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- 13 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
Hiding Products From Customers May Ultimately Boost Sales
Retailers routinely swap out the products they display to customers. It’s called assortment rotation, and it’s a popular business strategy for many brick-and-mortar and online stores alike. Retailing trends such as “fast fashion” (think... View Details
- 12 Jan 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Should We Think About the Exportation of Jobs?
responses did not correlate well with country of origin. One interesting example concerned fears about the two-tiered economy created by job exportation. Before concluding, "These trends cannot be stopped by any government," A.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 31 Mar 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Investment Management
The “Know Your Audience” series on the HBS Recruiting Blog highlights trends in recruiting for various industries. Learn more about student interest, effective recruiting strategies, and best practices from HBS staff dedicated to your... View Details
Keywords: Investment Management / Hedge Fund
- Fast Answer
Digital Innovation and Transformation: Resources useful for Course Assignments
search. They are good resources for the industry emerging trends and key leaders, such as: World Manufacturing Foundation To identify... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World
some new sign of the apparent retreat of government in the face of the relentless power of free market forces. Yet, in reality, contends HBS associate professor Willis Emmons, international trends in deregulation and privatization do not... 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
- Fast Answer
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
- 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
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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
- 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
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
it far because there’s a lot of air you’re moving around,” he explains. “This is very much a local business.” Consumer preference for plastic and the marketing trend toward rejuvenating a brand with new packaging designs have been pushing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Retail: Voice-Activated, One-Hour-Delivery Shopping
devices. And this year, we started using our voice to shop. Amazon launched that trend with Alexa, and recently Google and Walmart announced they are teaming up to do the same thing. We are in the early days of this digital commerce—it... View Details
- 29 May 2006
- What Do You Think?
How Important Is the “Service Sector Effect” on Productivity?
motives, our paradigms, and what we are willing to accept and ignore to get what we think that we need." C. J. Cullinane was concerned that "This trend (service sector relative growth) will indeed catch up with the United States... View Details
- 05 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
VCs Survey Post-Bubble Opportunities
technical expertise, said Kapoor. A sense of timing and a good marketing instinct are two qualities at a premium in today's market. "It's not about specialization," said Reiss. "It's about quickly figuring out new trends... View Details
- 30 Dec 2013
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: What Warren Buffett Saw in Newspapers
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 rests more in its richness as a teaching tool than in its topical appeal. "When asset... View Details
- 27 May 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Thinking About Global
eventually balance imports. Business people must understand where markets and countries are headed by analyzing the present and then extending current performance trends forward three to five years. Although each has issues, Singapore,... View Details
- 04 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Should You Outsource Your Marketing?
turning to marketing partners. Harvard Business School professors Gail J. McGovern and John Quelch documented the trend in an article in the March issue of Harvard Business Review. One reason behind the move? While company marketing... View Details
Keywords: by Poping Lin
- 23 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
Globalization: Little Impact on the Continent
international business trends until more of its governments set the stage for a fairly competitive environment. "There is a need to create a new class of politicians," Gomes said. Africa needs "to create a critical mass of... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette