trends - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 1998
News

Long-Term Interest: Bill Crozier, a Banker Pegged to the Customer

into a New England institution and one of the leading consumer banks in the nation. Responding to demographic trends and consumer demands in the mid-1970s, Crozier moved quickly to launch a ubiquitous network of automated teller machines... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

01 Sep 2008
News

Faculty Research Online

protecting and monetizing their intellectual property. In a Q&A, Professor Josh Lerner discusses current trends in IP, including the rise of patent pools. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5925.html. Rethinking Retirement Planning Many of us... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

28 Sep 2016
Blog Post

Tackling Inequality: An HBS Independent Project

appearances from notable nonprofit executives, researchers, and alumni board members. During our second semester, we had the opportunity to actually take the course in its pilot form. Along with 21 other students, we struggled to wrap our heads around staggering View Details

13 Jan 2021
Blog Post

Welcome to the BEI Blog!

alumni are motivated to face the challenges that climate change presents and develop innovative solutions. We regularly share relevant cases and research on climate change to keep our alumni informed of the latest trends in the field.... View Details

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Driving Social Change | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

one achieved faster success than the other. And we are working with Echoing Green to studying the profiles of social entrepreneurs so we can understand how the profiles change over time and trends in the kinds of projects that they... View Details

15 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Learning from Mistakes and Leveraging Personal Experiences: Tiffany Kent (MBA 2001)

more, each unique to their own situation. I decided to become a Certified Financial Planner to improve my ability to advise on these additional areas. That choice began steering me toward a new direction with a clear focus. I noticed a View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

2017 in Retail: Voice-Activated, One-Hour-Delivery Shopping

devices. And this year, we started using our voice to shop. Amazon launched that trend with Alexa, and recently Google and Walmart announced they are teaming up to do the same thing. We are in the early days of this digital commerce—it... View Details

Keywords: Ron Johnson (MBA 1984), founder and CEO, Enjoy

26 Jul 2016
News

Alumni Capture the Essence of Pokemon GO Craze

captured the meaning of Pokemon GO’s success in one word: “#innovation.” Read Professor Willy Shih’s take on the trend and what it means for other businesses. View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

01 Mar 2006
News

Using IT to Heal U.S. Health Care

Association’s conference held on campus in early November. The three-day conference included presentations by industry executives, government officials, and HBS faculty on topics ranging from trends in the biotech and pharmaceutical... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance

2012
Book

Banks as Multinationals

By: G. Jones

This is a revised edition of a comparative, international study which looks at the history of multinational banks. Researchers from the United States, Japan, Europe, and Australia survey the evolution of multinational banks over time and suggest a conceptual framework... View Details

Keywords: Business History; Multinational Firms and Management; Banks and Banking; Business Strategy; Geographic Location; Trends; Theory

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16 May 2018
News

ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup

(HBSAHK) recently held its Sixth Annual Signature Conference, attracting more than 350 participants to network, explore and discuss business trends and forecasts both regionally and globally. “With this annual conference, we aim to... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

05 Sep 2014
Blog Post

CPD on the Road in Manila

is the largest English-speaking online market in East Asia. According to Kleiner Perkins’ 2014 recent Internet Trends Report, the Philippines is one of the world’s top 5 fastest growing internet markets, with 18% growth in 2012 and 27%... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology; Consumer Products / Retail

04 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Is Your Org Chart Stuck in a Rut? Try a Scientific Experiment

organizations that really ends up with no trend line” “For decades, we’ve been in this cycle where an organization hires a consulting firm to help design and execute a restructuring, and then, as soon as they’re done, they start that... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

04 Feb 2014
Blog Post

VCPE Club prepares for their annual conference…20 years and running!

equity investing and fundraising to geography specific investment opportunities,” said Alex Kleiner, Harvard Business School MBA Class of 2014 and Co-President of the Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference. “We hope to initiate a broad range of debates about... View Details

26 Sep 2016
Blog Post

An Interview with Corporate Relations Director, Kurt Piemonte

Are there any trends you are seeing in Asia? I recently returned from a visit to Hong Kong where finance has traditionally been the primary industry. While that is generally still the case, I am seeing a growing number of start-ups, often... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Dec 2000
News

New Economy Theme of HBS African-American Alumni Conference

growth," said conference cochair William H. Swift (MBA 1974). The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce sponsored the opening reception at the Ritz-Carlton. The conference kicked off with an examination of trends and opportunities in emerging... View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

04 Feb 2008
Research & Ideas

Podcast: The Potential Partnership of India and China

powerful economic development programs that each is pursuing, these countries are poised to become dominant economic powers in short order. But there is a subtle trend occurring that could make these 2 competitors even more formidable on... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Portrait Project

Sarah Zaidi

trend lines and action plans. By rising through the professional ranks, I am inspiring not just young women, but—unexpectedly—a generation of men. Thank you, Hafiz. I vow to instigate further acts of rebellion in my homeland and beyond. View Details

07 Jul 2016
News

A World Without Borders

Africa has increased 9,000 percent in response to an increased demand for rhino horn, which is used in traditional Asian medicines. If the trend continues, the rhinos could be extinct by 2020. “That is unacceptable,” Kent says. Through... View Details

27 Sep 2021
News

Sewn with Love

big-name fashion icons and brands will expand their impact by doing what they do best: setting trends and making masks “cool.” VPL launched a mask line using kimono fabric Hanazawa had inherited from her family business in Japan. Louis... View Details

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