Product Change - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2004
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Luxe Redux

Cashing in on the $60 billion global luxury goods market has never been tougher — or more rewarding. Competition is keen. And consumer preferences are constantly shifting, causing the concept of luxury itself to change over time. As a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; luxury; Retail Trade

15 May 2023
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From Scientist to Business Leader

Brianna Kim (MS/MBA 2023) When she was little, Brianna Kim (MS/MBA 2023) fell in love with the hard sciences and expected to eventually go to medical school or earn a PhD. But her plans changed after college. Kim grew up outside Washington, DC, as the hearing daughter... View Details

01 Mar 2015
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New Idea: State of the Art

Photos courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum On the subject of art’s relevance in the digital age, Scott Belsky (MBA 2008) has never been one to mince words. “Art institutions need to change the way we think about the... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs; Adobe; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

20 Jan 2011
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Oil Spill Solution

plants, birds, fish, and shrimp. Smith’s planned two-day visit to test his products in the Gulf last May turned into an entire summer working with residents whose lives and livelihoods have been threatened. The experience, he notes, “has... View Details

01 Dec 2010
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Money and Markets Dominate New Course Offerings

anticipate using financial statements to evaluate and pursue opportunities in global commerce and finance. Competing Globally is designed for those who will work as managers, analysts, or consultants to corporations that operate in multiple View Details

Keywords: curriculum

24 May 2017
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John H. McArthur, MBA 1959, DBA 1963

Natty. The pair grew up in Burnaby, British Columbia, where the proprietor of a local forest products company spotted McArthur’s potential and helped fund his college education. Upon earning his MBA, McArthur entered the DBA program and... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

04 Sep 2019
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Putting the Game Within Reach

Fan Experience “New mixed reality integrations, sports betting, and gamified experiences are changing the way that fans are consuming sports. We are already seeing this with immersive media, particularly in the interactivity that is... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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Going Public: Scott C. Bolick

peacekeeping forces in the Sinai Peninsula. "I love languages, traveling, and seeing different cultures," he notes, "as well as the excitement of change and challenge, in both my personal and my professional life." Eager for new... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Jun 2002
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Up to the Challenge: Lori Schock - Listen and Learn

manufacturing workers on a computer system used for data reconciliation. The assignment proved challenging. “I was a total outsider running a class designed to change the work patterns of an experienced manufacturing team,” she grimaces.... View Details

Keywords: Kathleen Brill

13 Mar 2019
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The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)

our classmates took off her shoes and—WHOA—eyes burning, nose on fire, it was the worst stench you could imagine! When we asked her why she didn’t do anything, she said the current options stunk (pun intended); they either didn’t work, View Details

13 Jul 2020
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The First Five Years: Meaghan Fitzgerald (MBA 2016)

powerful sense of presence you share with another person when you’re in a VR space together, you realize how it completely changes how you think about technology as a tool to bring people together. I’m excited by the social games, View Details

28 May 2019
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INK: Maker’s Manual

Since cofounding the online product discovery platform The Grommet in 2008, Jules Pieri (MBA 1986) has enjoyed a front-row seat to the launch of 3,000 consumer products—including household names like Fitbit, SodaStream, and S’well. From... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Oct 1996
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"Service-Profit Chain" Links Members of Service Management Unit

elective that looks at changes in the ways products and services -- both new and traditional -- will be bought and sold in the emerging universe of electronic commerce. Associate Professor Gary W. Loveman... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Feb 2001
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Books

world. Kanter believes that attaining this higher level requires "deep systemic change ...and a deeper emphasis on human skills that build meaningful community out of mere connections." Based on a landmark project with rare on-site... View Details

Keywords: books; research; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2020
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Karmic Kickstart

of those less fortunate pivots was pretty standard stuff: After a change in leadership, I was unceremoniously fired at the bank where I had been promoted just a few days earlier. After a year of frustration and effort I gave up on the... View Details

Keywords: transitions; higher education; travel; reflection; cancer; Educational Services

01 Jun 1998
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Long-Term Interest: Bill Crozier, a Banker Pegged to the Customer

serious player. The merger with Bank of Boston got us up to a required level of significance on the nationwide landscape." Now the rules of the game may have changed again. Commenting on the recent proposed megamerger between Citicorp and... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

01 Sep 2006
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Strange Bedfellows

United States could junk the dual-book system and require corporations to pay taxes, at a considerably lower rate, on profits reported to capital markets. Such a change would save the considerable resources now dedicated to dual-reporting... View Details

Keywords: Mihir A. Desai; Government

01 Apr 1999
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Short Takes

diverse and unique ways as an effective strategy for achieving industry dominance. "In the IT industry, we can observe a fundamental change in management principles from constrained innovation to unconstrained innovation," Nolan notes.... View Details