Detailing - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

This Workplace Certification Made Already Safe Companies Even Safer

recovering—declined even more at 24 percent. Inside the studies Researchers accessed detailed injury data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics for almost 2.2 million establishments from 1995 to 2016. They also struck data sharing... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Judges - Alumni

Building a Team, Co-Founder Dynamics, Company Culture, Customer Acquisition, Fundraising Strategies, Go-to-Market Strategy, Pitch Feedback, Scaling, Brand Building, Board Roles Advice #1 - Keep the pitch tight. Avoid confusing details or... View Details

09 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government

executing it." In the HBS case study More Citizens Connect, Weiss details some of the learning challenges involved with Citizens Connect, the 311 app produced for Boston. After the successful rollout in that city, project creators... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Industry Information - Alumni

and news on emerging designers, disruptive technologies and global brands in the fashion and luxury goods industries. United States Census Bureau: Retail Trade Provides the industry monthly sales and inventory data, annual survey data from the past ten-plus years, and... View Details

09 Dec 2013
Research & Ideas

Cultural Disharmony Undermines Workplace Creativity

different culture and were engaged in positive (harmonious), neutral, or negative neutral interactions—six scenarios in all. After viewing the videos, participants were given details about two cultures—a Mongolian tribe called the Ewenki... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Mar 2003
News

Dick Franyo: From Banker to Barkeeper

was leveled and in its place rose what his wife, Susan, refers to as the couple’s “dream bar.” “Susan and I traveled from the Caribbean to New England, taking detailed pictures of the interiors of bars frequented by sailing people,” he... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

31 Jan 2014
News

Body, Heal Thyself

explains the process to his two young children: Think of your body as needing a recipe book, with each page detailing the directions to produce specific proteins. When a protein goes haywire—as might be the case with diabetes, when... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon; biotech; Health, Social Assistance; Scientific Research and Development Services

29 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)

bookkeeping, which would be covered in greater detail more than 30 years later in Luca Pacioli’s Summa de arithmetica, geometria, proportioni et proportionalita (1494), a first edition of which is housed at Baker. Cotrugli also notes the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

10 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Do You Have Change Fatigue?

Business School and author of nine books, including Learning in Action. The details vary, but in the main, all organizational change involves three phases: an initial stage of recognition and preparation, followed by the implementation of... View Details

Keywords: by Nick Morgan

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the Art of American Advertising - Advertising Products

attention and were an integral factor in extending products’ market reach nationwide. Throughout the 1800s, black-and-white trade cards and business cards with fine detail were created through the process of engraving on wood, copper, or... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

Full Court Press

offer popcorn as well as bowls of spicy beef over French fries. During timeouts, the nearly 10,000 fans—one of them painted head to toe in green, yellow, and red, and another wearing an impossibly detailed lion’s head— mug for stadium... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

14 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Lessons from COVID-19: The Business Skills Doctors Need

developing new medical innovations. They were issues of execution of known activities,” he says. “Particularly in the early days, the pandemic truly placed a premium on those with management expertise.” As Huckman details in a paper in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

23 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap

says Katie Coffman, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School and co-author of the study. “What we are saying is that certain aspects of sponsorship don’t work exactly how we’d want them to work, at least in the lab.” The findings are View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Payment and Financial Aid - HBS Online

paid in full (in U.S. Dollars) prior to your course’s enrollment deadline. At this time, Harvard Business School Online cannot accept: Checks Veterans Affairs Benefits (please see our Grants section for details on military grants) Awards... View Details

05 Nov 2019
News

Alumnus Named McDonald’s CEO

Chris Kempczinski (MBA 1997) has been named the new CEO of McDonald’s. Previously serving as McDonald's USA President, Kempczinski was instrumental in the recent turnaround of the iconic burger chain, a process which was detailed at... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

Younger Black Knowledge Workers BIO As global leaders prepare to meet in Glasgow, the prospects for mitigating the impact of climate change do not look very good. A detailed new analysis from the Rhodium Group, as reported by Axios.com,... View Details

01 Jun 2024
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Debunking Teenagers: 200 Research-Based Parenting Strategies to Help Your Adolescent Successfully Navigate the “Tempteen” Years By Daphne Adler (MBA 2004) Independently Published Why are teenagers constantly tempted to behave... View Details

13 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

Science: The Unlikely Frontier for New Business Ideas

study highlights two vastly disparate companies—Coca-Cola and McKesson—that sought patents within the same technology class. The companies proposed devices that used carousel-like storage systems to dispense beverages and medical supplies, respectively. While both... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

14 Jul 2022
Research & Ideas

When the Rubber Meets the Road, Most Commuters Text and Email While Driving

automated driverless car.” The research results, detailed in “Multitasking While Driving: A Time Use Study of Commuting Knowledge Workers to Assess Current and Future Uses,” were published in the June issue of International Journal of... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

12 Feb 2021
News

How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World

donut chain wars, details near-death takeover moments, and expounds on why a donut and a cup of coffee represent much more than a simple morning pick-me-up. READ MORE Hanna: Your book opens by setting the scene almost like an HBS case.... View Details

Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

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