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- 10 Oct 2024
- News
Cultivating Can-Do Attitudes
Two days before Thanksgiving 2002, the 4th graders of Irving Primary in Peoria, Illinois, gathered in the school’s gym for an assembly. The students were restless, Jen Wilfong (GMP 3, 2007) recalls. They were chatting and jostling one another and had little interest in... View Details
- 11 Feb 2019
- News
Timothy Barakett Elected to Harvard Corporation
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
He’s Back
Formerly NBA senior vice president for business and league operations, Dennis Robinson (MBA ’90) is the new president and CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, overseer of the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which Robinson led for a time in the late 1990s.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The Power of Many
Every Gift Matters Annual gifts from alumni and friends to the HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation are vital to the School’s mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. HBS puts these gifts to use immediately to sustain core priorities and embrace... View Details
- 08 May 2015
- News
Prestige brands can expand their reach—and make their core customers proud
Managing symbolic and exclusive brands involves an inherent tradeoff. Managers seek to generate growth by extending the customer base to new segments and markets. Yet increased popularity can dilute the exclusivity of the brand in the eyes of its core... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
WSA Conference Set for January
The HBS Women’s Student Association’s annual conference will be held on campus Saturday, January 20, 2001. This year’s theme, “Dynamic Women in Business: A 10th Anniversary Celebration,” will highlight the past accomplishments of women, the experiences and issues... View Details
- 22 Oct 2014
- News
Translating business success into meaningful societal impact
Ash Dahod (MBA 1981) talks about using his business success to benefit society through philanthropy in his local community and in a large-scale housing development project in Mumbai, India. (Published October 2014) View Details
- 17 Oct 2014
- News
Keeping the US competitive in science and technology
Andrew Pratt (MBA 2015) wants to ensure that the United States remains competitive in science and technology, both in business and education. (Published October 2014) View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Artist Christo Visits HBS
To illustrate entrepreneurship from a different angle, HBS professors Josh Lerner and Felda Hardymon and research associate Ann Leamon wrote a case about Christo and Jeanne-Claude, the husband-wife team known for their massive, self-funded outdoor art projects. (Their... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Providing opportunities for students with limited options
Thomas S. Schreier Jr. (MBA 1988) has applied his business leadership experience to a variety of roles in advancing secondary education. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Leading change in issues around gender and equality
Harvard Business School Professor Robin Ely discusses the School's leadership role in changing issues and business practices around gender and equality. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Positive impact that hits home
Kiné Seck Mercier (MBA 2014), co-president of the Harvard Islamic Society, recalls a first-year HBS case study set in Saudi Arabia: “There was a lot of discussion about Islam, and there was a lot of misunderstanding about the difference between the religion and Saudi... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
An engine of innovation in public education
Drawing upon his background as an entrepreneur and educator, Stig Leschly (MBA 1997/JD 1998) leads Match Education, a reform group that seeks to redefine effective teaching and improve the educational experience of low-income students. It runs four urban public charter... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Professors Thompson, Healy Remembered
Professors Lawrence E. Thompson and James J. Healy, who both retired from the faculty in 1981 after long and distinguished tenures at HBS, died in March and June, respectively. Thompson, a tax expert who began his HBS career in 1951, taught courses in finance, control,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
New 1908 Society Embraces Senior Alumni
6f3368a93fbb4dc44496be5e9cf733e6 For the School’s most senior graduates, the new 1908 Society is a wish come true. In focus groups, they voiced a clear desire for more opportunities to get together. The 1908 Society’s chief function is to honor that request by inviting... View Details
- January 2023
- Article
Calculators for Women: When Identity-Based Appeals Backfire
By: Tami Kim, Kate Barasz, Michael I. Norton and Leslie K. John
From “Chick Beer” to “Dryer Sheets for Men,” identity-based labeling is frequently deployed by marketers to appeal to specific target markets. Yet such identity appeals can backfire, alienating the very consumers they aim to attract. We theorize and empirically... View Details
Keywords: Categorization Threat; Stereotypes; Identity; Labels; Gender; Perception; Consumer Behavior
Kim, Tami, Kate Barasz, Michael I. Norton, and Leslie K. John. "Calculators for Women: When Identity-Based Appeals Backfire." Special Issue on Racism and Discrimination in the Marketplace edited by Samantha N. N. Cross and Stephanie Dellande. Journal of the Association for Consumer Research 8, no. 1 (January 2023): 72–82.
- Winter 2021
- Article
Mobile Internet Usage and Usage-based Pricing
By: Jeffrey Prince and Shane Greenstein
Using data on mobile Internet usage of thousands of individuals, we provide some of the first analyses linking mobile usage to key demographics such as income. We find a reverse-U relationship between mobile Internet usage and income—notably different than the... View Details
Keywords: Mobile Internet Usage; Pricing Strategy; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Demographics; Income; Price; Strategy
Prince, Jeffrey, and Shane Greenstein. "Mobile Internet Usage and Usage-based Pricing." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 30, no. 4 (Winter 2021): 760–783.
- December 2017
- Teaching Note
Yemeksepeti: Growing and Expanding the Business Model through Data
By: William R. Kerr and Alexis Brownell
Teaching Note for HBS No. 817-095. View Details
- June 1994 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Mrs. Fields, Inc. (1988-1992)
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Keri O. Pearlson and Randi Wade Purchia
Continues the story of Mrs. Fields Cookies. Explores the new challenges the company faced managing its geographic growth and its expansion of products and markets through combination stores. Details the decision of Debbi and Randy Fields to delegate management... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Expansion; Growth Management; Organizational Structure; Globalization; Information Management; Food and Beverage Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., Keri O. Pearlson, and Randi Wade Purchia. "Mrs. Fields, Inc. (1988-1992)." Harvard Business School Case 194-065, June 1994. (Revised October 2001.)