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Leonard A. Lauder
Well before he officially assumed the CEO title, Lauder was the “man behind the scenes,” shunning publicity and acknowledgment to perpetuate his mother’s image. While his mother, Estee Lauder, tended to external relations, Leonard built an View Details
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Personal Care & Home Products
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
New Idea: On-Demand Package Delivery
saying the package had been returned to sender. “It became a huge issue for us,” says Moskowitz (HBS 2015), then a first-year MBA student. “I figured this has got to be a problem for other people, and there has to be a more cost-effective and View Details
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Francis Storrs
- 05 Mar 2001
- What Do You Think?
Fine Coupling: Can Human Resource Management Learn from Supply Chain Management?
important." Scott Lichtman agrees, pointing out that "to be efficient in this fast-moving era rather requires longer-term investment in skills and strategy adoption by longstanding employees ..." On the other hand, Ryan...
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by James Heskett
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
communication, networking, and policy advocacy. As COO, Brooks is the steadying force who keeps the ship on course, by overseeing strategic planning, operations, and finances, as well as evaluating programs to determine what is working well and ways in which View Details
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Jennifer Myers
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
New Initiatives in MBA Recruiting
these resources. "Condensing this facet of the job search into a more efficient process, as well as increasing access to resources, will greatly empower students," says Moss. "Recruiters will also be able to tap into the Web to access...
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- 24 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco
of 2003) Chief Operating Officer at Generate Capital The panelists discussed their views on the evolution of the climate investment landscape and how investments have changed from the first wave of investments in renewable energy in the...
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- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
but from Mexico, South Korea, and elsewhere — was coming in at a lower price point than our unionized operations could match,” Chirchirillo recalls. “And many of my OPM classmates were from outside the United States, so I was getting a...
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- 01 Jun 2002
- News
In VMI Partnerships, the Devil is in the Data
other words, if a retailer only gives the manufacturer warehouse stock information rather than actual sales data, or if the data is sent by fax instead of electronic transfer (which can be more efficiently verified), VMI may not pay off....
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Laura Singleton (MBA 1988)
- 08 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?
relatively cost efficient and scalable source of electricity. The reviews will happen across the world and each country will consider their own energy mix characteristics together with local sentiment." Todd was one of several...
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- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Doctor Is In
Dr. Peter L. Slavin (MBA '90) nods toward a long line stretching back from a gourmet coffee counter. "That's one of our most utilized facilities," he says with a smile. "The joke around here is that the hospital operation is a loss leader...
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- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Do You Speak Business?
do business the same way — with identical processes, functions, and operations — while approaching this elevated stage; but by the time they attain it, successful companies do share certain qualities and practices not observed in firms...
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Garry Emmons
- February 1990 (Revised April 1991)
- Background Note
Quick Response in the Apparel Industry
It has been estimated that the U.S. apparel industry wastes over $25 billion annually due to inefficient practices, long lead times, and insufficient coordination between channel partners. In response to intense competition from off-shore producers, the industry has...
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Information;
Distribution Channels;
Performance Efficiency;
Partners and Partnerships;
Adaptation;
Business Strategy;
System;
Technology;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
United States
Hammond, Janice H. "Quick Response in the Apparel Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 690-038, February 1990. (Revised April 1991.)
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Third Force: Indispensable to Society, Nonprofits Should Redirect Oversight Efforts
unpopular social issues, enabling spirituality, redistributing wealth to the needy, supporting cultural activities, and effectively and efficiently providing long-term solutions for social needs. Government and business, she said, cannot...
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Health, Social Assistance
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Nelson Yuan
investment banking at Morgan Stanley and two at the Carlyle Group, where he worked in private equity and debt investment. Efficient way to learn business As Nelson’s career matured, he “didn’t find finance fulfilling.” But making the...
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- 25 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Hiding From Managers Can Increase Your Productivity
while studying the manufacturing floor at a leading, technologically advanced global contract manufacturer's plant in Southern China, where tens of thousands of workers assembled mobile devices under close supervision. The plant for years had View Details
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Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator - Health Care
trials, impact clinical pathways, and solve some of the biggest challenges in medicine. Learn more: Landscapes: Data and AI Data Sustainability Listen to the Podcast 3. Clinical Trials: The KPMA developed methods to make clinical trials run as View Details
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Paul Scharfman
In a small, undercapitalized cheese manufacturing operation in rural Wisconsin, Paul Scharfman (AB 1976, MBA 1979) saw the opportunity to develop a variety of specialty cheeses that would appeal to the palates of the growing population of...
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- 29 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Bloom Energy
generation systems are helping businesses become more resilient and reduce uncertainty from grid dependence. Our technology, first developed for NASA's Mars Program, is among the most efficient power generation technology on the planet,...
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Manufacturing
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Your Taxi Is Waiting
term familiar to every good HBS student. With its relatively low price tag (about $2.8 million) and low operating costs (40 percent less than existing small jets), the twin-engine Mustang and other “very light jets” (VLJs) represent a...
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- 12 Oct 2016
- Research & Ideas
Break the Rules of How Business is Done
Taking a risk by breaking with standard operating procedure can make your company more innovative. Credit: maxsattana In addition to creating a new company that is disrupting the status quo, many founders are also challenging the old...
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by Julia B. Austin