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- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
several strategic imperatives: the need to build a strong, desirable, and prestigious brand identity and grow a profitable and sustainable... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 09 Dec 2020
- Podcast
Udacity’s skills play: Closing the loop on demand and supply
As jobs give way to skills as units of work, training is following suit. Udacity’s relationships with Fortune 500 companies, universities, and national governments inform its practical online training in technical and business skills. CEO Gabriel Dalporto discusses... View Details
- 21 Feb 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Developing the Guts of a GUT (Grand Unified Theory): Elite Commitment and Inclusive Growth
Keywords: by Lant Pritchett & Eric D. Werker
- Web
Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors Course Number 2010 Professor Lynn Paine Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Exam Who should take the course? This course should be of interest to most, if not all,... View Details
- May 2021 (Revised May 2022)
- Case
Headspace vs. Calm: A Mindful Competition
By: Ayelet Israeli and Anne Wilson
By 2021, the mindfulness app wars reached their apex. Over 2,000 meditation apps were available to consumers, but two apps, Headspace and Calm, dominated the space, jointly holding about 70% of the total market. Headspace had established itself as the approachable... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Communication; Integrated Strategy; Brand; Brand ＆ Product Management; Brand Communication; Brand Differentiation; Brand Building; Brand Management; E-Commerce Strategy; Ecommerce; App; App Development; Applications; COVID; COVID-19; Pandemic; Pricing; Pricing Strategy; Subscription Model; Subscription; Partnerships; Strategic Partnerships; B2B Vs. B2C; B2B; Health ＆ Wellness; Wellbeing; Digitization; Commoditization; Mobile App; Mobile App Industry; Mobile Healthcare; Mobile Marketing; Digital Brand; Digital Health; Consumer Health; Apps; Online Business; Online Competition; Online Community; Online Entertainment; Entertainment And Leisure; Meditation; Marketing; Marketing Communications; Brands and Branding; Price; Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Partners and Partnerships; Health; Well-being; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Communication; Communication Strategy; Disruption; Consumer Behavior; Digital Marketing; E-commerce; Applications and Software; Health Industry; Technology Industry; Communications Industry; United States; North America; United Kingdom
Israeli, Ayelet, and Anne Wilson. "Headspace vs. Calm: A Mindful Competition." Harvard Business School Case 521-102, May 2021. (Revised May 2022.)
- Web
Space, Public And Commercial Economics (SPACE) - Course Catalog
about this revolution and the companies, such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, Axiom, Planet, and more that are driving in. We will be joined by leaders in the industry, including prominent HBS alumni, eager to help... View Details
- 16 May 2017
- Blog Post
Making the Move into Digital Health and Software Engineering
community to work on technical projects together, so we launched CODE. Our mission is to bring technologists together at HBS. We want to keep our technical skills sharp and create accountability to learn and... View Details
- May 2024
- Article
Design of Off-Grid Lighting Business Models to Serve the Poor: Field Experiments and Structural Analysis
By: Bhavani Shanker Uppari, Serguei Netessine, Ioanna Popescu and Rowan P. Clarke
A significant proportion of the world's population has no access to grid-based electricity and so relies on off-grid lighting solutions. Rechargeable lamp technology is gaining popularity as an alternative off-grid lighting model in developing countries. In this paper,... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Developing Countries and Economies; Consumer Behavior; Poverty; Logistics; Business Model; Utilities Industry
Uppari, Bhavani Shanker, Serguei Netessine, Ioanna Popescu, and Rowan P. Clarke. "Design of Off-Grid Lighting Business Models to Serve the Poor: Field Experiments and Structural Analysis." Management Science 70, no. 5 (May 2024): 3038–3058.
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53561 Innovation, Reallocation and Growth By: Acemoglu, Daron, Ufuk Akcigit, Harun Alp, Nicholas Bloom, and William R. Kerr Abstract—We View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 28 Oct 2015
- Webinars: Career
Harnessing Social Media for Thought Leadership, Networking, and Job Searching
LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Klout, Hootsuite, Blogs #Overwhelmed? The world of social media for business professionals is getting increasingly complex. Sasha Grinshpun, HBS MBA 2002 and founder/ executive coach at sasha360.com, will provide the best-in-class... View Details
- 14 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Deflategate and the Sustained Success of the New England Patriots
interested in the Wells Report, an NFL-commissioned probe into the alleged cheating, which was led by New York attorney Theodore Wells (HBS MBA’76). “We were looking for great examples in which to try out some analytics and analysis... View Details
- 16 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
How HBS Supported My Career Transitions During and After Graduation
would entail. I also learned about E-Commerce with Professor Israeli and about Managing Tech Ventures with Professor Bussgang. I sharpened my Negotiating skills with Professor Wasynczuk and dove into Clayton... View Details
- August 2020
- Case
Mary Guerrero and the Advancement of Latinx Talent: Developing an Employee Resource Group at a Top Tier Bank (A)
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Amy Hernandez Turcios
Mary Guerrero was a first-generation Latina and an investment banking analyst at a top tier bank on Wall Street—Bulge Bracket Bank (BBB). She was committed to increasing representation of Latinx talent at her firm. She was already doing a lot of individual work to make... View Details
Keywords: Latin America; Bank; Representation; Scale; Inclusion; Coalition; Resources; Latinx; Talent and Talent Management; Diversity; Ethnicity; Banks and Banking; Leadership
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Amy Hernandez Turcios. "Mary Guerrero and the Advancement of Latinx Talent: Developing an Employee Resource Group at a Top Tier Bank (A)." Harvard Business School Case 321-017, August 2020.
- 04 Nov 2020
- Podcast
IBM P-TECH and SkillsBuild: Narrow the skills gap, broaden opportunity
Can public-private partnerships do the heavy lifting of workforce development while promoting upward mobility? And can they help underserved groups participate in a post-Covid recovery? IBM’s P-TECH high school STEM program works with community colleges and industry... View Details
- 18 Sep 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
What Do We Know About Corporate Headquarters? A Review, Integration, and Research Agenda
- Web
VBHCD Initiative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Eye and Ear Infirmary Massachusetts General Hospital Mayo Clinic MD Anderson Cancer Center Medical University of South Carolina Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital Mirebelais Hospital, a Partners in Health View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Antitrust in Historical Perspective
questions. Yet, the conceptions of business that each question implies can be (and historically have tended to be) mutually exclusive. Everybody wants goods and services made available at low prices. But achieving that goal often means... View Details
Keywords: Thomas K. McCraw and Richard S. Tedlow
- Web
Managing and Innovating in Financial Services - Course Catalog
module, we will look at the payments system and the innovations taking place in that sector. Much fintech activity in this area builds off the traditional payment rails. We will start with a review of... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Of Myth and Merlin: T.A. (Tom) Barron's Literary Odyssey
and travels around the world, although writing was still on his mind, Barron enrolled at HBS intending to build a business of his own. After graduation, he took a job with Prospect Group, Inc., a New York... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 07 Dec 1999
- Research & Ideas
Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century
Today we might point to Heinz and Noble's skill in exploiting economies of scope, in developing additional goods that utilized existing inputs and organizational capabilities. 48 But neither man thought in... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn