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- 26 Feb 2021
- News
Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation
foundational understanding of the pathways to a board seat and how to create a value proposition, while the second webinar focused on creating a board resume and networking.... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 17 Apr 2019
- News
Give It to Me Straight
the AdSense business was on fire, and when I said how many new customers we added over the last couple of months, Eric Schmidt almost fell out of his chair, and he said, "What... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- News
To Market, To Market
building an agricultural and market infrastructure in places—like parts of Nepal, Romania, Haiti, and Guatemala—where little or none has previously existed. “The way we do this is through value-based... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
chain YogaWorks went public in August, valued at about $40 million; and Wanderlust’s yoga-focused festivals have attracted major crowds and major... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Halber
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
by Philip Delves Broughton (MBA 2006) (Penguin Press) Delves Broughton discusses his quest to find the world’s great wizards of sales, among them a Moroccan rug merchant who uses age-old principles to read his customers View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
to build shared value over the long term. AACE provides groups like the Jaba Ginger Farmers Cooperative Society—which is made up of 3,000 smallholders, more than half of them women—with a trustworthy customer. In return, by sourcing... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”
without it. Poindexter: I talk a lot to my customers about what life is like without electricity. And one of the most profound things that they said to me was, "Life without electricity, you're always... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Innovation: Crowdfunding College Costs
model has evolved since its launch. "We used to charge a transaction fee, but moved away from that for strategic reasons," Cordero says. "Now it's simply about customer acquisition and building a community."... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
compromising our values and the culture of our organization trying to keep up with competitors who were pushing products down people’s throats.” While customers hunkered down,... View Details
- 09 Mar 2023
- News
Four Alumni Clubs Mark Milestone Year
more value to our membership and the general public?" says HBSAB's co-president Gautam Ramchandani (MBA 1977). "Our three major priorities this year are to reflect, learn, and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
When hotel manager Alessandro Benedetti worked for Kempinski chain locations in Spain and Switzerland, morning meetings were a time to go over the numbers and discuss strategy... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
putting them back together and using his nascent engineering skills to turn anything he could find into a rocket launcher. Local Motors customers are invited to help build their car. Because of this... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
View from the Top
people in the company and the person who is working the assembly line or answering the phones. How do you stay in touch with those who work for you? Mühlemann: Walking around, seeing customers together with... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
An Eye to the East
Europe and the United States, he said, "they have already reached a threshold in customer orientation, so you have to do different things to succeed." That's not the case yet in Asia, he pointed out, as... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Technology for Learning's Sake
improve productivity and efficiency in their daily operations, so did HBS faculty find themselves in the position of trying to determine if and how information technology could add View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig
- 14 Nov 2019
- News
Keeping Red Lobster Fresh
doing those things and operating well, then you can start making the changes that are visible to consumers. You know, now you can start rolling out a new menu. Now you can start rolling out a new value menu.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Vive la Madeleine!
the third of five children. The family placed a heavy emphasis on the value of good, honest labor; at 18, he became a firefighter to help pay his university expenses. The occupying workers also came from large families, View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference
advantages and disadvantages. "Younger generations might have a different set of values [from their elders]," which can lead to conflicts when running a business. On the other hand, said Nursalim, blood ties... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Lego Stays on Script
marketing, Michael Moynihan (MBA 1993), has been with the company since 1996, long enough to remember its missteps in attempting to broaden Lego’s customer base by expanding into product categories such as action figures, arts View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Do You Speak Business?
you’d be hard-pressed to tell their nationality,” says Deshpandé. “Among other distinguishing characteristics, these firms tend to have intrapreneurial cultures that encourage and reward risk. They are quick to market View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons