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- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
products—and more likely to indulge in treats. Why? “You did something good for the environment,” Karmarkar says, “so you can have a cookie.” It was easy to believe Bill Gates in 2012 when he predicted that Sal Khan’s (MBA 2003) 2006...
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- 29 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
3 Insights from My First Year at HBS
me to think in this way. 3. I Followed My Passions This summer I have been working on starting up Chaku Foods Limited, a consumer goods food brand from Ghana that creates delicious snacks using local...
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Managing and Innovating in Financial Services - Course Catalog
industry that has seen as much disruption – both good (innovation) and bad (crisis) – as financial services. In Managing and Innovating in Financial Services , we examine the challenges and opportunities faced in financial services as...
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- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Drug Imports a Hot Topic at Alumni Health-Care Conference
Conference Coverage on the Working Knowledge website. European Business Conference Seeks to Understand Differences Americans expect to find luxury goods at the mall. Europeans don’t. American shoppers expect to be waited on. U.K....
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- 25 Apr 2023
- News
Class of 2022 Startups Sweep Alumni New Venture Competition
region, because it is known to have a concentration of investors interested in consumer products and goods (CPG). The HBS Association of Southern California helped them prepare for the pitch and connected...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
An Eye to the East
Jacinto C. Gavino of the Asian Institute of Management in Manila suggested that, given such constraints, there should be an evaluation mechanism developed to help focus research on the most important issues. “In developing economies, we have to reexamine the...
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Alejandro Reyes
- 06 Apr 2007
- What Do You Think?
Will Market Forces Stop Global Warming?
Summing Up Debate on this month's questions occurred on at least three levels. Is global warming occurring? Do humans (primarily through CO2 emissions) have much to do with it? Should we rely on market forces to provide appropriate responses, or will this require...
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- 20 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2018
Gone Too Far When Ethan Bernstein used wearable technology to track workers around their open office, he discovered many were trying to avoid collaboration rather than engage in it. How to Get People Addicted to a Good Habit Reshmaan...
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- 19 Feb 2020
- News
Capitol Ideas to Combat Climate Change
“You are seeing meaningful renewable programs in most states, and that’s both good news and bad news.” Using the example of her own company, a private equity firm investing in the energy sector, she explained the challenges of working...
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April White; photos by Jack Conroy
- 09 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Overcoming the Challenges of Selling Brand New Technology (Hey, Need a 3-D Printer?)
range of home and small-business users. The question the company faced was how to convince potential customers to buy it. The key ingredient: the product launch. “Product launches are always crucial for early-stage ventures,” says Cespedes. “Repeated surveys indicate...
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- 04 Mar 2015
- What Do You Think?
Can a Laissez-Faire Approach Fix Labor Market Inequality?
power of unions, competition based on lower prices and costs, the failure of governments to take action—inequality appears to have increased over the past three decades in many parts of the world. A strong economic case can be made that View Details
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Global - Global Activities 2020
Billaud; and research associate Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej. It explores how Unilever, the UK-based consumer goods giant, has implemented an initiative to accelerate the speed of change throughout the...
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- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna. I'm a writer and editor for the HBS Alumni Bulletin. In 2019, I met Egyptian alumna Amal Enan (MBA 2014) when she was on campus for her 5th reunion. Enan had already held a...
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entrepreneurship;
women;
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Egypt;
developing economies;
Finance
- 12 Oct 2006
- First Look
First Look: October 12, 2006
worldwide for exquisite design of consumer electronics products, strives to better integrate software design into its traditional physical product design processes to meet the demands of a post-iPod world. Details the Bang & Olufsen...
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Sean Silverthorne
- September 2019 (Revised May 2020)
- Supplement
Keroche (F): Future Growth Plans
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pippa Tubman Armerding
This case describes Keroche co-founder Tabitha Karanja’s 2012 decision to invest in additional production capacity. In November 2012, with a loan from Barclay’s bank, Keroche began constructing a new state-of-the-art beer brewery using German technology. The new plant,...
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Production Capacity;
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Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Pippa Tubman Armerding. "Keroche (F): Future Growth Plans." Harvard Business School Supplement 720-395, September 2019. (Revised May 2020.)
- 16 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #9: Shelly Xu (MBA 2021) Reducing Waste Through Beautiful Design
believes that good design can inspire the fashion industry to avoid these frightening forecasts. Her business is built on two prongs: She’s developing a software algorithm that she hopes will automate zero waste designs that both cost...
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- 28 May 2019
- News
INK: Maker’s Manual
Since cofounding the online product discovery platform The Grommet in 2008, Jules Pieri (MBA 1986) has enjoyed a front-row seat to the launch of 3,000 consumer products—including household names like Fitbit, SodaStream, and S’well. From...
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Jen McFarland Flint
- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
Working PapersThe "Fees Savings" Link, or Purchasing Fifty Pounds of Pasta Authors:Michael I. Norton and Leonard Lee Abstract Many consumers have had the experience of entering discount membership clubs to make a few...
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Martha Lagace
- 12 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Crowds and Experts Kickstart the Arts
Business School. "That could be both potentially positive and negative. There is a lot of critically acclaimed artwork that could be systematically overlooked by crowds. On the other hand, you could imagine that experts aren't always good...
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Scott Wu
environmental sustainability, health and wellness, natural and organic consumer products, and business services. He was also a member of the founding team of Upstart, which is pioneering crowdfunding for recent graduates. Wu credits HBS...
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