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- 14 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Amazon vs. Whole Foods: When Cultures Collide
up with ideas, like a bike messenger service or a new bread recipe, that sometimes found their way to other stores. “That model of empowerment brings with it a lot of wonderful, creative solutions and a great relationship with local... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Wheel Change
A serial entrepreneur, Paris Wallace (MBA 2007/MPA 2008) is founder of Ovia Health and Good Start Genetics. But he started his first business—an online store selling bike parts and accessories—at age 16. With his launch this year of the... View Details
- 18 Mar 2016
- Blog Post
What is an IFC?
overwhelmed existing transit options and so the city is aggressively trying to create new routes and eliminate some of the black market options that are tremendously unsafe. In Buenos Aires, the city has implemented a very successful series of reforms involving buses... View Details
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Curriculum - Business & Environment
with almost $1 billion in venture capital, provided 2 billion bicycle rides, soaked up the majority of the bike manufacturing capacity in all of China, and then, in July of 2017, hit pause. The proximate reason for halting their purchase... View Details
- 11 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
A Day in the Life: Ben Hsieh
long-distance partner, Shaye, and making myself breakfast (an egg, mushroom, and cheese sandwich on toast). I typically leave one of my cases to read in the morning, since my brain works best at this time. 9:00 AM: I bike to campus and... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
E. Roe Stamps IV, MBA 1974
most of his days with a 40-mile bike ride with a group of friends, and among the boards on which he sits are the University of Miami and the Knight Foundation. In addition, their son and daughter live nearby, making for regular family... View Details
- 29 Aug 2018
- What Do You Think?
What Should Harley-Davidson’s Management Do?
US. This would allow them to open plants overseas to help in lowering manufacturing costs, yet still keep their iconic image.” Fahd suggested that the Company “look into building every continent’s bikes within the same region while... View Details
- 25 Apr 2024
- News
Origin Stories
Kettering Cancer Center, where his brother was treated so many years ago. Peter Crisp My father made it clear that in the summertime I had to work and get a job. And I went to work when I was about 12 years old, for $4 a day as a worker on a large piece of property... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Bridging the Gap
$120 million redevelopment initiative completed in 2005. The Tennessee Aquarium—a soaring, impressive glass-and-brick structure—stands on the banks of the Tennessee River, now lined with high-end condominiums. People bike and stroll... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
hour. I stayed for three years. —Scott Benson (MBA 2008) Purchase Power Waking up at 5 a.m. to deliver papers by bike in all of Boston’s seasons: That was memorable. But being able to buy my first pack of baseball cards on my own, as a... View Details
- 26 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
Making the Switch from Finance to Fitness
go to an indoor cycling class with her. I didn’t understand. The bikes didn’t move – why would I do this? Nevertheless, I went to a class at Flywheel Sports and left feeling better, physically and mentally. While I grew up playing... View Details
- 27 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Build 'Scaffolds' to Improve Performance of Temporary Teams
"Four minutes," a triumphant Amy C. Edmondson exclaims as she arrives at her Harvard Business School office, clutching a bike helmet and explaining that her commute is 10 minutes faster by bicycle than by car. Edmondson, the... View Details
- 18 Dec 2019
- Book
6 Skills That Wise Companies Harness for World-Changing Innovation
As a boy, Soichiro Honda, the eventual founder of Honda Motor Co., was infatuated with airplanes. At age 10 he biked 20 kilometers to see American pilots performing aerobatics near his home in Japan, climbing a tree to watch the show. It... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 13 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding
German world cup coach Joachim Löw characterized. With Flick's servant leadership style, for example, he personally brought stationary bikes to all players at home during the pandemic shutdown. Flick showed himself to be an authentic... View Details
- 07 Feb 2019
- Book
How Big Companies Can Outrun Disruption
provide many examples of companies who have had really smart strategic responses to big shifts in their industry. For example, when carbon fiber came along it endangered Pinarello, a high-end manufacturer of steel bike frames. Pinarello... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
International Women's Day Featured Stories
raise awareness of the gender imbalance in unpaid labor and aspire to improve shared parental leave policy. Vyechi Low Harvard MS/MBA Student, Class of 2021 Here I am hauling my bike down a mountain. My derailleur had broke, causing me to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
What is the HBS FIELD Program?
exploring New Delhi on a daily basis. We tackled project work as well as cultural immersions including a rickshaw bike ride through the old streets of Delhi and watching the local weekly prayer ceremony. Our FIELD 2 team bond has yet to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Turning Point: Life Cycle
and how we each contribute to making it better. Last September, at the age of 64, the stars finally aligned. I shipped a bike from my home in Providence, Rhode Island, to Seattle, Washington, and began the 3,000-some-odd-mile journey... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Grad’s “Claw” Goes to Market
It’s estimated that more than 50 percent of HBS alumni start their own company within ten years of graduation. David Moeller (MBA ’08) got a head start on that stat when he and partner Craig Forest of MIT invented “the Claw,” a bike... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- Portrait Project
Marissa Kaplan
and bike to work. I’d insist he wear a helmet; he’d still refuse. But. Things change. He had doubts about us; I had more. Though I wanted to want that life with him. Sitting cross-legged on our Moroccan hostel’s rooftop, we agreed. We... View Details