kids - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Dec 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

‘Ted Levitt Changed My Life’

remembers perching with a friend atop the backseat of his father's 1969 red Camaro convertible while Levitt zigzagged the car through the streets of Belmont. "That was part of who he was and his hardscrabble life growing up," notes Levitt. "The idea of... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education; Retail

20 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?

Move over, venture cap. There's a new kid on the block. It's the business incubator, and it has the potential to remake the way businesses are launched in the Internet economy. Incubators are not really new, of course. "They've been... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

30 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

Readers Ask: I Need Tips for Working at Home

coronavirus is changing everything we know about how to get work done. The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition Many parents are working and caring for kids at home. How can managers set expectations? Choudhury: It's a great... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

31 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Rethinking Marketing’s Conventional Wisdom

advertising; if you want to reach a narrow audience, you do niche advertising. But these marketers realized the best way to create cachet for a young audience was to make it inaccessible and let the kids discover it on their own. Q: So... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Service

10 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Women at Work

my kids to have me away so much," she said. "There are certain jobs that you just can't do part time." Now she's home again and taking time to consider what sort of job she would like and how much energy she can devote to... View Details

Keywords: by Wendy Guild

17 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Beyond Pajamas: Sizing Up the Pandemic Shopper

through a website compared with existing customers, suggesting that categories other than pants might have prompted them to buy online. [div class=infogram-embed data-id=_/2TKEYULIQKLUFANjs0Nt][/div] Another notable trend: In the US and UK, View Details

Keywords: by Ayelet Israeli, Eva Ascarza, and Laura Castrillo; Retail

20 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2018

and social posts in 2018. Tell us in the comment section below what you thought were the most interesting business trends of the year and what you expect in 2019. Kids of Working Moms Grow into Happy Adults In earlier research, Kathleen... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 2017
What Do You Think?

Is the Next Jobs Crisis Just Ahead?

development for the sectors where jobs are being created.” Dolembo suggested a multi-faceted response: “Fund student loans, stop punishing those who get the training at community colleges and share in the investment for these poor kids... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Service

07 Oct 2015
What Do You Think?

What is the Best Immigration Model for the US?

the European “lessons” on immigration. “Compare (Germany) with France, which provides time off for parental leave and financial incentives to have children, and unsurprisingly they have plenty of kids ... and are not so keen on... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Digital Designs on the Inner City

opportunities, you might find scholarships for your kids to go to school,'' he said. We're trying to show them that this stuff is relevant to you because you can find a way to get your crying baby to be quiet, you can find job... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

10 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Prospective Students Steer Clear of Schools Rocked by Scandal

necessarily more extreme than at many other schools. Besides, students have access to all kinds of data when they are choosing colleges, so just how much weight would college-bound kids give to a well-publicized scandal like this one?... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

29 Feb 2016
HBS Case

Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can

patterns and reduce your monitoring staff by 25 percent, but it’s better to explain how the public will get through rush-hour faster and how they will be able to pick up their kids more quickly,” says Weiss. In addition, he says, “city... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy

06 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine

reality is that some days you need to drive your kid to school.” So, what’s the alternative? Beshears teamed with researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University in 2015 to test different ways to help 2,508... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

28 Aug 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

Brandless be the final nail in the coffin? Purchase this case:https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/518044-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 418-011 Kids & Company: Entering the U.S. : In April 2017, Victoria Sopik and Jennifer... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

21 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset

And—oh, yes—Rovell was just a kid in his teens. Nevertheless, he launched a business-of-sports talk show on Northwestern University's student radio station, WNUR. His "producer" (actually, a roommate) aggressively pursued... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Wheeler

09 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

The Manager’s Guide to Communicating with Customers Collection

what shoppers do. This observational work is the bread and butter of Paco Underhill, a consultant whose market research firm, Envirosell (New York City), has been studying retail shopper behavior for 20 years. Teach a kid to hammer, and... View Details

Keywords: by Richard Bierck; Retail

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

community. That's been my passion point. When you go into work in those environments there are remarkably good people there. But the question in my mind is always, how can we get better? A culture of continuous improvement to help the View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

17 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Reserve Bank Governor Discusses India’s Financial Opportunities

acknowledged both. While stabilizing the economy is a satisfying challenge, "the kind of public attention you get can be negative," he said. "I don't like my kids reading some of the stuff that's written about me But policy... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

21 Mar 2016
HBS Case

Can Customer Reviews Be 'Managed?'

people with young kids all have very different expectations. Q: So what started as an aggregation of consumer reviews is now blossoming into much more of a full-service type environment. Is there the potential there for some kind of bias... View Details

Keywords: by Brian Kenny; Advertising; Travel

27 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015

Research that explores how children benefit from having a working mom blew away the field for most popular feature article on Harvard Business School Working Knowledge in 2015. With nearly 84,000 visits, twice the number of the second most popular article, View Details

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