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- 27 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Coffee Economy That Bloomed Out of Nowhere
ideas, and one of these ideas was figuring out how [the Soconusco] could leverage Mexico's competitive advantage in export agriculture. So why not try coffee? Coffee for the masses had been a thing for a couple of decades at that point, but there was a new and growing...
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- 10 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
How Restaurants in Lima and Copenhagen Became Best in the World
high end and a low end to Peruvian cuisine, so he's not being inauthentic in the way that some luxury brands are when they go downscale. But you are right, brand dilution is often a huge risk in going that route. “The challenge is to...
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- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Happy Monday
Illustration by Fabio Consoli Illustration by Fabio Consoli The co-CEOs noticed it right away: Early in the pandemic, staffers at the online children’s clothing company Primary.com were struggling when they logged back into Zoom on Mondays. People were not recharging...
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- 24 Jun 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Beau D'Arcy (MBA 2010)
luxurious offshore destination for boaters and non-boaters alike." How did your family and friends respond when they heard the idea? "When I first told my parents, I think they were a little skeptical. It's a big idea that's way outside...
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- 17 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
The International Experience at HBS: Zoe Sun (MBA 2024)
Global Capitalism. This second-year course provides cases on entrepreneurs from many countries who were active in pursuits ranging from luxury watches to fashion, beauty, shipping, finance and information and communications technologies....
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- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Crash Pad
hosted medical, law, and nonprofit offices. But by 2019, its small suites felt dated, and developers launched a four-year, $58 million project that would bring the building into the 21st century—not as offices, but as luxury apartments...
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- 03 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 3
on a sustained and balanced growth trajectory? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/715008-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 514-078 Ghurka Ghurka was a 38-year-old luxury leather goods brand that specialized in...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Extraordinary People
brewer in the world; chairman of Coty Inc., the global beauty leader; and chairman of Labelux, a luxury goods group. “I’m not afraid of taking risks. I’m not afraid of losing,” says Harf, a native of Cologne who thrives on challenges and...
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Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries;
Arts, Entertainment;
Finance;
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support;
Government;
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations;
Personal Services;
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services;
Professional Services
- 10 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Retail
and appeal to MBA students. Tailor your presentation to MBA level students and focus on how opportunities at your company build on the MBA level learnings and skillsets. We also encourage recruiting retailers work to get to know the Retail & View Details
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Consumer Products / Retail
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Vanity and Virtue: Allegories on the Pursuit of Riches - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
Luxury ] view image Engraved and published by Willem Isaakz Swanenburgh I (1581–1612), after Abraham Bloemaert (1564–1651). [Netherlands] 1611. 23.6 x 18.7 cm, image CF n2 An earlier state was published in 1609. A similar engraving to 13;...
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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
(MBA '59) ((North American Business Press)) Inside Luxury: The Growth and Future of the Luxury Goods Industry by Maria Eugenia Giron ((LID Publishing)) The Exile: Journey from Life to Death by Ro Kong Kyun (MBA 1959) ((Eloquent Books))...
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- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Summer Fellowship Recipient is a Changemaker in Tanzania
example, the Rock Center Fellows Program subsidizes students working on an existing startup or launching their own, and the Career and Professional Development Fellows program aids career changers, such as those interested in the luxury...
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April White
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter
disabilities, and lower-wage workers, the cost to build simply cannot be covered by the rents they can pay—there has to be a subsidy of some kind. In regions like the Bay Area, middle-income rents can’t cover the cost to build either, so the result is a pipeline of...
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Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
The Baby Business
level, a child is a luxury item: Those who can afford it will get it, and those who can’t will not. That’s fine when we’re talking about diamonds, but the concern here is that when it comes to children, we need to think differently. If...
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- 20 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers Value Global Brands
companies like Disney, McDonald's, Levi Strauss, and Jack Daniel's spun American myths for the rest of the world. But today's global myths have less to do with the American way of life. Further, no longer are myths created only by lifestyle and View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
hotels. Set among pristine waters and beaches, backed by stunning volcanic mountain islands, the resorts boast romantic over-the-water bungalows, luxurious amenities, and the highest ratings from guests and travel industry experts....
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- 10 Jan 2007
- HBS Case
The Challenge of Managing National Security
urgent action, it enjoyed the luxury of time, relatively speaking, to find its new identity. By contrast, the intelligence community's national-security imperative puts great pressure on it to change immediately. Consider the challenge...
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- 11 Jan 2000
- Research & Ideas
Calling All Managers: How to Build a Better Call Center
more likely to cite work environment over compensation issues. However, that is not to say that good call centers have the luxury of offering lower salaries and still expecting employees to stay. Turnover at call centers can be affected...
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Trade Cards - The Art of American Advertising
that illustrated the promise of individual products and the road to a better life. Print curator Eleanor Garvey contends that, “The colorful, expensively produced ad in and of itself was a treat: both an invitation to step into a more ‘complete’ and View Details
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South Asia - Global Activities 2020
into and out of India to the rest of East Asia and beyond. The tour of the site included the future Colombo Port City, an urban development project slated for completion in 2041, which comprises office towers, luxury residences, an...
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