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- 01 Apr 1997
- News
The Businesslike Gourmet: Karen Page on America's Foodservice Industry
Incredibly, no such guide to flavor compatibility has ever been published before. Do restaurant chef/owners have management lessons for the rest of business? Absolutely. One acclaimed owner assigns a mood rating on a scale of one to ten... View Details
- 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 Mar 2014
- What Do You Think?
When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?
customer behavior can change. The burst will be when we will observe that consumer patterns are changing." On the other hand, some believed that things that have changed since the 2000 bubble may make another one less likely. Ofer... View Details
- 01 Apr 2020
- Blog Post
How Scott Linzmeyer Crafted a Business He Loves at Reveler Beverage
build a business he loves. After graduating from Boston University, Linzmeyer joined General Electric in their financial management program which gave him the opportunity to develop his financial skills and determine where he wanted to... View Details
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Demo Day | New Venture Competition
their well-being by optimizing cash flow, managing debt, and providing real-time, personalized financial guidance. It's like Mint x ChatGPT for the next generation entering the workforce CareCorgi Hailey How (MPH 2025), Bobby Zhao (MDes... View Details
- Article
Optimizing Organic Waste to Energy Operations
By: Baris Ata, Deishin Lee and Mustafa H. Tongarlak
A waste-to-energy firm that recycles organic waste with energy recovery performs two environmentally beneficial functions: it diverts waste from landfill and it produces renewable energy. At the same time, the waste-to-energy firm serves and collects revenue from two... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Energy Generation; Renewable Energy; Revenue; Customers; Strategy; Corporate Governance; Wastes and Waste Processing; Environmental Sustainability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Cost Management; Urban Scope
Ata, Baris, Deishin Lee, and Mustafa H. Tongarlak. "Optimizing Organic Waste to Energy Operations." Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 14, no. 2 (Spring 2012): 231–244.
- 2024
- Book
The Everything Token: How NFTs and Web3 Will Transform the Way We Buy, Sell, and Create
By: Steve Kaczynski and Scott Duke Kominers
We demystify the coming digital revolution, showing how NFTs will transform our online and offline interactions.
NFTs aren’t just pictures on the internet, or a fad that has come and gone. Rather, they’re a new technology for creating digital assets and... View Details
NFTs aren’t just pictures on the internet, or a fad that has come and gone. Rather, they’re a new technology for creating digital assets and... View Details
Keywords: Economic Systems; Microeconomics; Entrepreneurship; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Information Technology; Innovation and Invention; Innovation Strategy; Digital Platforms; Digital Strategy; Digital Transformation; Internet and the Web; Technology Adoption; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Product Positioning; Markets; E-commerce; Market Design; Value; Customer Value and Value Chain; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Organizational Structure; Customer Ownership; Ownership; Advertising Industry; Communications Industry; Computer Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Fashion Industry; Information Technology Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Technology Industry; Web Services Industry
Kaczynski, Steve, and Scott Duke Kominers. The Everything Token: How NFTs and Web3 Will Transform the Way We Buy, Sell, and Create. Portfolio/Penguin, 2024.
- 14 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
Should You Bring Advertising Expertise In-House?
reasons include structural changes in the advertising industry such as the unbundling of agency services, and improved communication tools that make it easier and more cost efficient for firms to manage some aspect of their own... View Details
- 16 Jul 2021
- Op-Ed
For Entrepreneurs, the Benefits of Slowing Down
historically putting off building a robust platform in order to meet short-term customer needs), process debt (taking shortcuts for the sake of expediency to get things done without stopping to make core business process robust and... View Details
Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang
- 16 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
What Happens When Zambian Schoolgirls Receive Negotiation Training
MIT and a conflict resolution program at Mercy Corps), McGinn and her colleagues laid the foundation for Girls Arise, expanding and strengthening it through rigorous field testing. Once refined, project managers Annika Rigole and Clément... View Details
Keywords: Re: Kathleen L. McGinn
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Ink: Comfort in Discomfort
creativity and flexibility, sparking innovation. The book is based on 25 years of research. (Smith began hers at HBS and is now a professor of management at the University of Delaware’s Lerner College of Business and Economics; Lewis is a... View Details
- 01 Oct 2013
- News
Banking on Africa's Future
Tope Lawani Tope Lawani (MBA 1995) is a man on a mission—make that two missions, actually. The cofounder and managing partner of London-based Helios Investments, Lawani says his firm aims to reward investors with "attractive,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Answering the Call
things,” Benihana ads promised). Illustration by PJ Loughran After reading in a trade publication about Benihana’s innovative and efficient use of labor and layout to lower costs and facilitate customer turnaround times, Professor Earl... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Globalization Revisited
argued that advances in communications technology were increasingly inspiring consumers around the world to want the same things. Therefore, he declared, international companies should cease to act as “multinationals” that customized... View Details
- 12 Oct 2016
- Research & Ideas
Break the Rules of How Business is Done
or managers to report to. Many other companies have taken similar approaches not only to attempt to operate more efficiently, but also to attract and retain talent by differentiating their companies from the mainstream. Whether or not the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
“Pretty straightforward. Pretty frightening.” That’s how Jim Sharpe (MBA 1976), chairman and CEO of Extrusion Technology, Inc. (ET), describes an out-of-the-blue situation his company faced two years ago, when its largest customer... View Details
- 08 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 8, 2008
Casey, Comcast's New England Region general manager, transformed a low commitment and performance organization. When he took charge of this Comcast region he inherited an organization that was bureaucratic, had low customer satisfaction,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- March 2001 (Revised July 2002)
- Case
WingspanBank.com (B): Should This Bird Still Fly?
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Stacy McManus
WingspanBank.com is launched to critical acclaim, but its fate is hardly certain. Bank One's new CEO, Jamie Dimon, must decide what to do with what is now a second Web site for the bank's current and prospective customers. View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Customers; Innovation and Management; Organizations; Complexity; Web Sites; Financial Services Industry
Sucher, Sandra J., and Stacy McManus. "WingspanBank.com (B): Should This Bird Still Fly?" Harvard Business School Case 601-071, March 2001. (Revised July 2002.)
- Web
Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy | HBS Online
smarter Apply design thinking and creative problem-solving principles to generate new ideas, enhance team performance, and innovate collaboratively Gain frameworks, tools, and customer engagement techniques to enhance your organization’s... View Details
- 09 Feb 2017
- Blog Post
Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring: Anddria Varnado (Clack-Rogers)
and cross-brand initiatives across Williams-Sonoma’s iconic eight-brand portfolio. I joined WSI after a few years in management consulting, where I managed projects across my firm’s retail and technology... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail