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- 27 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Customer Loyalty Programs That Work
"It's about going back to the basic roots and origins of retailing," says Alvarez. "Talk to the customer, listen, find out what they want, and get it for them. "When you combine this with a keen understanding of trends... View Details
- 18 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System?
calculations also indicate that book-tax conformity could reduce tax rates considerably, as a 15 percent tax on book-pretax profits (just for public companies) would provide the same amount of corporate tax revenues being collected today. Most radically, these View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 09 Mar 2023
- News
Four Alumni Clubs Mark Milestone Year
Clubs News Clubs News HBS Association of Boston Commemorates Centennial In 2023, the HBS Association of Boston (HBSAB) is commemorating its Centennial Year with activities and events aimed at celebrating a century of alumni accomplishments, exploring the View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
economic trends a central economic activity and shed light on the mechanics of financial markets by providing a range of statistics and information about individual firms. They also raised questions that are still relevant today. What is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 17, 2015
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/416018-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 716-024 Evolving Trends in Global Trade The note, while not intended to be historically comprehensive, explores the regulation of international trade... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Apr 2015
- Op-Ed
Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths
Greek companies to simulate growth in the economy, another mechanism to do this could have been foreign direct investment (FDI). Again, the news was not good, with no positive trends shown. Only the Greek government is to blame for this... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- 22 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
High-Tech Immigrant Workers Don’t Cost US Jobs
the spectrum is the view that US companies hire skilled immigrants through the H-1B program to displace citizen workers with high salaries, effectively lowering a firm's costs. Kerr says his research pointed to a trend somewhere in the... View Details
- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Growth of the Social Enterprise
should consider the potential trade-offs between maintaining central control and having widespread impact. Q: Are there one or two social enterprises that exemplify the characteristics that make them trend toward branching? A: While not... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 15 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Going Green Makes Good Business Sense
Press in 2000. Reinhardt evaluated current trends and tensions for managers, and outlined tactics that managers use to try to reconcile what at face value seem competing objectives: how to maximize shareholder value while at the same time... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Apr 2023
- News
Class of 2022 Startups Sweep Alumni New Venture Competition
that 43 percent of Gen Z adults over age 21 have never had an alcoholic cocktail, and about 45 percent of adult Americans don’t drink at all,” says Wood. “And 66 percent of Millennials are buying more no- and low-alcohol drinks. Those View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Plight of the Global Poor
governments to use those resources to help people escape poverty. In the private sector, Rangan sees a positive trend among multinational corporations within industries to set and adhere to minimum standards for labor, the environment,... View Details
- 26 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019
trends and phenomena encoded in the data. Section 3 discusses the role visualization plays in communicating insights and compelling individuals to action. Here we argue that the most effective visualizations meet three criteria: they are... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 19, 2016
p<0.0001), and MVR+AVR (0.95, p=0.006) but not in CABG (HR=0.80, p=0.15), and a trend towards significance in MVR (HR=0.87, p=0.09). Conclusions: In cardiac surgery, not including CABG, surgeon experience is an important determinant of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
Whether this would be enough to stop the trend was a matter of much debate. Meanwhile, the industry continued to consolidate. In 2004, Sony Music and BMG, the third- and fifth-largest record firms at the time, merged to form Sony BMG.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
All Eyes on Slovakia’s Flat Tax
that have introduced a flat tax have all been in macroeconomic situations where something had to be done to foster growth and attract investments, which indicates a major trend for linking tax reform with, for instance, privatization and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”
self-examination caused many to ask whether they were making all they could of their lives. Author Po Bronson struck a newly exposed nerve with the book What Should I Do with My Life? His message is about a good life measured by peace and fulfillment rather than scale... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
- 29 Apr 2022
- News
Clean Slate
the campaign to make India open-defecation-free connects with a growing trend in green finance. READ MORE Julia Hanna: Naina, when you were leading HSBC, you had the opportunity to represent the bank at conferences, touching on issues... View Details
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Past Issues - Alumni
helping others What's the Word? The business ideas and trends that generated buzz in 2021—and could define 2022 New Wave Tapping the power of tides and waves to help power the planet is an attractive concept, but marine-energy companies... View Details
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
the various actors. The note provides ample examples of countries and cities that have actively tried to shape their brand identity and further exposes students to recent trends and vehicles (such as social media) relevant for the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
Leveraging Digital Opportunities: Research, Industry Practice, and Open Questions Luxury Branding Research: New Perspectives and Future Priorities By: Keinan, Anat, Sandrine Crener-Ricard, and Silvia Bellezza Abstract—Several major trends... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne