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- 12 Apr 2016
- News
How Disney’s Alan Horn Manages the Movies
franchises (foregoing the combining of the Harry Potter books to limit the number of films). And while Horn had the good fortune of running already-successful companies under the Disney umbrella, colleagues note that his View Details
- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
He recalls this moment in his new book, Around the Corner to Around the World: A Dozen Lessons I Learned Running Dunkin’ Donuts. “Up until that point,” he writes, “the only thing I had managed were a couple of donut shops—replacing View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- 10 Sep 2013
- News
Ferguson’s Formula
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Action Plan: Tapping into a Legacy
As the new managing director of Hall & Woodhouse, one of England’s leading regional breweries, Matt Kearsey (AMP 193, 2017) knows that the best-tasting beer requires more than premium hops and pure spring water. “We give the process the... View Details
- 31 Jul 2023
- News
Striving for Imperfection
smart enough to let him do that experimentation. Eight years elapsed before that became a commercial product. It’s amazing that Nestle, that had two big existing franchises in coffee—instant and stove top—was willing to risk those View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
It’s raining in Sarasota. And not a light sprinkle but a proper, Florida drenching, so the outdoor courts at the Pickleball Club’s Lakewood Ranch location are deserted. Inside is a different story. Most of the 12 courts are in play. With four people to a court, all... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
that more and more cities may zone or franchise waste collection, restricting the number of operators (and emissions) while improving safety in designated areas—as Los Angeles has done, with New York soon to follow. Every landfill is at a... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Waste Management and Remediation Services
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
New Releases
practical solutions some have developed in response. Bradach explains that traditional chain enterprises comprise two organizational units: company and franchise. The company-owned unit is run on a military model - the superior exercises authority, the View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Portraits from the Class of 2003
First Film: Open Invitation, half–hour dark comedy Previous Job: managed brand franchises for Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati and Toronto AT P&G: spearheaded relationship with UNICEF to donate tuberculosis... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
One-on-One with Peter Cuneo
consumer products. We’re in 25 different categories, with toys being the biggest at the moment, followed by video games. Here, our characters are managed as brands. So it’s interesting — Spider-Man is both a celebrity and a brand. What... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Down on the Farm: Frank Burke (MBA '87)
For fans and management alike, with so much of professional sports now indistinguishable from other high-powered enterprises, where can one turn for an affordable and quality sports experience? Ask Frank Burke (MBA '87), owner of the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
franchises remains fierce. RELATED PROFILES Touching All the Bases: Stephen A. Greyser Kicking Off a Startup: Jennifer Rottenberg (MBA '96) Down on the Farm: Frank Burke (MBA '87) A Player's View: Gord Kluzak (MBA '98) RELATED PROFILES... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
The Next Big Swing
his simulation game in 2006 but credits it with providing lasting insight. “It was the perfect marriage of sports and numbers,” he says. “It forced me to study baseball at a very detailed level. I had to learn as much as I could, such as studying how View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
House of Bread on the Rise
the first location, McCann leaves the baking to her staff while she manages a growing enterprise. “I love people, and franchising is basically about relationships with people,” she explains. McCann is well... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Long-Term Interest: Bill Crozier, a Banker Pegged to the Customer
An innovative thinker who created BayBanks, one of the most successful retail banking franchises in the United States, William M. Crozier, Jr. (MBA '63) has a lot to say about the evolution of banking. As head of BayBanks for 21 years,... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL
teams; the worst-performing franchises have the first picks in the league's annual draft of college players; and salary caps help ensure that wealthier teams can't just buy up all the best players. A congressional partial exemption from... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
All in Good Time
image of a hard-driving entrepreneur who is on call around the clock doesn’t mesh well with the nonstop demands of family life. But that didn’t stop Allison O’Kelly (MBA ’99) from leaving a fast-track management position at Toys “R” Us... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
groups such as Boko Haram, which at least promise something to eat. Kola Masha Managing Director, Doreo Partners Masha's Babban Gona system turns subsistence farmers into commercial growers using a franchise... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Straddling Two Worlds
succeeded in business. “I've really had two careers,” he observes, “one as a for-profit financial entrepreneur and one as a crusader for economic development.” As a managing partner in his own investment firm, Tierney has the freedom to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Matter of Opinion
Hayes, for advice on how “to think like a businessman.” Hayes encouraged Navasky to consider the Owner/President Management Program (OPM), an HBS Executive Education offering for family- and small-business executives. Navasky was an... View Details