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  • January 2015 (Revised March 2017)
  • Case

New Urban Mechanics

By: Mitchell Weiss
Funding to scale Citizens Connect, Boston's 311 app, is both a blessing and a burden and tests two public entrepreneurs. In 2012, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts provides Boston's Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics with a grant to scale Citizens Connect across the... View Details
Keywords: Public Entrepreneurship; Civic Technology; Government Innovation; Civic Innovation; Cities; New Urban Mechanics; Thomas. M. Menino; Chris Osgood; Nigel Jacob; Connected Bits; SeeClickFix; Ben Berkowitz; Eric Carlson; Dave Mitchell; Government Technology; Open Innovation; Open Source Software; Citizens Connect; Commonwealth Connect; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Innovation and Management; Open Source Distribution; Public Administration Industry; Information Technology Industry; Boston
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Weiss, Mitchell. "New Urban Mechanics." Harvard Business School Case 315-075, January 2015. (Revised March 2017.)

    New Urban Mechanics

    Funding to scale Citizens Connect, Boston's 311 app, is both a blessing and a burden and tests two public entrepreneurs. In 2012, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts provides Boston's Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics with a grant to scale Citizens Connect... View Details
    • 01 Sep 2023
    • News

    Action Plan: In Context

    Sara Jane Ho (MBA 2012) knows that many people think of etiquette as outdated, nothing more than “stuffy, stuffy old manners.” She has made a career—and now a Netflix series, Mind Your Manners—out of updating this old-fashioned perspective. “I see etiquette as the... View Details
    Keywords: April White; communication; manners; business; entrepreneurship; China; human behavior
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    Careers Blog

    Brij, a platform connecting brands and customers. She reflects on building confidence, embracing uncertainty, and turning early doubts into the drive to lead and grow a venture-backed company. [...] Read more 17 Jun 2025 Balancing Career... View Details
    • 19 Apr 2010
    • Research & Ideas

    The History of Beauty

    cherished brands of perfume to feminist denunciations of the industry as demeaning to women, there were few studies that treated beauty seriously, as a business. So I saw both a challenge and an opportunity to research the story of how... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics
    • 05 Dec 2023
    • Cold Call Podcast

    Tommy Hilfiger’s Adaptive Clothing Line: Making Fashion Inclusive

    Keywords: Fashion; Consumer Products; Apparel & Accessories; Retail
    • 27 Jan 2020
    • Research & Ideas

    Hard Work Isn't Enough: How to Find Your Edge

    restrooms. Today Buc-ee’s is a road trip destination, with more than 30 sprawling stores offering Texas-themed gifts, Buc-ee’s brand beef jerky, plenty of gas (as many as 120 pumps at one store), mountains of ice to refill coolers, and... View Details
    Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
    • 15 Nov 2022
    • Op-Ed

    Why TikTok Is Beating YouTube for Eyeball Time (It’s Not Just the Dance Videos)

    no-barrier-to-entry open mic night. Message delivery. Brands and other organizations hire influencers to use the platform to distribute a message, particularly on fashion, cosmetics, and food. To them, it is just another form of paid... View Details
    Keywords: by John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
    • Profile

    Merve Ciplak

    inspiration for considering questions or career paths.” Last summer, Merve interned in Cambodia, where she supported that nation’s judicial system with its Khmer Rouge trials. This summer, she hopes to participate in a “boutique brand... View Details
    • April 2023 (Revised April 2025)
    • Case

    Eike Batista: Making or Breaking Brazil

    By: Geoffrey Jones, Pedro Magalhães, Daniel Tong and Marcel Anduiza
    This case explores the meteoric rise and fall of Eike Batista, once Brazil’s richest person and the world’s seventh wealthiest in 2012. Batista began his career by investing in gold mining in the Amazon, using the network his father had built after years serving as... View Details
    Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Energy Industry; Mining Industry; Brazil
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    Jones, Geoffrey, Pedro Magalhães, Daniel Tong, and Marcel Anduiza. "Eike Batista: Making or Breaking Brazil." Harvard Business School Case 323-111, April 2023. (Revised April 2025.)
    • November 2008
    • Article

