New York (city, NY) - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 May 2016
News

Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993

she says. “I provide the annoying discipline.” Both CEOs, they find raising three daughters in New York City “a little exhausting, sometimes unnerving, but always sheer joy.” Family dinners—technology... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance

08 Dec 2015
First Look

December 8, 2015

new urban data sources and illustrate how they can be used to improve the study and function of cities. We first show how Google Street View images can be used to predict income in New View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker

and the Caribbean were using Walker beauty products. The New York Times marked the day of her death with an obituary titled "Wealthiest Negress Dead." Koehn says "Madam C.J. Walker" was... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Beauty & Cosmetics

04 Jan 2022
What Do You Think?

Firing McDonald’s Easterbrook: What Could the Board Have Done Differently?

Employee, The New York Times, November 3, 2019. Your feedback to last month’s column How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity? I’d like to think that the tentative nature of the few responses to this... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

get intimidated, which served me well throughout my career in Fortune 500 companies, startups, and now as an entrepreneur. That case was the fork in the road of my career, and I have been in marketing ever since. It gave me confidence to explore a View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

04 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

How a Juicy Brand Came Back to Life

unfolds. An Endearing Artlessness Some brands just want to have fun, and from birth Snapple was one of them. Operating from the back of his parents' pickle store in Queens, Arnie Greenberg and his friends Leonard Marsh and Hyman Golden started selling a fresh apple... View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton; Food & Beverage

01 Mar 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

11 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy

that personally inspired me.” To make this career transition, Leahy made the move from New York back to her home state of Massachusetts to attend Harvard Business School. “HBS opened up my global... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

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The Challenge of Color - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

hues from which to choose. The New York Times enthused: “The feeling for line and color has extended to the most common of everyday tools. . . . The enormously useful fountain-pen until recently was content... View Details

01 Jun 2007
What Do You Think?

How Should Pay Be Linked to Performance?

these differences academic? Do cross-company comparisons confuse the matter even further? Just how should pay be linked to performance? What do you think? To Read More: The Mark Watson quote is from "The Chatter," The New View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

05 Feb 2018
What Do You Think?

Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?

such transparency extend? What do you think? References: Adam Bryant, He’s Not Bill Gates, or Fred Astaire, The New York Times, February 14, 2010, p. B2. Ray Dalio, Principles: Life and Work, (New York:... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

13 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Building a Village: Learning and Living at HBS

friends, a new city, and the toddler years. We dove headfirst into school schedules, the Crimson Parents club, hosting dinners, playdates, and meeting new friends. Now, nearly... View Details

04 Oct 2022
What Do You Think?

Have Managers Underestimated the Need for Face-to-Face Contact?

consumers missing a sense of community? The number of “dark store” fulfillment centers for 10-minute delivery in New York City is declining, according to one report. The Instacart home grocery delivery... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

07 Oct 2020
Blog Post

7 Coming Out Stories from the HBS PRIDE Club

a conflicted Catholic from Ohio, I packed my bags and made my way to New York City at 18 years old. New city, new... View Details

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Competitiveness of States & Regions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma... View Details

03 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 3, 2009

York and Chicago between 1977 and 1985, I show that legitimacy and status have a favorable impact on the growth of new firms' revenues and number of employees. The paper makes important contributions to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Jan 2023
What Do You Think?

How Would the Leadership Style of Girl Scouts' Frances Hesselbein Fare Today?

No. 9-690-044 (Harvard Business School Publishing, 1989) Richard Sandomir, “Frances Hesselbein, Who Transformed the Girl Scouts, Is Dead at 107,” The New York Times, December 16, 2022. Your feedback to last... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

24 May 2017
News

John J. Brennan, MBA 1980

Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1954 Born, Boston, Massachusetts 1976 Earns BA, Economics, Dartmouth College 1976 Joins New York Bank for Savings 1980 Earns MBA 1980 Joins S.C. Johnson... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Dillon House | About

finance, government, diplomacy, economics, and art. A 1931 magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College, he was a member of the New York Stock Exchange from 1931 until 1936, when he became a director, and... View Details

19 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 19

B. Yoffie Publication:Journal of Economic Perspectives Abstract The patent market consists mainly of privately negotiated, bilateral transactions, either sales or cross-licenses, between large companies. There is no eBay, Amazon, New... View Details