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Corporate Training Programs | HBS Online

learning experience, resulting in an 85% completion rate across all courses. Impact 8 out of 10 participants surveyed say taking an HBS Online course impacted their professional lives for the better. Discounted Pricing Discounted program... View Details

01 Mar 2019
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Action Plan: Fruit of the Vine

marketplace. How to stand out in a saturated market Know the competition. “There are more than 725 wineries in Oregon now, compared to just a handful when we started. So we did a survey of our competition to see where we fit, where they... View Details

Keywords: Ryan Jones

11 Jan 2019
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Case Study: Beating Bias

medium is holding them back: Survey respondents have expressed interest in short-form audio, which is not surprising given the rise of political podcasting. Should News Bling pivot to produce a digital-first news destination—a... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

06 May 2019
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Are You Ready for Veggie Fast-Casual?

is powerful,” Shaich told the Boston Globe. “Forty percent of America will tell you in a survey that they’re trying to eat more plants.” It’s a trend Shaich followed himself as he hit age 60. “I hired a trainer and ended up becoming much... View Details

Keywords: Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Sep 2007
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Back from the Brink

Enterprise (June 2007) reported in its survey of the “BE Industrial/Service 100.” So ZeroChaos redirected its focus (selling its services to major corporations rather than small businesses), introduced innovative, customer-friendly... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

Portrait Project

Damir Ljuboja

the air. Room by room, I surveyed the wards with my supervisor. Some housed patients like Marko*, whose skin infection would resolve in a few days. He perked up, grinning as we entered. Others were home to patients like Sukrija*, whose... View Details

01 Mar 2016
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Measuring Impact

the findings of the inaugural Harvard Impact Study, the University’s first effort to quantify the economic and social contributions of its alumni. HBS professor Josh Lerner led the study, which was based on a survey sent to almost 245,000... View Details

Keywords: April White

02 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Managing the Open Source vs. Proprietary Decision

software, approach the received wisdom with caution. Our survey of firms regarding the costs of different types of software suggests that some of the commonly accepted patterns about the differences in costs and benefits between these two... View Details

Keywords: by Josh Lerner & Mark Schankerman; Technology

01 Mar 2023
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Happy Monday

Illustration by Fabio Consoli Illustration by Fabio Consoli The co-CEOs noticed it right away: Early in the pandemic, staffers at the online children’s clothing company Primary.com were struggling when they logged back into Zoom on Mondays. People were not recharging... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing

05 May 2011
Research & Ideas

How ‘Political Voice’ Empowers the Powerless

victims were willing to come forward to report crimes, or because the police were more likely to give them a sympathetic hearing because of the increase in women's political representation. Because there are very few victimization surveys... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

01 Sep 2004
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The Wisdom of Crowds

The judgments of many people regarding the merits of a restaurant, hotel, or bar trump a single reviewer’s opinion. That’s the philosophy behind the Zagat Survey leisure guides, and Ted Zagat (MBA 2004) has literally grown up with that... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

Mar 2012
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The Looming Challenge to U.S. Competitiveness

suffering not only from a deep cyclical downturn but also from underlying structural threats to its long-term competitiveness. The authors cite evidence of structural problems in trends that predate the recent recession. These concerns also reflect the findings of a... View Details

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Investment management: industry resources

& Poor’s NetAdvantage- Capital Markets Industry Survey IBISWorld- Portfolio Management, Securities Brokering Company Overviews Create lists of competitors, potential employers, and people based on industry, geography, size,... View Details

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Value Line | Baker Library

Investment Survey Archive covering about 1,800 large-cap companies and 1,700 small and mid-cap companies. Archive coverage begins with September 7, 1997. Get Access HBS Faculty, Students, and Staff Remote access available HBS Executive... View Details

01 Mar 2012
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Cracks in the Foundation

I couldn't help but feel a sense of gloom as I read the results of the recent HBS alumni survey on US competitiveness. It revealed that alumni overwhelmingly believe the United States is losing its competitive edge, particularly when... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Aug 2001
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Bert W.M. Twaalfhoven (MBA '54)

directory and survey of Europe's five hundred high-growth entrepreneurs and the issues that concern them. With a calendar still filled with speaking engagements and meetings, Twaalfhoven doesn't devote much time to his two favorite sports... View Details

Keywords: Georges F. Doriot; John G. McLean; Alumni Achievement Award; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Jun 2014
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School Ties

strategies that upgrade education in specific cities or towns. A second report released in February of this year examined the results of the first-ever nationwide survey of school superintendents on the role of business in America's... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

05 Dec 2006
First Look

First Look: December 5, 2006

Working PapersThe Industry R&D Survey — Patent Database Link Project Authors:William R. Kerr and Shihe Fu Abstract This paper details the construction of a firm-year panel dataset combining the NBER Patent Dataset with the Industry... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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FAQ - U.S. Competitiveness

competitive is the U.S. economy according to the Project’s research? In surveys of HBS alumni, business leaders have identified a number of weaknesses in the U.S. business environment that are deteriorating, including the K-12 education... View Details

01 Sep 2020
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Reinvigorating Democracy: A Vote for Change

Professor Michael Porter and Katherine Gehl, Photo credits: Stu Rosner, Neal Hamberg The American political system, contend Katherine Gehl and Michael Porter (MBA 1971), is broken. Their evidence: a 2019 HBS US Competitiveness Project View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan

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