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- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
companies are springing to life up and down the virtual lanes of the Information Superhighway. As the use of color and moving pictures becomes routine, says Sahlman, Internet "stores" may well be able to give customers an experience that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Higher Ground
to play in the Orpheum, the orchestra began looking for any spot they could fit—which often meant cramming onto the stage at Tulane. “We spent the next two-and-a-half years as an itinerant band,” says LPO’s Long. With equipment stored in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014
the herbs, spices, and other seasonings that best enhance their flavor. For God’s Sake: An Adman on the Business of Religion by Ambi Parameswaran (AMP 186, 2014) (Portfolio) Combining his thirty-year experience as an adman with a passion... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
Toys. It has set up its manufacturing channels to meet the strict schedules that these stores require. Still, Moynihan is discouraged by trends in the retail market. “Some of the smaller toy shops are really struggling, and that is bad... View Details
- 02 Jan 2014
- News
The Power to Change
battery life, and ability to store hundreds of titles, the devices launched the e-book revolution and transformed book publishing in arguably the most significant way since Gutenberg's printing press. Russ Wilcox discusses his new... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Plight of the Global Poor
while BOP individuals may only have tens of dollars a year to spend, that disposable income, multiplied several billion times over, represents significant purchasing power. With this realization have come some dramatic shifts in business thinking, sparking innovative... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
reflects the same flawed assumptions shared by many otherwise astute individuals having no experience or expertise in the power industry. I am an energy industry professional of 28 years, one who has no quarrel with nuclear in principle.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Vive la Madeleine!
were made with oil and industrial egg product “so pale you could hardly tell the yolk from the white,” says Viana. The factory manufactured madeleines for generic store brands—the product could end up anywhere, under any label. Morale and... View Details
- 06 Dec 2012
- News
New Thinking on Healthcare Reform
written of his personal experience with the healthcare system. Cue MinuteClinic, located in 640 CVS stores across 25 states. Staffed with nurse practitioners and physician assistants, it provides on-the-spot... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
A Life by Design
shape a strategic plan that will make Gap “the place of choice to work,” she says. In creating that plan, Ross will draw heavily on her experience shaping a groundbreaking team-based approach to product development that she piloted to... View Details
- 02 Feb 2023
- News
Can We Really Engineer a Climate Fix?
help address the climate change crisis by removing excess carbon dioxide right out of the atmosphere. The promise of this approach has launched a raft of companies that not only capture but also store and even reuse the carbon—creating an... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Capitalizing the Corner Shop
engineering consulting company, and his mother started four businesses, ranging from a video game store to a bakery—Kehinde was exposed early on to the pains of capital constraints. “I grew up seeing how difficult it is,” he says. Working... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
High Honors
Profiles & photographs by Susan Young Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989 CARROLL: Discussing safety awards in her London office. Photographs by Susan Young This year's recipients join a distinguished group. Video portrait of this year's honorees. Shortly after she was named... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Letters to the Editor
While James Hoagland is correct that in recent years there is a growing tendency to flip or resell buyouts after a rapid turnaround, the general experience is actually quite different. As I mentioned, holding periods and investment time... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
In My Humble Opinion: The Business of Burning Man
There are no trash cans, electricity, or running water.” Character study: “I have two costumes for each day stored in Ziploc bags. One year I dressed as Marie Antoinette in mourning, in head-to-toe 18th-century French rococo black silk... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Carving a Niche
(His long-term plan puts Faction brand sales somewhere in the middle of that first band of revenues.) User experience plays a key role in differentiating Faction’s product, with communication feeding directly into product design and... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
health benefits—it helps the body store less fat, helps build the immune system, and reduces stress.” Hoskins cofounded the company in 2014, launching a Kickstarter campaign in November 2015 that netted Ario more than $200,000 in 30 days.... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Facing the Music
intense pricing wars by electronics chains and discount department stores destabilized account bases." Some record executives have admitted to losing touch with their audiences and to alienating consumers by relentlessly pursuing and... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Action Plan: Brewing Awareness
something of his own; craft beer was clearly an opportunity. There were already a few competitors in the market—but what a market: Much of India is below the poverty line, but even one-fifth of the country represents roughly 275 million consumers, the majority of whom... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
From social media to the grocery store to the corner office and all the way to the stratosphere, the research and entrepreneurial adventures HBS faculty, doctoral students and alumni undertook this year have changed the way we understand... View Details