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- 03 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 3
Determination Through Brand Biography Authors:Neeru Paharia, Anat Keinan, Jill Avery, and Juliet Schor Publication:Journal of Consumer Research (forthcoming) Abstract We introduce the concept of an underdog brand biography (UBB) to describe an emerging View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
purposeful incorporation of female-associated qualities-nurturing, relational skills, intuition-is necessary in order to make a company work. If you look at the trend toward alliances, third-party relationships, partnerships,... View Details
Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 23 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 23
recommended by theory, top marginal income tax rates have declined, marginal income tax schedules have flattened, redistribution has risen with income inequality, and commodity taxes are more uniform and are typically assessed on final goods. However, View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 15 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions
colleagues found striking trends as they looked closer at dining patterns. The team analyzed almost six months of data from the foot traffic analytics firm SafeGraph to gauge how many people were leaving their homes, how often they were... View Details
- 31 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Niche Content in an Ad-Driven World
occurred with ad-supported television, according to critics, where much airtime is devoted to cheap-to-produce but widely popular pulp fiction, or reality programs like Dancing with the Stars to Duck Dynasty. Zhu wondered whether this View Details
- 15 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
Funding the Design of Livable Cities
four primary trends driving the development of innovative solutions: The first is the world's population growth, forecast by the United Nations to reach roughly 9 billion by 2050, and the mass migration from the countryside and agrarian... View Details
- 02 Jan 2013
- What Do You Think?
Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?
teamwork is affecting creativity and innovation in organizations. But based on your own experiences, do the ideas cited above ring true? What can or should be done to encourage both extrovert and introvert behaviors? How will the trend... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Companies, Cultures and the Transformation to the Transnational
authority of running the business. Chandler described this management culture as "managerial capitalism. "Owners' delegation of responsibility to professional managers established a corporate norm that was then carried down through the organization. The... View Details
- 11 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
The ABCs of Recruiting at HBS
different recruiters.baker l B – Baker. Baker Library holds the preeminent collection of contemporary and historic business information in the world. Students can leverage the library to research companies and industry trends to prepare... View Details
- 19 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Tata Power - Trombay Thermal Power Plant Takeaways
that is abundant in India. In fact, Tata Power has already demonstrated their ability to address changing market trends within this plant. The Trombay plant began as an oil thermal plant but switched to coal around 70s-80s to mitigate oil... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Ask the Expert: The Kids Are All Right
Are millennials more concerned about their positive impact on the planet and on society—less focused on money and more on meaning? Is the shift toward a more conscientious generation a true trend or a myth? —Katina Stefanova (MBA 2005)... View Details
- 27 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 27, 2018
occupational segregation on which most prior research has focused. We examine more than 40 years of longitudinal data on the racial employment composition of every large private-sector workplace in the United States to calculate between-establishment and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 27, 2016
deconcentration, but this alone cannot explain the change. A single supply factor in the market for ideas, such as the breakup of AT&T, cannot explain the trend either. Finally, 11% of patents change hands through mergers and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 4, 2008
trends in the market, the case prompts students to examine the future adoption of drug-eluting stents as well as to consider the potential marketing actions to be taken by Medtronic for ENDEAVOR—a newly approved stent that will hit the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
accordingly. But despite this favorable trend in the business climate, further improvements are urgently needed. HBS professor Pankaj Ghemawat, whose research focuses on cross-border competition, notes, "It's hard to make generalizations... View Details
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Inside the Learning: How Faculty Prepare for Class
and what trends they are seeing. JB: I keep in touch with past program participants, who are a wonderful resource for helping me keep track of trends. They know the frameworks from the program they attended, and they can provide insight... View Details
- 15 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Business IT Innovation is so Difficult
but that makes firms vulnerable to innovative upstarts over the long haul. Would this trend also hold true for companies engaging in business processs innovation? McElheran wondered—a question not much studied by researchers. To find out,... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 30 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World
noted positive trends towards converting planning to action, such as the BMC’s establishment of a climate cell to coordinate implementation across departments. Funding for Adaption Remains a Significant Challenge As highlighted by the... View Details
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Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity
used as punishment for a crime 1662 Partus Sequitur Ventrem (or, literally, “offspring follows belly”) law ensures multigenerational bondage Jennifer Morgan, 'Partus Sequitur Ventrem’ Law, Race, and Reproduction in Colonial Slavery 1664 First slavery codes begin View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Chasing the Silver Tsunami
us in a direction that we were already going, which is further into the home.” The pandemic has had a big impact on CarePort, Hu explains. “In all walks of life, COVID-19 seems to be highlighting and accelerating trends that were already... View Details