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- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Nurturing Emerging Scholars and Leaders
Mary Sauer and Bob Doris (MBA 1977/JD 1978) HBS’s focus on innovation connected Bob Doris (MBA 1977/JD 1978) and Mary Sauer more deeply with the School. “We are very impressed with the work HBS is doing to foster a startup culture at the School and across Harvard,”... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
HBS Student Battles ALS
returned home. While there, he served as the head of Israel’s ALS nonprofit organization, IsrALS, instituting a campaign that galvanized funding, awareness, and research efforts in that nation. Kremer returned to HBS last January. Since... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Chao Family Donates $40 Million to HBS
A MEMORABLE DAY: Dr. Chao and his daughters, flanked by Dean Nohria and Harvard President Drew Faust. HBS and Harvard University have received a $40 million gift from a foundation of Dr. James Si-Cheng Chao and family, in tribute to the life and legacy of the family... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Dean Clark Reflects on the School’s Key Initiatives
and academia on issues including executive compensation, limits to board effectiveness, capital market intermediaries, and the role of management education. These highly informative sessions stimulated new thinking and will form a basis... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
HBS Fund Helps Fuel Faculty Research and New Learning Experiences
Data’s Double Duty: Research and the Real World As Raffaella Sadun was wrapping up her Corporate Strategy course last fall, one of her students sent her a four-page analysis of the private equity industry in India, a topic the class had touched on during a case... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Second Acts
signed on as chairman of former Lt. Gov. William Scranton’s campaign to win the Republican nomination for governor in this year’s race against incumbent Ed Rendell. Drawing on his business background, Meakem advocates policies that will... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Think Locally, Act Globally
As for the cultural issue, Mittal notes that India and Africa have a shared past—in trade relations and, in the diplomatic realm, cooperation during the heyday of the Non-Aligned Movement—that has helped build trust and familiarity. And Mahatma Gandhi’s View Details
- 12 Dec 2013
- News
$10M Gift Designed to Support GSD’s Intellectual Reach
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Taking the Plunge
THE BOTTOM LINE: TOTO’s ad campaign turned heads. Did it win U.S. customers? Photo courtesy Toto Usa Inc. It’s installed in 63 percent of all Japanese homes but rarely found in the United States: a combination bidet-toilet with an... View Details
- June 2014
- Article
Mastering the Intermediaries: Strategies for Dealing with the Likes of Google, Amazon, and Kayak
By: Benjamin Edelman
Many companies depend on powerful platforms which distinctively influence buyers' purchasing. (Consider, Google, Amazon, and myriad others in their respective spheres.) I consider implications of these platforms' market power, then suggest strategies to help companies... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Market Power; Dominance; Advertising Campaigns; Marketing Channels; Agreements and Arrangements; Competitive Strategy; Negotiation; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry; Information Technology Industry
Edelman, Benjamin. "Mastering the Intermediaries: Strategies for Dealing with the Likes of Google, Amazon, and Kayak." Harvard Business Review 92, no. 6 (June 2014): 86–92.
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
The HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation
A Resource for the Next Big Idea, and More The HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation is instrumental in bringing innovative projects to life at the School. Recent successful HBS initiatives that are advancing management education—including the Harvard Innovation Lab... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Field Course Helps Nascent Entrepreneurs Connect with Customers
technology-enabled heated winter boots for women, says the course helped her venture gain traction with customers at a very early stage. “The course was very tactical,” Lefkowitz explains. “My team worked on a Kickstarter campaign that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Research Is the Foundation
language change can bridge differences and facilitate cross-border collaboration.” —Tsedal Neeley, Professor of Business Administration Private Capital Project Private capital is just that—private. As a result, little information is... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Lisa Churchville (MBA 1979)
warning me about empty-nesting, catch-up contributions to my 401K, and the challenges and stresses of middle age. Right on target for my current stage of life. Hillary Clinton once said that the most painful thing said about her during her husband’s first View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Juicy Story
Office software for the Mac. In 1998, Apple launched the iMac, a candy-colored computer that fit well with its ad campaign to “Think Different.” Even so, it sold only 6 million units over the course of three years, compared with sales of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
HBS to Release 2004 Annual Report
exceed our targeted cash from operations.” This year, alumni will receive details of the School’s financial performance in an expanded, annual report format, which will offer a better sense of how HBS financial resources — including gifts from the ongoing $500 million... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Promoting a Deeper Understanding
Sherri and Jed (MBA 1975) Bullard One of HBS’s greatest strengths, says Jed Bullard (MBA 1975), is that it trains students to appreciate different perspectives, in particular, how people brought up in different countries, cultures, and political systems think about... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Uncovering The Secrets of Mittelstand Success
HBS professors Ramon Casadesus‐Masanell, left, and Sunil Gupta, listened to a presentation about the layout of the Siemens Electronikwerk Amberg manufacturing facility during the faculty immersion in Munich. (photo by Willy C. Shih) The remarkable success of the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Bringing Out the Best
Cynthia Foster Curry (MBA 1990) Cynthia Foster Curry (MBA 1990) ruefully admits that she didn’t appreciate her first-year Organizational Behavior course at HBS. “I remember the professor saying, ‘People take this class less seriously, but 20 years into your career,... View Details