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- 20 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2018
and social posts in 2018. Tell us in the comment section below what you thought were the most interesting business trends of the year and what you expect in 2019. Kids of Working Moms Grow into Happy Adults In earlier research, Kathleen... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Fall 2019
- Article
Endogenous Productivity of Demand-Induced R&D: Evidence from Pharmaceuticals
By: Kyle Myers and Mark Pauly
We examine trends in the productivity of the pharmaceutical sector over the past three decades. Motivated by Ricardo’s insight that productivity and rents are endogenous to demand when inputs are scarce, we examine the industry’s aggregate R&D production function.... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Productivity; Pharmaceuticals; Innovation and Invention; Performance Productivity; Pharmaceutical Industry
Myers, Kyle, and Mark Pauly. "Endogenous Productivity of Demand-Induced R&D: Evidence from Pharmaceuticals." RAND Journal of Economics 50, no. 3 (Fall 2019): 591–614.
- 12 Nov 2014
- News
Who Makes a Better Boss? Engineers or MBAs
- 02 May 2005
- What Do You Think?
Where is Consumer Generated Marketing Taking Us?
"consumer generated marketing." Is it time to ask ourselves whether these trends are always in our best interests as marketers and customers? Is it possible to be too well connected with one segment of customers? Is there a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Research Summary
Leading The Finance Function in the Future
Marc L. Bertoneche is analyzing, for research and teaching purposes, the trends of the finance function in various parts of the world and its increasing role as a strategic partner in business decisions. View Details
- 02 Mar 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Energy
The “Know Your Audience” series on the HBS Recruiting Blog highlights trends in recruiting for various industries. Learn more about student interest, effective recruiting strategies, and best practices from HBS staff dedicated to your... View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
- 21 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Searching for Better Practices in Social Investing
Investing: Emerging Trends in a Changing Landscape," a recent panel discussion hosted by Harvard Business School's Social Enterprise Initiative. They also touched on growing trends including venture... View Details
- January 2010 (Revised February 2011)
- Case
The Random House Response to the Kindle
By: Bharat N. Anand and Peter Olson
In early 2010, e-readers, like Amazon's Kindle and Apple's impending iPad, threatened to disrupt the book publishing industry. The case provides an overview of the industry, describes the broader trends regarding e-readers, and asks: how should major publishers like... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Trends; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Consumer Behavior; Industry Structures; Corporate Strategy; Hardware; Publishing Industry
Anand, Bharat N., and Peter Olson. "The Random House Response to the Kindle." Harvard Business School Case 710-444, January 2010. (Revised February 2011.)
- 2020
- Chapter
Luxury and Environmental Responsibility
By: Anat Keinan, Sandrine Crener and Dafna Goor
Luxury and sustainability are often perceived as incompatible and contradictory. However, as the concept of luxury and our understanding of conspicuous consumption are evolving and need to be revisited—from conspicuous to conscious consumption—the book chapter explores... View Details
Keinan, Anat, Sandrine Crener, and Dafna Goor. "Luxury and Environmental Responsibility." In Research Handbook on Luxury Branding, edited by Felicitas Morhart, Keith Wilcox, and Sandor Czellar, 300–323. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020.
- 03 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Business History around the World
While many history departments of American universities prefer to keep business as a separate discipline, HBS entrepreneurship professor Geoffrey Jones encourages the examination of history as a way to better understand contemporary management issues. To that end,... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 11 Oct 2012
- News
Fatter Paychecks Expected at Tech Firms
- May 1986 (Revised August 1987)
- Supplement
Gillette Co.: Dry Idea Advertising (A), Video Introduction
Provides an overview of video contents and three attachments: 1) chart discussed at meeting shown in video, 2) historical Dry Idea copy strategies, and 3) graphic comparison of Dry Idea share trends and airing history. View Details
Bonoma, Thomas V. "Gillette Co.: Dry Idea Advertising (A), Video Introduction." Harvard Business School Supplement 586-145, May 1986. (Revised August 1987.)
- 10 Mar 2016
- News
Americans Rank Last in Problem-Solving With Technology
- 27 Sep 2019
- Video
Ronnie Screwvala
Ronnie Srewvala, who founded the Indian media conglomerate UTV in 1990, discusses how UTV diversified into new areas as it searched for gaps for audiences which could be filled, seeking to pre-empt trends... View Details
- April 2010 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
California's Budget Crises, Tax Reform, and Domestic and International Tax Competition
By: Matthew C. Weinzierl and Jacob Kuipers
How do (and how should) governments design fiscal policies to compete in a globalized economy while meeting internal policy priorities including redistribution? In 2009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger repeatedly declared fiscal emergencies as California's state budget... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Economy; Globalization; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Taxation; Competition; California
Weinzierl, Matthew C., and Jacob Kuipers. "California's Budget Crises, Tax Reform, and Domestic and International Tax Competition." Harvard Business School Case 710-038, April 2010. (Revised January 2013.)
- 13 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Manufacturing
The “Know Your Audience” series on the HBS Recruiting Blog highlights trends in recruiting for various industries. Learn more about student interest, effective recruiting strategies, and best practices from HBS staff dedicated to your... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- Feb 2012
- Case
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul: Building on a Diversified Base (Abridged)
Starting in 2003, the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan region lagged the rest of the U.S. in job creation. Alarmed business and civic leaders coalesced around the Itasca Project, which set in motion a series of actions by groups of CEOs and politicians aimed at... View Details
- 14 Jan 2019
- Video