Trends - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Jan 2002
What Do You Think?

Did Consumer Behavior Tracking Come of Age on September 11?

Another line of thought suggests that the questions concerning trends in the loss of privacy may be somewhat irrelevant anyway. Rick Kennedy asserted, for example, that "'Privacy' and, for that matter, 'security' are and have always... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

14 May 2024
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - How to Build a Culture of Intrapreneurship

products and services, large companies have bought into the success of the trend by making bold “100% sustainable” statements about their business models. However, concerns over greenwashing – a term referring to misleading claims about... View Details

01 Dec 2006
News

One-on-One with Jeff Hicks

HICKS Illustration by Joe Ciardiello Jeff Hicks (MBA ’97) arrived at HBS with ten years of experience as an advertising executive at Leo Burnett in Chicago. Disillusioned with the trend toward “unbundling” agencies into different... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

02 Jul 2024
News

The Beauty Guide

Courtesy Michelle Freyre When Michelle Freyre (MBA 1997) was a brand manager at Neutrogena, Michael McNamara, global president of the beauty brand at the time, asked what she wanted to do with her career. She answered, “I want to be you. I want to run Neutrogena.”... View Details

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Transportation - Business & Environment

such as electricity from renewables and sustainably produced biofuels. Well-designed public transit and freight rail infrastructure—alongside policies and technologies to discourage the use of private automobiles, short-haul aviation, and long-distance trucking—could... View Details

01 Dec 2013
News

Case Study: Citizen Buffett

the Washington Post and sports mogul John Henry's purchase of the Boston Globe, there has been much speculation lately about the trend of well-heeled investors making bets on the future of print media. Yet Esty says the power of this case... View Details

Keywords: Blagg, Deborah; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2002
News

HBSAAA Conference Addresses Pathways to Power

in Washington, D.C., October 11–13. “Bringing people together is an important objective,” said HBSAAA vice president Rena Clark (MBA '90), “but we also strive to present a highlevel perspective and in-depth understanding of the issues and View Details

15 Oct 2019
News

Understanding Challenges Across the Supply Chain

more efficiently. In addition, they discuss trends in the industry, such as lab-grown meat, the increased use of no-till farming, and the move among consumers to a more plant-based diet—a trend that Alvarez... View Details

27 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Should I Pay the Bribe?

suspicious. Q: What countries and corrupt activities have you studied? Have you been particularly surprised by anything you have learned? What trends are you seeing? A: My research does not have a geographic focus, although the... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia D. Churchwell

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Privatization and the New European Economy

markedly, and in 1998 the company recorded its first profit in forty years. Reutlinger sees Sabena's shift from state to private ownership as part of a major and growing trend in the transportation and other industries that took root over... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Air Transportation; Transportation

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Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems: Company, Industry, Market and Transaction Research

trend and forecast coverage across 10 major commercial real estate sectors, 275+ markets, and 3,000+ submarkets. Includes market transactions and performance trends. FactSet
A comprehensive platform used to analyze financial data... View Details

07 Nov 2014
News

The First Five Years: Tiffany Pham (MBA 2012)

learning, for change. After graduating from Yale and Harvard Business School, I knew that I had to get into the industry that had impacted me as a young woman, so I could ultimately use media to impact other women like me. “I subsequently founded MOGUL, a worldwide... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

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HBS Alumni Research Tips: Finding Market Data & Insights | Baker Library

focus include artificial intelligence, blockchain, connected devices and IoT, digital business, robotics and drones, and security tech. For industry information click on Sectors. For trends and insight click on Analysis . There are many... View Details

20 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Gender-Diverse Companies Thrive Only Where Diversity is Embraced

on the dynamics of one specific context. But the conflicting findings from past studies suggest that we may want to go beyond the scope of one industry or country to identify broader trends that may be missed in too narrow a scope.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

07 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

The Rise of Innovation in Asia

work—including highly-skilled work—easily around the globe. "Asia is competing in the global technology-enabled game," he said. That means U.S. researchers will soon have as much to fear from this trend as call center employees... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

15 May 2020
News

New Menu

trend as people are becoming more aware of the impact of dietary choices on climate change as well as personal health and animal welfare. Twelve startups joined the accelerator's first cohort, including a company producing lab-grown foie... View Details

10 Feb 2021
Blog Post

HBS Virtual Treks: How Student Clubs are Adapting to the New Normal

COVID, sector deep dives in Edtech, Consumer, Fintech and Software, trends in innovation, building a career in VC and picking the “right” investor/founder. In addition to the VCPE Trek, students and companies took a lot from the annual... View Details

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Making Markets

Use these resources to analyze broken markets and validate your proposed solutions. Understand the Current Marketplace: Gain a sense of the current landscape, major players, and future trends within an industry or sector in order to... View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

2017 in Energy: A Future of Lower Energy Prices

States will continue to play the role of swing supplier for years to come. And because improving technology will allow the North American oil and natural gas production sector to respond ever more quickly to global demand spikes, this View Details

Keywords: Sarah Wright (MBA 1997), founder, Hull Street Energy

25 Sep 2008
News

Been There, Seen That

the appropriate market structure for raising capital, but of the role of government and regulatory oversight in managing those structures.” And here is another panelist, HBS professor Joe Bower: “To what extent here at HBS are we researching these worrisome View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Government; Management

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