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- 07 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Looking to Leave a Mark? Memorable Leaders Don't Just Spout Statistics, They Tell Stories
action within hours or the same day. In that case, a politician doing last-minute campaigning before an election, or a business executive seeking to boost sales or recruitment at a business event, might consider going with an eye-catching... View Details
- 01 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
How Politics Drives Business Decisions in a Polarized Nation
How politics cuts across business Written with Margarita Tsoutsoura, an associate professor of finance at Washington University in St. Louis, the analysis draws from data such as executive surveys, voter registration lists, campaign... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 25 May 2015
- Blog Post
RapidSOS Wins the HBS New Venture Competition
entrepreneurs-in-residence to refine our business and technology – two years of collaboration and mentorship culminated in six days where we brought in over $200k in funding from the HBS New Venture Competition, Harvard President’s Challenge, and closing our... View Details
- 25 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Politics is Failing America, and What Business Can Do To Help
$16 billion, and nearly 20,000 jobs could be attributed to campaign staffing, consulting, and lobbying. The political media also benefitted, with most major news outlets posting record advertising revenues last year as a result of... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women at Work
"There's no way they're going to hire a temp secretary to fill a financial analyst position," everybody told her. But Cook was determined. She campaigned for the job tirelessly, and got it. "I wanted to do such a great job... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
- 15 Jun 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020
elections work and how we make our laws. Their bracing assessment and practical recommendations cut through the endless debate about various proposed fixes, such as term limits and campaign finance reform. The result: true political... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2005
exploratory campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000. Forty-eight states, half a million miles, and a year later, Quayle dropped out, and Flannery moved on — with no regrets. “It was a fantastic experience,” he says.... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Class Acts
As a part of his campaign strategy for the Student Association presidency, Dobron took the unusual step of creating a team of four sectionmates to help him develop a platform based on issues of importance to the student body. Once... View Details
- 05 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 5, 2017
and legislative debates and processes, ranging from campaign contributions to lobbying to political activism. In 2016, Target CEO Brian Cornell must determine how to respond to the debate over North Carolina's recently signed law,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping a Community Connected
that we deliver to families. The United Way is helping with an East Boston campaign for rental assistance. We are working with food pantries. We are helping residents get EBT debit cards to buy food for kids. It's a very collaborative... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 09 Oct 2015
- News
Balancing Progress and Preservation
technical assistance to preservation efforts across the state, and dedicating more than $40 million to hundreds of restoration projects. Among other initiatives, its public campaigns have helped stabilize the south side of Ellis Island,... View Details
- 16 Jul 2014
- HBS Case
Marketing Obamacare
enrollment period between October 2013 and April 2014—more than twice the national goal set for the state. AHCT is currently gearing up for another marketing campaign for the 2014-15 enrollment period, retooling its messages to reach the... View Details
- 23 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 23
answered the same questions directly but with less eloquence. We comment on the implications of this research for political campaigns and business management. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/mnorton/rogers%20norton%20HBR.pdf... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
Mobilization By: Marx, Benjamin, Vincent Pons, and Tavneet Suri Abstract—Voter mobilization campaigns face trade-offs in young democracies. In a large-scale experiment implemented in 2013 with the Kenyan Electoral Commission (IEBC), text... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 24 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 24
blend of Vegemite and Kraft's other iconic brand, Philadelphia Cream Cheese. Following a high profile campaign involving a competition to name the new extension Talbot's team chose the name iSnack 2.0 for the new product. The case starts... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Dec 2008
- What Do You Think?
Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?
"... we need a carefully crafted, long term 'Social Engineering' campaign to transform the common mindset of people to foster a culture of thrift and prudence...." Others favored and suggested nudges. Peter Ubel argued that... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Keeping Your Balance With Customers
partnership (in which vendor and customer share cost reductions). The company measured its success rate by the number of requests for proposal it received that sought a sole-source relationship. The consumer bank conducted a major sales View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: Research Links - Secondary Resources
W.A. Edwards, 1892). Full text available as a networked resource. Davis, Malcolm W. The Loan Shark Campaign (New York: Divison of Remedial Loans, Russell Sage Foundation, 1914). Fitzgerald, Thomas J., and Richard Theodore Ely. Mortgages... View Details
- 26 Oct 2020
- News
A Social Impact Roadmap; Arts Leadership in a Pandemic; Amplifying Hispanic Contributions
tours of the space in December. Chicago Alumni Host Webinar on Hispanic Star Campaign More than 40 HBS alumni from seven alumni clubs joined the HBS Club of Chicago in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month on October 6, with a webinar... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley