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- 28 Mar 2018
- Blog Post
Event Planning for Recruiting Success - Part 1
average attendance at on-campus presentations is 20 students. The Career & Professional Development staff coaches students to understand their personal career criteria in order to focus their job search on industries, functions, and work environments that would be... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Diagnosing DC’s Dysfunction
Washington isn’t broken. It’s thriving. The real problem is that our political system benefits the major political parties and their industry allies—not the people it was designed to serve. That’s according to “Why Competition in the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Charlie Rose Interviews Goldman CEO Paulson
covered everything from the state of the U.S. stock market, to work-life balance, to international capital markets. The spirited conversation was one of two sessions held on campus that aired on the Charlie Rose show in the spring. Rose, who described Paulson as a... View Details
- 11 Jul 2025
- News
Utah Club Dives into Great Salt Lake’s Challenges; Colorado Alumni Talk Defense Over Breakfast
with the federal government, and the increased importance of diplomacy and regulatory reform. “The conversation was just as riveting as it was eye-opening,” says Mobius, adding that a key takeaway was that while it’s a pivotal moment, the US has “pretty View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 17 Apr 2017
- Research Event
The Most Pressing Issues for Platform Providers in the Sharing Economy
is just one of many dilemmas that can incite insomnia in a sharing-economy platform provider. There’s also the threat of disintermediation between producers and consumers; the fear of trying to compete in a winner-take-all market; and the challenge of attracting... View Details
- 04 Mar 2009
- Op-Ed
Credit is Not the Bogey
to loan Americans money. In the housing sector, an explosion of subprime lenders gave borrowers deals that were truly too good to be true, trapping them in impossible loans. In the retail sector, credit card agencies flooded mailboxes,... View Details
- 31 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast
Climate Action): “Find something you really love and then get good at it, really specialized. That specialized could either be in a subject matter - you could be an expert in water, methane, or lots of other area - or you could be a... View Details
- June 2022 (Revised October 2022)
- Background Note
Digital Commerce and Delivery: Preparing Food and Retail Value Chains for a 50-50 World
By: William R. Kerr, Daniel O'Connor, Paige Boehmcke and Will Ensor
Increasing digitalization of grocery retail and quick commerce reveals insights about managing complex supply chains at scale and shifting revenue streams from product sales to data monetization. How are the roles of retailers changing? What happens if marginal cost... View Details
Keywords: Grocery Delivery; Grocery; Digitalization; Fulfillment; Delivery; Supply Chain; Disruption; Food; Supply Chain Management; Market Design; Trends; Value Creation; Goods and Commodities; Customer Value and Value Chain; Digital Transformation; Retail Industry; Retail Industry; United States; China
Kerr, William R., Daniel O'Connor, Paige Boehmcke, and Will Ensor. "Digital Commerce and Delivery: Preparing Food and Retail Value Chains for a 50-50 World." Harvard Business School Background Note 822-108, June 2022. (Revised October 2022.)
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Managing & Investing in a Fast-Growing Emerging Market: India
href="https://pib.gov.in/">Press Information Bureau Passport: search “India” to find a variety of consumer, economic, and industry... View Details
- 30 Jan 2021
- News
Finding a Fresh Approach to Dry Cleaning
items, is about $35. Simon’s troops clean more than 100,000 pieces a year,” Heath writes. These higher volumes and higher prices helped Parkway reach almost $4 million in annual revenue before the pandemic hit last March. “Simon said most dry cleaners consider $1... View Details
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Market for Babies
reproductive medicine have indeed created a market for babies, a market in which parents choose traits, clinics woo clients, and specialized providers earn millions of dollars a year. In this market, moreover, commerce often runs without many rules." Spar doesn't... View Details
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REITs (real estate investment trusts)
REITs, and publicly-traded real estate companies. S&P NetAdvantage: S&P's REIT Industry Survey provides a good overview of real estate investment trusts. Also available under Markets >... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Ask the Expert: In Security
served on the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, which provides industry expertise on national security preparedness. Over that time, cybersecurity has snowballed from a back-office IT function to one... View Details
- 25 Mar 2008
- News
Whistling Past the Graveyard
with, and research inside the corporate and financial sectors, know firms’ operations and industry practices well. They have a pretty good hunch where the corporate O-Rings are located — those potential... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
He Begs to Differentiate
"Information is no longer power, it's the interpretation of information that is important," Martin Sorrell (MBA '68), chief executive of London-based WPP Group, told The Times of London (November 20, 1999). "Our clients are in an overcapacity situation in virtually... View Details
- 01 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 1, 2007
differences in the price of capital across countries. Our strategy is motivated by the fact that most countries import the bulk of machinery equipment (from a small number of industrialized countries). We find the price of imported... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
relatively pro-business government and an energetic young population and growing middle class that make no secret of aspiring to a better quality of life, complete with all the consumer goods such an existence entails. The downside,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 20 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
Lessons of Successful Entrepreneurs
listen," said Fialkow, a college dropout who helped create UPromise and a number of other successful ventures. The goal is to get to market as quickly as possible, Fialkow continued. If you have a good idea, put smart people around a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Oct 2013
- News
Pulling the Plug
magnetic resonance, but Giler knows it looks like magic to the general public. And, like any good performer, he's feeling the pressure to give his audience an unforgettable show—hence the nerves. "If the demo gods are willing," the screen... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Alumni Honorees Urge Students to Emphasize Ethics
of Starbucks, agreed that ethical actions formed the foundation of good relationships with suppliers, customers, and employees. “An important portion of our customers cares what kind of company we are,” noted Smith. “If they hear we're... View Details