developing nations - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Sep 2015
First Look

September 15, 2015

price of competing products, pose new challenges on translating the demand forecasts into a pricing policy. We develop an algorithm to efficiently solve the subsequent multi-product price optimization that incorporates reference price... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2007
News

Daniel Vasella

important to the defense side as to the attacking side. Novartis has 138 drugs in its pipeline, more than any of its competitors. How has the company become so successful at creating a culture of innovation? Initially, we spent a lot of time integrating View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; multinational pharmaceutical company; prescription drugs; vaccines; Medicare; generics business; Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 2011
News

Making the Case for Leadership

an executive coach, a career that evolved from an assignment working with the head of the Cartoon Network. “Basically, I’m helping other people develop stronger leadership and management skills,” she says. In addition, she and a partner... View Details

01 Jun 2007
News

Mission Possible

entrepreneurs are just as innovative and change-oriented as their business counterparts. Among academic institutions, HBS staked an early interest in the area by creating the Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) in 1993, dedicated to View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Margie Kelley; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

16 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Historical Perspective: Levitt Shaped the Debate

development everywhere has been fueled by greed, profiteering, special privileges, and megalomania." "Really?" Tedlow asked. "Every one, Ted?" But his outrageousness had a point, Tedlow continued. What Levitt did... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

13 May 2014
News

Willing Hands

a longtime passion of mine." In addition to helping to develop the first SRO (single-room occupancy) residence for homeless men in Charlotte, Spencer has served on the board of the Charlotte Housing Authority Transitional Families... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate

01 Aug 2002
News

Class Day & Commencement

to observe that at one time he had told his study group that he intended to live in Australia and, as a consultant, travel the world while learning about different business models. Instead, Brown said, “I'm going back to my hometown of Washington, D.C., to work for the... View Details

01 Dec 2010
News

Beacon of Liberty

in horrifying slow motion. A nation mourns. Families grieve. Even though it’s my movie, it always ends the same way. I feel helpless, powerless, and lost. It’s a far cry from the way I felt twelve years ago when I first moved here. Back... View Details

Keywords: Sharjeel Kashmir; Islam; 9/11

05 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

In Praise of Marketing

commercial radio and, after World War II, commercial television enabled marketers to drive home the benefits of their national brands and to announce quickly the launch of new products and services to a nationwide audience. The... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Advertising

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How One Coffee Shop Is Brewing Change for Business and Society | Working Knowledge

Professor of Corporate Finance, Emeritus, developed the case with Robin Greenwood, the George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking, as well as HBS executive fellow Joe Higgins, HBS multimedia producer Matt Preble, and HBS creative... View Details

15 Jun 2021
News

Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy

professional development and visibility of executives of color in the not-for-profit sector.” Contributions from individuals and corporations are welcomed. With seed money from its founders and multiyear pledges from companies and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Jun 2002
News

Profile: The Invisible Hand - Robert Massie and God's Green Earth

Seated in his office near Boston's Public Garden, he recollects sunlit summers in Maine (where his love for the natural world flourished) and his family's four-year sojourn in Paris (where, as a teenager, he received state-of-the-art medication, at no cost, from the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; management; ethics

25 Feb 2020
News

Beyond the Plastisphere

reusable insulated water bottles. Kauss works with designers and artists to introduce new looks every season, often in partnership with major brands such as Disney and National Geographic. Her goal, however, is not to help people look... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2011
News

Reimagining the MBA

entrepreneurial. And they are less hierarchical, with flatter management structures. Service and knowledge industries have overtaken traditional manufacturing businesses as the engines of growth in the West, while China and other View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; FIELD program; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

12 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

What Great American Leaders Teach Us

Leadership Initiative was organized to be a catalyst for research on leaders and leadership, and to design effective leadership development programs that are relevant for the 21st century. The goal of the Initiative is to support Harvard... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

07 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

The Business of Biotech

heralding the start of National Biotechnology Month, as January 2000 had been designated by the U.S. Senate. For biotech, in fact, the party had begun months earlier, when hundreds of millions of dollars had poured into promising... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

11 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 11, 2007

Lincoln's own words, the case traces the development of the 16th president's leadership philosophy, ethics, and skills in the years leading up to war. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

17 May 2018
News

Creating Opportunity for Indian Entrepreneurs

Center for Sustainable Future; serves as program manager of Amrita Center for International Programs; and teaches entrepreneurship and business strategy. He also works with Embracing the World, a humanitarian organization focused on View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

19 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

Climbing the Great Wall of Trust

of Business, and Janet Murray of the University of Missouri—St. Louis, explores the role that trust plays in forming bonds across cultures and national borders—an area that has received surprisingly scant attention in our globalized... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

28 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Helping Yelp Create More Accurate Reviews

to consumers—and fairer to the businesses they review. “What this does is reduce the noise. We're trying to extract more information from the reviews.” Michael Luca, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, believes a review framework View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Food & Beverage

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