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- 02 Sep 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Overlooked Forces Shielding the US from Severe Economic Downturns?
dependable distribution with internet-enabled inventory control extending all the way into consumer households and businesses. The result is that inventory value in relation to sales in the United States has... View Details
- 22 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
LM Wind Power Test and Validation Center
maximum load for 10 seconds, it moves on to dynamic testing. In dynamic testing, the blade is cycled along a single axis while the end is fixed to a large concrete structure that extends far into the ground.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
In VMI Partnerships, the Devil is in the Data
decade, however, influential manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble and Campbell Soup initiated such partnerships to help smooth production cycles and improve profits. Retailers were wooed by the potential efficiencies of better inventory... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA 1988)
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Ben Seipel
seizing a post-graduation, pre-child-raising opportunity to cycle across the country. When they return, they plan to settle in Boston where Ben has accepted a sales development role with Google, and Kate has... View Details
Keywords: Tech
- 18 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas, April 18
Scale Global This case tracks Jerome Chouchan’s strategies and execution for a successful turnaround of Godiva Japan’s operations, which were experiencing a decline in sales when he became the managing director of the company in 2010.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Ensuring That Students Can Pursue Their Dreams
pursued her entrepreneurial interests as COO of a fitness-related startup. She later joined Amsted Industries, a specialized metal components manufacturer in Chicago, where she is the company’s new-business sales manager. In gratitude for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Off Script
top posts at Schering-Plough and Wyeth. Are there structural reforms that could be implemented in the drug industry to lower the market-driven price of drugs? Forcing pharma firms to invest in R&D a minimum percentage of the sales of any... View Details
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
business owners to understand their own cash flow and prospects. Now the fintech innovation cycle is at an inflection point—new streams of data have the power to illuminate the opaque nature of a small business’s finances. The playing... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Lords of Strategy
the best can be fairly hermaphroditic creatures, one minute exhibiting a professor’s passion for the great clarifying concept, the next displaying sales skills worthy of a street hustler. Among my contentions is that it was this very... View Details
- 09 Nov 2022
- News
Part Ownership of a Dream
way to participate in the once-exclusive sport of racing. That model also applies to Flightline, purchased for $1 million by a West Point consortium; by the time he won the Breeders’ Cup, that ownership had extended to four other... View Details
- 08 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
Thinking Twice About Supply-Chain Layoffs
It's the most wonderful time of the year—or that's how the song goes. But this year's decline in retail sales has resulted in definitely uncheery employee layoffs and payroll cuts, a trend that is likely to continue. While the vicious... View Details
- 27 Mar 2023
- News
A Sporting Chance
actually was in Pamplona for the Running of the Bulls. "I slipped. I had climbed to the top of a tall wall, and I just plummeted and hit my head." Perez de Leza was 25 at the time, a native of Madrid taking an extended summer vacation... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Market for Babies
telegraph, the radio, and so forth) that had been every bit as radical in their time as the Internet had become in ours. I argued that all of these technologies had gone through cycles of commercial expansion and political response and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- What Do You Think?
To Whom Should Boards be Accountable?
along with other very thoughtful responses, suggest a wide divergence of views on the role of the board in the life cycle of a corporate entity. Interestingly, those who teach corporate law suggest that board accountabilities are subject... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 29 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
Why CEOs Are Not Plug-and-Play
controllers, growers, or cycle managers on the basis of their line management experience at GE. Using S&P industry reports, we then coded the strategic challenges facing each new company the former GE managers were hired into. Nine of... View Details
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Innovation and Renovation: Optimizing Product Line Architecture - Course Catalog
it addresses the notion of “renovation” of the product line over time. We seek out to understand how to successfully manage and sustain a company and the product life cycle over time for long-term success. The course will cover a wide... View Details
- 16 Mar 2018
- News
Giving Back to Help The Next Generation
where she is the company’s new-business sales manager. In gratitude for the generosity extended to her, Sergio established the Jennifer D. Kelm (MBA 2010) Fellowship on the occasion of her 5th Reunion to... View Details
- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: Research Links - Manuscript Collections
library’s collections. Briggs Motor Sales Company Records, 1925-1946 Collection Guide The Briggs Motor Sales collection offers a relatively rare glimpse into the way an early twentieth-century car dealership... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Career Services Shifts into High Gear
benefit from additional career coaches, increased program offerings, and extended walk-in hours. “One thing we learned from the last downturn in 2001 and 2002 is that the students need more communication from us,” Kierstead adds. “The... View Details
- 08 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Private Equity
determine which format, large or intimate, is the best fit for your goals. Making the Investment in Recruiting An emerging trend in Private Equity recruiting is the use of the summer internship as a feeder for full-time hiring. The private equity deal View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity