Reaching Your Potential - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

Identify Great Customers from Their First Purchase

bought more products at the first transaction, especially those who did so in stores, were more likely to be repeat buyers in the future. Likewise, the algorithm tagged people who bought newly released products as potential high-value... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail; Service

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Networking Opportunities - Recruiting

company build relationships with students to reach your recruiting goals. Networking Events Network with Alumni Network with Alumni Insights & Advice 07 Nov 2024 Sara Ballantyne, Ben Buchheim-Jurisson, Clif... View Details

02 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Coronavirus Careers: Cloud Kitchens Are Now Serving

Became Best in the World D’O: Making a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Affordable Minimum Wage Hikes Drive (Lousy) Restaurants Out of Business Cloud chef is potentially a new career created by the pandemic. What other new careers might be... View Details

Keywords: by Lena Ye and Geoffrey Jones; Food & Beverage

27 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

IPO or M&A? How Venture Capital Shapes a Startup's Future

company to a larger one. In contrast, startups funded by a VC syndicate with less familiar co-investors are most likely to exit through a potentially splashy IPO that could let founders retain more control, says Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

30 Nov 2007
What Do You Think?

What Is Management’s Role in Innovation?

management." Ginny Wiedower commented, "Without a corporate strategy to reach defined corporate goals, innovation will be misdirected and unguided." But D. R. Elliott pointed out that "innovations and inefficiencies... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Feb 2010
Research & Ideas

The ‘Luxury Prime’: How Luxury Changes People

executives on Wall Street. According to Chua, their research found that "people who were made to think about luxury prior to a decision-making task have a higher tendency to endorse self-interested decisions that might potentially... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

30 Jun 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations

Happiness can be dangerous as well, since happy negotiators tend to accept less than they might otherwise be able to get. "You don't want your happiness to hijack other emotions," says Wasynczuk. "What we teach is not to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports

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Balancing Work & Life - Alumni

that will allow you to feel comfortable that you’ve done enough. Reframe success Complement the quantitative approach above with a qualitative one. Over time, your definition of success can change. The markers that once signaled... View Details

02 Dec 2002
Research & Ideas

The Secret of How Microsoft Stays on Top

they have tackled each however, differs in nature. In terms of recognizing potential threats, Microsoft has built-in "sensing" mechanisms to keep abreast of what is happening in the broader technological context. Much of this... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

Do TV Debates Sway Voters?

Kennedy’s youthful vigor overshadowed Richard Nixon’s flat pallor on American screens. Debates help candidates reach millions of voters in a single event, so candidates often prepare rigorously, hoping to gain an edge with undecided... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

11 May 2016
Research & Ideas

Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car?

half its value the moment it is driven off the lot? In a recent roundtable interview at HBS, Avery and Schlesinger joined Ryan Buell, an assistant professor in the Technology and Operations Management Unit, to discuss what’s wrong with the auto distribution... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Auto

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

not only generically more attractive in terms of the prosperity level they can support - the perspective taken by the traditional strategic industrial policy - but also are within reasonable reach for a country given its existing industry... View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

30 Apr 2020
Book

Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism

Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories close as a management consultant.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Energy

11 Apr 2024
Blog Post

Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #17: Leni Peterson Redondo (HBS MS/MBA 2023), Founder & CEO of Celeste

business world. Thank you for reading, and please share your stories with us at bei@hbs.edu! – Lynn Schenk, BEI Director Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #17: Leni Peterson Redondo (HBS MS/MBA 2023), Founder & CEO of Celeste “I... View Details

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2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

email to the hundreds of participants of the conference to gather their views on current sources of risk to the financial system, as well as on recent and potential regulatory changes. Download Survey Questions The survey was completed by... View Details

14 Oct 2021
In Practice

Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

commitment, and trust in the long term. What do employers need to get right with their return-to-work policies? 1. Make sure your policy has legitimacy. Take a close look at what employees were able to do during the pandemic. Many... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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MBA 2023 Alumni Transition - Alumni

for maintaining a secure HBS account. If you do not provide HBS with a non-HBS contact email address then your ability to recover a forgotten password will be impeded. Additionally, without the non-HBS email address alumni will not be... View Details

08 May 2023
Research & Ideas

How Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Crushed Crowdfunding for Minority Entrepreneurs

whites, according to Federal Reserve data, potentially driving some to alternative sources of capital, like Kickstarter and other crowdfunding sites. The pullback in support noted in Kerr’s research is national in scope, taking place in... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

11 Apr 2024
News

Mission Control

Beth Jones, which is called The Path. And it takes you through a process of discovery. And in the end, you come out with a very simple, three-element statement that is a mission statement for your life. Not for View Details

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For Organizations - Business & Environment

opportunity to engage with students who might be a fit for your organization. In past BEI Independent Projects, student teams have helped develop a commercial plant site selection plan for silicon wafer manufacturer 1366 Technologies, a... View Details

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