Commercial Society - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Jun 2024
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The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

class and how will you apply it in the future?The value driver framework, especially Professor Esty’s belief that value creation can create win-win-wins in society without sacrificing shareholder value. In my onboarding discussions with... View Details

16 May 2005
Research & Ideas

Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow

years at HBS on nonprofit growth and multisite nonprofits. Though networks are not new in practice, and in fact are quite common in both the nonprofit and commercial sectors, she said, the question of how to go about creating these... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Oct 2017
News

Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time

Company, a commercial real estate firm where he worked on transformative urban real estate projects. One of those ventures was a 350-unit, mixed-income apartment development, near Atlanta’s MARTA train station, that included 70 units of... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

30 May 2023
News

Finding PRIDE

second year, when I was looking for a job as a commercial and investment banker, I would look at their policies for nondiscrimination. Most banks had nothing, but Bank of America, Chase, and Citibank all did, so that’s where I applied. I... View Details

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

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Charts & Statistics - Leadership

popularity of automobile Influence: Medium-High 20 1920 s 19 KDKA, first radio station First talking movie, Influence: Medium 30 1930 s 19 Advances in aviation Nylon Fiberglass Instant photography Air-conditioning begins to realize View Details

06 Aug 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?

millennials aren't the only consumers out there. Brands serve an entire continuum, and so trying to strike the right balance. Lots of the commercials have been really tough. The Super Bowl reflects what View Details

Keywords: Advertising; Sports; Entertainment & Recreation; Media & Broadcasting

23 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings

consequences and likely future implications of their current decisions. Finally, my colleagues at D2D Fund are very excited about financial education initiatives where we are working with commercial video game developers to embed... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

27 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Working to Change the Food System

internships in venture capital and at an ag-tech (agricultural technology) startup before school, I saw how unsuccessful commercialization was often a key barrier to large-scale deployments of new scientific discoveries and innovations in... View Details

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Harvard Business School

Accenture). He became a partner in 1976, specializing in the development of financial control and operating systems in retail and banking industries. In 1985, Gates began to develop commercial and residential real estate. His first... View Details

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

activities that our resilient sample of firms is undertaking can be repeated by other businesses to overcome the profound business challenges posed by the pandemic. 1. Learn and quickly adapt in uncertain times The COVID-19 crisis has forced View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

consumer—electricity, fuel, food, infrastructure materials. As for the future, we must now start serious R&D efforts to advance technologies in all these areas, so that when 2050 rolls around, they are proven to work, are scalable, and are View Details

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

examine 3 recently developed ‘godlike technologies’ that have passed commercial viability and are on- track to change the foundations of business and society in the next decade – AI, Blockchain and Synthetic... View Details

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A Polaroid Timeline 1932–1977 | Baker Library

work at Polaroid Morse graduates from Smith College in art history and is hired by Polaroid. Polaroid net sales: $16,752,465. Net profit: $449,424. 1947 Demonstration of instant photography Land demonstrates instant photography for the American Optical View Details

13 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Market for Babies

just simply that it exists, and that society needs to understand how it works. Ultimately, she concludes, government has a regulatory role to play in the baby trade. We asked Spar to discuss her research. Manda Salls: Why did you want to... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit and Information Technology

the Courts Credit and Information Technology Credit in a Consumer Society Research Links Credits “The ratings given by the large commercial ratings agencies are on the whole remarkably exact.” — Peter P.... View Details

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Research Links - Printed Collections

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Introduction Credit in Pre-Industrial Society Credit and the Market Economy: The Rise of... View Details

04 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

The Business of Global Poverty

billions who are in poverty; solutions must be enduring and last over generations; solutions must be truly effective and make a difference; and all this must happen efficiently. Only through a commercial approach can you achieve all those... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit, Information, and the Courts