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- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
atrocities in her birth country, among them her Norwegian-American best friend, a magnanimous Catholic nun, and a gifted young man from her past. Bent on justice, Maya isn’t prepared for the unexpected twists and turns, and confrontations... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
One-on-One with Robert McNamara
a building not far from the White House. To the young receptionist who buzzes in a visitor, he’s “Mr. Mac,” best known, perhaps, as the restless, elderly gentleman down the hall. To those of an older generation, he is, of course, much... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 10 Dec 2014
- News
Front-Row Seat
events (some held in conjunction with the Aspen Institute) build brand awareness and attract sponsorships, contributing just shy of 15 percent to the bottom line. Last year, TheAtlantic.com won a National Magazine Award for best website... View Details
- 05 Apr 2018
- News
A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art
“The goal is to have impact,” Joyner says of the collection, which ranges from abstract and figurative paintings to 3-D sculpture made from 1945 to the present. “We own some things we think are important; we spent 20 years refining our view of who we think is View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
September 11: A Community Reflects
global community, one that represents and respects the best of our collective backgrounds and traditions and that is a living example of how people from all over the world can come together around a set of common values, and though not... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
- 10 Aug 2022
- News
Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age
that says older consumer. But it turns out, over 55 and older is the consumer who most often buys a BMW. And they realize that they needed accommodations to make it easier for an older driver, such as bigger dials, font, color contrast,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Case for Studying Financial History
on financial history or indeed any kind of history. Finance is often taught as a branch of mathematics in a rather technical way without adequate reference to past experience. I think HBS is actually in the best position here because the... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
will always be people who want personal interaction with a broker." Much attention recently has centered on the Internet-enabled activities of online "day-traders"-do-it-yourselfers who buy and sell individual stocks daily, often holding... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 28 Mar 2016
- News
Drawing Connections Between Business and Art
Holdings plans and manages corporate art collections and art support programs in his native Japan. The best known of these is the Mitsubishi Corporation Art Gate Program, which buys about 200 works a year... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Robots to the Rescue
Mountz Photo courtesy Kiva Systems Kiva's robots in action Main article: Where Innovation Rules In the News: Boston Globe: Amazon Buys Kiva for $775M Those who know Mick Mountz (MBA 1996) well were not overly surprised when he started a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Case Study: Glass Half Full
the brand through other channels. But now he wonders whether to break it off. Sticking with Amazon means a simplified supply chain. The Fulfillment by Amazon program handles fast fulfillment and, with free shipping, the economics are quite favorable. Convenience cuts... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Q&A: Andrew Kendall
organizations to determine how he would best fit into the field. Since that time, Kendall has brought innovative and pragmatic leadership to conservation efforts ranging from the protection of Costa Rican rain forests to Massachusetts... View Details
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
twist. General Motors once anchored New Center. Now, with the development of the light-rail just blocks away, there’s a possible future where even Detroit could become less dependent on cars. National retailers are buying into Cummings’s... View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Entrepreneurial Venture
going to have some very disappointed customers on Valentine's Day, so we decided to offer the best customer service ever. We called every single customer and explained that our reshipment would be late. We sent a follow-up letter of... View Details
- 24 Oct 2013
- News
Searching for a Better Society
"Lots of companies were buying the same products for different prices, and we were trying to make it more transparent. The problem was that the product users did not want transparency. We approached it like consultants, but I learned that... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
What Barna wasn’t fully prepared for, though, was the additional obstacles that came from fundraising while female. “Trying to explain the needs and consumer behavior of women buying beauty products to investors who are predominantly... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
Stobaugh suggests the problem is U.S. dependence on foreign oil; the most promising approaches to achieving a more balanced energy menu, he thought, would be largely through increased energy efficiency and focusing on solar energy as the View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
How to Survive Past Start-up
thinking about how to improve processes. On a personal level, though, she was a devotee of certain high-end brands of cosmetics that were often difficult to find. That led her to launch an early Web site for cosmetics in 1999 — and then, within months, to change her... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
in the network and security log management space, valued in the public markets at $13 billion. The lesson for me was to look for the best opportunities when the markets have become their worst—and to resist letting your recent experiences... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Ideas in Action
shoppers deliberating over a luxury goods purchase. “Marketers can convince consumers that buying their product is actually a farsighted behavior,” she observes. “In that sense, consumers are investing in future memories.” —JH Tsedal... View Details