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Julia Siegel
shared our hopes, our dreams, and our fears for our future selves, it was amazing to see our section mates be so vulnerable with people who were otherwise strangers just two months before. I couldn't help but be impressed by the ambitions...
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- September 2017
- Case
Blackstone's Julia Kahr at the Summit
By: Paul A. Gompers, John D. Dionne and Amram Migdal
In 2009, Blackstone, the New York-based alternative asset and financial services firm, committed to invest up to $750 million into Summit Materials, a new company in the aggregates sector (i.e., construction materials, such as crushed stone, sand, gravel, cement,...
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Roll Up;
Private Equity Roll Up;
Aggregates;
Aggregates Materials;
Construction Materials;
Business Ventures;
Acquisition;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Engineering;
Construction;
Finance;
Capital;
Equity;
Private Equity;
Financial Instruments;
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Housing;
Management;
Goals and Objectives;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Personal Development and Career;
Management Teams;
Planning;
Problems and Challenges;
Value;
Valuation;
Value Creation;
Construction Industry;
Financial Services Industry;
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Gompers, Paul A., John D. Dionne, and Amram Migdal. "Blackstone's Julia Kahr at the Summit." Harvard Business School Case 218-002, September 2017.
- 29 Nov 2010
- HBS Case
United Breaks Guitars
Tweets are in the air we breathe. Most of us know that "friend" can also be a verb. Social media are part of the public discourse now, whether or not we're active users of them. A new case coauthored by HBS marketing professor...
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by Julia Hanna
- 30 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
Turning Employees Into Problem Solvers
reports. The paper, authored by Julia Adler-Milstein, an HBS doctoral candidate in the Health Policy Management program; Sara J. Singer, assistant professor at the Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard...
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- 25 May 2011
- HBS Case
QuikTrip’s Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off
clean bathrooms and parking lots, along with quick, friendly service. The result? In 2010, its by-store profit was almost double that of the top quartile of competitors. Since its founding in 1958 by Chester Cadieux and Burt B. Holmes,...
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- 18 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization
(Photo source: iStock) Economic cluster theory has been used to describe the growth of many industries, including the automotive business around Detroit, high tech in Silicon Valley, and digital media in Seoul. These regions benefit by a...
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- 07 Jul 2019
- HBS Case
Walmart's Workforce of the Future
to a good degree,” says Kerr. But it’s too soon to tell whether they have established themselves in a way that will allow them to truly excel. “That’s where the jury is still out. They are still defining the Walmart of the future.” About the Author View Details
- 09 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools
Business has long recognized the connection between an effective school system and a qualified workforce—by some estimates, the private sector invests $4 billion annually in efforts intended to improve public education. So why isn't that investment paying off?...
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- 11 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
Mixing Open Source and Proprietary Software Strategies
has its die-hard supporters. Meanwhile, other firms try to maximize profits by keeping a tight, proprietary hold on all intellectual property. Increasingly, however, software companies are taking a "best of both worlds" approach View Details
- 23 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Three-Dimensional Strategy: Winning the Multisided Platform
by facilitating direct connections between multiple types of affiliated customers, which most often leads to network effects. Think of what a shopping mall accomplishes in bringing together a multitude of sellers and buyers who interact...
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by Julia Hanna
- 28 Apr 2008
- HBS Case
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
Farms, but it's pretty hard to live without Tide and Pampers.” "The concept of win-win bargaining is a good and powerful message," Sebenius says, "but a lot of our students and executives face counterparts who aren't interested in playing View Details
- 26 Oct 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
When Does a Platform Create Value by Limiting Choice?
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Peter W. Olson: By the Book
find time to do it," he says simply, pulling a bookmarked copy of Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song off his desk. "Sometimes, in a rare quiet moment, I'll close my door and read." —Julia Hanna
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- 16 Dec 2019
- Research & Ideas
Taking on the Taboos That Keep Women Out of India's Workforce
percent in 2015. Yet nearly one-third of Indian housewives express the desire to work. How do governments go about changing perceptions of women in the workforce when it’s in their economic interest to do so? A recent working paper by...
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by Julia Hanna
- 02 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
Companies Choreograph Earnings Calls to Hide Bad News
executives a question. That's the procedure that HBS Associate Professor Lauren H. Cohen followed to find out more about the odd dealings he'd observed at a company that was the subject of one of his case studies. But he wasn't given the opportunity to ask a question,...
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- 31 Mar 2008
- HBS Case
JetBlue’s Valentine’s Day Crisis
to think there's more than just an accident happening here," Huckman remarks. "Now that you suspect this, how do you react as a manager? How do you restore confidence among your customers?" Neeleman apologized publicly to over 131,000 customers affected...
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- 20 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
Power Posing: Fake It Until You Make It
there is established research showing that while it's true that facial expressions reflect how you feel, you can also 'fake it until you make it.' In other words, you can smile long enough that it makes you feel happy. This work extends that finding on facial feedback,...
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by Julia Hanna
- 10 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces
Ramarajan and Reid’s study shows. But making that effort—beginning with a clear-eyed, inward look at one’s background, identity, and place in culture—can provide the foundation for building a workplace where everyone can thrive. About the Author View Details
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by Julia Hanna
- 31 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Niche Content in an Ad-Driven World
suggests that at least some online content creators, namely bloggers, respond to the arrival of advertising revenue by changing what they cover, drifting toward subjects of broad interest—money, sex, and celebrities—to the detriment of...
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