    Winning the Race for Talent in Emerging Markets

    By: Douglas A. Ready, Linda A. Hill and Jay A. Conger
    "This war for talent is like nothing we've ever seen before," write the authors, who have spent decades studying talent management and leadership development. Recently they interviewed executives at more than 20 global companies to identify strategies for attracting... View Details
    Keywords: Leadership Development; Selection and Staffing; Talent and Talent Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Organizational Culture; Recruitment; Diversity; Developing Countries and Economies
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    Ready, Douglas A., Linda A. Hill, and Jay A. Conger. "Winning the Race for Talent in Emerging Markets." R0811C. Harvard Business Review 86, no. 11 (November 2008).

      Offline Showrooms in Omni-channel Retail: Demand and Operational Benefits

      Omnichannel environments where customers shop online and offline at the same retailer are ubiquitous, and are deployed by online-first and traditional retailers alike. We focus on the relatively understudied domain of online-first retailers and the engagement of... View Details
      • 26 Feb 2008
      • First Look

      First Look: February 26, 2008

      display promotions away from smaller revenue brands and toward larger ones following periods of poor financial performance, indicating the behavior is being driven by parties higher in the firm than the View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • November 1994
      • Case

      Dow Corning and the Breast Implant Controversy (A)

      By: Willis M. Emmons III, Monica Brand and Greg Keller
      In early 1994, Dow Corning Corp. debates whether to participate in a proposed $4.2 billion product liability settlement. Specifically, the firm must decide whether to contribute $2 billion to end a class action suit filed by women suffering from connective tissue... View Details
      Keywords: Safety; Ethics; Health Disorders; Government Legislation; Crime and Corruption; Legal Liability; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Communication Strategy; Lawsuits and Litigation; Health Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
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      Emmons, Willis M., III, Monica Brand, and Greg Keller. "Dow Corning and the Breast Implant Controversy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 795-047, November 1994.
      • 01 Dec 2023
      • News

      Rounding the Bend

      Illustration by Fernando Cobelo To help people visualize what a circular economy could look like and bring the challenges down to a closet-sized scale, Emily Bolon (MBA/MPA 2007) recommends the following exercise. First, make a mental tally of the number of garments... View Details
      Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing
      • 07 Jun 2023
      • Blog Post

      My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back

      remember it because of how values-driven the protagonist was and how the entire DNA of the Black List arose from his core values: a sense of good and an appreciation for the arts. Even the name of his venture was a very intentional View Details
      • 11 May 2016
      • Research & Ideas

      Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car?

      fix it. Avery is an expert on customer relationships and brand management. Schlesinger, the Baker Foundation Professor in the General Management Unit, has co-written several books on service management. Buell studies service operations... View Details
      Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Auto

        Joseph L. Bower

        JOSEPH L. BOWER, Donald K. David Professor Emeritus, has been a leader in general management at Harvard Business School for 51 years. He also served on the faculty of the Harvard Kennedy School during its first decade.  He has served in many administrative roles... View Details

        Keywords: banking; chemical; electronics; financial services; home appliances; hotels & motels; information technology industry; insurance industry; private equity (LBO funds); retailing
        • 28 Mar 2024
        • News

        Rooms with a View

        Alexander Mirza (MBA 1997) has spent two decades in the hospitality industry, opening and growing major hotel brands, including Hilton, Starwood, and Caesars, with locations around the world. And with each new project, Mirza faced the same primary challenge. “It didn’t... View Details
        Keywords: April White; photos by Christina Gandolfo; Hospitality

          John A. Deighton

          John Deighton is The Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He is an authority on consumer behavior and marketing, with a focus on digital and direct marketing. He teaches in the area of Big Data in Marketing,... View Details

          Keywords: advertising; banking; beverage; communications; computer; consumer products; credit card; e-commerce industry; financial services; grocery; hotels & motels; information technology industry; marketing industry; music; pharmaceuticals; professional services
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