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01 Sep 2008
News

Building a Better MBA

For the school that so boldly launched the MBA 100 years ago and went on to become the bluest of blue-chip brands in business education, it seemed only fitting that Harvard Business School should mark its centennial year by examining the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

16 Dec 2020
Blog Post

Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

Brand Partnerships Council at WMG. She has been part of Warner Music for 26 years, including posts at WMG, Elektra, and Atlantic. Lynton, Chairman of Snap Inc., is serving as Chair of the Warner Music Group/Blavatnik Family Foundation... View Details

19 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 18

New Zealand grown kiwifruit outside of Australia and New Zealand. Facing growing international competition, Zespri invested in consumer branding and innovation, which has led to new types of kiwifruit that taste better and are protected... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?

importance of values and standards in business and the role leaders play in articulating them. Fifteen years ago we began teaching a required course called Leadership, Values, and Decision Making. Last December, after a couple of years of work, the faculty voted to... View Details

Keywords: by Kim B. Clark

01 Sep 2009
News

E Ink’s Wild Ride

prices could be changed in real time, wirelessly, to pitch a particular brand or model. “There was this scary moment of telling the scientists, ‘Guess what? We’re going to use your brilliant invention to sell sneakers.’ But they got into... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; e-books; e-reading; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

10 Sep 2007
Research & Ideas

High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet

the commercial recording industry because you can play the notes reliably, ultimately you may find that you've lost your brand specialness. In business terms, if you're in a margin business and you want to command high margins, if you're... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Music

01 Apr 1996
News

Technology for Learning's Sake

initiative's rapid progress has been aided greatly by the strength of the technology groundwork that has been established at the School over the past few decades. "This is not something brand new," notes Professor F. Warren McFarlan,... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig

12 Jul 2021
News

Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

testing and social distancing, plus the ongoing risks and progression of the hotspots,” says Streetman. Users can drill into case and fatality trajectories, track local outbreaks, and estimate the COVID-19 virus transmission in local regions. Careismatic View Details

08 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 8, 2008

should pursue the acquisition of the Jaguar and Land Rover brands owned by US-based Ford Motor company. Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708446 Korea: On the Back of a Tiger (Abridged)... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Feb 2020
News

Phoenix Rising

persuade people, when the country was falling apart, that you see an incredible opportunity to move ahead,” she says. But all of those cases from second-year Entrepreneurial Finance proved invaluable in helping her grow the business in spite of a fractured economy.... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

10 Dec 2014
News

Front-Row Seat

events (some held in conjunction with the Aspen Institute) build brand awareness and attract sponsorships, contributing just shy of 15 percent to the bottom line. Last year, TheAtlantic.com won a National Magazine Award for best website... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; digital media; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

Career Coach

Wendi Zhang

Wendi partners with MBA students and alumni to meet them where they are in their career journey, and 1) if undecided - helps them get clarity, 2) if decided - coaches them in taking the next steps to reach the next goal post(s), and 3) upon reaching the next goal -... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products; Entertainment / Media; Entrepreneurship; Angel Investing; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Real Estate; Social Enterprise; Startup - Founder; Entrepreneurship; Startup - Joiner; Entrepreneurship; Technology

Career Coach

Ildi Nielsen

Ildi (Dartmouth ’94) offers 20 years of experience as a Career Coach and Executive Search Consultant for MBA and post-MBA professionals. She worked as a Career Coach at Boston Consulting Group where she helped consultants and alumni launch new careers in healthcare,... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Commercial Banking; Financial Services (All); Consumer Finance; Financial Services (All); Corporate Finance; Financial Services (All); Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Retail

February 2017
Supplement

JCDecaux, 2016: Global Leader ... Again

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

In 2016, JCDecaux was number one in the world in outdoor advertising. This was a far cry from the situation in 2003; at that time, JCDecaux had been unseated by Clear Channel from the number-one spot that it had held for decades, and it was fighting for second place... View Details

Keywords: JCDecaux; Clear Channel Outdoor; OUTFRONT Media; Lamar Advertising Company; Jean-François Decaux; Jean-Charles Decaux; Outdoor Advertising; Street Furniture; Airports; Billboards; Bicycles; Digital Devices; Digital Marketing; Bidding; Advertising; Advertising Campaigns; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; Family Business; For-Profit Firms; Joint Ventures; Design; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Global Range; Globalization; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Government Legislation; Business History; Human Resources; Laws and Statutes; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Demand and Consumers; Supply and Industry; Operations; Distribution; Infrastructure; Logistics; Product; Product Design; Production; Organizational Structure; Property; Public Ownership; Renting or Rental; Problems and Challenges; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; Family and Family Relationships; Sales; Situation or Environment; Luxury; Strategy; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Customization and Personalization; Expansion; Segmentation; Mobile Technology; Wireless Technology; Air Transportation; Bicycle Transportation; Rail Transportation; Transportation Networks; Advertising Industry; France; Paris

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21 Feb 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research: February 21

B2C and B2B methods. But in seeking to grow and scale the business, they now must make decisions about the relative emphasis on building their consumer brand or its B2B partnerships as well as the implications for product offerings and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Sep 2022
News

Your Family, Your Work, Your Way

Maybe, you know, those days that you’re late getting home from work, when you are in person, maybe there’s a neighbor who also has kids who you could rely on to keep an eye that your kids get off the school bus and home safely. Or maybe there’s a colleague, if you’re a... View Details

Career Coach

Jill Huggett

Jill Huggett (Carroll '00), Principal, Bridgepath Career Advisors, is a certified professional career coach and certified professional resume writer. Jill combines professional coaching theory with her previous experience as a financial services management executive... View Details

Career Coach

Doug Lester

Doug’s approach to career and executive coaching is informed by over ten years in marketing, digital, and general management roles at Johnson & Johnson and other Fortune 500 companies. He offers perspective as a former executive recruiter and often counsels alumni on... View Details

Keywords: Auto/Transportation/Logistics; Consumer Products; Education; Emerging Markets; Entertainment / Media; Entrepreneurship; Government; Health Care; Hospitality; Insurance; Publishing / Communications / Advertising; Real Estate; Retail; Social Enterprise; Technology

09 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

May 2018, the De Beers Group shocked the diamond industry when it announced it was launching a new fashion jewelry brand of laboratory-grown (synthetic) diamonds. The reaction was swift as people sought to understand the company’s... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

29 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 29

industry, and without intervention, more might follow. International brand owners, domestic and foreign governments, labor unions, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) stepped up to discuss their responsibilities for improving... View Details