Installment - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Apr 2023
Op-Ed

How SHEIN and Temu Conquered Fast Fashion—and Forged a New Business Model

most downloaded app on Apple and Google, and, by January, it had been installed 19 million times. Temu uses the software of its parent company to match China’s manufacturing capacity to consumer demand in the US, and soon it’ll do the... View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton; Fashion; Retail; Consumer Products

17 Oct 2023
HBS Case

With Subscription Fatigue Setting In, Companies Need to Think Hard About Fees

buyers who felt they had already paid for the installed features when they bought the cars. “The ubiquity of subscription offerings has led many customers to feel that ‘everything today is a subscription,’” Ofek and Konary write. Choosing... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Consumer Products; Information; Information Technology

05 Nov 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Medium Term Business Cycles in Developing Countries

Keywords: by Diego Comin, Norman Loayza, Farooq Pasha & Luis Serven

2025
Working Paper

When Where Watt: Harnessing the Value of Time and Location for Renewable Electricity Generation

By: Vishrut Rana, Christian Kaps and Serguei Netessine

Problem definition: Investments in renewable energy have surged worldwide in recent years, with over $2 trillion spent globally on clean energy. This surge was driven by growing policy support, concerns about energy security, and, most importantly, the cost... View Details

Keywords: Wind Power; Electricity Distribution; Renewable Energy; Profit; Investment Return; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Geographic Location; Revenue; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry

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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

expand dramatically Transistors used in portable radios and calculators Influence: Medium-High 60 1960 19 Man walks on the moon Color TV market grows Microchips expand possibilities in electronics industry Integrated circuit boards replace transistor technology First... View Details

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Harvard Business School Online Courses & Learning Platforms

experience with a diverse global network. 1 year, 5-9 hrs/week Apply by September 10th, Enroll by September 13 $15,000 (four installments of $3,750) Credential What sets HBS Online apart? Our flexible, online programs are designed to... View Details

17 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

[This is the fourth installment in a monthly series on management issues in the time of COVID-19.] “You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

16 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

Kids of Working Moms Grow into Happy Adults

work themselves, hold more supervisory responsibilities, and earn higher wages than women whose mothers stayed home full time. “Some asked if children of stay-at-home moms were happier,” McGinn says. “Many decried the research as another View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

25 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

The Importance of Teaming

effective teams. Teaming is teamwork on the fly. It involves coordinating and collaborating without the benefit of stable team structures, because many operations like hospitals, power plants, and military installations require a level of... View Details

Keywords: Re: Amy C. Edmondson

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Podcast - Business & Environment

Navy’s scientific and sober view of the world. Reinhardt and Toffel are the authors of the Harvard Business Review article, “Managing Limate Change: Lessons from the U.S. Navy”. For transcripts and other resources, visit climaterising.org Resources: S. Department of... View Details

24 Feb 2016
HBS Seminar

David Brumley of Carnegie Mellon University

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Latin America - Global

Global Clinical Supply at Pfizer Inc.: Bringing Hope to Patients (D) By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag This fourth installment in the Pfizer Global Clinical Supply (GCS) transformation case series highlights how over a decade of cultural... View Details

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Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online

network. 1 year, 5-9 hrs/week Apply by September 10th, Enroll by September 13 $15,000 (four installments of $3,750) Credential Complete three courses in this subject area within 18 months to earn a Certificate of Specialization . Complete... View Details

21 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Buy Now, Pay Later: How Retail's Hot Feature Hurts Low-Income Shoppers

Online shopping features that let consumers pay for goods in interest-free installments exploded during the pandemic, but new research questions the riskiness of such services: Are people getting in over their heads? Buy now, pay later... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Retail; Financial Services; Technology

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FAQs - Alumni

free future. HBS has made significant sustainability progress with major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) through hundreds of conservation measures, solar PV systems* and a solar thermal system. HBS has also substantially reduced waste; View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

The Imposter Among Us

for computers and telecommunications nationwide by installing a completely new PBX with new wiring and patch panels. It was a huge shift in my view of how much detailed knowledge I needed in order to take on something new. A decade later,... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

Research Summary

Great Negotiator Study Initiative

By: James K. Sebenius

What can be legitimately be learned from closely studying great negotiators at work? Since 2000, the Program on Negotiation (PON)—an active inter-university consortium mainly comprised of numerous faculty from across... View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

age. Accomplishments in its first year included: 100 new research projects underway 50 new cases and research papers in development 23 company engagements underway 6 new large datasets acquired Campus Art Installed A new sculpture was... View Details

07 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success

behaviors from leaders that are different from those required in the past. The final installment of this series will look at how leaders need to change if their companies are to reach digital maturity and be a positive force for... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards

01 Nov 2017
What Do You Think?

What Are the Real Lessons of the Wells Fargo Case?

David DeSteno, Who Can You Trust?, reminded us that “90% of people—most of whom identify themselves as morally upstanding—will act dishonestly to benefit themselves if they believe they won’t get caught.” Possible remedies were suggested by Dino Ferrari (“They should... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Banking

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