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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Back to the Future
discontent for many American families. Bundled up in chilly homes, they see their heating bills cutting deeply into the rest of their household budget. Lowering the thermostat, they wonder when keeping warm became a luxury in the...
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- 20 Dec 2016
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December 20, 2016
School Case 217-013 Nirvana Vihar Rehabilitation Homes Kumar Builders (KUL) was finally nearing completion on the four luxury condominium towers that comprised the first phase of its bold vision for the redevelopment of more than 70 acres...
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Carmen Nobel
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Art Nature Business
intersection of nature and technology. As he has stated, "My painting acknowledges the romantic ideals of the power of nature, while at the same time celebrates the ways that art is a direct product of a domesticated, luxury...
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- 22 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018
high-priced, low-volume, luxury travel product in its existing locations; so to continue its growth, it is now trying to expand into East Africa, where the traditional safari approach by most providers has been a high-volume, low-cost,...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 22, 2008
department stores and a new hypermarket—Nagesh was proud of the way the company had taken retail from its roots in simple transactions to a complete "experience" defined by the luxurious ambiance, food, events and educated staff...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
and infrastructure, and with personnel costs that match European standards, we can compete only on the basis of high-quality French Caribbean service. We do have one luxury hotel that already exhibits that standard: the Cap Est Lagoon...
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- 10 Mar 2015
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First Look: March 10
in industrial water and wastewater systems. Woteer had expressed an interest in gaining exclusive access to Oasys' forward osmosis technology for water treatment applications in China in exchange for an equity investment. Jim Matheson, President and CEO, did not have...
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Carmen Nobel
- 27 Sep 2016
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September 27, 2016
successful products, a cultural icon across the globe. But managing the low priced, nylon handbag is challenging as Longchamp tries to move its brand upmarket into higher priced, luxury leather goods. How much should Longchamp focus on Le...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
Gaston Azcarraga's Grupo Posadas acquired the Caesar Park brand of luxury hotels in Brazil and Argentina in 1998, he faced the familiar challenge of bridging cultural and linguistic differences. "We realized that being similar is not the...
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- 22 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 22, 2008
business of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH), the world's leading luxury products group, Ramiro Otano had overseen a spectacularly successful run at the company by any financial measure. Despite the company's growth, some of the...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Team MBA
Administration, Hitotsubashi University, Japan Favorite HBS memories include “traveling with my lovely wife to Israel, Syria, and India on HBS student-organized treks” and RC Strategy with Professor Rivkin. What’s next: Luxury resort...
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- 02 Feb 2016
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February 2, 2016
2013. The sudden price increase not only increased the likely acquisition price for an ownership stake in Hefei Sanyo, but also meant that Whirlpool had lost the luxury of both time and secrecy. Lee had to quickly decide how to structure...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 18
for European Expansion Scott Malkin, CEO of Value Retail, a developer and operator of European outlet villages serving luxury brands, is planning on developing a 18,503 m2 open-air outlet village to be built 98 kilometers south of Milan...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 9, 2010
positioning of its mixed bag of brands. After launching an economy and an upscale brand, it dithered over the launch of its upper upscale and luxury brands. The case illustrates the marketing and organizational challenges of a hybrid...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
Jr., and other leaders to become larger-than-life figures; why society works the way it does, and what you can do to positively impact it, and the importance and power of close relationships. Fin Tales: Saving Cadillac, America’s Luxury...
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- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
some houses," says Beisert. "But in five or ten years, there's going to be nothing but high-rises and luxury apartments." All of this has been good for business, but like airline consumers, the online consumer market in Brazil requires a...
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- 05 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 5, 2008
regret relaxes self-control and motivates consumers to counteract their righteousness. A series of five studies demonstrates the effect of self-control regrets on real choices and actual shopping behavior. The findings indicate that consumers are more likely to select...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
things don't go as planned, remember to look in the mirror, and don't lose the learning. Leave everything better than you found it. Leslie Hale (MBA 2001), CFO and sVP, RLJ Lodging Trust, Bethesda, Maryland Take advantage of the fact that your MBA affords you the View Details
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
ground-floor space in the Fisher and various operators are considering a boutique hotel in one wing of the building. Cummings and his partners were considering luxury condos in the upper reaches of the building, but they worry that...
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April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
is used in a variety of applications, from luxury watches to cutting-edge cell phone displays. Last year, Esquire magazine’s 75th anniversary October issue even featured a high-tech E Ink cover that actually flashed the message, “The 21st...
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