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- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)
Brooks Brothers, Marks & Spencer, and Nordstrom. What isn't known to consumers is the name behind all these labels-a family-owned textile and apparel manufacturer headquartered in Hong Kong called The Esquel Group. With seventeen plants... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
These Walls Can Talk
developers and device makers to build on. Although the industry is still in the process of developing standards so more devices can communicate, technology isn’t the biggest hurdle for SmartThings and competitors like Google-owned Nest... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Research Brief: So Many Sites, So Little Time
Shane Greenstein (photo by Russ Campbell) Shane Greenstein (photo by Russ Campbell) Understanding how people spend their time online is essential for any organization hoping to capture and keep consumer eyeballs—yet what we know about... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Timothy G. Brier: The Price is Right
which matches consumer demand with sellers' excess inventory -- one of the Internet's big winners. The inspiration of former marketing consultant Jay Walker, Priceline opened for business a little over two years ago. Previously, in 1995,... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
All For One
end of the studio’s decade-long string of successes that included Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., and Finding Nemo—each movie breaking new ground in its own way, pushing the boundaries in terms of both technology and storytelling. It was... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
1981. The School's Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration, Herzlinger is the author of seven best-selling books, including her landmark volume Market-Driven Health Care (1997), which analyzed the revolutionary impact of View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
grandfather. She begins to find purpose on the farm, but is consumed with hiding her impairment and unwilling to form a bond with anyone—until she encounters Daniel Richetelli, a troubled Jesuit priest who has returned to his... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Drawing on the Crowd for Innovative Problem-Solving
us to re-engineer and re-architect organizations and consider innovative ways to create and capture value. Technology is helping us amass more data, faster and cheaper, so that we can make better decisions in real time and micro-targeted... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Professor, Historian, and Storyteller
criteria did you use in selecting the New York Times articles for the book? The book is organized around three broad themes: The rise and role of the corporation; the impact of technological change, as exemplified in the communication and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Juicy Story
has always been lower than its consumer mind share,” remarks Yoffie. In addition to generally consolidating and restructuring Apple, Jobs halted production of the Newton, an early version of the personal digital assistant, and closed the... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Facing the Music
record industry, 1996 was a bluesy kind of year. As revenues increased less than 1 percent and consumers bought 8 percent fewer CDs and cassettes compared to the previous year, the pause button, it seems, was hit on a decade of... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 08 Jan 2016
- News
Investing in Sustainability
the car—but with collective action, these small changes could have a big impact, Tiller says. The organization also wants consumers to understand the connection between food and fuel: nearly 50 percent of the country’s corn crop is turned... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
development experts who guide product development. “This isn’t a group that just rubber stamps what we do,” explains Moynihan. “They are brutally honest with us.” The philosophy at LEGO focuses on playful learning, and that philosophy has been honed in the last few... View Details
- 21 Nov 2013
- News
Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins
like push email with its BlackBerry Enterprise Server. This gave them a first-mover advantage, but as technology improved and data capabilities on wireless voice networks evolved rapidly and took off, the advantage turned to a burden with... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Case Study: The Credit Bureau
company Mobley to offer an alternative: an affordable way to furnish a home with stylish, quality pieces with a lease of 3 to 12 months, without the burden of ownership. Mobley’s entrée to the $230 billion market for furniture and home goods is a direct-to-consumer... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
One-on-One with Jeff Hicks
technological device we don’t even know about yet. In my mind, the future of advertising is in great brands that market themselves without paid advertising. For example, I’m a huge fan of Google’s marketing. I love it because you can’t... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Books
dominance of corporate icons such as Heinz, Coca-Cola, General Motors, NCR, and Procter & Gamble. Chapters on the 20th century consider how mass production, mass media, and technology have influenced the way goods are marketed and sold.... View Details
- 06 Dec 2018
- News
Source Code
founding CEO. When the duo partnered again at Handspring, they launched another foundational tech revolution with the smartphone. But long before she redefined consumer technology, Dubinsky customized bowling shirts. When overcrowding at... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Energy: A Future of Lower Energy Prices
system responded immediately. The United States has become the swing supply in the global system, a role that used to belong to Saudi Arabia, and technological advances mean that producers can respond more quickly than ever before. That... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
three major cities. The first six years of my life were in Calcutta. Then we moved to Delhi, where I finished my schooling at St. Columba’s. Afterward I enrolled at IIT Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and earned a chemical... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson