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- 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 supply... View Details
- 09 Aug 2011
- News
A Toast to Macchu Pisco
barefoot. The result is an un-aged 80 proof clear spirit derived from fresh-fermented grape juice (wine). It takes at least four bottles of wine to produce one bottle of pisco. Pisco Punch and Pisco Sour are the spirit’s flagship drinks... View Details
- 10 Feb 2014
- HBS Case
Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines
multinational that employs more than 150,000 people and produces 40 percent of the world's platinum. She was the first woman and first non-South African to head the company. Addressing how to change the culture of a large and diverse... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Leonard Dick (MBA 1990)
An Emmy Award–winning television writer, Leonard Dick (MBA 1990) started out by taking a sitcom writing class at the UCLA Extension School while working as a senior business planner at Walt Disney Studios. Now an executive producer for... View Details
- 05 Dec 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Managers Bother Listening to Predictions?
they too often are based on the wrong things, what he calls the "noise" (short-term stock market action) rather than the "signal" embedded in the noise (long-term secular trends in the market). In his view, the problem may grow as the era of Big... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Expanding Summer Fellowships to Support Students
part of the HBS's Arthur Rock Center Accelerator program last year. ShelfLife is a B2B marketplace that enables small businesses to take advantage of economies of scale in the food and beverage packaging supply chain. “Specialty food and beverage View Details
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Big Messages, Small Screens, Many Choices
Home Plus. He explained how the company has posted giant pictures of various produce items in South Korean train stations, along with individual QR codes. Via an app, commuters can scan the codes to order any given item while they wait... View Details
- 21 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management
work for another project,” Sullivan said. “She also supported us with financial modeling and producing presentation material.” This internship structure allowed her to have direct support along with exciting opportunities to dig into live... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity
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VBHCD Initiative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
organizations for delivering higher value care Produce academic materials to disseminate insights and care models gleaned from the work The Harvard Business School offers partner sites extensive collaboration and support in implementing... View Details
- 03 Oct 2019
- News
Clubs Convene to Focus on Health Care
Association (HBSHAA) launched its inaugural Global Healthcare Networking Night (GHNN) on September 19, with a coordinated night of social/ happy hours held at the same time in multiple cities. According to Nicki MacManus (MBA 2009), who helped View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Taking the Plunge
and a dryer button to complete the experience. The Japanese company TOTO, founded in 1917, introduced flush toilets at a time when most of the country lacked a sewage system. Today, it produces the world’s leader in the bidet-toilet... View Details
- 19 Aug 2013
- News
Bees Make a Sweet Deal for African Farmers
manufacturing hives and offering village-level demonstrations and training. A social enterprise that has won multiple international awards, Honey Care also provides a guaranteed market at fair trade prices for the honey produced by... View Details
- 24 May 2023
- Blog Post
Innovating, Funding, and Scaling Climate Solutions at Harvard Business School: Day Three of Harvard Climate Action Week
circular economy. The breakout sessions following lunch featured smaller case studies and topical discussions: measuring and reducing climate emissions with Professor Robert Kaplan and Assistant Professor Shirley Lu; battery producer... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Can a Digital Platform Open Up the Opaque Metals Industry?
Chernilovskiy and Eykher, Kazzinc’s CFO, were suddenly facing an urgent need to reduce costs and improve cash flows. At the same time, they were growing acutely aware of the industry’s inequity: Miners (who produce raw materials) and... View Details
Keywords: Nicole Torres
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Mark Mason (MBA 1995)
health crisis that has produced severe economic shocks and has shined a light on the longstanding issues around racial equality. Citi too is a very different firm than we were during the financial crisis more than a decade ago. Not only... View Details
- 08 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?
possible to the corporate areas where sustainability can produce value for the company. Initially, CSOs need to work with company officials who oversee compliance and issues. As sustainability goals become more ambitious, the areas where... View Details
- 18 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
GM’s IPO: Back to the Future
solicitation of interest from sovereign wealth funds alongside traditional buyers. IPOs require a leap of faith from investors who have to bet on a new company. The new GM wants to be just that, a corporation intent on presenting itself to the market remolded as a... View Details
- 29 Jul 2021
- News
A Clean Start
economic, we want to become economic by the scale of mass production.” Rather than scaling up the electrolyzers at OCO, Brix and his team hope to scale out. “Our long-term vision, really, is to dramatically reduce the cost of producing... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Porter Directs New Institute at HBS
and a number of other areas, the ISC seeks to develop new theory, assemble bodies of data to test and apply theory, and share its ideas broadly with business, government, academia, and nongovernmental organizations. The institute also intends to View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
If You're #1, Watch Out
and disks, and then to producers of chip-manufacturing technology, as each area in turn became the focus for innovation to improve performance. Old-school wisdom suggested that market leaders should "stick to their knitting" and outsource... View Details