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Oded Navon
always gives me something to strive for. What’s the best thing about your home town? The High Holidays are a magical time in Israel. Specifically, on Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, the entire country, which is normally in a big hustle,...
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- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Action Plan: Casting Call
Bert Berkley (MBA 1950) calls it “the dumbest thing I’ve ever done in my life.” Having served in the US Army during World War II for three-and-a-half years, he was offered (and accepted) the chance to go home one day early if he signed up for the Army Reserves. Called...
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Julia Hanna;
hobbies;
balance;
meaning;
longevity;
aging;
Paper Manufacturing;
Manufacturing
- 19 Feb 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Amazoned: Is Any Industry Safe?
Made-up Holiday The company is throwing itself a party where all its Prime customers get the gifts. How Independent Bookstores Have Thrived in Spite of Amazon.com Independent bookstores managed to survive and even thrive in spite of...
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- 19 Jan 2023
- Blog Post
11 Ways to Reengage Employees in the New Year
plans. 2. Set Team Resolutions: Ease the stress of getting back on track after the holidays by coming together as a team to clarify your goals. Plan to discuss team resolutions that can be achieved together and lay out your project plans...
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All Industries
- 07 Nov 2007
- Op-Ed
How Marketing Hype Hurt Boeing and Apple
ones caught short when Apple announced a $200 iPhone price decrease 8 weeks after launch. This suggested iPhone sales had slowed considerably below post-launch expectations and might not meet holiday season targets. The stock price was...
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- 27 Aug 2007
- Op-Ed
Mattel: Getting a Toy Recall Right
should survive. The CEO knows that Mattel's brand trust—built up over 62 years—is at stake, just ahead of the holiday selling season. And with 80 percent of U.S. toys sourced from China, other U.S. toy marketers are under equal scrutiny;...
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- 01 Dec 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
registration form. This is an extraordinary value for alumni on many levels — don't miss it! My colleagues on the Board join me in wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season. This is a good time of year to be in touch with HBS...
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- 22 May 2020
- Blog Post
Remembering Well and Making Meaning of Memorial Day
the Civil War, Memorial Day is the U.S.’s single national holiday dedicated to remembering those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in our nation’s wars. The excitement of summer’s beginning, at least in this veteran’s experience, often...
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- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Turning Point: Soul Cycle
Karyn Kerr Pettigrew (MBA 1990) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Karyn Kerr Pettigrew (MBA 1990) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) We all have turning points in our lives—clarifying moments that change the trajectory of our lives. The value is in how we choose to process...
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- 04 Sep 2019
- News
What I Do: Keith Cerny (MBA 1991)
nearly 75,000 patrons in the United States and abroad, and produced a performance and global simulcast of an opera, Tod Machover’s Death and the Powers, that featured robots. In Fort Worth, he’ll be co-leading the search for a new music director, in addition to...
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- 11 Sep 2009
- News
I Network, You Network, He, She, It Networks…
interviewed on the CBS Early Show about holiday tipping in a recession. In no-nonsense, rapid-fire style, the neatly-coiffed brunette whipped through the many sticky wickets that can plague a job-hunting MBA, answering perennial questions...
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- 02 May 2016
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Samsung Global Strategy Group
holidays with other recent MBA graduates from around the world. Coming to Korea and GSG will be an adventure and decision you won’t regret. Is there anything else you would like to share with fellow recruiters or those who are new to...
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Technology
- 19 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 4/5
an enduring history of racism; slaves didn’t become free in Texas until 2.5 years after Abraham Lincoln passed the Emancipation Proclamation. The Juneteenth holiday today references this date of delayed freedom for Black Texans, but also...
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- 01 Dec 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
and class notes. These services and programs offer something for everyone. Please take the time to investigate what works best for you, and let us know how we can continue to keep you in contact with each other and with the School. Best wishes for a happy and healthy...
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- 01 Mar 2016
- News
The People’s Pods
It’s become cliché. You go to a holiday party or a cocktail party, and people are like, “Oh, you know, I’m starting a podcast.” But that does make me worry, from a supply-and-demand and an advertiser equilibrium perspective. Are there...
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Dan Morrell
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Tax and Grow
currently have an incentive to keep money abroad. A temporary holiday of the repatriation tax coupled with the tax on excess cash holdings would help ensure that the disgorged cash would be used productively in the United States. Coupling...
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Read excerpts from DENIAL
The Edifice Complex: Denial at Sears
Book Excerpt: Denial at Sears (BusinessWeek.com, February 26, 2010)
From Denial: Why Business... View Details
- 15 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions
restrictions—may need to refine their outreach to a pandemic-weary public, especially when it comes to high-risk activities, such as indoor dining. As vaccine hopes and holiday loneliness make distancing harder, consumers will need more...
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- 13 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rescuing Products with Stealth Positioning
immediate appeal for the atypical user was that the game was simple and unintimidating. But it was also a fun social activity, a diverting game to bring out during the holidays or at informal get-togethers. By using stealth positioning,...
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by Youngme Moon
- Web
Souvenirs & Novelties - The Art of American Advertising
repeatedly use and reference proved another effective way to keep a product’s name in the mind of the consumer. Business cards, postcards, holiday greeting cards, and books of songs, recipes, or medical advice, all created for “gratuitous...
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