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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credit in Pre-Industrial Society

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 Imagining Pre-Industrial Credit Credit and... View Details

06 Nov 2018
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New Research and Ideas, November 6, 2018

been normatively accepted in a country or industry, the more it benefits a firm’s market valuation and revenue. These findings demonstrate the importance of the broader social contexts in shaping the consequences of gender diversity.... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

19 Jan 2022
Blog Post

From Retail to HBS: How I’m Building a Career Path at the Intersection of Arts, Culture, and Business

at West Elm as a buyer, analyzing trends in the market and developing our Bedding and Bath products, before moving into buying at Bloomingdale’s (just like Rachel from Friends), where I selected and oversaw merchandise from several... View Details

15 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat

more useful than appeals to the process of market equilibration described in economics textbooks. Dispel globalization bogeymen that don't have a scientific basis, such as the myth that increased global integration necessarily leads to... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization

business interests, while Malaysia’s government took a softer approach, allowing companies to continue operations in exchange for training and development programs that helped smallholder farmers switch from rubber—which, with the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Agriculture & Agribusiness

30 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 30

programs requires more than providing accessible, affordable care; it requires understanding what makes both end users and providers tick. By understanding the cognitive processes underlying our choices and applying the tools of... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

31 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator

tell you that the world of business is not so different. “It really was all about the recognition of and comparison with their peers, and many of them were willing to pay for it.” "This is why MBA programs send out lists of average... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2022
News

Future Vision

about what we can do post-pandemic. We’ve already begun to experiment by inviting alumni to the hybrid classroom as participants in case discussions. Professor Karim Lakhani, for example, led a Short Intensive Program (SIP) last January... View Details

Keywords: Brian Kenny; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

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Wilder House | About

Designed by McKim, Mead & White in the Georgian Revival-style, the three-story, stucco and brick building faces the lawn in front of the Baker Library | Bloomberg Center. Repurposed several times over the years, the facility provided offices for Executive Education and... View Details

2017
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Good Work: The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices

By: Matthew Taylor, Greg Marsh, Diane Nicol and Paul Broadbent

I was not the only person appointed to the Review. My fellow Review team members, Greg Marsh, Diane Nicol and Paul Broadbent have not only been an important source of ideas and wisdom throughout the process but have led in engaging with key groups of... View Details

Keywords: Future Of Work; Labor Relations; Marketplaces; Employment; Labor and Management Relations; Labor; Markets

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2011
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Clusters and Competitiveness: Porter's Contribution

By: Christian H.M. Ketels

While clusters have been known to exist at least since the days of Marshall, Michael Porter's work, first in The Competitive Advantage of Nations (Porter, 1990) and then in On Competition (originally published in 1998; updated edition in Porter, 2008), has undoubtedly... View Details

Keywords: Development Economics; Framework; Policy; Industry Clusters; Practice; Competitive Advantage

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Home Finance

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 View Details

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McCollum Center | About

detergents, and plastics. Within the company, he launched departments devoted to market research, research and development, and planning and coordination. Leonard McCollum with Dean George Baker (1962–1970) and Harvard University... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Support - Business & Environment

programming concerning technology risk mitigation and experimentation planning, market discovery and selection, IP, team building, storytelling, etc. Provides participants access to The Engine team, Tough... View Details

20 Jan 2023
News

Free Spirits

year to the second. The segment now has a dedicated trade association and big expectations to meet: Global Market Insights predicts the sector will reach $30 billion by 2025. Mariah Wood (left) and Vanessa Royle (Courtesy Tilden... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

03 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 3

1990s to the 2000s and how the emergence of SecondMarket provided liquidity to privately held companies like iContact, an email and social marketing software-as-a-service (SaaS) company. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Jun 2005
What Do You Think?

Is a “Level Playing Field” a Good Thing?

very notion of a level playing field is a myth. There never has been a level field and there never will be. . . . Let the market decide for itself and it will work out." Radhika Unni adds, "I don't think that there will ever be... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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History - Entrepreneurship

businesses. Most graduates wait until they have a high potential idea they are truly passionate about. Often, such ideas come through in-depth experience in a market and exposure to unsatisfied customer needs – experience that may be... View Details

03 Jun 2020
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How to Thrive as a Remote Manager and Employee

access to resources prior to start date Online employee handbooks Related Resources: White Paper How Remote Work is Changing What We Think About Onboarding Onboarding Buddy Program at GitLab LinkedIn 5 Day Virtual Onboarding Plan Be... View Details

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Introducing One-Step Photography - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

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