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2012
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Sweden's Position in the Global Economy

By: Christian H.M. Ketels

In the spring of 2012, the Swedish economy is, as many of its peers, facing a difficult and uncertain economic environment. While these challenges are real, the Swedish economy looks much better prepared to deal with them than many of its peers. Following its own... View Details

Keywords: Economy; Financial Crisis; Government and Politics; Policy; Globalization; Competitive Advantage; Sweden

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19 Sep 2023
HBS Case

How Will the Tech Titans Behind ChatGPT, Bard, and LLaMA Make Money?

of computing we've lived through in the past. The key insight is that the variable cost of delivering generative AI to an end user is not zero which means we can't necessarily be handing out future software-as-a-service applications... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology

27 Nov 2023
Research & Ideas

Voting Democrat or Republican? The Critical Childhood Influence That's Tough to Shake

lived in counties where voter registration favored either Republicans or Democrats leaned toward the majority party at the time of their first election. In fact, where people grow up makes their politics 40-50 percent more similar to... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

09 Nov 2023
HBS Case

What Will It Take to Confront the Invisible Mental Health Crisis in Business?

goal, this would still be a front-and-center issue, because this has such an impact on employees and their lives during their eight hours. Baskin: What can businesses learn from the recent cases you’ve written? Cohen: The main takeaways... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Health

17 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

The admiral elaborated further on the concept when, at a West Point graduation, he was asked if he dwelt on the end of his imprisonment to sustain him, or if he lived day to day? “I lived on a day-to-day... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

December 2023
Article

When Should the Off-Grid Sun Shine at Night? Optimum Renewable Generation and Energy Storage Investments

By: Christian Kaps, Simone Marinesi and Serguei Netessine

Globally, 1.5 billion people live off the grid, their only access to electricity often limited to operationally-expensive fossil fuel generators. Solar power has risen as a sustainable and less costly option, but its generation is variable during the day and... View Details

Keywords: Energy; Renewable Energy

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31 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders

is not for the fainthearted. Most of us know how to drive—we have the basics—but we recognize we are ill-prepared to race against world-class competitors. While data and digital technologies were once enablers of efficiency and... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards

19 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2023

Coming for Your Job?”—reflected those concerns. Meanwhile, this year readers were also clearly trying to figure out their place in the world, gravitating to stories about finding the right work-life balance, seeking a recharge with a sabbatical, diversifying their... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

17 Aug 2023
Research & Ideas

‘Not a Bunch of Weirdos’: Why Mainstream Investors Buy Crypto

wild ride. That is, until now. A new study by Harvard Business School professor Marco Di Maggio shows that on average, cryptocurrency investors have higher household incomes, live in wealthier and more educated ZIP codes, like to gamble,... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand

03 Oct 2023
Research Event

Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

emotion that's also appropriate for the one that you're actually feeling or or simply deciding to disregard your emotions, living in the living in the observational state as opposed to constantly looking in... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Staff

16 Jan 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 16, 2018

unionized, it paid well, offered benefits, and was secure. But manufacturing employment has steadily declined, from about 25% of the U.S. labor force in 1970 to less than 10% today. Now a decent living entails more than a generous wage;... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Apr 2024
In Practice

Navigating the Mood of Customers Weary of Price Hikes

the Digital, Data, and Design Institute. Chiara Farronato: Dig into data to find regional and product differences When I think of prices, I think of data, lots of data. We often look at aggregate price data, which recently have been... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Retail; Consumer Products

Web

Help - Alumni

password requirements? A strong password is key to alumni data security. HBS has adopted password requirements to ensure strong alumni passwords. Next time you change your password , you will need to meet the following criteria: Your new... View Details

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Africa - Global

into the local business environment. The HBS Africa Research Center in collaboration with the HBS Business and Environment Initiative hosted an in-person Alumni event on Climate Adaptation and Urban Economic Development led by Prof. Macomber. The event saw over 20... View Details

14 Sep 2023
Research & Ideas

Working Moms Are Mostly Thriving Again. Can We Finally Achieve Gender Parity?

lasting career ramifications. By May 2023, the number of employed moms was at its historic peak. “COVID-19 did not destroy all the gains moms have made, and that’s good news.” “Now, 77.5 percent of women in the US are employed, which is a higher proportion of working... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

06 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

How Younger Immigrants Gain an Edge in American Business

wave” of immigration from Vietnam that the AHA triggered, the researchers discovered a fortunate coincidence: This particular group of people migrated just as the US Census created its in-depth Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics (LEHD) database. These View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

28 Feb 2014
HBS Seminar

Paula Stephan, Georgia State Univ and NBER

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Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research

Olivia S. Kim , Jonathan A. Parker and Antoinette Schoar Using financial account data linking small businesses to their owner households, we examine how business owners’ consumption responded to changes in business revenues during the... View Details

12 Mar 2024
HBS Case

How Used Products Can Unlock New Markets: Lessons from Apple's Refurbished iPhones

Some of Apple’s most loyal customers think nothing of upgrading to the latest iPhone every time one comes out. But what about consumers who can’t splurge on a $1,000 iPhone 15 Pro? And what about the electronic waste that would accrue if people threw away functional... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Electronics; Information Technology

07 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success

its leaders distribute authority and delegate decision-making. Too often, leaders only communicate how digital transformation will improve the company’s performance. Instead, they must develop a narrative—a human-centric story—for how digital transformation will... View Details