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- 01 Mar 2004
- News
High Brow
Flock (MBA ’00) decided to have a go at. The two Yanks have purchased the North American rights to Truefitt & Hill, a venerable British purveyor of grooming products and the operator of what’s believed to be the world’s oldest barbershop,...
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- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Hoop Dreams
similar results, Belkin nearly gave up on becoming an NBA team owner. But when the Atlanta Hawks surfaced as a hot prospect last August, Belkin moved quickly with seven partners to purchase the Hawks, the Thrashers hockey team, and operating View Details
- 07 Feb 2019
- News
A Course Correction at Chris-Craft
president and CEO—notes that plans include expanding the plant and the payroll as well as the customer base. “There are parts of the market we don’t participate in and we're going to be able to migrate into those. View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Fab Four
cofounded in 1998. He also advised a number of student teams competing in the HBS Business Plan Contest, an event he judged in previous years. “It made me feel good that three of the four finalists that year, including the winning team,...
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- 01 Oct 1999
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A Constructive Summer at HBS
the surface for the right level of tackiness before laying down the gold leaf." After pressing on the paper-thin strips of gold, Pawlick burnished the dome with a soft brush before giving it a final polish. Built in 1927, the Baker...
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Judith A. Ross
- 10 May 2019
- News
Bringing Art to the People It Depicts
weeks ago. The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, will be on view through July 19. The Dean Collection showcases Parks’ work from his days taking portraits in early 1940s Chicago to his powerful images of the Civil Rights...
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- 01 Jun 2011
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Mr. Start-Up
could stray from an assignment to write market assessments and instead create a start-up business plan. “The professor was Walt Salmon, and fortunately he was all for it,” recalls Cassidy, who eventually made good on the plan to launch...
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- 01 Dec 2014
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Feedback
shown on the master plan seems to be a continuation of the volumes, rhythm, and scale of the existing buildings. To me this seems the right way to go. The danger is to fall in the trap of doing something...
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- 25 Aug 2014
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The First Five Years: Raymond Hwang (MBA 2010)
thorough understanding of the problem and a surgical plan to address it. Your job is to execute that plan with as little variation as possible. The ‘same way, every time’ is the mantra of the surgeon. Once...
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- 01 Jun 2006
- News
One-on-One with Tom Oreck
Katrina knocked out operations at the New Orleans headquarters and the Long Beach plant, pushing the business to the brink. Advanced planning saved vital data and operations, but Oreck credits employees with actually saving the company....
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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Action Plan: Finding Fluency
trying to be disciplined about a marketing calendar with 16-week lead times,” Dunaway recalls. Plans for April Fool’s Day and Olympics-related campaigns went out the window. “We had to ask: What are the needs that consumers have View Details
- 17 Mar 2015
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The First Five Years: Adam Enbar (MBA 2010)
working with the team, recruiting talent, or building partnerships/infrastructure to help us grow in the right direction.” What’s been the best part of the Flatiron School journey? What’s been the most challenging? “The best part is...
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- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Blue No Longer
customer-oriented firms such as American Express and RJR Nabisco, Gerstner proceeded to shake up Big Blue's culture, reinventing IBM “from the customer back, not from the company out,” so the firm would become driven by the marketplace. He scrapped View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
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The Realities of the Refugee Crisis
accepting refugees is probably good for a country. That was part of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s message to Germany: We need these people to plan for future growth. Economic migrants tend to be of the greatest benefit because they come with...
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April White
- 01 Apr 2001
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New Ventures New Gains
eyeglasses and for software for cardiologists, says she expects to see fewer Internet-related plans this year. Myra Hart observes that while some students may not be as willing to take the risk of implementing their View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
New Career Wanted
moving to part time for family or lifestyle reasons. In late career, we often see people who are downshifting or exploring the nonprofit sector. There’s also a spike two or three years after graduation, when young managers often realize they have gotten into something...
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- 01 Feb 2001
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The Road Taken: One Family's Worldly Adventure
estate investment and commercial development firm based in Newton, Massachusetts. "We knew they'd be very excited to learn about volcanoes, for instance, when they could be right there, seeing a real one," he notes. But just laying the...
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Margie Kelley
- 10 Dec 2010
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Notes from the Trenches
Last week’s post by Roger Thompson featured “Ten Rules for Entrepreneurs”. To build on that, I thought I’d include some of the more quotable moments and insights from a recent panel featuring past participants of the HBS Business Plan...
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- 01 Dec 2022
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Contributing to a Better Future
world war now, but it does feel like we’re living through a very fraught time, and HBS can again be part of contributing to a better future.” In this conversation, Spar outlines the vision for BiGS. Why is the study of business in society so important View Details
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April White
- 01 Mar 2017
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Swimming with the Stream
customers. Gandhi, who released her first EP, Voices, in October and heads off on tour this month, has done stints at both Spotify and Interscope Records, which provided her with unique insight as she planned promotion and distribution...
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Dan Morrell