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- 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
- 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
- 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, like religion. Most of the time when we confront uncertainty in... View Details
- 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
- November 2001 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
Monster.com: Success Beyond the Bubble
In 2001, Monster.com was an Internet site that, among other things, connected individuals seeking jobs with organizations wanting to hire. Its substitutes included help wanted classified advertising in newspapers. Monster was one of the few Internet companies that had... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Business Growth and Maturation; Service Operations; Service Delivery; Price Bubble; Growth and Development Strategy; Employment Industry
Hallowell, Roger H., and Cate Reavis. "Monster.com: Success Beyond the Bubble." Harvard Business School Case 802-024, November 2001. (Revised January 2002.)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 06 Sep 2016
- Blog Post
What Makes the HBS MBA unique?
there are five key things that make the HBS MBA unique. 1. The Case Method As you’ve probably heard, the case method is the foundation for the HBS curriculum. The case method makes for a highly engaging and enriching learning experience.... View Details
- Profile
Brett Laffel
One thing I realized about myself is that it is important for me to be able to learn new things on a regular, if not daily basis. This has shaped my career path because as I search for the ideal job,... View Details
- Article
Moving from Engagement to a Real Marriage of Brand and Customer
Rayport, Jeffrey F. "Moving from Engagement to a Real Marriage of Brand and Customer." True (FleishmanHillard) (June 15, 2014).
- 09 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Where Will You Be in 30 Years: Behind the Scenes of the 5 Big Life Decisions Documentary
individual story also included a “muddy middle” that often wasn’t discussed until a later interview. “As you get older, there’s a bit more humility in who you are and the disappointments and failures are a thing View Details
- 14 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Building a Culture of Awareness and Accountability in your Organization
Manso-Brown encourages others to seek out historical context as a critical foundation of anti-racism work. “We’re not talking about things that happened that long ago either,” she said. “MLK would be the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- April 2011
- Case
Online Portals: Searching and Shaping Opportunities
The case illustrates the strategic history of the internet portal business. View Details
Gavetti, Giovanni M., and John Lafkas. "Online Portals: Searching and Shaping Opportunities." Harvard Business School Case 711-528, April 2011.
- 29 Jun 2010
- News
Google Alters China Access In Bid To Keep License
- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics
news of her life,” and everything changed. From Burning Out to Being the Boss “By 2017, I was burnt out. I had all of these things that I’d worked really hard for, but I wasn't... 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
- May 2015
- Case
Venture Republic, 2011
By: W. Carl Kester and Mayuka Yamazaki
In December 2011, the founders of Venture Republic, a Japanese developer and operator of on-line search engines for shopping and travel, faced a decison about whether or not to take the company private in a management buyout transaction just three years after an... View Details
- 08 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Employee Analytics: Productivity Dream or Micromanagement Nightmare?
employees. The term emerged in the early 2000s as computers, data storage, and the internet grew faster and more capable. In its most basic form, people analytics is defined as taking a “data-driven approach to address employee-related... View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 2022
- Working Paper
Getting on the Map: The Impact of Online Listings on Business Performance
By: Michael Luca, Abhishek Nagaraj and Gauri Subramani
We evaluate the extent to which small businesses maintain an online presence, looking at restaurant listings on a major online review platform. While the majority of restaurants have an online presence, we find that roughly 18 percent in our sample have no presence as... View Details
Keywords: Small Business; Internet and the Web; Revenue; Digital Marketing; Food and Beverage Industry
Luca, Michael, Abhishek Nagaraj, and Gauri Subramani. "Getting on the Map: The Impact of Online Listings on Business Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-031, December 2022.