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- 24 Apr 2014
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Betting big on star power can be a winning strategy in business—not just show business
creating marketing efficiencies. Although the digital revolution promised to democratize content production and distribution, the reality is that blockbuster strategies are more applicable and entrenched... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The End of Cows?
Price is a market barrier for lab-grown beef, with production costs currently exceeding 250,000 euros per burger. (Photo courtesy of Cultured Beef) Price is a market barrier for lab-grown beef, with... View Details
- 02 Dec 2010
- News
Ten Rules for Entrepreneurs
to the ideal of entrepreneurship itself rather than to a single business model or product. That flexibility helps them react nimbly to market feedback, abandoning products and business models that aren’t working. 2. Look for problems to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
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Pencils Up: Taking Note of New Courses
sustainability, values alignment, and impact, creating a market that has grown almost 25 percent since 2014; it now represents $23 trillion in assets globally. “The potential to deploy capital to obtain... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 21 Nov 2017
- News
Start Your Engines
contributions of Bernie Ecclestone, F1’s former head, while laying out some thoughts for the future: a new circuit in a “destination” city such as New York, Miami, or Las Vegas; faster, louder engines; and redesigned tracks to create more... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
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A model of service
Through 20 years spent as director of All Souls Soup Kitchen in New York City, Ashley Garrett (MBA 1987) transformed volunteer work into an educational experience for students. At All Souls, a feeding program for some of the city's neediest families, she View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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Driving the family business onto a global stage
Anand Mahindra (AB 1977, MBA 1981), as chairman and managing director of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), has grown the family business into a thriving Indian multinational automotive manufacturing corporation, creating jobs for thousands. Not... View Details
- 01 May 2013
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Brahmal Vasudevan, MBA 1997
Creating educational opportunities is a way of life for Brahmal Vasudevan. Upon the 2011 launch of Creador, a private equity firm based in Kuala Lumpur, he and his partners set up a foundation funded by a portion of the firm’s profits.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
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Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators
million in revenue in 2013, up from $58 million in 2012. And it touts a Net Promoter Score—a customer-satisfaction indicator—in the low 80s, saying it is "significantly higher than Apple and Amazon, and nearly 50 points higher than phone carriers." But naturally, the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Alumni Books
plans that are easy to apply. It highlights why marketing plans matter and where they go wrong and explains how to create a powerful plan that will help build a strong, profitable business. More than Money:... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
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What’s the Big Idea?
reporting in helping companies to both create and communicate sustainable strategies, Eccles says, “I’ve been studying and trying to change corporate reporting for over 20 years, and I’ve never seen a better time to do so. “We would not... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Too Big To Fail
who the federal government has identified as systemically significant, and one of two things is going to happen,” says Sununu. “Either the market will believe that these firms would be bailed out in the event of a financial crisis, so you... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter
of the nonprofit developer Hello Housing, points out that these people are critical to healthy communities: “Some portion of the housing market has to be free from speculation to ensure there’s a place for the people who are supporting... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dare to be Different
table having an interesting conversation with someone about the way the world works. There is a certain seamlessness between business and the everyday lives of ordinary people. I wanted to create that same kind of seamlessness in the... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
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Doing It Your Way
In the beginning there was the microprocessor. The mass market availability in the early 1980s of this revolutionary piece of technology — which shrank the computer from an unwieldy Goliath of a machine to a compact unit that could fit on... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Thirteen years ago, Marcelo Claure, founder of wireless services company Brightstar, discussed with a reluctant Steve Jobs the idea of launching a trade-in and recycling program for iPhones. It was a business move that expanded the market... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Meyers
- 01 Dec 1998
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
hear from administrators and faculty about current School initiatives as well as to work in committees on issues that are relevant to alumni connectedness. This year, the Board has identified three specific areas for committee work. View Details
- 07 Oct 2024
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On the Move: Nikos Bartzoulianos (MBA 2008)
marketing attracted me—how a brand can make you feel. There are experiences, products, and services that people absolutely love. How on earth is this possible? How can we create these “love” brands? That’s... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019
developments. The Case Method Miracle by Anne Jones (MBA 1997) Crimson Square Press “Socrates created it. Harvard Business School perfected it. We parent with it; anyone, anywhere, anytime. Kids get grit and wise judgment.” Parent Anne... View Details
- 20 Feb 2014
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Managing the World’s Trouble Spots
and philanthropy and executive director of the Mattel Children's Foundation, based in El Segundo, California.) “Business can be the greatest force for good on this planet.” At ExecWB, Goodwin and his team recruit for-profit partners to reach into developing countries... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken