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Online Entrepreneurship & Innovation Courses | HBS Online

30% off your second and third courses for a total savings of $1,110 . Here are three learning pathways we recommend based on your career goals and stage. Leading Corporate Innovation: For corporate innovators seeking the strategic... View Details

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Climate Impact - Business & Environment

make choices about what to eat. Clover Food Lab was founded to convince meat-lovers that vegetables aren't just delicious but have the power to save the planet.” Megan Murday MBA 2021 | Founder & CEO, Metric “Metric is a digital ESG... View Details

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Cars on Time

market share in the 1920s. Ford, who believed that buying cars on credit was morally reprehensible, responded to GMAC with a surge in advertising and an unpopular program that encouraged customers to use their local Ford dealer as a View Details

29 Apr 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Comparing the Cash Policies of Public and Private Firms

Keywords: by Joan Farre-Mensa

28 May 2020
Blog Post

How to Fit in at HBS

shared the fact that my parent’s story taught me the value of perseverance, humility, and hard work and I confessed that my graduation from Georgetown had crystalized the meaning of hope and joy, the pinnacle of which I later experienced when I bought my parents their... View Details

17 Jun 2011
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KFC’s Explosive Growth in China

said, referring to the traditional high- volume, low-choice fast-food model. Su believes that offering a wider variety of foods will help patrons make healthier choices. The KFCs in China have also limited the amount of money saved on... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Food & Beverage

01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

save a marriage but one of trying to save their lives. Fighting to Belong: History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders By Amy Chu (MBA 1999), Alexander Chang and Louie Chin Third State Books For many... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Insider Data from Thomson Reuters Ownership Data

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06 Nov 2008
Op-Ed

Selling Out The American Dream

that enable them to do so. Hardly any politician has had the courage to call for restraint. Average household debt in the United States is currently 130 percent of average household income, up 20 percent since 2005 and double what it was twenty years ago. The U.S.... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

pursuing activities to increase the scale of their work and delivering social impact in a “zig-zagging” process. Alumni Stories The latest from HBS alumni leading nonprofit organizations. 01 Jun 2025 | HBS Magazine Forward Thinking: View Details

01 Oct 1999
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Banking on Success

Commitments Committee and a senior banker. As an undergraduate at Hamilton College, Kennedy majored in art. "I did some awful paintings and metal sculpture," he laughs. "Even my mother saved only one of my paintings through the years -... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

31 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Can Insurance Technology Solve the Uninsured Driver Problem?

assets or savings to protect, coverage may provide minimal benefits. Low-income drivers also may not see insurance as a great deal, since they drive less often but are rarely rewarded with lower premiums because it is too costly for... View Details

Keywords: by Ray Kluender; Insurance

01 Sep 2023
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Case Study: The Home Team

roof and when it’s time to start saving for the next one. With that frame of reference, Kennealey listened to his friend over dinner and realized the systems he was having to replace weren’t lemons. They had simply run up against their... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Real Estate

13 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?

a fashion statement, and (b) never lose his car in the parking lot, both stereotypically female behaviors. By not only blurring that line but also boasting about it in print, the company created gender contamination in the eyes of many Porsche owners, Avery explains.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Auto

16 Dec 2020
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My HBS Student Loan Story: Ina Foalea (MBA 2018)

stretched financially. My parents went through the transition in 1989 from the Soviet Union and lost their savings overnight. Fortunately, I had a great education. I was on scholarship in high school and then moved to Canada at age 18 for... View Details

22 Dec 2008
Research & Ideas

10 Reasons to Design a Better Corporate Culture

pool of prospective employees grows. -- The cost of selecting among many applicants is offset by cost savings as prospective employees sort themselves into and out of consideration for jobs. -- This self-selection process reduces the... View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett, W. Earl Sasser & Joe Wheeler

23 Aug 2006
Op-Ed

The Real Wal-Mart Effect

Wal-Mart's domestic sales volume, U.S. consumers save on the order of $18 billion per year. And because Wal-Mart forces its competitors to charge lower prices as well, this figure is a fraction of the company's real impact. These kinds of... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Ken A. Mark; Retail

17 Sep 2012
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Blue Skies, Distractions Arise: How Weather Affects Productivity

practical implications of these findings. For example, should managers save certain tasks for days when skies are gray? “A field study gives you the reality of the phenomenon. A lab study answers the question, why is this happening?” The... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

06 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Four Strategies for Making Concessions

on an unsurprising outcome. In this case, a deal at 2.5 percent, the midpoint of the two parties' opening positions, seemed likely to be agreeable to both sides. This time things would be different, he resolved. He would save everyone... View Details

Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra

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