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- 23 Jul 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Innovation Is Magic. Really
When business executives create innovative products or services, they often look to impress their customers by delivering an experience more meaningful, more delightful, than possibly expected. A true "wow!" moment. And Harvard Business... View Details
- 25 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Walking Away from a $3 Billion Deal
billion. Is this a problem? In the case, Yudkoff describes his belief that ABRY's success is due in part to its culture and emphasis on service. He details how the firm has distinguished itself over the years through its industry knowledge, lending contacts, View Details
- 15 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
A New Model for Business: The Museum
along with companies like Apple, Facebook, and Progressive Insurance, is a leading example of firms that are thinking about customers in a new way—much like how a museum curator orchestrates the experience of patrons. Weaver, an assistant... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 31 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 31
Furthermore, a third experiment shows that people tend to discount the wrongness of crossing ethical boundaries to hurt or help others when the action restores equity. The Private Equity Advantage: Leveraged Buyout Firms and Relationship... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 13, 2015
investigate the impact of this practice on consumer welfare. To investigate, we implement a randomized controlled trial in which we vary the search results that subjects are shown—comparing Google's current... View Details
- 24 Jul 2019
- Lessons from the Classroom
Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?
unintended consequences..." The approach has really taken hold in policy settings, and there are now many teams in governments focused on bringing behavioral insights and randomized controlled trials... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Examining the Magnitude of Syria’s Refugee Crisis
Refugee Crisis,” which both he and Fabbe taught in May 2016 during the required first-year Business, Government, and the International Economy course. The case asks students to consider the issue from the point of view of European leaders who are struggling to View Details
- Web
Curriculum | MBA
key disciplines. Fall Term Finance 1 Financial Reporting & Control (FRC) Leadership & Organizational Behavior (LEAD) Marketing Technology & Operations Management (TOM) Strategy Spring Term Data Science & AI for Leaders Business,... View Details
- 09 Jun 2015
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Social Media
different insights into developing and executing a successful social media strategy. Brand Manager's Guide to Losing Control Social media platforms have taken some of the marketing power away from companies and given it to consumers. Jill... View Details
- Web
Grace Kim | MBA
experience at the intersection of technology and business: Throughout high school, I led our Poolesville Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam, where we developed a patent pending device to help visually impaired individuals identify, sort, and handle... View Details
- 08 May 2019
- News
Lessons from the Ashes
that what have I done? Wanted to do the takeover, I mean yes, we increased operating profits. So I suppose my hypothesis that it wasn't being as managed as optimally as possible, this proved correct. But so what? We lost control and what... View Details
- 01 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Slow, Steady Battle to Fix Cancer Care
if we take on the responsibility, we'll work to control our own costs. Health care is 17 percent of our gross domestic product. If we can drive down costs while improving outcomes, that will be much more favorable to our economy and to... View Details
- 23 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 23
VAT adoption worldwide, but there is surprisingly little evidence. This paper analyzes the role of third-party information for VAT enforcement through two randomized experiments among over 400,000 Chilean... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Portrait Project
Jeff Norton
company, along with a fellow HBS graduate, to create a new kind of film experience for children: an interactive movie that allows kids to control the story. I worked obsessively on the project, sometimes to... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Khoo Teng Chye: Technology Turnaround in Singapore
At the PSA Corporation’s Pasir Panjang container terminal in Singapore, the cranes operate automatically: no drivers, just operators remotely controlling up to six of the lifting machines with a single joystick. Welcome to the most... View Details
- Profile
Erika Sanchez
Boeing’s Enterprise Auditor Program “gave me broad exposure to different functions, from finance and program management to quality control and investor relations.” “A whole new level you can’t even imagine.” At Boeing, a mentor encouraged... View Details
- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
pressure to perform. Second, internal controls within their companies are not that strong. And finally, their companies allow them to rationalize their behavior." Even after the scandal broke, the mid-level Siemens executive who oversaw... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 14 Nov 2019
- Book
Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History
overt discrimination against the residual non-Muslim population. A second distinctive feature of the business history of the Republic of Turkey has been the very small role of foreign-owned business, which stands in contrast to the View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Read All About It: Journalism Can Be Profitable
is going away. It’s not like going from CD to MP3, where the user experience is essentially the same. Reading a newspaper in print is very different from reading it digitally, and from a revenue perspective, print subscription revenue for... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Elevator Pitch: Game Time
Video Embed Animation by Drue Wagner and Troubadour Image + Sound Concept: Tilt Five is an entertainment system that uses augmented reality (AR) glasses, a game board, and a wand controller to engage players in tabletop and video games in... View Details