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- 01 Sep 2003
- News
The Levitt Brand
way that’s responsive to the major differences from one country to another,” in terms of, for example, how retailing, or distribution or payment systems, work. But the core product or service should remain unchanged, he added, since that... View Details
- 06 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 6
established processes for stakeholder engagement, to be more long-term oriented, and to exhibit higher measurement and disclosure of nonfinancial information. Finally, High Sustainability companies significantly outperform their counterparts over the long-term, both in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Choose the Best Deal
got a golden goose, your negotiating partner has to offer even better terms to get you to say yes. But if all you're holding is a dead duck, you may have to take whatever your counterpart offers you. You must figure out if going after one... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 15 Sep 2020
- News
How To Make Diversity a Reality
to that? Because there's still a gap in terms of getting those results at scale. Willie: I think that's window dressing and lip service. Chief diversity officers are set up as people who are trying to solve a problem. But most times those... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
"Economists are puzzle solvers..."
He created the sociology of science; terms such as focus group, role model, and self-fulfilling prophecy are all familiar to us because of his work. He's 87 now, a university professor emeritus at Columbia, and a scholar at the Russell... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?
competitors under a framework the authors term TIPS, for technology, inventory, people, and space (size, location, and ambiance). These are the four major assets that retailers must use effectively and efficiently to create a compelling... View Details
- 07 Dec 1999
- Research & Ideas
Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century
Today we might point to Heinz and Noble's skill in exploiting economies of scope, in developing additional goods that utilized existing inputs and organizational capabilities. 48 But neither man thought in theoretical terms about what he... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn
- 27 Sep 2006
- Research & Ideas
Report From Egypt: Studying Global Influences
through their eyes. And we dined with one of my former students, who set up one of the pioneering private equity funds in Egypt and whose wife is bringing high-fashion retailing to a corner of the new Four Seasons Hotel. Q: What did you see there in general in View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Aug 2021
- News
A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues
know is this has hurt the Black community in so many ways. Specifically, it hurt Black banks, because Black banks were not able to prosper from these securities that are extraordinarily profitable in terms of them being mortgages, and we... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
rapid-charging stations capable of recharging a vehicle’s battery in minutes rather than hours—has been a “primary inhibitor” of mass-market adoption. Juan Camargo (MBA 2012), senior manager for value strategy at Cox Automotive—which owns Autotrader and Kelley Blue... View Details
- Profile
Nathalie du Preez
forward to managing a P&L, working in cross-functional groups, developing teams, and working in an emerging market, hopefully Asia and Africa. How has HBS prepared you for your current role and your long term career? HBS taught me to... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products
- 27 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Anna Ohanian (MBA 2025)
life I had a term to describe myself — a Strange Pilgrim. Growing up in the US as the daughter of immigrants — my mom from Colombia and my dad an Armenian from Turkey — I never quite fit in. I felt too foreign to be American and too... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Church on Sunday, Work on Monday
which focused on the experiences of 85 Christian CEOs. American business has experienced enormous change in the last few decades, which has led to what Nash and McLennan term "a kind of spiritual schizophrenia" that is threatening the... View Details
- Web
1.4.4 Elective Curriculum (EC) | MBA
once a week in a late afternoon session. Like the RC, daily in-person attendance is required of all MBA students as described in the Attendance Policy . Kickoff At the start of Term 3, the EC program begins with a required day of... View Details
- 25 Jun 2019
- News
Ann Sarnoff To Lead Warner Bros. Studio
the road ahead, Sarnoff tells the Times that in the near term she’ll be focused on learning and listening. “I literally need to step on the lot. It’s such an iconic studio with such a strong management team. I want to hear from the team... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Make Plans for Washington GLF
When I left Soldiers Field thirty years ago as a young MBA, I never dreamed that I’d be back one day as president of the Alumni Association. But here I am at the beginning of a two-year term as head of a very dynamic alumni group — nearly... View Details
- 20 Apr 2020
- Book
Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings
productivity, because productivity involves so many different factors. Among the nine foundations for a healthy building (see graphic) is “security,” a term the authors expect will take on a broader meaning in a post-pandemic world.... View Details
- 01 Apr 2019
- What Do You Think?
Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?
scanrail SUMMING UP: Is Modern Monetary Theory a Fancy Term for Today’s Reality? Modern monetary theory (MMT) is “silly thinking” (Andy), “a totally unproven theory” (Alex), a “free lunch” (John), and “questionable economics for certain”... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Changing Face of American Innovation
impetus for U.S. technology development through their quantity and quality. They account for nearly 50 percent of our science and engineering doctorates, while being just over 10 percent of the overall U.S. workforce. In terms of quality,... View Details
- 07 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence
to go outside them in terms of conduct or operations or strategy"; and also the belief systems, which don't simply set forth a list of Thou shalt nots, but which address what the organization positively stands for in View Details
Keywords: by Harvard Management Update