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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Education: Investing in the Next Generation of Workers
and courses (the supply side)—for example, enabling the power of peer-to-peer learning. Done right, this could revolutionize education.” —Professor Bharat Anand Return to Year in Review 2017 View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Beyond the Plastisphere
works in developing countries to prevent ocean-bound plastic from entering the water in the first place and channels it into recycled products. OceanCycle builds and certifies supply chains for recycled... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Admit It: You’re in Denial
the line in order to retool his factories for its successor, the Model A. To make the change, he shut down production for months, at a cost of close to $250 million. This chain of events was disastrous for the company because it allowed... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Light Years Ahead
and retaining faculty as well. On the incoming side, the tightening supply of new faculty is a concern, not just for us but also for business schools more broadly. At HBS, we seek out faculty candidates with a strong commitment to... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Short Takes
instead of companies, and agencies provide some of the health and other employee benefits once supplied by corporations. Bradach hopes to learn whether the flexibility model represents a lasting shift in how work is to be organized. "Does... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Rethinking the MBA
and models. We need to do more around risk and restraint and the pros and cons of regulation. So this is a particular moment when both the demand and the supply sides are raising fundamental questions and are more open to change than... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Where Are the Innovators in Health Care?
brilliant, effective innovators have forced sluggish U.S. industries to become more productive. Sam Walton’s exquisitely detailed supply chain management, coupled with his daring decision to locate Wal-Marts... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Industry-Related Clubs Offer Alumni a New Resource
Association, a number of other HBS alumni associations exist. These include the African-American Alumni Association, the Association of Gay and Lesbian Alumni, the Christian Fellowship Alumni Association, the Supply View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Elevator Pitch: Power Sourced
Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Chaku Foods Nikki Okrah (MBA 2021), CEO and Founder Concept: A snack-food company in Okrah’s native Ghana that is building farming supply chain... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020
in an Omnichannel World, Vol. 8 edited by Santiago Gallino and Antonio Moreno, Sicupira Family Associate Professor, Technology and Operations Management Unit Springer Series in Supply Chain Management The... View Details
- 27 Sep 2021
- News
Sewn with Love
supply chain. The gowns were produced by a tight circle of manufacturers that had begun to shut down as a result of COVID-19. “The system works very well when the demand is stable,” notes Hanazawa. It was clear, however, that the View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Preparing Leaders to Leverage Artificial Intelligence
learning techniques to draw conclusions that weren’t possible with traditional methods, and creating new machine learning approaches and algorithms. They have published more than 70 cases that address AI uses such as how to improve customer targeting, streamline View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Opinion: Making It Better
a key driver of innovation is necessity—truly the mother of invention. For example, in Brazil, Russia, and China, which have universal coverage, and in India, which does not, demand for health care far outstrips the state's ability to pay for and View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Good Odds
pounds of food that had been prepared for customers in the catering, hotel, travel, and restaurant industries got stuck in the supply chain when the world seized up. That’s when Philip Behn (MBA 2005), CEO... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
'Rooted' In Innovation
and iron out supply chain and regulatory issues at the United States Embassy in Cameroon. “Establishing a stable supply chain is a huge challenge... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators
Brightstar and Encore, which act as trade-in white labels for large retail chains and mobile carriers. Sure, these competitors lack Gazelle's brand in the eyes of consumers and Gazelle's website has a great NPS score, but I worry that... View Details
Keywords: ecommerce; Kathy Korman Frey; Information; Information; Information; Information; Information
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Balanced Scorecard and Beer Game Go High-Tech
current iteration, the game still teaches supply chain costs, lead time, and inventory management, but now students order kegs on beloved tablets and other devices. For students, simulations bring material... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
fast,” hyper-growth can spell disaster for even the most promising ventures. Help wanted. Rapidly scaling startups need lots of capital and talent, but they can make mistakes that leave them suddenly in short supply of both. Cascading... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Up by the Roots
the story of his family’s products—which include roots, teas, and supplements—and how they differ from the competition (some of which are counterfeits labeled “Made in Wisconsin”). Hsu insists that consumers understand they’re getting what they pay for. “We maintain... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Yla Eason (MBA 1977)
in June, when retailers had made their purchasing decisions in February. Sales is often about education. I asked chain retailers where they were selling dark pantyhose and makeup for brown skin, then cross-referenced that View Details