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  • 22 Dec 2022
  • Blog Post

TOP 10 MBA VOICES BLOGS OF 2022

AT HBS Sustainability is a core value at HBS, and we endeavor to build a healthier, more sustainable, and inclusive community. We know that environmental sustainability is of growing interest to our student community and teamed up with the HBS Sustainability Group... View Details
  • July 2021 (Revised September 2021)
  • Case

Sarah Robb O'Hagan: The Rocky Road of Passion

By: Jon M. Jachimowicz and Francesca Gino
In November 2018, Sarah Robb O’Hagan is reeling from an unceremonious exit as CEO of Flywheel, a chain of indoor cycling studios. In the past, Robb O’Hagan had led transformational change across companies throughout the sports and fitness industry, including as... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Satisfaction; Decision Making; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities; Interests
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  • March 2024 (Revised January 2025)
  • Case

Hippo: Weathering the Storm of the Home Insurance Crisis

By: Lauren Cohen, Grace Headinger and Sophia Pan
Rick McCathron, CEO of Hippo, considered how the firm’s underwriting model could account for the effects of climate change. Along with providing smart home packages, targeting risk-friendly customers, and using data-driven pricing, the Insurtech used technologically... View Details
Keywords: Fintech; Underwriters; Big Data; Insurance Companies; Business Model Design; Weather Insurance; Business Model; Forecasting and Prediction; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Technological Innovation; Natural Environment; Natural Disasters; Weather; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Business Earnings; Insurance; Social Issues; Insurance Industry; United States; California
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  • 21 Feb 2005
  • Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

economics, is unable to account for much of the social environment of business—including the social and cultural factors that make themselves felt within organizations, as well as other essential aspects of the phenomenon that it purports... View Details
Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice
  • October 2022 (Revised December 2022)
  • Case

SMART: AI and Machine Learning for Wildlife Conservation

By: Brian Trelstad and Bonnie Yining Cao
Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART), a set of software and analytical tools designed for the purpose of wildlife conservation, had demonstrated significant improvements in patrol coverage, with some observed reductions in poaching and contributing to wildlife... View Details
Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Emerging Markets; Technology Adoption; Strategy; Management; Ethics; Social Enterprise; AI and Machine Learning; Analytics and Data Science; Natural Environment; Technology Industry; Cambodia; United States; Africa
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  • July 2011 (Revised April 2012)
  • Case

The Clorox Company: Leveraging Green for Growth

By: Elie Ofek and Lauren Barley
The Clorox Company needs to decide on the marketing strategy going forward for its three sustainable brands, Brita, Burt's Bees and Green Works. These brands had fared differently over the past 3 years and each presents multiple courses of action heading into 2011.... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Managerial Roles; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Social Marketing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Sales; Opportunities; Corporate Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Chemical Industry; Food and Beverage Industry
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  • 25 Apr 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Feeling Stuck? Getting Past Impasse

it happens over time. There are patterns to the self: patterns to the things we like about the world, the things we value, the types of people we tend to enjoy, the types we tend not to enjoy, the types of activities that tend to be more meaningful, the types of View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 05 May 2011
  • What Do You Think?

How Ethical Can We Be?

observing us. In a nutshell, those are the feelings of many respondents to this month's column. Frances Pratt summed up the comments of others in three words, "ethics is subjective." Ravindra Edirisooriya asked, for example, "Can humans be ethical in one... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 16 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Nonprofit Networking: The New Way to Grow

Audubon movement specifically. "The Audubon movement is interesting in that it is actually a range of different types of organizations who share the mission of protecting birds and the environment through advocacy, education, and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 01 Nov 2019
  • Blog Post

Confronting Climate Change in the Classroom and Beyond

From the RC’s Finance I discussion on international carbon finance and EcoSecurities, to electives such as Sustainable Cities and Resilient Infrastructure, to cases such as “Climate change: Paris, and the road ahead,” Harvard Business School is infusing climate change... View Details
  • 16 May 2000
  • Research & Ideas

The Simple Economics of Open Source

may be a great stepping stone to future venture capital. The open source environment made it possible, for instance, for the founders of Sun, Netscape and Red Hat, to show other people what they were made of. Companies Jump Aboard... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology
  • Blog

What Black Executives Really Want

insecure, and unable to deliver their best work because of the environment in which they were operating. They were surviving, but not thriving. WHAT SOLUTIONS DID YOUR RESEARCH SUBJECTS OFFER? I put it to them this way. "If you were going... View Details
  • 18 Aug 2003
  • Research & Ideas

How New Managers Become Great Managers

cautious about accepting jobs in highly politicized environments where only those who are very skillful at handling difficult work relationships can prosper. Those early in their careers can glean important self-insight through careful... View Details
Keywords: by Linda Hill
  • 18 Apr 2024
  • Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Emerging Markets

HBS experience thus far? The highlight of my HBS experience has been the privilege of engaging with a diverse group of individuals, each bringing their unique perspectives shaped by varied academic, professional, and personal backgrounds. The classroom View Details
  • 25 Jul 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?

ideas, more willing to help, and more trusting than would typically be the case. A similarly positive environment can be created if you work with someone who has an attractive personality—someone who is empathetic, for example, or... View Details
Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo
  • 07 Mar 2016
  • HBS Seminar

Scott Stern, MIT Sloan School of Management

  • Profile

Lena Licht

Coming to HBS is like... Taking a two-year hiatus from real life and workplace responsibilities to be immersed in a transformative educational and social environment that will forever change the course of your professional and personal... View Details
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By: Ayelet Israeli
Professor Israeli utilizes econometric methods and field experiments to study data driven decision making in marketing context. Her research focuses on data-driven marketing, with an emphasis on how businesses can leverage their own data, customer data, and market data... View Details
Keywords: Channel Management; Pricing; Pricing Policies; Online Marketing; E-commerce; Analytics; Econometrics; Field Experiments; Data Analytics; Artificial Intelligence; Value Of Data
  • 04 Nov 2010
  • What Do You Think?

Why Do We Chase Stars?

said that "Management performance is 75% portable (but) today's tough environment has forced upper management to adopt a 'welcome to the team, good luck, here is the deep end of the pool, hope you survive'" approach. Guy Higgins... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • Profile

Tom Adeyemi

section, creating an environment of openness for our future discussions. What is one thing you brought with you to campus, and one thing you'll be leaving with? One thing I brought was a desire for absolute clarity on the exact steps I... View Details