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- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
tents, and other gear for maximum performance, comfort, and enjoyment. And now, shoes. Last year the Timberland Company, a heavyweight in the footwear business, acquired the GoLite brand for its new line of strong but super-lightweight... View Details
- 29 Jan 2021
- News
Holding Business to Account
consumer and employee loyalty, the brand equity it has built. And if you take a slightly longer-term view, you see that,” she observes. “We’re in the business of asking our companies for more accountability... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Anand G. Mahindra, MBA 1981
Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business, by David Mamet “My penchant is for building brands that find a place in the customer’s mind and for developing businesses that live or die by how well they connect with the consumer.”... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Invisible Trillions: How Financial Secrecy Is Imperiling Capitalism and Democracy—and the Way to Renew Our Broken System By Raymond W. Baker (MBA 1960) Berrett-Koehler Publishers Over the last half century, capitalism has created... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Capitalist Revolutions Analyzed in MBA "Foundations" Course
consideration: the first (1760-1840), second (1840-1950), or third (1950-present). The mix presented fundamental business problems involving marketing, finance, operations, and human resource management. Koehn's case on Josiah Wedgwood's pottery business, for example,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Turning Point: Makeover
spirit. I started a skincare brand called Tatcha to share my learning journey with others and also to create the company I had always wanted to work for. Brad Murray (MBA 2007) became my cofounder and we grew Tatcha over the next nine... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Case Study: Growing the Family Business
pricing model, you can try a tiered pricing structure. Option 1: Refundable deposit paid up front plus a loyalty discount. Option 2: Equity participation (noncontrolling stake) plus volume discounts. Option 3: Combination of 1 and 2 plus... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Two Kinds of Green
private equity firm AEA Investors, which expanded Burt’s into stores like CVS, Walgreens, and Target. Burt’s subsequent acquisition by Clorox raised eyebrows. After all, Clorox is best known for making household bleach. “We did not want... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
In the Blood
million into sixty shares, thirty of which were kept by his owners. “We sold the rest and bought ten for ourselves. We decide on a case-by-case basis how much equity we’ll take of the horse we’re syndicating. The investment side is where... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
China, and others will grow rapidly. The authors predict probable new principles for commercial success, among them that an obsession with return on equity will give way to more broad-based measurements of success, and that Adam Smith’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Check In
group, Depatie oversaw Kimpton’s $430 million sale to the InterContinental Hotels Group in 2015 before stepping down to co-lead KHP Capital Partners, a real estate private equity firm focused on boutique and independent hotels. Spun out... View Details
- 27 Aug 2019
- News
Sweating It Out in Philly; Whiskey Flights in Portland
Clubs News Clubs News Philly Club Builds Sweat Equity with SLT’s Amanda Freeman A dozen intrepid alumni from the HBS Club of Philadelphia recently worked up quite a sweat to learn more about the fitness industry from wellness entrepreneur... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
2021 AUGUST 12 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation recently announced that it has established a $100 million Social Impact Investment Fund “aimed at advancing racial equity through economic development, especially in predominantly Black and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
common issues most Latin American countries are dealing with. It's a factor that constrains business strategy across the region." Latin America's equity markets are thin and capital is scarce, Ghemawat says, with the result that companies... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Michael Depatie
“mini” brands like the Monaco and the Palomar. Doesn’t that make it difficult to show up on people’s radar? Our tagline is “Every hotel tells a story.” I think of the Kimpton name as an endorser brand. So, the Triton: a Kimpton Hotel; the... View Details
- 21 May 2018
- News
Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
here. HBSAB Hosts CEO Brand Leadership Roundtable The HBS Association of Boston (HBSAB) held its 10th Annual CEO Brand Leadership Roundtable, “How Best-Selling Brands Thrive in... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Who Are We?
he continues. "But I'll never make equity doing this. That's not the purpose. The purpose is to prove it's possible to create an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable operation. I truly believe the best way to make a big... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Human Intelligence
algorithms. So much richer, in fact, that my engagement with a particular brand might be very different than yours, because it’s customized to each of us. I can also imagine this predictive learning being combined with new user... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL
content consumption (e.g., mobile, direct-to-consumer); and realize gains through theNFL Investment Fund, its recent partnership with Providence Equity Partners. Grubman is also heavily involved in the process of investigating whether new... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
The Business of Love
inspiration boards with images ranging from playful to sexy to Brooklyn, to get a better sense of the brand Jess Deckinger describes as “warm and fuzzy,” and “a cooler way to do dating.” As the meeting ends, one designer sums up the... View Details
Keywords: April White