Product Impact - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Jun 2021
News

In My Humble Opinion: Building Blocks

Heart Foundation, Lewis is a founding member of Impact X, a venture capital firm supporting underrepresented entrepreneurs across Europe. “My parents taught me generosity,” he says. “We didn’t have a whole lot when I was growing up, but I... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; diversity; leadership; real estate; Real Estate

01 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

alluring qualities of a brand without committing to it. We propose that brand flirting is exciting and that when consumers flirt with a brand other than their typically preferred brand in the same product category, they can transfer this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs

was very clear that he wanted to ensure that customers who visited another casino would lose something by not accumulating rewards with Harrah's: the opportunity to get to higher levels of rewards and services that have a material impact... View Details

Keywords: by Marcel Corstjens & Rajiv Lal; Consumer Products; Consumer Products

29 May 2020
Op-Ed

How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents

Solving: HBS Alumni Making a Difference in the World, and more recent conversations specifically about COVID-19 impacts and responses, we’ve talked with many Harvard Business School alumni the world over. Here are some examples of how... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Agriculture & Agribusiness

10 Jun 2022
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures

The New Venture Competition is an annual competition sponsored by the Rock Center for Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Initiative open to all students and alumni who are launching new business and social impact ventures. This year,... View Details

17 Sep 2024
Blog Post

The International Experience at HBS: Zoe Sun (MBA 2024)

applied for an MBA hoping that a two-year break from the professional world would help me find answers to some tough life questions: who am I, what do I want to achieve, and what impact do I want to make in this world. I was drawn to the... View Details

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MBA > Academic-experience > Joint Degree Programs > Engineering Sciences | MBA

engage with the program and its students. Outcomes: Diverse Paths, Shared Impact Graduates pursue a range of roles across entrepreneurship, product management, engineering, and investing. Each year, 5–7... View Details

May 2019
Teaching Note

JUUL and the Vaping Revolution

By: Michael W. Toffel, Trevor Fetter, John Masko and Sarah Mehta

Teaching Note for HBS No. 619-006. View Details

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IFC India 2025: Decarbonizing Rice Paddy Farming - Pioneering Sustainability in Indian Agriculture - Blog - Business & Environment

Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business... View Details

01 Dec 2019
News

Making Eco Easy

recyclable, compostable paper for shipping. Because the lightweight bottles contain no liquids and the tablets are nickel-sized, the environmental impact of delivering the products to consumers is lessened.... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

23 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 23

port their data between products securely and reliably. This paper reviews the rationale for these principles and examines their impact on competition in the cloud computing ("Internet-software")... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2000
News

Vivek Ranadivé

product performs the same essential function for all of them: delivering information across networks in real time. Ranadivé shares his expertise in his 1999 book, The Power of Now, in which he explores the View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

01 Jun 2008
News

Greed, Gullibility, and Optimism

causes and impact of the country’s mortgage meltdown. Serving since 1998 as director of Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, Retsinas also teaches at the Graduate School of Design and the Kennedy School of Government. A... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Finance; Management; Real Estate

01 Nov 2018
News

Earning Potential

believe in the idea that once you empower women, they, in turn, help their families and their communities. So, we do it in a way that is sustainable. It's a for-profit social enterprise. “We have an exclusive line of quality products in... View Details

02 May 2005
What Do You Think?

Where is Consumer Generated Marketing Taking Us?

Summing Up Consumer generated marketing is a fact of life to which all of us will have to adapt. Adaptation means learning how to use CGM to provide one form of input in fashioning product and marketing decisions. Those are the messages... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Dec 2004
News

Finding a Balance

Do the rules of business change when a company’s product holds the power of life or death over its customers? That’s a question students must consider when discussing “Cipla,” a case about a $325 million Indian pharmaceutical company that... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

24 Jun 2013
Research & Ideas

Is Your iPhone Turning You Into a Wimp?

tell anyone not to interact with those devices just before doing something that requires any kind of assertiveness," Bos says. "Mostly because people won't listen: They will do it anyway. But if you realize that, 'hmm, I'm pretty quiet during this meeting,' then maybe... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products; Consumer Products

Profile

Patrick Chun

contest semi-finals, had a beta-launch in the fall of his EC year, and according to Patrick, "is undergoing further work and evaluation." Anticipating deeper, hands-on product engagement in the tech sector, Patrick took his... View Details

01 Dec 2020
Blog Post

Hiring a Career Switcher: The Value of the MS/MBA

successful product managers, general managers, startup founders, and CEOs of mature technology companies. Blending technical skills and business management knowledge Like all students in the MS/MBA program, Kaelyn and Adam had backgrounds... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Mar 2007
News

Daniel Vasella

portfolio of product lines, setting Novartis apart from its global competitors. Although initially regarded by critics as too inexperienced to lead a multinational pharmaceutical company, Vasella has triumphed. Three years ago he was... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; multinational pharmaceutical company; prescription drugs; vaccines; Medicare; generics business; Health, Social Assistance

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