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- 18 Jul 2018
- Blog Post
Amira Rashad: An Ambidextrous Mind Meets Consumer Needs in the Middle East
their brands in Middle Eastern markets. There, she arrived at a crucial insight: "CPG brands were spending big on equity advertising, but they could not directly link sales and ad buys to show ROI. I really felt there was a need we... View Details
- 24 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Can Obamacare Be Saved?
the exchanges. However, practically speaking, it is unlikely that many of them will be able to afford those plans without the federal government subsidies they received through the exchanges. Around 85 percent of consumers buying... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Capitalizing the Corner Shop
that Jumia had jump-started. At both companies, Kehinde constantly heard from retailers about the same kinds of challenges his parents had faced running their businesses. “Our merchants were struggling to scale,” he says. “They would say, ‘I have something that’s... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Action Plan: Whole Sale
phenomenon that retailers have also seen in categories such as home and fashion, but beauty’s more accessible price point makes it a natural space for retailers to experiment with the hybrid shopping model. The everyday presence of beauty... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Centennial Goes YouTube
on the project’s new Web site: www.hbs.edu/centennial/im/. It’s participatory history in the making and available to anyone who has an HBS story to tell. The Web site also features a multimedia history of HBS, a gallery of historical... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Andrew H. Tisch
door, the company was heading for bankruptcy. Instead of a three-month stint, Tisch stayed on for the next decade as Bulova's president. His strategy: buy components (and eventually whole watches) from suppliers, rather than manufacture... View Details
- 11 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Riding the Internet Fast Track
a series of six "filters" to answer this critical question. If a company is going to make the investment required to aggressively pursue an Internet opportunity, management needs to believe in each of the following: Online... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Michael Depatie
“mini” brands like the Monaco and the Palomar. Doesn’t that make it difficult to show up on people’s radar? Our tagline is “Every hotel tells a story.” I think of the Kimpton name as an endorser brand. So, the Triton: a Kimpton Hotel; the... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- News
A Creator in the Era of Disruption
but the communities needed a lot more than loans. The loans were just the beginning. They needed the ability to just buy things that weren't available. Simple things like pots could cost twice what they would in another place. They didn't... View Details
- 28 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
majority of them are not doing it effectively," says V. Kasturi "Kash" Rangan, the Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing at Harvard Business School. "If you look at the Fortune 100 companies, you'll find at least half of them could do... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
In My Humble Opinion: A Timely Tension
make citizens think before they buy new,” Thoren says. “That will be a win for our business and a win for our planet.” First career: Ship engineer. “There’s something extraordinary about being 21 years old,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 10 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
“Blank” Inside: Branding Ingredients
ingredient is central to the functional performance of the final product. Think Shimano gear systems on performance bicycles or Monsanto's Nutrasweet, added to Equal sweetener. 3. The final products are not well-branded themselves, either because the category is... View Details
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
of dollars every year. I estimate that liquidation is frequently chosen when a reorganization would have maximized total creditor recovery. I estimate that courts could dramatically improve creditor recovery by assigning liquidations using a statistical model.” View Details
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Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society
the causes and impacts of economic disparities, exploring factors such as race, gender, and geography, and discusses how businesses can play an essential role in bridging these divides. Slides presented at the BiGS Mexico City Roundtable Case studies Our case studies... View Details
- 02 Dec 2010
- News
Ten Rules for Entrepreneurs
start by choosing the product they want to make or the service they want to provide and then try to convince the market to buy it. It makes more sense to start a business the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
world. Do More Than Give: The Six Practices of Donors Who Change the World by Leslie R. Crutchfield (MBA ’01), John V. Kania, and Mark R. Kramer (Jossey-Bass) The authors show how donors can increase their impact in advancing social... View Details
- 12 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Private Sector, Public Good
this is not what business does or should do, Henderson said. “If managers can support public institutions and provide public goods and make money, why aren't they?” "They say the answer is regulation or the answer is taxation,"... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014
modern economy. The alliance begins with managers acknowledging that great employees might leave the company, and with employees being honest about their own career aspirations. Imperiled by Helmut Horchler (AMP 100, 1987) (XLibris) Start Here: What You Must Know about... View Details
- 18 Aug 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Contest: 15 Years of Building Better Entrepreneurs
team's time slot. They go off to digest the feedback, making way for a team in the hallway that's vibrating with nervous energy. Much like the businesses that had their start in a similar scene—recent successes include CloudFlare, Rent... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
wonderful here,” one judge concludes, marking the end of the team’s time slot. They go off to digest the feedback, making way for a team in the hallway that’s vibrating with nervous energy. Much like the businesses that had their start in... View Details