Publications

19 Jul 2016
News

HBS Startup Is Developing Tech-Enabled Jewelry to Stop Rapists

(Photo courtesy of Flare Jewelry) Is it possible to create a personal-safety device that can stop a physical assault, call for help, and collect evidence for the police? And be fashionable? Those are questions HBS students Sara de Zarraga... View Details

Keywords: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

22 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

When Will the Hot Housing Market Finally Start to Cool?

The United States housing market is tight and expensive and shows no signs of easing. Existing home sales hit a 15-year high in 2021, with 6.12 million sold, a jump of 8.5 percent, according to the National Association of Realtors. Median... View Details

Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

June 2010
Case

FoldRite Furniture Company: Planning to Meet a Surge in Demand

By: Steven C. Wheelwright and Afarin Bellisario

Demand for folding and stackable chairs and tables at FoldRite Furniture Co. is unexpectedly strong. The company spent the previous two years improving manufacturing quality and efficiency, dropping poor-performing product lines, developing new products that are... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Production Capacity; Production Scheduling; Risk Management; Growth Management; Production; Logistics; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Business Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; Europe

09 May 2018
Research & Ideas

A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety

stores, schools, and other food-handling establishments, checking whether they adhere to public health regulations. The rules are strict. Food businesses where serious violations are found must clean up... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Food & Beverage; Service

19 Nov 2020
News

How Panera’s CEO Learned to Go Against the Grain

Photo courtesy of Panera Bread Photo courtesy of Panera Bread As the CEO of Panera Bread Co, Niren Chaudhary (AMP 191, 2016) was intent on finding ways to make sure the company’s workers weren’t left behind during the pandemic. The... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

02 Aug 2024
HBS Case

How a Mission to Cut Food Waste Launched a Multimillion-Dollar Venture

learned that the world’s wasted food could feed 800 million people. To test the idea of selling less-than-perfect products at a discounted price, he bought $200 worth of “unpretty” food, set up a sales table at a View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Technology; Information Technology

23 Nov 2022
News

What Founders Need to Know Before Selling Their Startup

12 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers

brand-name multinationals that contract out the work. “In a sense, global supply chains are serving a regulatory function, with companies imposing an additional layer of rules and investing resources to enforce them,” says Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

20 May 2021
News

Poll Finds Employees at Some of America's Biggest Companies Would Turn Down a $30,000 Raise to Keep Working from Home

05 Dec 2016
News

How to Start a Tech Company Without Tech Experience

people willing to take on the challenge: Make sure your concept works offline first. Outsource coding in the beginning—but not for too long. Don’t box yourself in with technology that won’t evolve. READ MORE View Details

September 2019 (Revised December 2019)
Case

Anthony Soohoo at Dot & Bo: Bringing Storytelling to Furniture E-Commerce

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann, Allison M. Ciechanover and George Gonzalez

The case provides students an opportunity to examine the founding of an e-commerce startup that used storytelling and compelling images to sell furniture and home accessories to millennials. The case describes the rapid sales growth the company experienced, as well as... View Details

Keywords: E-commerce; Startups; Furnishing; Leadership; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Internet and the Web; Failure; United States

07 Oct 2024
Blog Post

Four Ways to Make The Most of Your Company Events

If you are looking to engage with Harvard Business School students and share why your company is a great place to work, consider hosting a company event. The key View Details

2007
Working Paper

Accountability in Complex Organizations: World Bank Responses to Civil Society

By: Alnoor Ebrahim and Steve Herz

Civil society actors have been pushing for greater accountability of the World Bank for at least three decades. This paper outlines the range of accountability mechanisms currently in place at the World Bank along four basic levels: (1) staff, (2) project, (3) policy,... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Compensation and Benefits; Business and Community Relations; Social Enterprise; Motivation and Incentives

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01 Jan 2020
What Do You Think?

Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?

Laurence Dutton SUMMING UP How Should America Admit Talented Workers of the World? The notion of attracting talented workers to the United States deserves support, especially at times when the unemployment rate is low. But the H-1B... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

14 Sep 2020
News

Rude work emails are bad for your health and on the rise - here's what you need to know

05 Feb 2021
News

Strategies to Put You Over the Top in 2021

31 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Bring your authentic self to work: Advice from HBS alumni

that end, five Harvard Business School students and alumni have generously offered advice based on their experience coming out and being out at work as members of the LGBTQ community. With thanks to Justin,... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

September 2017
Case

From 80 Thoreau to Mooncusser Fish House & Moon Bar (A)

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Sandra Bahous

After extensive planning, Ian Calhoun, (MBA 2010) who was also a chef trained in Paris at Le Cordon Bleu, and two co-founders launched 80 Thoreau, a “progressive fine dining” restaurant in Concord, Massachusetts, that became a local favorite as well as a special... View Details

Keywords: Small Business; Expansion; Decision Choices and Conditions; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Boston; Cambridge