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- 15 Dec 2024
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On The Case
enterprise scorecards.” Pulling Threads “An underlying theme in this case is how to attract and lead a diverse workforce. In helping students understand how to build inclusive cultures, my preference is to thread that theme throughout the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Case Study: A Good Fit
employer would be interested. —Harry McCracken (AMP 114, 1994) A highly competitive market with one-year sales cycles on the one hand; a pilot customer in a less-competitive niche with a massive opportunity to create value for insurers on the other. If Gain Life can... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Case Study: Tip the Scale
center-based, on-demand childcare company, was in search of unique funding models to fuel its expansion beyond two existing locations. Too small for private equity, in a sector that doesn’t attract VCs, and without enough of a track... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms
of the factors that drive success in an industry that attracts 65 percent of MBA graduates from leading business schools — many of whom eventually leave to run organizations of their own. With revenues approaching a trillion dollars,... View Details
- 07 Nov 2018
- News
A Market-Based Approach to Solving the World’s Water Crisis
feel that by harnessing market-driven solutions, by using a small amount of philanthropy to attract larger sources of capital, and by shifting the global discussion to how do we finance the crisis, we will solve the crisis much more... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Snapping Up Voters
in the contrasts he draws with the medium that still commands the bulk of campaign budgets—which, in the case of the upcoming presidential election, are estimated to swell to a combined $5 billion. Unlike on YouTube, where ads run before the main View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Old Meets New: A Dinosaur Named Sue
is the world's largest, most complete, and best-preserved representative of her species attracts many dinosaur-obsessed youngsters to the Field, it also brings paleontologists from around the world who can conduct research on her actual... View Details
- 31 Jul 2014
- News
Making Private Equity Public Knowledge
of three investment professionals, offering Sheyner the same thing that first attracted him to private equity: ownership. "It's an opportunity to place a really big bet on myself, which is what I want to do." View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Luxe Redux
edge and attract new devotees without losing its core following? “We can still accommodate the traditional customer because our styling is classic,” says Matthew McEvoy (MBA 1989), strategic planning director at Burberry. Founded in 1856,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
conversion rate, Means says. The company also raised $1.5 million in seed funding—all without spending a single dollar on marketing. Calley Means and Leslie Voorhees (both MBA 2015). (photos courtesy of Anomalie) The Question: Anomalie View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Ann S. Moore, MBA 1978
and culture. This is what attracted Ann Moore. As a brand-new Harvard MBA in 1978, she had received thirteen job offers, but accepted the one with the lowest salary. "People were astounded that I chose to go to Time Inc.," says Moore.... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Going For The Summit
women - has climbed well above the competition. With some two million visitors to its Web site each month, iVillage attracts more than twice as much traffic as its nearest competitor. "We've established a commanding lead," Carpenter... View Details
Keywords: Caroline Chauncey
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Sorry, We’re All Out of Chilean Sea Bass
sailor. What attracts you to the sea and sea stories? The sea is a faraway place, and I think when people read, they in some sense want to be transported from their normal lives. And writing about things that happen in faraway oceans... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
The Long View
questions that meet five criteria: Will pursuit of the question facilitate research that would not have otherwise been done? Does it focus on an important problem in the world? Can it attract the interest of key scholars? Will it serve as... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Case Study: Building the Base
based on that iterative process, rather than jumping in with both feet to create a comprehensive digital platform from day one. —Darria Long Gillespie (MBA 2005) Given all the political turmoil, News Bling should stay the course, build the basic product, and View Details
- 05 Oct 2016
- News
Harvard to Open Life Sciences Lab
family for their generosity and for recognizing the importance of innovation in the life sciences.” Over the past five years the i-lab has attracted students and faculty from across the University, some of who want to pursue ideas in the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Case Study: Glass Half Full
high that wholesale becomes attractive at some point, depending on your margins. Protect those, and you’ll have more options. Finally, selling on Shopify and Amazon is much more than twice the work. Choosing to do one or the other, or... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Global Perspectives
Ethiopia, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in January 2017. Students enrolled in Africa: Building Cities divided into eight teams based on their interests and explored ideas for attracting private investment over the next decade in areas such... View Details
- 21 Nov 2013
- News
Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins
phones, and focused the company on the critical launch of its next iteration of handsets, BlackBerry 10. The phones came in two versions: first launched was a touch-screen phone designed to attract mass-market consumers, followed by... View Details
- 14 Jun 2024
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2024 Alumni Board Meeting
Harvard Business School hosted its annual spring Alumni Board Meeting in late May, bringing together its members for a two-day event that included interactive sessions with faculty and HBS leadership on the School and its programs, updates on Board working groups, and... View Details