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01 Dec 2003
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DonorsChoose: Teaming Up with Teachers

learning — typically supplies and field trips. Donors review the proposals online and choose to fund the project they like. DonorsChoose is unique among philanthropies in that every dollar goes to the chosen... View Details

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

22 Feb 2018
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Five Steps to Jump Start Your MBA Recruiting at HBS

you target potential hires with interest in your industry. 2. Familiarize Yourself With the Recruiting Guide – Once you have determined your ideal candidate, review the HBS Recruiting Guide to learn how to best engage students. The... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Oct 1997
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

mid-July, the Board delivered its final report to the Dean and Professor Warren McFarlan. I will share their review of the report with you in a subsequent issue of the Bulletin. In the meantime, the Board is fired up for its fall meeting... View Details

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LGBTQ+ Pride Month | Baker Library

"Diversity Spotlight" feature, where you can filter for U.S. start-ups founded and led by LGBTQ+ individuals. Review Capital IQ Pro 's LGBTQ market map, which consists of companies that provide products or services to LGBTQ communities or... View Details

17 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 17

Government Inspections: Evidence from Restaurant Hygiene Inspections and Online Reviews By: Kang, Jun Seok, Polina Kuznetsova, Yejin Choi, and Michael Luca Abstract—Restaurant hygiene inspections are often... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Making Markets

how are their products or services failing the market? Reviews & Roundups: Search Yelp, Amazon, Consumer Reports, Wirecutter, etc. Hubspot has additional suggestions. Capital IQ... View Details

04 Sep 2019
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Clicks and Mortar

increasingly transform into places for experiences, not just for taking inventory home. What probably will not survive are the retailers that are more like a warehouse, or just physical repositories of goods. Real estate is too expensive for that purpose. The... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2017
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Drawing on the Crowd for Innovative Problem-Solving

of business and society is changing not only how we work and live, but also how we tackle the toughest issues. Lakhani oversees the Crowd Innovation Lab, a Harvard University initiative focused on crowdsourcing. He conducts field experiments using View Details

02 May 2023
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Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office

Hillary Mann is a Corporate Relations Director in the Career and Professional Development Office covering Consumer Products, Retail & Luxury Goods, Hospitality, Agribusiness, and Sustainability. She enjoys helping students and alumni... View Details

04 Jun 2018
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How to Create a Presence Without Being Present

recruiters who need to create a meaningful presence for MBA candidates – without necessarily being physically present. Use CPD’s online resources Start with the obvious: post your positions in the Career & Professional Development... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Dec 2020
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Steady as She Goes

consumer behavior brought on by the pandemic to persist. Coles has seen a significant uptick in online ordering—Weckert estimates the company saw five years’ worth of adoption in six months—and people are... View Details

Keywords: April White; COVID-19; change management; leadership; women; grocery stores; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Mar 2015
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New Idea: State of the Art

suggestion, it was an action plan. Less than a year earlier, he’d been invited to join the board of Manhattan’s Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, which was in the midst of a three-year, $79 million transformation. A New York magazine View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs; Adobe; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2010
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Start-Ups "R" Us

which enables Web sites to protect themselves from online attacks; Diagnostics For All, a nonprofit that develops low-cost disease diagnostics for the developing world; and Finale, a Boston-area chain of upscale restaurants specializing... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; meta

22 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 22, 2019

predictions. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54314 January–February 2019 Harvard Business Review Cracking Frontier Markets By: Christensen, Clayton M., Efosa Ojomo, and Karen Dillon Abstract— With... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

06 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 6

PublicationsStrength in Numbers: The Political Power of Weak Interests Author:Gunnar Trumbull Publication:Harvard University Press, forthcoming Abstract This book investigates the sources of interest group influence has on public policy. Trumbull argues that diffuse... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Sustainability in CPG and Retail

strategies and performance measurement (HarvardKey) Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 203, 2018. Literature review examining key drivers for the adoption of CES strategies in the retail sector, as well as the most... View Details

01 Dec 2010
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The Father of Modern Advertising

discussed — to a president, Warren G. Harding. The Man Who Sold America (Harvard Business Review Press) by Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986) and Arthur W. Schultz, goes a long way to reintroducing Lasker as an industry trailblazer.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

28 Nov 2016
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Why We Recruit: Wayfair

OrganizationKate Gulliver, Vice President Talent Operations, Wayfair; HBS '09 Describe your organization in three to five sentences.Wayfair is one of the world's largest online destinations for all things home. Through our e-commerce... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

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IT Strategy: Helping Leaders Grow Their Skills | Information Technology

specific needs based on identified competencies. Various development resources, such as workshops, online courses, mentoring programs, and direct project assignments will be provided. These options will support leaders in prioritizing... View Details

09 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 9

of real-world systems. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-059.pdf Quality Provision, Expected Firm Altruism and Brand Extensions Author:Julio J. Rotemberg Abstract This paper studies quality choice in a model where View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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