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- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Understanding Challenges Across the Supply Chain
mills in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and examined the company’s milling equipment. (photo by Mariana Cal) Alvarez spent time in Argentina working on “Molino Cañuelas: Serving Customers from Seed Development to the Kitchen Table,” a case he... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Profiles from the class of 2007
factors like wind and water. “There are strategic and tactical elements to sailing,” says Dillon, a native of Ireland. “You need to decide where you want to go and what your competitors are doing. It’s kind of an interactive game that’s... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Better than Cash
Somerville, Massachusetts, needed advice on how to make the nonprofit more cost-effective, he might have considered attending business school. But he didn’t have to. Harvard Business School came to him in the form of alumni who have helped him develop a new View Details
- 23 Aug 2018
- News
Healthcare Alumni Keep Learning Through Virtual Programming
“Those first six have had over 550 members attend the live events, and all of our HBSHAA members have access to the recordings after the events,” she says. Recent VRT topics have included a panel discussion with leaders from CVS, talking about their View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Curing Health Care
of environmental toxins are powerful, still somewhat mysterious influences on our health. Simple tests that make those tendencies more transparent will result in basic behavioral changes and healthier lives overall. "Things are about to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Strategy is About People
that are best for them, and get them to do the things they’re really good at — the things they really want to do, and the things that they’ll deliver on with the kind of passion that really enhances the chances of getting things done. “But at the same time, you’ve got... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: Barreling Ahead
(MBA 2002) BUECHLER: Our success starts with great products. We brew more than 100 new products we like to drink at our R&D facility every year. We couple that with an amazing team that loves to work hard and have fun. Finally, we love to create great View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Transforming the IRS
feedback from taxpayers and employees as well as measures of meaningful business results, was a critical step in changing attitudes. How did you improve customer service? There were no quick fixes or silver bullets. The IRS had to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014
brand management that avoids traditional brand tenets of control and competition, largely adopted from the private sector, in favor of a strategic approach centered on the mission and based on participation, shared values, and the... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965
twenty years ago the company was unprepared for changes in the marketplace as competitors emerged that offered clients individual pieces of the technology package, such as a database program or storage device. This brought about increased options and lower prices for... View Details
- 31 Oct 2019
- News
Business Success Means Community Success in Wisconsin; GNN Roundup
organizations—West Bend Mutual and the Milwaukee Bucks—to demonstrate how our strong leaders can come together to help their organizations make a real impact in our community,” says Galezewski. “As a statewide HBS Club of Wisconsin, an event like this hits all of our... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Mr. Start-Up
ideas to make people’s lives more fun or more productive, is an amazing opportunity. The other thing that’s important to me is to interact with people in a way that will earn their respect and make them want to do business with me — as investors, partners, or View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
Alumni Books Think to Win: Unleashing the Power of Strategic Thinking by Paul Butler, John F. Manfredi, and Peter Klein (MBA 1971) (McGraw-Hill Education) The authors provide a proven plan for making View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Gazprom Goes Global
keep those states close to Russia and its sphere of influence, Gazprom had been billing them less for natural gas than its European customers. However, when Gazprom and the Russian government resolved to compete more openly in world markets, the company decided to... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- News
Finding Common Ground
company seem bigger than it actually was. He was almost discovered when a Japanese customer arrived in the United States and insisted they meet and go to dinner. Two years shy of legal drinking age, Crespin spent the evening in mortal... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Alumni Luminaries Discuss Careers, Values with HBS Students
Internal Revenue Service. Senior advisor, The Carlyle Group. He upgraded technology and information systems and stressed customer service in a dramatic turnaround of the IRS. Daniel L. Vasella, M.D. (PMD 57, 1989), chairman and CEO of... View Details
- 08 Mar 2018
- News
HBSAAA Leads the Way in Celebrating African American Alumni Impact
part of it, but at the core, these ads are a very strategic exercise. They reveal what’s happening competitively in an industry.” So how did the ads fare, according to the Kellogg students? Of the 39 non-network advertisers reviewed, top... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
customer behavior—those functional and emotional goals that people want to achieve. China’s Next Strategic Advantage: From Imitation to Innovation by George Yip (MBA 1976) and Bruce McKern (DBA 1972) (MIT... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Financial Services 24/7
brokerage did Schwab reorganize. So it was a one-time disruptive technology," says McFarlan. Firms must also be strategic in anticipating when customers are ready to try new ways of doing things. It took... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 27 Oct 2017
- News
The Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received
customers and, inherently, your revenues come. My name is Riccardo Concha the class of 2007. I believe the best business advice that I have received so far that has been most useful to me, being curious about things that you don't know... View Details