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- 01 Oct 2001
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New Economy Notables: Thomas S. Volpe
was a year ago. Think about what you love and what's going to be important ten years from now. Key elements in evaluating a business proposal I've always been a big "bet the jockey, not the horse" guy. Management View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
John Mulroney: Center Stage at the Opera
a business perspective - with a product, a customer base, and quality issues - and has helped instill that attitude in his staff. "It's all about marketing View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Matter of Opinion
readers. We had 20,000 subscribers when I started as editor, and we now have 185,000, which puts us ahead of the New Republic and National Review.” Navasky believes that The Nation View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
advertised as “The Soap of the Beautiful Woman.” Just as soap was transformed from being about hygiene to being about beauty, so toothpaste brands increasingly emphasized their ability to make their users more attractive with whiter teeth View Details
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Ben Faw
on campus, however, Ben discovered that he had underestimated the social scope of the school. “I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the number of quality people here. My only regret is that there is no way to meet all of them.” Ben has also... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
History’s Lessons
Shackleton divided them into three categories: “Mad,” “Hopeless,” and “Possible.” He met face-to-face with those in the Possible category, searching for cheerfulness, a sense of humor, and other View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
creating the best cost structure in the market. But the company wanted to compete primarily on quality not price. To that end, it struck exclusive deals with suppliers and marketing partners. Where they are... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 12 Apr 2012
- News
HBS Welcomes Eleven Alumni Startups
compete for a $50,000 grand prize and a $25,000 second prize—plus meet this year's Social Entrepreneurship Fellow. The contest, designed to support promising alumni ventures, is hosted by HBS’s Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship... View Details
- 29 Apr 2022
- News
Clean Slate
Coalition, an organization coordinating business, government, and nonprofit efforts to improve India’s water quality and health outcomes. Naina Lal Kidwai: This was not a sexy... View Details
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Jonathan Evans
discussion. I knew right then, this was the kind of school for me: The case-study method brings real business problems, real leadership problems, to life.” So much of the vitality of the case experience comes from the quality of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Short Takes
statistical data from five hundred business groups in India and spoke to dozens of managers in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Chile. The pair found that companies outside the United States perform better when they... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 22 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Mother of Fair Trade’ was an Unabashed Price Protectionist
Sawyer adds, “Gleason and others argued that their version of fair trade—albeit domestic oriented—offered higher wages, better services, and quality guarantees.” Prior to... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
than 100 volunteers from across the US, Europe, and Asia. The nonprofit matches those who need PPE with verified suppliers who can provide vetted products. The demand shock to the supply chain in March left many without any access to... View Details
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PJ Meyer
Rosedale, the creator of Second Life. Here, you go from working with great students and professors to CEOs of multimillion dollar companies – only HBS can do that." Help smaller businesses compete As PJ sees it, there is an... View Details
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part Two
hundreds of women, offering them free makeovers, demonstrating her products, and providing a sense of the elegance and self-definition that her cosmetics offered customers. As the brand View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 18 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Open Innovation Contestants Build AI-Based Cancer Tool
Radiation therapy can be lifesaving for lung cancer patients. The first step, though, is having a trained, skilled oncologist who knows how to best segment or mark off the tumor for radiation. This expertise is vital for targeting the tumor View Details
- 04 Jun 2025
- News
Slice of Life
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In 2018, Bill Crawford (MBA 2006) founded Righteous Slice, a pizza restaurant in Rexburg, Idaho that has been steadily earning critical acclaim. It has... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Short Takes
physicians, nurses, and other care providers to assess the progress of patients). The authors argue that the way hospitals hold care providers accountable for cost and quality... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
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Evgeny Koudryavtsev
capital at the time. In the fall, TPG closed its first deal in Russia." International perspective Evgeny decided to invest time in an MBA to learn the best practices in general management. "In investing, it is important to evaluate the View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Chasing the Silver Tsunami
says there is reason for optimism in the senior-care space. “As the population swells, as there are more expectations around technology and quality of care, I think that we’re entering a very, very exciting... View Details