Pay As You Go - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Aug 2021
Op-Ed

Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally

lower total cost. Further, cannabis businesses pay a much higher share of net income as taxes, compared to other businesses of similar scale. That’s because, according to the Internal Revenue Code,... View Details

Keywords: by Ashish Nanda and Tabatha Robinson

29 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

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

issue of responsibility to the community and who you are as a person.” Written in 1458 in Italy by trade merchant Benedetto Cotrugli, The Book of the Art of Trade recently received its first English... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

Portrait Project

Justine Lee

classroom or my network, like how to find fulfillment as an immigrant or what it feels like to lose your partner or how to let go of your kids when all you want to do is hold... View Details

06 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

The Right Way to Manage Customer Churn for Maximum Profit

unhappy with customer service, or your prices went up, or a competitor offered a better deal. But if a company lets too many customers show themselves the door, then they’ll waste too much of their time recruiting new customers. “If 30 percent of your customers leave... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Retail; Service; Financial Services

11 Feb 2021
Blog Post

2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ali Evans (MBA 2019)

employees through this difficult time. What advice do you have for prospects considering the 2+2 program? Think deeply about why you want to be a leader before applying and then View Details

09 Sep 2015
Research & Ideas

Leadership Lessons of the Great Recession: Options for Economic Downturns

continued success once the downturn ends.” As business leaders begin planning for the coming year in the midst of all the market turmoil and uncertainty, this is one lesson it might pay to remember. View Details

Keywords: by Sandra Sucher & Susan Winterberg; Aerospace; Electronics

29 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

The Next Marketing Challenge: Selling to ’Simplifiers’

by too much stuff acquired. She is increasingly skeptical in the face of a financial meltdown that it was all worth the effort. Out will go luxury purchases, conspicuous consumption, and a trophy culture. Tomorrow's consumer will buy more... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Retail; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation

03 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 3, 2007

company faces going forward. Lincoln Electric is deciding whether a strong push into India should be the next step in the company's globalization. The company has enjoyed increasing success in China as a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Adam Smith, Behavioral Economist?

behavioral economics research. Our hope is that it encourages people to go back to TMS and read it for themselves—it's a truly wonderful book. Q: What do you think Adam Smith's impression would be of the... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen

05 Sep 2014
News

Keeping Education in Check

York Times, in its 2001 story on successes among hedge fund managers who play chess, “They do well when things are going well.” But chess, the article states, can make good investors great by teaching them how to anticipate and handle... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

06 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

Technology Re-Emergence: Creating New Value for Old Innovations

introduced low cost production methods to manufacture highly accurate quartz watches. Swiss business historians refer to this as the "Quartz Crisis." Companies like Seiko and Casio seized the quartz market. By 1983, two-thirds... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Apparel & Accessories; Technology; Consumer Products

25 Sep 2024
Blog Post

HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Mireya Iglesias Ayala (MBA 2025)

related to MBA Admissions, alumni engagement, career development, and more to advocate for and empower the Latino community on campus and beyond. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we asked LASO members to share what being Latino at HBS means to them. Being... View Details

02 Mar 2021
HBS Case

The Tulsa Massacre: Is Racial Justice Possible 100 Years Later?

The result is a new HBS case, “The Tulsa Massacre and the Call for Reparations,” which grapples with the question of how justice might be done for victims of the massacre a century after it occurred—as well as the larger question of what... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

13 Nov 2019
Research & Ideas

Don't Turn Your Marketing Function Over to AI Just Yet

going to influence the kind of data you can collect.” About the Author Kristen Senz is a writer and social media creator for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: Just_Super ] Related Reading... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

16 Aug 2018
News

Working with a Giver’s Spirit

will both help people and inspire other entrepreneurs. “The last way you’re high-impact—and frankly this is the reason I decided to do this—is when you pay it forward as an... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

02 Aug 2017
What Do You Think?

Summing Up: Why Can’t Organizations Engage Their Employees?

As Miki pointed out, “Respect and valuing employee input have little to do with education and much to do with personal values.” We’re told that personal values are very difficult to change beyond a very early age. How can we prepare... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

29 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 29, 2008

launched School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is faced with a range of opportunities and challenges as he presides over the launching of a new school of engineering at Harvard University. His opportunities include an ample... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 Aug 2021
Blog Post

New Associate Director: Courtney Fairbrother

entrepreneurial opportunities for students. Tell me about your background. What were you doing before joining the BEI team? For the last 3 years I worked for the Harvard University Office for Sustainability View Details

11 Aug 2021
Blog Post

The Equity Network: How HBS Helped Me Launch a Tech-Enabled Social Enterprise

access to professional networks. After launching a successful pilot as a Social Enterprise Fellow this summer, it is so rewarding to see Advisors who share our mission of racial equity go out of their way to... View Details

01 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

The Big Influence of Small Countries in the United Nations Secretariat

democracies such as Finland and New Zealand are overrepresented. Does It Matter? "There are two views of the United Nations," says Werker. "Either you think it matters or View Details