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- 06 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Flood of Picassos Threatens to Water Down the Art Market
houses and art dealers. “From a business school point of view, there's a contradiction where the art market seems illogical or strange because it turns on its head some of the rules View Details
- 07 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
Women and the MBA: 6 Important Aspects of the HBS Program
At Harvard Business School, 42% of the MBA Class of 2019 are women, and the Women’s Student Association (WSA) is the largest club on campus. Women can face unique challenges in the workplace, and we often... View Details
- 07 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs
in what people think, and you need to find the right people to talk to you,” says Elkins, a professor of history and African and African American Studies at Harvard, and the founding director of the Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- May 2021 (Revised February 2024)
- Teaching Note
THE YES: Reimagining the Future of E-Commerce with Artificial Intelligence (AI)
By: Ayelet Israeli and Jill Avery
THE YES, a multi-brand shopping app launched in May 2020 offered a new type of buying experience for women’s fashion, driven by a sophisticated algorithm that used data science and machine learning to create and deliver a personalized store for every shopper, based on... View Details
Keywords: Data; Data Analytics; Artificial Intelligence; AI; AI Algorithms; AI Creativity; Fashion; Retail; Retail Analytics; E-Commerce Strategy; Platform; Platforms; Big Data; Preference Elicitation; Predictive Analytics; App Development; "Marketing Analytics"; Advertising; Mobile App; Mobile Marketing; Apparel; Online Advertising; Referral Rewards; Referrals; Female Ceo; Female Entrepreneur; Female Protagonist; Analytics and Data Science; Analysis; Creativity; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Consumer Behavior; Demand and Consumers; Forecasting and Prediction; Marketing Channels; Digital Marketing; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; AI and Machine Learning; E-commerce; Digital Platforms; Fashion Industry; Retail Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
survivors, the future of e-commerce and other info tech industries seemed perilous. BusinessWeek.com recently ranked Amazon #6 in its annual list of most innovative companies; four View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Mar 2025
- News
What We Can Learn From “The Oracle of Wall Street”
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Byron Wien (MBA 1956) was a Wall Street icon. He had a 50-year career that included chief investment strategist roles at Morgan Stanley and Blackstone, and was well... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 09 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace
illegal or unethical in a serious way,” Paine says. Miscalculations are forgivable or maybe even desirable, but misdeeds are something else altogether.” 6. Is a succession plan in place? One thing McDonald’s had going for it was a clear... View Details
- 31 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast
IPCC Reports,UN State of the Climate Reports, UN COP 27 Summary, Climate Change @ World Economic Forum Books: The Lean Startup, The Hard Things About Hard Things Job Boards:... View Details
- 02 Oct 2008
- What Do You Think?
Workout vs. Bailout: Should Government Take Advantage of the Buffett Effect?
as soon as possible)—as reasons why "a Government bailout may not be perceived in the same way as a Buffett style investment." Henrique Abreu cited a lesson of the late Milton Friedman that "it is a different View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- June 2015
- Case
Beacon Group of Hong Kong: Finding Light in the Shadow Education Industry
By: Christopher Marquis, Qi Li and Guy Leung
After more than 25 years of operation, Beacon Group had grown from having 3 small classrooms on the fourth floor of a commercial building, to a network of 21 centers across Hong Kong with over 60,000 students enrolled per year. The key long-term challenge for the... View Details
Keywords: Online Education; Education; Tutoring; Incentives; Hong Kong; Motivation and Incentives; Internet and the Web; Family Business; Education Industry; Hong Kong
Marquis, Christopher, Qi Li, and Guy Leung. "Beacon Group of Hong Kong: Finding Light in the Shadow Education Industry." Harvard Business School Case 415-082, June 2015.
- 06 Jan 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is a Stringent Climate Change Agreement a Pot of Gold?
Internet security industry. Let's apply this thinking to the recently reinitiated global conversation about climate change. If one subscribes to precepts of entrepreneurial management, there should be a pot... View Details
Shikhar Ghosh
Shikhar Ghosh is a Professor of Management Practice in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. He currently teaches in the elective curriculum and is the course head for 3 Technologies that will Change the World. Shikhar received the Apgar Award for innovation in... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Stop Thinking of Climate Change as a Religious or Political Issue
You sometimes hear people say things like, "I believe in global warming" or "I don't believe in climate change." It seems odd to approach climate change in this way, as though it were a question of belief,... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
On Eve of Transition, Alumni Conference Set for Hong Kong
things to come in Hong Kong. "Hong Kong is bound to become more like China," concludes Yoffie. "The hope is that it will become closer to the Chinese market while retaining its modern infrastructure. Hong Kong will move deeper into the... View Details
Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb
- 17 Nov 2020
- Blog Post
Partners and Families Are an Integral Part of the MBA Experience
of the pandemic is having to commit to social events in advance due to limited availability. “You can’t just play things by ear. But it is the only way we are able to do anything because View Details
- 07 Jan 2002
- What Do You Think?
Did Consumer Behavior Tracking Come of Age on September 11?
Internet and credit or debit cards. The rapid accumulation of information in data warehouses, as reflected in the value of EMC stock (at least up to a year ago), was testimony... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 23 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
How I Sourced My Internship Outside of the US: Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu
take chances and try new things as I refined my short- and long-term goals,” she said. With that mind, Nyantekyi-Owusu set foot in Boston ready to explore and take advantage of all HBS had to offer.... View Details
- September 2010
- Teaching Note
The Challenges of Launching a Start-Up in China: Dorm99.com (TN)
Teaching Note for 307075. View Details
- 04 Aug 2023
- Blog Post
Four Remarkable Stories of HBS MBA Students Tackling Climate Change
his company and its mission forward. “When I came to HBS I think that’s one thing I learned. How to lead an organization, lead a team, build organizational structure, understand organizational culture, and how all those intangible... View Details
- 30 Jun 2022
- HBS Case
Peloton Changed the Exercise Game. Can the Company Push Through the Pain?
Baker Foundation Professor, examines what business leaders can learn from Peloton’s journey in his case study, Peloton Interactive, Inc.: Creating the Immersive Connected-Fitness Category. The main takeaway: The company could have avoided some View Details