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Guidelines for Choosing Resources - Research Computing Services
values. Please see the Stata manual entry for memory for more information. R In R, the mem_used() function of the pryr package can inform your variable usage. Please see the http://adv-r.had.co.nz/memory.html (by Hadley Wickham) for more...
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- 27 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing
Industrial firms have traditionally had closer sales-marketing ties than consumer goods companies, especially consumer packaged goods companies. Even the traditional industrial goods ties are not strong enough for the current challenges....
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by Benson Shapiro
- 12 Mar 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Firing the CEO
Successful family CEOs often have the values, vision, passion for the business and abilities to build loyalty with key owners, customers, suppliers, and the employees that make them the right leaders of their companies, even if they lack certain skills. You need to...
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- 20 Jan 2023
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Free Spirits
hoppy, sour, golden, and traditional and hazy IPA. Athletic also offers a rotating selection of seasonal releases and limited editions, which are sold online, on the shelves of supermarkets and in liquor stores and non-alcoholic bottle shops. Athletic’s brightly...
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- 12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
will always be on the margin unless there is huge support within the public. Major changes in a business occur when major economics are demonstrated—new markets with new products, innovation, business model. These were well highlighted in many articles and publications...
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- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
decided to promote the idea of wine tastings from home. Customers can order a tasting package from the company website, including the wine, tasting notes and a link to a video that would essentially serve as a virtual tasting. As...
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- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
further improve efficiency, the number of stock-keeping units were reduced from about 4,000 to 1,000+, and offered special packages that included vegetables, fruit, meat, and medicine to accelerate sorting and delivery. Case 3: Product...
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Commercialization of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
charismatic style of presentation along with Polaroid's inviting advertising literature and product packaging bolstered sales. The company's colorful, easy-to-read promotional kits for its glare-free desk lamps, crafted by industrial...
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notables as the O'Jays, M.C. Hammer, New Edition, Whitney Houston, and Mary J. Blige. He eventually created 14 businesses, mostly to deal with myriad aspects of live concert promotion. He and his partner, Phil Casey, were among the first urban concert promoters to...
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- 03 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Is the Future of MBA Education?
brings new reports of hedge fund closings and the scaling back of private equity investments. Not surprisingly, the enormously high compensation packages in these fields are shrinking as well, making jobs in these sectors far less...
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Omowale Casselle
What does your work involve? "My official title is director of product management, SAMPLEit, a new venture at redbox. In this role, I'm responsible for leveraging technology across our different product lines—kiosk, mobile, and online—to deliver an awesome...
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
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Data Tips & Toolkits - Research Computing Services
Data Practices Data Tips & Toolkits 33ms Causal Inference R Packages causalTree, CausalImpact, Counterfactual, BayesTree, rrd, FindIt, causaldrf, uplift, Synth, matchIt, pcalg, wfe, matching, med ex, BCEE, dagitty, causale ect, mediation,...
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- 15 Mar 2024
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Hungry for Change
As a management consultant at Kurt Salmon, Kate Flynn (MBA 2012) often worked with clients in the packaged food industry. She saw customers asking for healthier and more sustainable foods, and she herself was seeking better options. From...
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Matt Higgins
Matt Higgins is one of the preeminent venture investors in next-generation technology companies and beloved consumer brands. Created alongside Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, RSE Ventures has built an expansive multi-billion-dollar investment portfolio of over 100...
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- 03 Aug 2022
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Hungry for Change
Management consulting doesn’t lend itself to a balanced diet. Always on the go for her projects at Kurt Salmon, Kate Flynn (MBA 2012) would grab whatever packaged food appeared healthiest to her. For a long time, she sought low-calorie...
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April White
Rob Gierkink
Rob (MBA 1991) has founded or co-founded six companies, with combined exits totaling more than $2.25 billion. He is an Executive in Residence at General Catalyst Partners where he principally invests in technology companies that work with traditional retailers. His...
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- 11 Dec 2017
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3 Ways Financial Aid is Unique at HBS
approximately $37,000 per year, or $74,000 total over the course of the two year program. Every financial aid package is different. Packages may include a combination of your fellowship award, savings, and a...
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Oscar F. Mayer
Mayer, an immigrant from Germany, founded a meat packing business in Chicago. The company grew from 12 employees in 1919 to over 8,000 by 1955, and it had four additional packaging plants in various states. By the end of his tenure, the...
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Food & Tobacco
- 01 Dec 2014
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3-Minute Briefing: Nagisa Manabe (MBA 1991)
package delivery. The American consumer has rising expectations about the speed and quality of package delivery. So what we’re working toward is a 7-day, 364-days-of-the-year schedule. Do you know the one...
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Julia Hanna