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- 16 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 16, 2018
Grushka-Cockayne Abstract—We introduce an exponential smoothing model that a manager can use to forecast the demand of a new product or service. The model has five features that make it suitable for accurately forecasting product life cycles at scale. First, the View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 31 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Scholarly Crowd Explores Crowdsourcing
the people who use them. In this area researchers are studying such topics as how manufacturers can best work with users, the organizational strains such relationships create, and the role of "lead users" in identifying important View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ’Entrepreneurship and Multinationals’
historians, often in recent decades trained in economics and employed in economics departments, have remained focused on economic change, but have often paid little attention to firms. In exploring globalization, they have done pioneering work in quantifying historical... View Details
Keywords: Re: Geoffrey G. Jones
- 11 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
Recap of the 4th Annual Women in Investing Summit
the Women in Investing Summit, an annual event engaging HBS alumni, industry professionals and MBA students in discussions about the latest trends in private equity, growth, venture capital, and public markets. According to Preqin, women... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Is Cash the Best Form of Charity?
the forefront of a trend reshaping the development sector. The organization doesn’t only have touching stories to tell. It also has numbers. GiveDirectly began its efforts in Siaya County, on the southwestern edge of Kenya, where 40... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 28 Jul 2014
- Blog Post
Mid-summer Update
hinge on the feedback from customers. We needed high quality results and enough of them to make the data statistically significant. Back at the hotel that night, I was finally able to take a first look at the results. Some strong trends... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- Blog
Mark your calendars! HBS Executive Education reunions are back on campus!
friends, you'll stay informed about the latest business trends and best practices. This year's program includes the latest thought leadership from faculty and guest speakers on topics ranging from digital strategy and innovation to the... 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
- 13 Sep 2006
- Op-Ed
Rising CEO Pay: What Directors Should Do
long-term trend has been for CEO pay to rise along with the pay for other senior executives, and it is now twice as much as that of CEOs in major European countries, according to Towers Perrin, a global consultancy. A recent study... View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch
- 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
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Basics of Consumer Marketing in Asia
assistant professor at HBS, asked the panelists if it was true that price competition is still the major way Chinese consumers differentiate brands from one another. "We see a little bit of a shift away from price competition," Westerhof said. "Brands... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 09 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Set Your Recruiting Vision for 2020
us help you rethink your recruiting strategy and achieve your goals in 2020. Review Industry Specific Recommendations: The “Know Your Audience” series on the HBS Recruiting Blog highlights recruiting trends and strategies in various... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 02 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Summer Listening - HBS Podcasts to Take to the Beach
for their research, their framework and analysis help to explain current trends in the consulting industry and, crucially, to consider where the industry may be heading in the future, both in terms of threats and opportunities. Listen... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Leadership in the Digital Age
age means being comfortable with uncertainty. These leaders know how to adopt new approaches quickly, they admit failure, and they welcome collaboration, Hill says. “Today’s leaders must be informed about technological trends and the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Innovation: Frozen Assets
launched a three-year, $90 million marketing campaign with taglines such as “Freezing is nature’s pause button.” Luvo is hoping to stay at the crest of this trend by offering healthy, low-sodium meals that exceed expectations: It only... View Details
Keywords: Janelle Nanos
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Slum for Sale
the final outcome of the Dharavi project, the issues it raises are not going away anytime soon, with 200 million people expected to move from the Indian countryside to New Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai over the next ten years. “There are three huge View Details
- 06 May 2008
- News
Small World? Read Nil about It
well-known, newspapers are dying in the age of the Internet. As newspapers cut back on staff, one of the first things to go is the foreign bureau, which is expensive to maintain and whose reporting is deemed not as interesting to readers, nor as profitable, as coverage... 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