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- 01 Sep 2009
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Faculty Books
Kanter contends that vanguard companies deliver what their customers want better than their competitors do, thereby providing the financial success shareholders demand and the social conscience demanded by the new generation of managers....
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- 01 Mar 2004
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Protecting against the Erosion of Brand Value
and sell books.” What’s at work here is commoditization, a process that results in companies being unable to profitably differentiate their products and services. “The specter of commoditization sends chills down every executive’s spine —...
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- 01 Dec 2010
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Additional alumni books for your consideration.
as money-market funds. Islands of Profit in a Sea of Red Ink: Why 40% of Your Business Is Unprofitable, and How to Fix It by Jonathan L.S. Byrnes (DBA ’80) (Penguin Portfolio) Given the uncomfortable truth that it’s possible, even easy,...
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- 06 Dec 2021
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Tipping Point
drivers. It is a model customers are familiar with.” And it’s a model she believes could also transform the coffee industry and other commodity supply chains. Courtesy Margaret Nyamumbo “The economics of coffee are some of the most...
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- 01 Mar 2017
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Students Forecast Climate Change’s Impact
in the reduction of greenhouse gases, customers need to play a more significant role.” — Piersten Gaines (MBA 2018) Vail Ski Resort Data point: “The typical ski resort needs 100–105 days of skiing to secure the average industry View Details
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Dan Morrell
- 01 Dec 2009
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Alumni Books
development opportunities, or proper rewards. Expanding on their previous books, The HR Scorecard and The Workforce Scorecard, the authors recommend that workforces be managed like portfolios, with more investments in the jobs that create the most wealth. View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
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Conducting Business
In 2015 I moved from New York City to Madison, Connecticut, where I met, quite by chance, Ginny Vancil and her brother, Richard. I thought, How many Vancils can there be in the world? I asked if they knew Richard “Dick” Vancil, who was my first professor for my first...
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- 20 Nov 2019
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From the Ground Up
Paul Phillips (MBA 2003) is cofounder of Kai-Viti Water, which bottles and sells artesian water from the Fiji Islands. In this interview he talks about the company’s policy of dedicating profits from the company to support basic education...
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- 01 Dec 2015
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Multimedia Simulation Provides Real-World Reality Check
Technology Services. It is an example of how experiential learning and technology are being incorporated into the MBA curriculum. The School’s most complex simulation to date, “Strategic Brew” focuses on maximizing the profitability of a...
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- 01 Dec 2006
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Enron’s Legacy
Private-equity boards are typically composed of members with substantial wealth at risk. Private-equity boards know how to structure financial incentives that deter reckless gambling and reward profitable growth. Private-equity boards...
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- 01 Dec 2018
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Hard Choices
much in the employer’s interest to also be there for them. I ask you, does it maximize profit to treat customers well by selling them products that represent good value for the money, or is it best to charge...
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Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 01 Oct 2001
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New Economy Notables: Peter C. Wendell
that, how to share information efficiently within a company, new ways to share information with suppliers and customers — those elements of the new economy are unstoppable. How job has changed in last five years Dramatic growth. Five...
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- 01 Aug 2001
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Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success
Bridgestone/Firestone. "That was a tremendously difficult period for our customers and for us as a leadership team," recalled Nasser, before adding that Ford's commitment to consumers made it an easy decision to replace some 13 million...
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- 01 Sep 2020
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Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020
this growth is inevitable as the divide between man and machine blurs. Hot Stocks: Investing for Impact and Profit in a Warming World by James Ellman (MBA 1994) Rowman & Littlefield The world is warming, our portfolios will have to adapt,...
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- 01 Dec 2019
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Shaping Leaders Who Understand Business and the Environment
where climate change was leading to drier climates. “It’s a rare look at a company that’s positioning itself to develop profitable opportunities, both to mitigate contributors to climate change and to accommodate the climate changes that...
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April White
- 01 Mar 2009
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Your Taxi Is Waiting
reservation system, or phone, a customer reserved the entire plane, with pricing set on a per-hour basis. A typical day trip, such as the Boston–Syracuse example above, would run $4,400. Divided among the Caravan’s eight passengers, the...
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- 01 Sep 2003
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Globalization Revisited
argued that advances in communications technology were increasingly inspiring consumers around the world to want the same things. Therefore, he declared, international companies should cease to act as “multinationals” that customized...
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- 27 Oct 2016
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Paying It Forward
inventory losses by alerting retailers when items are given free-of-charge to friends and family by purposely not being scanned by a clerk (called “sweethearting”), when barcodes are covered, when items are left in a shopping cart, or when scales are circumvented. The...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2009
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E Ink’s Wild Ride
percent a year and is poised on the cusp of enormous change. In June, Prime View International (PVI) signed an agreement to acquire E Ink for about $215 million. Based in Taipei, Taiwan, PVI is E Ink’s largest customer and the world’s...
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- 23 Sep 2021
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Confronting Sustainability in Business; Pro-Bono Consulting for Black-Owned Companies
then finally seeing the outcomes. “Measuring the impact of our actions on the environment, employees, and customers is becoming increasingly important,” Serafeim says. ”With impact-weighted accounts, we have the opportunity to redefine...
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Margie Kelley