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- 23 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Three-Dimensional Strategy: Winning the Multisided Platform
When start-up thredUP launched its peer-to-peer online exchange for used children's clothes two and a half years ago, its creators were the latest generation of entrepreneurs competing online as multi-sided platforms (MSPs), alongside... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
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Entrepreneurship Essentials Entrepreneurial Marketing Financial Accounting Sample Business Lessons Global Business Harvard Online Courses Launching Tech Ventures Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Accountability Leading Change and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Home Base
equipped to answer. The query typically came at the end of a session, after a productive conversation about delegating, managing a packed calendar, or presenting effectively in meetings. “But I’ve got six-month-old twins at home, and... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 26 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast
The HBS Business and Environment Initiative launched the Climate Rising podcast in 2019 to elicit insights from leaders working at the intersection of business and climate change. The podcast is particularly valuable for those seeking to... View Details
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Industry Information - Alumni
the global personal care and household product market. Recently, it has added features on a variety of subjects, and expanded coverage in fast-growing markets in Asia and Latin America. CPG Matters A twice-monthly e-zine directed to the... View Details
- 19 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19
implications of these effects for inventory management. To do that, we analyze data from a leading U.S. retailer who introduced a “ship-to-store” (STS) functionality that allows customers to ship products to their local store free of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
a beginning, a middle, and a finish. Their ready-to-drink cocktails are naturally low in sugar and calories (less than 2 grams and 35 calories). They are bottled and labeled with a sense of sophistication that would feel right at home on any elegant bar cart. With its... View Details
- 05 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
Is JC Penney’s Makeover the Future of Retailing?
tree. Johnson (HBS MBA'84) comes to Penney after more than a decade of leading Apple's retail effort, where his innovations included the Genius Bar. Johnson is also credited with making Target chic. This makes his launching of the new... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
Dakar, Senegal, and Giza, Egypt, and observing the impact inside and outside the stadiums. “Just this season, we have engaged more than a hundred local vendors, entrepreneurs, and freelancers,” covering everything from uniform production... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 14 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: SELCO - Last Mile Solar Powered Energy for Rural India
for the unique requirements of low-income urban and rural communities through conducting needs assessments for various customer segments, like street vendors, midwives, and farmers. Through experimentation and customer feedback, they have refined their View Details
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
DeshpandéHarvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 511-703 On November 26, 2008, heavily armed terrorists launched a series of attacks throughout the western-Indian city of Mumbai (formerly Bombay). One of the locations attacked was... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
afforded her a detailed view of the industry’s challenges and opportunities and helped to inspire the founding of the National Trust. The nonprofit launched its test case in May 2021, with the purchase of 24 newspapers and websites in... View Details
- 11 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
followed by upward revisions in expectations of risk, suggesting that these expectations may not be rational. Harvard Business School Case 818-097 AirFox (A): Embracing the Blockchain and an ICO In summer 2017, Victor Santos, CEO of AirFox, considered whether to pivot... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: December 4
Business Review 90, no. 12 (December 2012) Abstract An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2012/12/the-microwork-solution/ar/1 Are There Too Many Safe Securities? Securitization and the Incentives for Information View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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Harvard Business School
years of marketing and customer relationship experience at Digital Equipment Company. At Gillette, Howard directed the development of new products launched in international and national markets. Her last... View Details
- 04 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018
negative productivity effects of WFA, due to a lack of learning from co-located peers and increased coordination costs. We study the effects of WFA on productivity at the United States Patent and Trademark... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Building a Better Buyer-Seller Relationship
can do what you say." To launch a long-term relationship, one party can "take the hit and wait it out"—usually the supplier, he said. This is what he dubbed the "all at once" approach. Or better, the supplier can... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 22 Jul 2019
- Book
How to Be a Digital Platform Leader
functionality, such as through inexpensive or free licensing terms. One strategy for launching an innovation platform in a market where no platforms exist yet is to identify an industry-wide problem. Then offer your View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Tipping Point: Investing in the Women of Kenya’s Coffee Farms
to tip. She believes consumer education and trust, as well as frictionless tipping options, will drive those numbers higher. When Kahawa launched tipping capability for customers who purchase directly from the company website, in the... View Details
- 27 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Working to Change the Food System
living in San Francisco working at a data science startup as a product manager. I have always gravitated toward technology and science throughout my life, and machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data science were fascinating as... View Details