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25 Sep 2019
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Leading the Evolution of E-Commerce

allowing more time to focus on what the consumer wants, she says. What the consumer wants is what Fleiss—a mother of three—also wants: efficiency and ease of use. “The idea here is to combine the convenience of e-commerce with the personal View Details

Keywords: ecommerce; work-life balance; entrepreneurship; Retail Trade

22 Aug 2019
News

Getting There

as one of the largest tech startups in Southeast Asia. The cofounders sat next to one another in Business at the Base of the Pyramid at HBS, where case discussions focused their attention on building businesses with double or triple... View Details

Keywords: Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation

19 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

LEED-ing by Example

this strategy actually worked, up until now. “LEED [adoption] is not just something to pay attention to when there's a bid to rebuild city hall.” In a new paper, Public Procurement and the Private Supply of Green Buildings, authors... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Construction; Real Estate; Energy; Utilities

23 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

Product Disasters Can Be Fertile Ground for Innovation

medical radiation safety. "The demand shock caused by an accident could actually be good news for companies." “There was suddenly a huge spike in the public’s attention on medical radiation risk,” says Hong Luo, James Dinan and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Medical Devices & Supplies

31 Oct 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: In Tackling #MeToo, Don’t Ignore Micro-Insults That Harm Women’s Careers

Source: FangXiaNuo The Harvey Weinstein horror show has brought attention to previously unspoken abuses of male power to sexually harass and suppress women. Prominent women are joining the #MeToo moment, feeling safety in numbers as they... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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Introduction - Option Pricing in Theory & Practice: The Nobel Prize Research of Robert C. Merton - Exhibits - Historical Collections

the course of economic theory and financial practice. With the option pricing model firmly in place, Merton's research as a member of the Harvard Business School faculty continues to evolve as he turns his attention to new analyses of the... View Details

01 Apr 1999
News

HBS Collaboration Helps Management Education for Minority Students

recognition," Aguilar says. "To attract top students, they need to offer career opportunities by providing skills relevant to targeted corporations." Recently, the Alliance turned its attention to connecting member corporations with... View Details

Keywords: Anne Kavanagh

11 May 2018
News

Nigerian Tech Startup has Local—and Global—Impact

in 10 years we would have helped to empower 100,000 developers in Africa which takes us to 2024," Sulyman told CBS. Andela’s early returns caught the attention of Mark Zuckerburg and Priscilla Chan, whose Chan Zuckerberg Initiative led a... View Details

19 Sep 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Say Again? Uncommon Advice for Common Business Problems

when their employees are naturally proactive. When a Competitor Abandons the Market, Should You Advance or Retreat? Companies pay close attention when a competitor drops out of the market. Too often, though, they come to the wrong... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Profile

Leila Meliani

administrators to "improve the way women and underrepresented minorities experience HBS." Together, they work on issues such as diversifying the case curriculum and establishing gender equity policies. "I really appreciate the level of View Details

Keywords: Consulting

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Business of Ideas - Course Catalog

How do idea generators and the businesses surrounding them create and capture value? How do different distribution models impact perception? This course complements RC BGIE, offering students a social and cultural macro-lens for understanding society. Indeed, careful... View Details

01 Jun 2002
News

HBS Vets Support Homeless Comrades

hours by AFAA members seeking to call attention to the plight of homeless veterans and to raise funds for a local shelter that assists them. “We thought this would be an effective way to raise awareness about the New England Shelter for... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 2012
News

Reimagining Capitalism In a World of Limited Resources

Henderson What would you do if you had the Dalai Lama's complete attention for 10 minutes? That's the situation Professor Rebecca Henderson faced in front of 1,000 people during a panel discussion with the religious leader, part of his... View Details

Keywords: Dalai Lama

07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Three Steps for Crisis Prevention

leaders remain oblivious to an emerging threat or problem—a lack of attention that can plague even the most skilled executives. After European Commission regulators refused to approve General Electric's $42 billion acquisition of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael D. Watkins & Max H. Bazerman

01 Jan 2006
News

Philip L. Yeo, MBA 1976

STUDENTS "Enjoy whatever you are doing or move on." CURRENT READING Genes in Conflict: The Biology of Selfish Genetic Elements, by Austin Burt and Robert Trivers As the overseer of Singapore's economic direction for many years, Philip Yeo moved the city-state's View Details

22 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

New Challenges in Leading Professional Services

their B players? A: These solid citizens are invaluable and underappreciated. Because they don't demand attention they often go unnoticed. The highfliers soak up all the sun. When leaders only have a finite amount of time they often focus... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Consulting; Accounting; Legal Services

19 Jun 2018
Research Event

Has Environmental Sustainability Lost its Relevance?

continue to deteriorate sharply despite decades of talk about business and sustainability. Participants eschewed focusing on the handful of win/win cases to explore why attention to environmental sustainability is just plain hard. Some of... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones; Energy

01 Sep 2012
News

Results and Recognition

Appealing Messages David Lindholm (MBA 1959, AMP 100, 1987) If there’s a way to capture the attention and interest of his Class of 1959 Section C classmates, David Lindholm will find it—and he has, through a series of cleverly written and... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

15 Nov 2016
News

Uncovering The Secrets of Mittelstand Success

companies prevalent in German-speaking countries—has long captured the attention of global business practitioners and scholars. Why are these firms so competitive globally, particularly in emerging markets, and how have they managed to... View Details

10 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

Breakthrough Negotiation: Don’t Leave It On the Table

Watkins The best negotiators also work to foster organizational learning, both during and after a negotiation. They pay careful attention to managing the team learning process, establishing clear roles and responsibilities for observation... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins

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