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- 21 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research
example, buying a ping-pong table, TV, or online movie subscription for the family to enjoy together might make you happier than purchasing a phone to use by yourself, he says. Also, the research shows... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
One-on-One with Carter Roberts
wide array of projects, but their work wasn’t at all connected. What I saw as the institution’s greatest strength was its combination of field-based conservation work and policy work, but it was dispersed across 100 countries. We decided to focus on nineteen places... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 31 Oct 2018
- News
Pitching In for Female Leaders
positions. “Those of us who are very passionate about achieving gender equality know that empowering women is only part of the solution. And true parity can only be reached if those decision-makers at the top also buy in and understand... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Rankings Game
school in one ranking fail to make the top five in others? The answer lies in the methods the publications use to evaluate schools. The big five — Bloomberg Businessweek, U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, the Financial Times, and the... View Details
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
information about a company he or she manages. The student must make decisions about pollution-reducing investments and production levels in the face of uncertainty about pollution permit prices. Students form groups of five, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Weighing Digital Tradeoffs in Private Equity
When private equity (PE) firms buy a company, they typically follow a standard playbook to create value—streamlining operations, restructuring debt, changing management, and cutting costs. However, as digital technologies and artificial... View Details
- Web
Staff Catering Guidelines | About
pre-approved by the department Business Manager. There may be occasional scenarios where it makes sense for HBS to pay for a meal for HBS INTERNAL employees only, particularly when cross-departmental collaboration and networking... View Details
- Web
Podcast - HBS Online
(D^3) Institute, discusses artificial intelligence's transformative impact across industries, the need for global regulation, and the importance of making AI technologies accessible and affordable. Introducing "Think Big, View Details
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Digital Archival Resources - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Manufacturing Reports, 1927-1966. HBS Archives, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. Materials Handling , 1952 Ralph M. Barford; Harold B. Davis; J. Rodney Edwards; Harry B. French; James W. Grantman; Edward H. Hezlett, Jr.; Arthur R. Hilsinger, Jr.; Fred Horlbeck,... View Details
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Digital Archival Resources - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
Manufacturing Reports, 1927-1966. HBS Archives, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. Materials Handling , 1952 Ralph M. Barford; Harold B. Davis; J. Rodney Edwards; Harry B. French; James W. Grantman; Edward H. Hezlett, Jr.; Arthur R. Hilsinger, Jr.; Fred Horlbeck,... 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
- 23 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
It’s Called ‘Price Coherence,’ and It’s Surprisingly Bad for Consumers
Consumers often have the following choice: Either buy something directly from a retailer, or buy it indirectly through an intermediary, which partners with the retailer to attract more buyers. Think... View Details
- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
Law”—that everything can look like a failure in the middle—and don’t make it a self-fulfilling prophecy by getting bogged down in crisis details. Think about impact beyond the crisis and have a stockpile of ideas to roll out when the time... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Vertically Inclined
said his firm is positioned to make a profit with rental rates at $55 a square foot, rather than the $70-a-square-foot rate most developers must charge. “We’re able to do this because we’re completely vertically integrated, doing our own... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: Reemerging Technologies
example, the fountain pen industry nearly collapsed after the introduction of ballpoint pens. Today, people are still buying fountain pens not because they are seamless writing instruments but because, like Swiss watches, a fountain pen... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Notebook
if you walk into Best Buy and purchase a cell phone, we run your credit score and activate the account so you can walk out with a phone that’s ready to use. We tie together the retailers that sell digital services with the providers of... View Details
- 26 Aug 2020
- News
What the Climate Change Movement Can Learn from the Pandemic
users’ credit card purchases and then connects users with offsets they can buy to mitigate their footprint. Part of Pal’s motivation for building Joro was that she wanted a tool that would not only allow her to better measure the impact... View Details
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Managing the Future of Work - Course Catalog
solutions to enterprises, and adoption of different work arrangements. Training, reskilling, and transformation. How should firms manage workforce transformation in light of new technologies? Should leaders invest in reskilling or upskilling their workforce instead of... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
workplace relationships, sharpen their communication skills, improve their personal brands and, ultimately, make an impact. The World’s Littlest Book on Climate: 10 Facts in 10 Minutes about CO2 By Mike Nelson, Pieter Tans, and Michael... View Details
- 05 Apr 2004
- What Do You Think?
Should We Brace Ourselves for Another Era of M&A Value Destruction?
Summing Up In the end, M&A is about buying more volume. It is a flawed process, invented by brokers, lawyers, and super-sized, ego-based CEOs." With this comment, Ellis Baxter summed up the thinking of the majority of those... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett