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- 31 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
From SpinPop to SpinBrush: Entrepreneurial Lessons from John Osher
Dr. John's, basing the idea for the SpinBrush on the proven design of the SpinPop, getting an early product on the shelves, and then improving it from there. The first iteration of the product was a success right from the beginning, selling as many as 6,000 units a day... View Details
- 13 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?
in every [Hummer] H2 around here." "I heard a rumor that Porsche was devoting their entire racing budget to the "Cayenne Challenge," an event that pits homemakers from different nations against each other in a challenging obstacle course. Events... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
From Retail to Real Estate
(Drake Real Estate Partners LLC) (Drake Real Estate Partners LLC) When Nicolas Ibañez’s (MBA 2011) grandfather opened the doors of a grocery store in the 1950s, it was Chile’s first supermarket and an immediate success. Over time the... View Details
- 13 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores
healthier campers if we eased up on the cooking, scrubbing, and grocery shopping and instead threw a little money at these problems. “We feel like we don’t have enough time to do everything we want to do, and that makes us feel like we’re... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
The 'Amazon Effect' Is Changing Online Price Competition—and the Fed Needs to Pay Attention
willing to accept price differences across locations. Now that Amazon is making a foray into the grocery business, that could have an interesting effect on these geographical pricing dynamics, Cavallo says. “In a world with online... View Details
- 11 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car?
upstarts like Uber and Zipcar are making it easier (and less expensive) to find alternatives to car ownership. Self-driving cars, which will one day become part of the rental/cab fleet, will be another impetus to put old Betsy up on the rack once and for all. Need a... View Details
- Profile
Enrico Ferrari
grocery delivery venture in Germany and Australia, which was backed by Rocket Internet, the largest European internet incubator and investor. Although that founder's journey ultimately came to an end, Rocket recruited Enrico as the... View Details
Keywords: Tech
- 06 Feb 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is ‘Conscious Capitalism’ an Antidote to Income Inequality?
person checking my groceries that the company appeared to be doing well, noting that it had just reported significantly better earnings than expected. The checker beamed, commenting that the stock price had reached a record high the day... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 10 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
High Commitment, High Performance Management
McKinsey, Goldman Sachs and Toyota, says Beer. Yet any company can change for the better, no matter the industry. GE, Becton Dickinson, Campbell Soup, IBM, and ASDA, a U.K. grocery chain, are examples of companies that were transformed by... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Why IT Does Matter
Radio-frequency identification devices for grocery stores, smart cards, and automated ordering systems for hospital physicians are all examples of new process targets that technologies will soon address. In the more distant future we will... View Details
Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are You Supporting Your B Players?
grocery business in the U.S. Northeast) all follow two principles that make them successful in their fields thanks to their determination to engage their employees, he said. Southwest Airlines, for example, received 149,000 applications... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 18 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Relocating to Boston with Your Partner
convenience to grocery shopping or going out to dinner. However, it can be easier for partners to join campus talks, activities, and events - and run into HBSers when living on campus. We really enjoyed our time in Soldiers Field Park,... View Details
- 27 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too
"Every morning I text her 'Good morning, beautiful.'" Household chore: Even an activity that might otherwise be viewed as drudgery can be meaningful when a couple does it together; 6 percent of respondents said their rituals involved chores. "We make sure we go to the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 04 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Learning from the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence as a Harvard MS/MBA Student
e-commerce. The grocery and packaged food spaces were untouched and opportune for e-commerce applications. He shared that exploring a space and carving out an idea requires you to seek out feedback from various perspectives. Acquiring... View Details
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition
After all, employees are worried not just about keeping their jobs and how their business is faring, but about the welfare of their families and friends, their personal finances, and even the logistics of squeezing in a germ-harrowing run to the View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
Johnson & Johnson in 1973 and in 1977 joined Standard Brands Incorporated. There she rose to become vice president of marketing for the margarine division. Standard merged with Nabisco in 1981, and in 1987 she was named president of Nabisco's View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
The Exchange: Same Great Price, Now with Fewer Chips
John Gourville and Alex MacKay (Image by John Ritter) Rising inflation and pandemic-related supply-chain challenges are driving up prices at the grocery store. While some manufacturers, like Procter & Gamble, have come forward to announce... View Details
- 11 Mar 2021
- News
Leading with Heart
percent. We were seeing a massive write-off—$30 odd million of ingredients because nobody's buying anything. And at the same time, one night, my wife and I are trying to order online grocery. And the online grocery is saying, "I'm going... View Details
- 20 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle
participants a description about a consumer named Matthew who shopped at either an upscale grocery store or instead used grocery-delivery service Peapod. Though Whole Foods was perceived as more of a luxury brand, the participants rated... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding