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- 31 Jan 2022
- News
Michael Trejo Brings Business Back to the Valley of the Sun
capacity for growth, addressing sustainability and environmental impact, and reinvesting in the local community. “We’re right where we want to be as a business,” Trejo told the magazine. “We’re growing,... View Details
- December 2018 (Revised September 2019)
- Case
Brand Activism: Nike and Colin Kaepernick
By: Jill Avery and Koen Pauwels
Nike's selection of politically polarizing Colin Kaepernick as the spokesperson for the 30th anniversary of its iconic "Just Do It" campaign catapulted the brand into the media spotlight and made it a political flashpoint for consumers across America. Would the choice... View Details
Keywords: Digital Marketing; Entertainment; Politics; Activism; Brand Equity; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Marketing Communications; Sports; Advertising; Social Media; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States; North America
Avery, Jill, and Koen Pauwels. "Brand Activism: Nike and Colin Kaepernick." Harvard Business School Case 519-046, December 2018. (Revised September 2019.)
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
The Future Is Now: 21st-Century Business Pondered at HBS Forum
will soon move from HTML programming language to XML. Ballmer stated that this shift would alter the current Internet balance of power in which consumers are in a reactive position as they relate to company (or "publisher's") Web sites.... View Details
- Web
An Educated Investment | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
An Educated Investment Safeena Husain was the first in her family to attend university overseas—so being admitted to the London School of Economics was cause for celebration, even if her father had to sell his business to pay for tuition... View Details
- Web
Driving Social Change | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Impact We recently completed a study of two Bolivian banks—Los Andes and Banco Sol—that compared the differences between an “apprenticeship” model and one that relied on View Details
- 28 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India
same is true when we look at India with China as a backdrop. That's why I wrote a comparative book." In our interview Khanna outlines the business landscape in both countries. He also describes how indigenous View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- May 2017
- Supplement
Betfair (B), (C), and (D) Case Slides
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and John Heilbron
Contains slides related to the Betfair B, C, and D cases.
Abstracts:
B) Buoyed by success in the market for gambling contracts, Betfair attempts to enter the market for financial products using its exchange model.
C) Prompted by a takeover bid from... View Details
Abstracts:
B) Buoyed by success in the market for gambling contracts, Betfair attempts to enter the market for financial products using its exchange model.
C) Prompted by a takeover bid from... View Details
- Program
Designing and Executing Corporate Revitalization
Summary Given today's turbulent environment, business leaders are seeking a new path to success for their companies. But while many firms talk about transforming themselves around current trends such as digitization View Details
- 14 Dec 1999
- Research & Ideas
From Spare Change to Real Change: The Social Sector as a Beta Site for Business Innovation
healthy communities. Traditionally, businesses have supported the social sector in two different ways: they contribute their employees' time for volunteer activities, and they support View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- Web
An Emerging Entrepreneur | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
what happens outside the classroom: “The extracurricular activities I took on helped me realize how incredible it is to shape the culture and community of an organization,” he says. “Taking part in that was... View Details
- 07 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 8, 2018
was, at least in part, due to cultural differences between immigrants and natives, suggesting that diversity might be economically beneficial but politically hard to manage. Download working paper:... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
It Takes a Village: Global Field Courses at Harvard Business School
10-12 private companies and government entities in Mumbai and Bangalore, aiming to gain a deeper understanding of the opportunities and challenges of climate View Details
- 2016
- Chapter
User-Generated Content and Social Media
By: Michael Luca
This paper documents what economists have learned about user-generated content (UGC) and social media. A growing body of evidence suggests that UGC on platforms ranging from Yelp to Facebook has a large causal impact on economic and social outcomes ranging from... View Details
Keywords: User-generated Content; Crowdsourcing; Design Economics; Internet and the Web; Marketing; Economics; Media; Social Media
Luca, Michael. "User-Generated Content and Social Media." Chap. 12 in Handbook of Media Economics. Vol. 1B, edited by Simon Anderson, Joel Waldfogel, and David Strömberg. North-Holland Publishing Company, 2016.
- Web
Investing in Emerging Industries | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
In 1929, Lehman Brothers helped establish AVCO (Aviation Corporation, later American Airlines, Inc.), and in the 1930s, the firm supported Transcontinental & Western Air (later Trans World Airlines, Inc.). The motion picture View Details
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Connections & Relationships | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Connections & Relationships Background People always tell you that business school isn't just about the available resources and what you learn in class—it's about the other students. My first experience with... View Details
- 21 Apr 2014
- News
Giving back is part of the social contract for any business
Ravi Venkatesan (MBA 1992), former chairman of Microsoft India, discusses how a company should be aligned with the objectives of its host community or country. (Published April 2014) View Details
- April 2020 (Revised August 2021)
- Case
Singapore: 'Facing Challenges Together'
Since its expulsion from Malaysia in 1965, Singapore had transformed itself from a third world island nation into a vibrant city-state with one of the highest levels of GDP per capita in the world. However, sluggish demand among Singapore's major trade partners began... View Details
Keywords: Savings; Productivity Growth; Productivity; Economic Institutions; Economic Development; Government And Business; Government Policy; Economic Policy; Country Analysis; Investment And Savings; Institutions; Economic Growth; Macroeconomics; Development Economics; Investment; Government and Politics; Trade; Policy; Research and Development; Analysis; Economics; Business and Government Relations; Asia; Singapore; Southeast Asia
Vietor, Richard H.K. "Singapore: 'Facing Challenges Together'." Harvard Business School Case 720-036, April 2020. (Revised August 2021.)
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1.23 Pregnancy, Childbirth & Adoption during Business School | MBA
1.23 Pregnancy, Childbirth & Adoption during Business School 1.0 Academic Information & Policies Medical Leave Policy and Resources for Students Giving Birth While Enrolled at HBS Students who will be giving... View Details
- 30 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30
reallocation effects, and the linkages generated between foreign and domestic firms. The survey focuses mainly on work related to developing countries. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2011
- Working Paper Summaries