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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
complex scents, both of which contrast with the Asian preference for light scents.” For an industry which looks global, it has some decidedly local characteristics . World War... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Just Doing His Job
Malaysia’s Petronas Towers may be among the tallest structures in the world, but the man chiefly responsible for building them prefers to keep a low profile. Describing Tatparanandam Ananda Krishnan (MBA... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Faculty Research Online
“I Read Playboy for the Articles”: Justifying and Rationalizing Questionable Preferences When people behave in ways that might appear selfish, prejudiced, or perverted, they employ a host of strategies... View Details
- Student-Profile
Yiwei Li
Yiwei Li (he/him) has come a long way. The globe-trotting HBS doctoral student grew up in China, went to the UK for his undergraduate degree, then to Canada for his master’s—both in economics. With his MS in... View Details
- Portrait Project
Tamara Lynn Nall
great-grandchildren can learn how a petite woman survived in the deep South Spend more time with my mother learning how to bake the same sweet potato pie that we left Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, "since Santa preferred that over... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Research Brief: The Fresh Start Effect
Humans can be self-destructive. We overindulge in food and fail to make time to exercise, and we delay saving for retirement. Associate Professor John Beshears, whose research focuses on behavioral economics, has identified hope: The idea... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 06 Jan 2020
- News
Home Grown
owners who were interested in creating a local ownership vehicle for retiring business owners. “Generally, the owners’ options are to try to succeed the ownership across another generation of family,” says Bauerly. “That’s often the View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
The Mind Speaks, Marketers Listen
Calling HBS professor Gerald Zaltman “a maverick marketing professor,” the New York Times reported on the interactive technique he developed to gauge consumer preferences using visual images, semiotics, and neuroscience. “While the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Start-Ups Make Their Pitch
for desired specimens in real time. Chicago: Cinekin (Constance Freedman, MBA ’06, chief strategy officer) uses people’s movie preferences to predict the compatibility of couples. London: Qtara (Steve Berry,... View Details
- 29 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Diagnosing the ‘Flutie Effect’ on College Marketing
academic labor market. Students with lower-than-average SAT scores tended to have a stronger preference for schools known for athletic success, while students with higher SAT... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
HBS Creates Life Sciences Fellowship Fund
undergraduate science backgrounds. Preference will be given to students planning careers in science-based businesses and organizations. The new fellowships reflect the growing emphasis at HBS on preparing leaders View Details
- 13 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
"I Wanted to Move from Analyzing Results to Creating Them": Cynthia Samanian, MBA 2012
content. The plan was to grow an audience of sufficient size to attract advertisers but, she says in retrospect, "It wasn't the right business model for me." Cynthia knew she wanted a positive cash flow business that could... View Details
- Fast Answer
Bloomberg: keyboard
How does the Bloomberg keyboard work? In Bloomberg type BPS and hit GO for the Bloomberg Resource Center where you will find cheat sheets by topic. Select 'Getting Started' on the left side menu and then open the Terminal Getting... View Details
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
self-report of a licensee. Self-reporting gives rise to demand for auditing by the licensor or third-party attestation by the licensee. We characterize the optimal royalty contract, accounting system choice by the licensee, and audit... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Stop Thinking of Climate Change as a Religious or Political Issue
You sometimes hear people say things like, "I believe in global warming" or "I don't believe in climate change." It seems odd to approach climate change in this way, as though it were a question of belief, like religion. Most of the time when we confront uncertainty in... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Picture This
from wall art to puzzles to pillows. And its acquisition, last August, of Spoonflower—an artist marketplace for custom-designed fabric, wallpaper, and other home-decor items—puts Shutterfly in a prime position to leverage consumer View Details
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Venture capital firms: create a list
add Venture Capital to Selected Items. Add to criteria. Under Company Details, Click on the Geographic Locations. Search for or browse and select your city or country. Add to criteria. Select other criteria if... View Details
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
about tax legislation beyond concern over the amount of the check we write each April 15? Yes, very much so. Our tax policies reflect the values that the country stands for. Do we cut taxes on top earners or redistribute their wealth to... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jun 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: Global Environment-Transformed Organization
localization and regionalization will be preferable to globalization. Key concepts include: Each panelist has led a remarkable transformation or innovation. In most cases, globalizing was driven by circumstance more than by some grand... View Details
- 25 Aug 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: After Charlottesville, Where Does a CEO's Responsibility Lie?
reason–people tend to form brand preferences when they’re young. Young consumers who are alienated by a perception of corporate support for Trump might be lost for a lifetime,... View Details
Keywords: by Gautam Mukunda