed peer savings rates also decreased... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat

ship-from-store (SFS), to increase their store productivity and expand their integrated presence across multiple retail channels (i.e. brick-and-mortar store, web, and mobile; also known as omnichannel retailing). The Scale Of The Threat... View Details

Keywords: Re: Rajiv Lal; Retail

04 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 4

working solutions to a complex innovation problem over 10 days, with varying monetary incentives. We find that levels of effort are driven by cash incentives and the presence of other interacting teammates. The level of collaboration, by... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

11 Jun 2013
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First Look: June 11

on location choices. However, industries with a significant presence of multinational enterprises (MNEs) are oligopolistic in nature, which suggests that rivalry among firms plays an important role in firms' dynamic decision-making... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

27 Aug 2019
News

A Shot at Success

college, a good presence in the locker room, and the ability to compete in the classroom. But too often, Feickert says, these high-potential students lack “the recipe”—the knowledge they need to navigate the opaque college-recruitment... View Details

Keywords: April White

10 Oct 2018
News

Building Paths to Success

Social Venture Partners International; and, closer to home, from Jan Owen, a well-known Australian social entrepreneur who joined SVA just after it was formed. “The experiences and content those people shared with me was invaluable. In particular, Jan’s View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

13 Jul 2010
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First Look: July 13

Bank was entering the fifth year of Hope Harris Johnson's ambitious 20-year growth plan to transform her family's one branch community bank into an institution with a substantial presence in southeastern Alabama. Harris Johnson was... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?

that the ventures are a growing presence in the U.S. commerce for cadavers. There is no federal monitoring of whole body donations in the United States, but estimates suggest that the total number of whole-body donations might be about... View Details

Keywords: by Michel Anteby; Health

27 Nov 2006
Research & Ideas

Manly Men, Oil Platforms, and Breaking Stereotypes

invulnerable in three realms—physical, technical, and emotional—in order to prove their merit as workers and as men. Men demonstrated their physical invulnerability by displaying bravado, including a disregard for physical safety, in the View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities

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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: ASIA - Alumni

violate gift ban rules, create a local tax obligation for HBS, create an employment relationship, create a business presence or similar. This list is not inclusive and each payment will be analyzed on a case by case basis. The final... View Details

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