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19 Sep 2012
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On a Sound Track

share our customers’ passions, we don’t need to waste time wondering what they would like,” Jeremy Andrus says. Skullcandy employs 350 people, mostly young and male (think jeans, plaid shirts, and scruffy beards). The company’s product development group comprises View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; audio equipment; fashion; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2015
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3-Minute Briefing: Michelle Ross (MBA 2011)

Math and science were always a part of me. And I’m the oldest child in my family, too, so I don’t want to say that I like to boss people around—but it came more naturally to me to delegate. Kettering University had a co-op program, so as I earned my degree in View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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A Marketing Revolution - The Art of American Advertising

revolution after the Civil War and played an integral role in promoting mass-produced goods, one of the foundations of the modern economy. Drawing upon new printing technologies and increasingly sophisticated marketing strategies, advertisers explored an imaginative... View Details

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Field Course: Managing Family Wealth: A FIELD Immersion - Course Catalog

fund industry at roughly 4.5 trillion dollars. Family Offices, by comparison, have AUM of 3.1 trillion dollars – over 2/3 the size - and growing quickly. Q: Can I take Managing Family Wealth if I don’t have experience with family offices?... View Details

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Marketing - HBS Online

moved forward in my administrative career all remarked about HBS Online. I think the certificates help you get noticed and through the door to a job offer. Richard Pitts Certificate of Specialization in Strategy What sets HBS Online apart? Our flexible, online programs... View Details

02 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 2

faced and an inability to respond effectively once they did. We focus particularly on the problems GM encountered in developing the relational contracts essential to modern design and manufacturing. We discuss a number of possible causes... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

December 2022
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Collaborative Rooming: An Innovative Pilot Project to Overcome Primary Care Challenges

By: Gagandeep Singh, Jill G. Lenhart, Richard A. Helmers, Michele Renee Eberlee, Heather Costley, Joel B. Roberts and Robert S. Kaplan

Primary care physicians are overburdened with growing complexities and increasing expectations for primary care visits. To meet expectations, primary care physicians must multitask during visits and spend extra hours in the office for charting, billing, and... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Groups and Teams; Job Design and Levels; Health Industry

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31 Oct 2019
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Finding an Audience

designed a good platform, a good site that would attract people, and we sent it out thinking that it may have a small reception. “The very first mail-out, we had 300 people. We then decided to continue with this and then to amplify, not... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

01 Mar 2023
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The Latest Model

was booming: The price of bitcoin had surged to nearly $20,000; governments were beginning to recognize the cryptocurrency as legal tender; and industries from fintech to pharma were launching blockchain-related projects. (Though best... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; blockchain; cryptocurrency; economic models; innovation; consulting; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

16 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 16

look at the creation of the Carnegie Tech Graduate School of Industrial Administration after World War II. This episode illustrates the increasingly successful claims of social scientists, backed by philanthropic foundations, on business... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

30 Nov 2018
What Do You Think?

What’s the Best Administrative Approach to Climate Change?

Summing Up: Should a 'Montreal Protocol' for Administering Global Warming Be Pursued? Climate change and how to manage it is a daunting subject. Nevertheless, several readers of this month’s column were willing to venture a model or two for administering a system... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Energy

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Frito-Lay, Inc.: A Strategic Transition (D)

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Melinda Conrad and Charles S. Osborn

Provides a thorough overview of the company's 1990 and 1991 reorganizations and the resulting demand for information technology in lower levels of the organization. Closes with a discussion of Frito-Lay's most recent information technology projects, Explorer and... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Negotiation Deal; Problems and Challenges; Organizational Design; Projects; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry

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01 Jun 2008
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Faculty Books

forecasts and activity-based costing); and test and update the strategy (using carefully designed management meetings to review operational and strategic data). Marketing Metaphoria: What Deep Metaphors Reveal about the Minds of Consumers... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet); Publishing Industries (except Internet)

28 Oct 2014
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First Look: October 28

Publications October 2014 John Wiley & Sons International Strategy: Context, Concepts and Implications By: Collis, David J. Abstract—This book is designed for every student who will be involved in managing and advising companies... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

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Smaller Collections - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

HBS Quick Links MBA Executive Education Doctoral Programs Faculty and Research Alumni HBS Publishing Site Index HBS Home Contact Us Map/Directions Photography Collections Introduction Large Collections Automobile Industry Caterpillar... View Details

22 Jan 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Why You Are Unhappy at Work

your CEO make more than the GDP of most industrialized nations? You may work less hard as a result, suggests research by Ethan Rouen. Bad At Your Job? Maybe It's the Job's Fault A poorly designed job can... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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David Gellis

Dr. Esserman gathered clinical information that helped them design better care processes. "When you work on health-care systems, you see a direct connection between the bedside and the bigger picture." Dr. Esserman encouraged... View Details

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Peek into the MBA | MBA

clear understanding of the different MBA formats and explore which option aligns best with your aspirations. Learn how the MBA curriculum is designed to develop leadership, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills. What is the MBA... View Details

06 Oct 2022
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Untapped Potential

water entrepreneurship ecosystem is lagging behind other sectors that are on focused climate and sustainability—led Ferguson to found Burnt Island Ventures in 2020. The company invests exclusively in entrepreneurs building technologies and providing services that are... View Details

26 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019

long-term innovation output rather than for private benefits. Code Contingencies: Designing Monitoring Regimes to Promote Improvement in Supply Chain Working Conditions By: Short, Jodi L., Michael W. Toffel, and Andrea R. Hugill... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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