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- 21 Sep 2015
- News
Helping Japan Build a Strong Economic Future
As a trade negotiator, economic official, and scholar, Naoko Munakata (MBA 1990) has been immersed in Japan’s economic revitalization effort for the last 25 years. In 2013, as director-general for trade policy in Japan, she helped to pave... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
New Exhibit Highlights Turning Point for American Business
Amidst the dizzying swirl of today's e-commerce transactions, it is sometimes difficult to remember what the business world was like before the advent of computer technology. For campus visitors who want to... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Making a Difference in the World
“greatest challenge ”Bloomberg quote. Foreword, C40 Carbon Disclosure Project 2011 p. 34 All C40 data C40 web site http://www.c40cities.org/ “Mayors can’t just talk ”Bloomberg quote (NYT 6/2/11) “Ancient Rome Baghdad London.”. From Wikipedia “city” View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
The Far-Reaching Impact of Fellowships
Financial aid provides the foundation for HBS’s need-blind admission policy, ensuring that the cost of attending is not a barrier to entry into the MBA Program. By lessening the burden of debt, this support... View Details
Keywords: fellowships
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
Seeding a Better Future for Colombia
format when he served as his country’s pavilion director during the Shanghai Expo, in 2009. The experience led to his leadership role as commissioner general for Colombia at Expo Milano 2015. This year’s Milan gathering runs through... View Details
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Peek into Business | MBA
a software engineer designing solutions to a content creator building their brand. What Do Jobs in Business Look Like? Discover the diverse range of careers in business, from entry level positions View Details
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Social Enterprise Track | New Venture Competition
an opportunity for eligible graduate students across Harvard University to explore social entrepreneurship and test ideas for social innovation in a rigorous and supportive environment. Social Enterprise Track View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?
obsessed with the terms ‘new’ or ‘improved’. The economy simply changes What we’re witnessing is simply another evolution. Albeit a pretty significant one.” Others found themselves unable to respond without... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
When CEOs Become Activists
Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee responded to the protests by creating Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day. Chick-Fil-A sales increased 12 percent in 2012 over the previous year.) Investigating the effects of CEO... View Details
- 06 Jan 2012
- News
Where Are They Now?
Mahesh checks in from the factory floor. Courtesy Krishna Mahesh Related Links Alum startup wins HBS contest New Venture Contest: Call for entries Upcoming webinars for entrepreneurs HBS New Ventures group on LinkedIn “I am still amazed... View Details
- 29 Jun 2016
- News
The Latest Local Motor: A Self-Driving Bus
off the top price of each item sold. Rogers' plan is to also split another 1 percent to 2 percent among key community members who help improve the design. How long did it take View Details
- 24 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017
inference about an individual but provides population estimates. The veiled method increased self-reports of anti-gay sentiment, particularly in the workplace: respondents were 67% more likely to disapprove... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2019 (Revised May 2020)
- Supplement
Keroche (D): Transforming the Core Business
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pippa Tubman Armerding
This case describes Keroche co-founder Tabitha Karanja’s decision to exit the wine business following the Kenyan government’s 2007 increase in excise taxes on wine. In August 2007, Keroche introduced the vodka drink Viena Ice as a replacement for its fortified wines,... View Details
Keywords: Keroche; Alcohol; Alcoholic Beverages; Alcoholic Drinks; Beverages; Drinks; Wine Industry; Wine; Fortified Wine; Viena; Viena Ice; Beer; Beer Market; Premium Beer; Manufacturing; Summit Lager; Business Ventures; Business Exit or Shutdown; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Small Business; Family Business; Crime and Corruption; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decisions; Income; Demographics; Geographic Scope; Geographic Location; Goods and Commodities; Government Legislation; Growth and Development; Business History; Lawsuits and Litigation; Laws and Statutes; Lawfulness; Goals and Objectives; Consumer Behavior; Market Entry and Exit; Problems and Challenges; Safety; Social Issues; Poverty; Strategy; Competition; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Kenya; Nairobi; Africa
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Pippa Tubman Armerding. "Keroche (D): Transforming the Core Business." Harvard Business School Supplement 720-393, September 2019. (Revised May 2020.)
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
readers weighed in on a question posed by KitNipBox cofounder and CEO Deena Malkina (MBA 2008): How could the monthly subscription service for cat owners erect sustainable barriers to entry View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Technology Making HBS More Accessible
believe more in today’s vision for HBS.” The Quazzos, who met while working in New York prior to attending HBS, have contributed to the School’s entry into online learning with... View Details
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
savings in energy usage, almost immediately. After the rapid success of OPOWER's first three years, Yates and Laskey wondered whether their approach would produce sustainable results: what strategy should they pursue to ensure that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 8, 2010
with a terminal illness, how would you respond and what would you do with your remaining time? Avi Kremer contemplates four options for how to devote himself 18 months after being diagnosed with ALS. His... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Research Brief: As the Wind Blows
To better understand the prospects for future entrepreneurial success in sustainable industries, Professor Geoffrey Jones looks to the past. In his chapter in the new book Green Capitalism?, for instance,... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Way You See It
In response to a special Bulletin survey, hundreds of HBS alumni selected the people, products, and events that in their view have most affected business over the last 75 years. These intrepid respondents... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
MBA Cohorts Will Merge Next Year
After a scheduled review of the five-year-old practice of admitting both September and January cohorts of each MBA class, the School has decided to admit all new MBA candidates in a single September entry... View Details