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01 Dec 2022
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negotiate further, which creates a powerful learning moment. Eventually, I can imagine that digitalization will enable us to create a two-sided platform to facilitate career and professional development, connecting MBA students and... View Details

Keywords: Brian Kenny; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

15 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat

their counterparts at International. Wal-Mart also tries to aggregate across national boundaries with its IT platform and regional management teams that were created in 2004 to manage global brand development and oversee government and... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Jul 2019
Lessons from the Classroom

The Internet of Things Needs a Business Model. Here It Is

The Internet of Things (IoT) has been near the top of the technology-hype lists for years. In 2018, Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies ranked IoT platforms as cresting the “peak of inflated expectations” stage and ready to... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Computer

January 2021 (Revised March 2021)
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Jumia's Path to Profitability

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Gamze Yucaoglu

The case opens in September 2019 as Sacha Poignonnec and Jeremy Hodara, co-founders and co-CEOs of Jumia, the leading Pan-African e-commerce platform, are contemplating the company’s path to profitability in the aftermath of a fragile investor sentiment, as the company... View Details

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Join the MOC Affiliate Network - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Resources Resources Video Courses Data Events & Presentations Frameworks News Publications Courses Join the MOC Affiliate N... Join the MOC Network The MOC Affiliate Network is a group of educational institutions that teach the MOC course, a distinctive course... View Details

13 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Your Company Wants to be a 'Cognitive Referent' (Hint: SpaceX)

to think the firm has failed rather than evolved. GETTING THE LABEL RIGHT How the firms dealt with labels, which often were attached to them by external sources like analysts or the media, also factored into a company’s success. As onlookers tried to make sense of the... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Aerospace; Food & Beverage; Retail

08 Mar 2021
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International Women's Day Featured Stories

hierarchies matters just as much to me as the bottom line. Being the SA Co-Chief DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Officer has also given me a platform to challenge the status quo. Together with my Co-Chief (shoutout to Ronnie!)... View Details

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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online

refer to our Payment & Financial Aid page . What materials will I have access to after completing Economics for Managers? + – You will have access to the materials in every prior module as you progress through the program. Access to course materials and the course... View Details

21 Sep 2023
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Hands-on Learning About Global Markets

saw the cultural differences while developing marketing concepts for Ellie Care, a technology platform based in Buenos Aires providing health and emergency-response monitoring that enables seniors 65+ to live more independently. Early on,... View Details

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How Do I Cite Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools?

When posed with the question, “What is the history of the bond market?” Chat-GPT explains, [insert AI verbatim text here] Footnote Template: x Text... View Details

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Career Support - Business & Environment

to connect with alumni: HBS Initiatives Mentor Match Program Current MBA students can email us to join our online platform that facilitates ongoing connections between students interested in pursuing careers at the intersection of... View Details

24 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

How Much Will Remote Work Continue After the Pandemic?

professor. They surveyed 1,770 members of Alignable, an online platform for small-business leaders. To supplement that small-business data, a second survey was completed by 70 business economists belonging to the National Association for... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

09 Jun 2024
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The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

continue working on her start-up, Montage, a platform that allows users to discover and purchase styles from their favorite characters and celebrities that they see on screen. During your EC year, what course did you take that will help... View Details

07 Apr 2020
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What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis

crisis? Consumers expect quite a bit from their brand partners during a crisis, seeing them as critical partners to governments, non-profit relief organizations, and NGOs because of the powerful platform a strong brand delivers for... View Details

Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman

September 2020
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Uber at a Crossroads (2017)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Karen Elterman

This case describes the history of Uber, its business model—including the ways it differed from that of the traditional taxi industry—and its competition with Lyft. The case is set in 2017, a year in which Uber was plagued by even more scandals than usual, though its... View Details

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01 Oct 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Systemic Risk and the Refinancing Ratchet Effect

Keywords: by Amir E. Khandani, Andrew W. Lo & Robert C. Merton; Construction; Real Estate

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By: Kris Johnson Ferreira

Professor Ferreira's research primarily focuses on how retailers can use algorithms to make better revenue management decisions, including pricing, product display, and assortment planning. In the retail industry, anticipating consumer demand is arguably one of the... View Details

Keywords: E-commerce; Analytics; Revenue Management; Pricing; Assortment Planning; Field Experiments; Operations; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Retail Industry

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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online

materials in every prior module as you progress through the program. Access to course materials and the course platform ends 60 days after the final deadline in the program. At the end of each course module, you will be able to download a... View Details

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Online Business in Society Courses | HBS Online

prospective online learners* Yes No Reimagined the case study method through a proprietary platform featuring courses created by renowned faculty Yes No Collaboration with fellow online learners through unique simulations and interactive... View Details

01 May 2019
What Do You Think?

What Should the Leadership of YouTube Do?

not be any sort of attack on this very fundamental right. On the other hand social media platforms still have an obligation to the public that they serve YouTube needs to redouble its efforts and be totally relentless in its quest to... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Entertainment & Recreation; Media & Broadcasting

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