supply chain management - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Jul 2021
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Catching the Entrepreneurship Bug at HBS

Maker Scholar was born! Now I’m selling greeting cards, custom art, and really a whole lot of other stuff I make with my hands and some art supplies via Shopify and Instagram from my little home “studio” (aka my kitchen table). It’s been... View Details

02 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 2

mitigation policies within its supply chain and in government policy. Publisher's link: http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/caesars-entertainment-betting-on-sustainability/ Working Papers Market... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

20 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals

and help build a better world while we are still striving to deliver high performance for the enterprise. Managing that tension is difficult." HBS invited the executives to the second Higher Ambition CEO Leadership Conference, held... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

15 Apr 2014
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First Look: April 15

Publisher's link: http://www.people.hbs.edu/jlerner/private-equity-jobs-and-productivity-8-march-2014-with-ables-and-figures-clean.pdf August 2013 Strategic Management Journal The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Investment... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Mar 2022
News

Giving Hope and Comfort

often-overlooked aspect of poverty. Feingold himself didn’t understand the need until 2010, when he and his wife were discussing how to celebrate their children’s second and fourth birthdays. At the time, Feingold was a portfolio manager... View Details

01 Jun 2001
News

Group Therapy: The Role of Business Groups in Emerging Economies

nation’s infrastructure. They boost entrepreneurship by supplying seed capital for budding entrepreneurs, providing a range of support activities, and assisting in the distribution and marketing of goods and services. And if an... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Market Research, Photo, Translation, Veterinary and Other Services; Professional Services

May 25, 2016
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How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health

By: John A. Quelch

Healthcare and education are two issues in which citizens around the world, rich and poor, are passionately interested. It has long been appreciated that the way that a society treats its youngest and oldest members says much about its moral maturity. Economic... View Details

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28 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

Earth Day Reflections

very large, important, and well-run organizations making significant commitments to sustainability. I would cite Wal-Mart, Cisco, IBM, Unilever, Duke Energy, and Marks & Spencer as organizations on the leading edge. For example, Wal-Mart is working to completely... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Sep 2010
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Dean Nohria Looks Ahead

Instead, he applied to the Ph.D. program at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and was accepted. Once at MIT, Nohria realized that in management education he had found his true passion. After completing the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

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Video Clips & Discussion Questions - Creating Emerging Markets

Aziz Managing Director of Sefam Private Limited, explains how, in the early 1980s, she and her brother decided to innovate the entire production chain of Pakistani cotton embroidery in order to prove that... View Details

12 Jan 2017
News

Personalizing Women’s Path to Success

serves companies that are trying to attract and retain high-potential diverse talent. The challenge for women, Skeete Tatum says, is not one of motivation, capability, or track record, but rather of not knowing where or how to start the process or how to View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Apr 1998
News

Microfinance's Big Payoff: Michael Chu and ACCION International

short-term business loans to the self-employed poor. Chu, a native of China, grew up in Montevideo, Uruguay. After graduating from Dartmouth and HBS, he held senior management positions with several firms, including The Boston Consulting... View Details

05 Feb 2007
Research & Ideas

Business and the Global Poor

have several great examples of that. First of all, Nestlé. Since World War II, Nestlé's milk has by and large been produced by thousands of small farmers in developing countries. And their supply chain... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

20 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

What’s Next for Japan

production techniques. Yasunobe, meanwhile, predicted that some type of keiretsu system would survive and be valuable. "Even in the U.S.," he added, "there are supply chain systems very much... View Details

Keywords: by Hilah Geer

03 Aug 2022
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Hungry for Change

Management consulting doesn’t lend itself to a balanced diet. Always on the go for her projects at Kurt Salmon, Kate Flynn (MBA 2012) would grab whatever packaged food appeared healthiest to her. For a long time, she sought low-calorie... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 1997
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Ronald P. Mitchell

deficits," says the genial second-year student. As president of the Student Association (SA), one of Mitchell's primary tasks was to bring concessions - student-run businesses offering goods and services such as stationery supplies and... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?

to be like this. About twenty years ago, managed care was widely viewed as the silver bullet that would curb cost increases while ensuring patients good and convenient treatment. But managed care has been a... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Group Therapy

business groups can help foster entrepreneurship in a variety of ways. They can supply seed capital for budding entrepreneurs, when such capital is exceedingly scarce. Groups are also able to provide a variety of support activities and... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

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

16 Dec 2021
News

A Global Alumni Response to the Pandemic

and resources to raise funds and organize vaccination efforts in 12 villages, reaching nearly 7,000 people with more vaccinations planned. —Akshay Navaladi (MBA 2013), founder of Healthskool Pharmacy, New Delhi. The company has been delivering medicines, oxygen tanks... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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