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- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Exchange: Micro Management
Image by John Ritter In the 50 years since modern microfinance was introduced as a tool to fight poverty, institutions have distributed hundreds of millions of loans to people in developing countries. Such loans are repaid at rates often as high as 98 percent. Those... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Whale Wars
fleet quit midway through the season, catching only 170 whales versus its much larger target catch of around 1,035. Through it all, Antarctica was breathtakingly beautiful, with icebergs framed in turquoise and air so clean your lungs... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Courting the Poor
assistance of LARC senior researcher Ricardo Reisen de Pinho (PMD 74, 1999), Frei was soon on her way to researching and writing “Magazine Luiza: Building a Retail Model of ‘Courting the Poor.’ ” “Magazine Luiza has made a business of View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Books
Back to the Drawing Board by Colin B. Carter and Jay W. Lorsch (Harvard Business School Press) Corporate boards are frequent targets of criticism in the wake of recent corporate scandals. But in their new book, Back to the Drawing Board:... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Ticktock
introducing other new products like the Scooba a robot mop that are targeted to solve more difficult household chores.” Clocky’s sales have begun to flatten by 2010, when the follow-up case, “Nanda Home,” takes place. Revenues in 2009... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Business of Biotech
as an acute, fatal disease," Maderis concludes. Hitting the Target When human lives are at stake, the urgency involved in turning such predictions into reality goes beyond the wish to reap financial rewards from years of investment. Steve... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
An Orchestral Startup
tour director and led the group on a highly successful 1992 European concert tour. Returning to Cambridge, Lim and his classmate, first violinist Scott Y. Yoo (Harvard '93), conceived the idea of starting an orchestra, with 18- to 25-year-olds as their View Details
Keywords: Linda Goodspeed
- 20 Dec 2024
- News
Clubs Open HBS Doors for Local Leaders; Meet the Club Leaders: HBS PRIDE; Favorite Reads of 2024
participants through nominations by alumni or local leaders. They then invite nominees to apply directly to HBS and only award scholarships upon acceptance. “We select candidates by research and referrals, and we target CEOs of Irish... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New News
things I learned at HBS is that when something is hard, you ask why. Looking at industry data, I saw a ton of untouched white space in targeted media, which was common in New York back in the 1800s. You had a newspaper for German New... View Details
- 03 Feb 2021
- News
Power Play
implications of the shift to sustainability-driven demand,” she adds. “We’re not aware of any other firms that are doing what we’re doing on an independent and targeted basis.” The bonus to delivering returns on investments? The potential... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Job One: Alumni Engagement
needs and expectations, using valuable information from the ongoing MBA and Executive Education surveys. Those surveys helped the committee identify program ideas targeted to specific age groups. The committee also developed a set of... View Details
Keywords: Peter Cooper
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
New Career Wanted
to learn as much as they can by “network interviewing” with those currently in their target field. “You want to get detailed information about roles and responsibilities, current trends and issues in the company or industry, and the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
What We’re Reading
people while visiting 34 diverse countries—places without available medical care, where corruption and poverty have ruled, and where armed people are part of the daily scene. In the Philippines, strangers tried to kidnap me. I was robbed in India, and I have been an... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Action Plan: Just Breathe
Burton. “That means less stress, as well as better collaboration, communication, and teamwork.” As CEO, Burton practices what he preaches. All 30 Whil employees meet at 2 p.m. each day to benefit from targeted minicourses (five sessions,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
What I Do: Keith Cerny (MBA 1991)
programming and niche offerings in jazz and country and western. “Part of what we’re able to do is target small segments in parallel with our big symphonic and summer concert series,” says Cerny, who names the 19th- and 20th-century... View Details
- 19 Feb 2008
- News
The Scoop Behind the Silver Screen
elements are added.” Both businesses require vision and a healthy appetite for risk. Another similarity is permits, budgets, and a cast of people who come together to work on a common project for two or three years. Attracting a cornerstone client like View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Up Against The Firewall
targets than others for computer criminals. But any business that uses the Internet is susceptible to indiscriminate attacks by worms and viruses, making the firm potentially liable should those attacking worms and viruses move on to... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
Wruck cites one case she followed in which the initial match looked great. The target and bidder had operations in the same industry, creating a potential for synergies. But integration of the target into... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Vision: Learning Curve
technology so that we can reach out in a low-cost, scalable way,” Mahajan explains. Rocket targets the least educated and most impoverished families in India. Many parents earn between one and two dollars a day doing construction or... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Case Study: A Souped-Up Strategy
demographics to target your neighborhood priorities in the bigger cities. —Sara Fox (MBA 1990) Someone with deep pockets (Groupon?) is going to enter this space. It is a great idea, so go for the maximum impact. Try to do one large city... View Details