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- 01 Sep 2023
- News
The Exchange: Where Ethics Meet Economics
Max Bazerman and Mike Luca (Image by John Ritter) What makes people behave the way they do—and to what degree are design choices influencing that? Associate Professor Mike Luca studies the design of online platforms, while Professor Max Bazerman’s work focuses on... View Details
- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
with the management team at the time, to scale back all of those businesses, focus on the diamond in the rough that we had within our midst, the Dunkin’ Donuts business, polish that up, standardize the format, standardize the menu, the configuration, pricing, focus on... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
You Only Thought You Were Republican
interest — on this mostly Republican $10 trillion debt, up from slightly less than $1 trillion when Reagan took office, is equivalent to about 40 percent of all the personal income taxes Americans pay each year. Imagine what would happen if the View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
management—most believe the world is behind where it should be to achieve net-zero by 2050. Therefore, it is incumbent on all business leaders to aggressively execute against their companies’ net-zero plan. Aris Papadopoulos (MBA 1985)... View Details
- 24 May 2017
- News
Ilene H. Lang, MBA 1973
an executive who understood technology, knew how to market it, and had the leadership skills to take on difficult challenges, she also focused on paving the way for more women. “I see it as a virtuous... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 29 Aug 2023
- News
Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases
they buy. And in this excerpt, Toffel and Pal talk about Common’s business model, the market opportunity, and what she’s learned about launching a climate venture. Courtesy Sanchali Pal READ MORE Mike Toffel: So let's talk a little bit... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
High Fives
have encouraged our clients to take substantial portions of their U.S. equity portfolios and buy international stocks.” Views on investing in emerging markets: “Those markets are enticing but can be unbelievably volatile. We think the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
novel, The Brass Cupcake, he wrote, “Today as a writer, I am a small businessman in a highly competitive field, fabricating a product for sale in a buyers’ market, and required to establish my own merchandising and marketing procedures.”... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
A Taste of Tradition
beverages, and pharmaceuticals, Kikkoman is a $2-billion global enterprise that still retains its family flavor. Kikkoman's executive managing director is Kenzaburo ("Ken") Mogi (MBA '73). Given that company tradition allows only one... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
executive in the advertising business in New York City. A devoted wife and mom of three sons, she spent 25 years as a caregiver for her husband, who suffered two serious strokes, and remained fiercely committed to building strong family... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
Photography by Jared Leeds "Our students use traditional academic theory to take on problems that have fundamental relevance in today's business world," says Janice McCormick, executive director of the HBS Doctoral Programs. "Many come in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Robots Are Coming to Save Your Job
force-sensing technology—which allows a bot to “feel” its way through tasks (and around objects)—ensure that the robots operate with both safety and accuracy. But the robots also possess that most important coworker trait: They’re not trying to steal your job. “The... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
State of the Unions
police violence, noting that the lack of economic opportunity has been “catastrophic” to inner cities that have seen massive disinvestment. “These things are related,” he says, in part because the economy hasn’t worked for the majority of Americans over the past... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Exchange: Lessons from the Edge
Image by John Ritter Professors Geoff Jones and Tarun Khanna had been toiling away from their respective HBS offices for many years, each of them interested in emerging markets but expressed through different disciplines: Jones, a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Case Study: The Doctor Deficit
illustration by Pablo Amargo illustration by Pablo Amargo There is a doctor shortage in the United States, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges, which predicts that the deficit could increase to more than 90,000 doctors by 2025. Meanwhile, the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Tipping Point
Kenyan coffee farm. The price of coffee beans on the global market is under $1 a pound, while the actual cost to produce that pound is between $1.62 and $2. The coffee farms are profitable only when they rely on free labor, typically from... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Group Therapy: The Role of Business Groups in Emerging Economies
and their role in emerging markets has been part of a larger effort to understand how local business environments influence company strategy. Strategy scholars have often emphasized how industry- and firm-specific characteristics affect... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
rethink our corporate governance structure in fundamental ways for the 21st century. There are three things we have to think about during the conference. First, when did executive pay become unmoored from internal View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Uncle Sam’s Business Man
Barry Johnson (MBA ’89) has over 20 years of business experience as an entrepreneur and corporate executive with media giants such as the Walt Disney Company, Bertelsmann, and Sony Music Corporation. With expertise in public-private... View Details
- 18 Sep 2014
- News
Room to grow: global expansion in the middle ground
global players with hundreds of millions, and sometimes billions, of dollars in sales. Their middle-ground strategies emerged from Israel’s small size, relative isolation, and cadre of executives accustomed to military maneuvering. Ofek,... View Details