big business - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Wired and Black: Focus on Careers

much an alternative as investment banks has led to students asking more fundamental questions." Thomas said students are finding new ways to use their expertise as the workplace changes and the definition of business expands.... View Details

Keywords: by Carrie Levine

17 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Reserve Bank Governor Discusses India’s Financial Opportunities

"The fans don't realize the weaknesses existed even during the good times," he told an audience of Harvard Business School students and faculty members on Tuesday. "The team was never as good as it was made out to be in an... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

02 Feb 2015
Research & Ideas

Disruptors Sell What Customers Want and Let Competitors Sell What They Don’t

Despite this upheaval, it seemed some businesses were immune to the digital onslaught—companies whose products and services couldn't be easily turned into 1's and 0's and put online. "A television set can't be digitized. A telephone can't... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

22 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist

unregulated.” A big vision for American capitalism And behind this kink in the US competitive landscape stood Edna Gleason, who kept her pharmacy business running profitably until her death in the mid-1950s.... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Retail; Health; Legal Services

16 Oct 2019
Research & Ideas

Read Our Most Popular Stories of the Quarter

most popular stories during the quarter. At the Top of the Trending List How Companies Benefit When Employees Work RemotelyWork from anywhere policies have advanced from a rare occurrence for companies to a strategic advantage. (31,082 visits) Other View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

23 Apr 2014
HBS Case

Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?

the amount of nicotine they inhale, gradually weaning themselves off their addiction if they choose. “The value proposition of e-cigarettes is clear” "The value proposition of e-cigarettes is clear," says John A. Quelch, Charles Edward Wilson Professor of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage; Advertising

29 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Diagnosing the ‘Flutie Effect’ on College Marketing

successful collegiate athletic program into a hot ticket for admission. Georgetown University applications multiplied 45 percent between 1983 and 1986 following a surge of basketball success. Northwestern University applications advanced 21 percent after winning the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education; Advertising; Sports

21 Aug 2013
Research & Ideas

To Buy Happiness, Spend Money on Other People

gives some cash to two women in Harvard Square. The catch this time: Each of them must spend the money on someone else. "We've shown in our research that giving money to others actually does make people happier," says Norton, an associate professor of marketing at... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

02 Feb 2004
Research & Ideas

Where Does Apple Go From Here?

a consequence Apple continues to find pressure on its prices, which makes it harder for them to sustain a big premium over time. This is why Apple has barely generated any real profits out of its core Mac View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

13 May 2014
Op-Ed

The Alibaba Effect

story not just of China but also of one region. For centuries Zhejiang has been a hotbed of entrepreneurship and private enterprise. The Communists built few state-owned enterprises there. Hangzhou today is China's leading business city.... View Details

Keywords: by Bill Kirby & Warren McFarlan; Retail

05 Jun 2019
Research & Ideas

If Your Customers Don't Care What You Charge, What Should You Charge?

effects of competition have an advantage within their markets, says Alexander J. MacKay, assistant professor of business administration at Harvard Business School, who coauthored the study Consumer Inertia... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Energy

07 Jul 2014
Research & Ideas

Banning Big-box Stores Can Hurt Local Retailers

protect local businesses from the crushing competition of "big-box" stores. But it turns out such rules often backfire, according to research by Raffaella Sadun, an assistant professor in the Strategy unit at Harvard View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Angels Face the Innovator’s Dilemma

keep up, he said, they create the potential for a disrupter to take hold: to fill a ready niche and quietly, over time, expand and invade the market. And as each company gets big and successful, it loses its ability to pursue small... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

01 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: Judgment Calls

'70), founder of beauty tool company Tweezerman. "tweezerman: Should We Take The Business To The Next Level Of Growth?" From Judgment Calls: Twelve Stories of Big Decisions and the Teams that Got... View Details

Keywords: by Thomas H. Davenport & Brook Manville; Consumer Products

19 Sep 2011
Research & Ideas

Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers?

Kenneth A. Froot spends more time thinking about natural disasters than the average business school professor. In addition to the rise and fall of the Dow and the long-term implications of the financial crisis in Greece, he has natural... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Financial Services

09 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Fearing Fox News, Democratic-leaning Companies Delayed Negative Announcements

world through television and print publications, as they had for decades. There was, however, one big media game changer: the Fox News Channel (FNC). Founded in 1996 by Australian media magnate Rupert Murdoch, FNC was an unusual newcomer... View Details

Keywords: by Jen Deaderick; Media & Broadcasting

11 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Shrinking the Racial Wealth Gap, One Mortgage at a Time

and approved, but when minority loan officers shepherd those applications, approval rates increase significantly, says Adi Sunderam, the Willard Prescott Smith Professor of Corporate Finance at Harvard Business School, in the working... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services

16 Sep 2015
Op-Ed

The Real Duty of the Board of Directors

Means, whose 1932 book The Modern Corporation and Private Property has been lauded as the most important business book of all time, our paper unveils new research on the legal framework underpinning fiduciary duty around the world. In the... View Details

Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles & Tim Youmans

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings

business and finding reliable vendors and distributors. And while companies need to have strong, viable business and economic models, Stevenson said, he also warned against marrying tradition at the risk of... View Details