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- 20 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
US Competitiveness at Risk
the top 10 leaderboard this year. But the fact is, America has been slipping since the year 2000, long before the housing bubble burst and recession swept the country, say Harvard Business School Professors Michael E. Porter and Jan W.... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin
- 25 Apr 2023
- Op-Ed
How SHEIN and Temu Conquered Fast Fashion—and Forged a New Business Model
under globally recognized brand names, including the private labels of mass merchants such as Walmart, Costco, and Target. Most of those profits accrued to the brands, rather than the Chinese suppliers. E-commerce and the gradual... View Details
- 07 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 7
Kingdom's National Health Service. We show that low levels of structural closure (i.e., structural holes) in a change agent's network aid the initiation and adoption of changes that diverge from the institutional status quo but hinder the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
Let's Talk: Why It's Time to Stop Avoiding Taboo Topics at Work
conversation Take Steve, a fictitious character who is almost 30 and heading to business school after a stint in private equity. Steve wants to know if he’s in line for the top job in his family’s steel... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 18 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 18, 2006
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=206108 The Role of Private Equity Firms in Merger and Acquisition Transactions Author:William E. Fruhan Jr. Harvard Business View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
Marketing Marijuana
available shortly, Marketing Marijuana in Colorado, Harvard Business School marketing professor John A. Quelch and coauthor David Lane look at lessons from the first few months of legalization to see what they may tell us about eventual... View Details
- 16 May 2023
- HBS Case
How KKR Got More by Giving Ownership to the Factory Floor: ‘My Kids Are Going to College!’
the road.” “That’s what I remember from growing up, this constant conflict and fight over hours,” recounts Stavros, a partner at private equity firm KKR, in a new series of Harvard Business School case... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
point, which translates into an elasticity of Catholic school attendance with respect to tuition costs of -0.19. Our subgroup results suggest that a voucher program would disproportionately induce into View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2019
- Lessons from the Classroom
Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?
For years, the United Kingdom sent out letters to delinquent taxpayers urging them to pay their overdue tax bills. The letters cost the government tens of millions of pounds per year, but, unfortunately, most citizens ignored these pleas... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Podcast - Business & Environment
CarbonBuilt. The company has developed and commercialized a Carbon XPRIZE-winning technology to produce what it calls “ultra low carbon” concrete. We start with the basics of how concrete is such a high-emitting product, then describe how... View Details
- 19 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future
On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
perspectives might the wealthy businessman draw on as he transitions from CEO to commander in chief? To get a better sense of the months ahead, The Gazette asked Harvard Business School (HBS) faculty members how Trump’s nearly 50 years of... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
- 25 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 25, 2008
about the benefits of the privatization of water services amongst low and middle-income groups immediately after the 2006 nationalization. Negative opinions about the View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
How Used Products Can Unlock New Markets: Lessons from Apple's Refurbished iPhones
Some of Apple’s most loyal customers think nothing of upgrading to the latest iPhone every time one comes out. But what about consumers who can’t splurge on a $1,000 iPhone 15 Pro? And what about the electronic waste that would accrue if people threw away functional... View Details
- 06 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 6
or Calamity? Aldo Musacchio and Stephen J. GoldsteinHarvard Business School Case 712-004 This case describes the recent boom in Brazil and recent developments in the private equity industry in that country.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 15
the natural environment while creating urban living capacity by combining low carbon and resource-efficient development with the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to better manage complex urban systems. Download the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Are Assets Only for America’s Wealthy?
enough money to prosper, low-income families' access to health benefits, their civic participation, family stability, and mental wellbeing are all diminished by their low success rate in building assets. Peter Tufano, Sylvan C. Coleman... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 17 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance
Editor's note: In their new book, Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance, Harvard Business School professors Gary P. Pisano and Willy C. Shih argue that reinvesting in America's manufacturing prowess is... View Details
- 10 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Cofounders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke
transitioning into private equity. She enjoyed her work as an investor but wanted to broaden her skillset and explore a more operational career path. She decided to apply to Harvard Business School for two... View Details
- 22 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Forgiving Student Loan Debt Leads to Better Jobs, Stronger Consumers
get their other finances in order, and make more substantial contributions to the economy, according to a new research study Second Chance: Life without Student Debt. The study was co-written by Harvard Business School Associate Professor... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman