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- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Additional alumni books for your consideration.
as money-market funds. Islands of Profit in a Sea of Red Ink: Why 40% of Your Business Is Unprofitable, and How to Fix It by Jonathan L.S. Byrnes (DBA ’80) (Penguin Portfolio) Given the uncomfortable truth that it’s possible, even easy,... View Details
- 19 May 2022
- News
Leading to Salvation
ones who could, had left them. And they were left with all of the smaller, far less profitable business. The woman who owned it, her husband was a founder of it. He was a mortician and it was, I think, the oldest African American business... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
a lot of strife,” Kordestani says. “We decided to make the most of this crisis and change everything that needed to be changed, all in one go.” Susan Morris watches her son enjoy a lollipop from her shop in Gbarnga, Liberia, which she opened with funds and training... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Internet Tsunami
had operating profits of $1.9 million on sales of $4 million. Mikitani, formerly a banker at the Industrial Bank of Japan, became a man with a mission after attending HBS: He founded Rakuten, he told the magazine, because "I wanted to set... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
People Watching
million readers worldwide, Time Inc. has posted ten consecutive years of earnings growth and accounts for almost 10 percent of corporate profits for AOL Time Warner, where Moore is now the highest-ranking woman. “My goal is to continue to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Stealth Mogul
purchased and revived Wired magazine before selling it at a sizable profit to CondŽ Nast. Last year, Providence led a consortium that bought the largest cable television company in Europe. A native of Providence and a graduate of Brown... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Preserving Patagonia
recognized that conserved land has many embedded values: limited development (environmentally friendly real estate), sustainable agriculture, carbon sequestration potential, recreation (eco-tourism), water rights, and more. Profits for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
He Loves New York
New York magazine lacks in profit and prospects, it makes up for in the social cachet it can bestow on the owner in the media and cultural capital of the United States,” opined the New York Times (December 17, 2003). Well, maybe so, but... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Thomas A. James, MBA 1966
loan. Three months later he'd repaid the loan and made a profit of $10,000. At Harvard College, he combined his business and music skills by forming a rock band, the Maniacs, and also booking–and often playing with–six other bands. James... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Robert Buzzell Remembered
known as the Profit Impact of Marketing Strategies (PIMS), designed to identify and measure the determinants of profits in individual businesses. The author or coauthor of eleven books, Buzzell worked... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Four-Letter Word
lot of sound and fury that, it turns out, really doesn’t signify much at all. That’s because David Miller (MBA ’03), the Treasury Department’s former chief investment officer for TARP, helped preside over “a steady and, so far, profitable... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Newman's Own Brand of Charity
profits would have to go to charity. "To make money off that would be so tacky," he noted. From the outset, Newman eschewed costly market research and ignored industry wisdom that new product launches initially lose substantial sums of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
In VMI Partnerships, the Devil is in the Data
scenario carries a caveat, though, according to research by HBS assistant professor Susan Kulp. Her work suggests that the profit gains of VMI depend on both the retailer's willingness to provide detailed demand information and the... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA 1988)
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Protecting against the Erosion of Brand Value
and sell books.” What’s at work here is commoditization, a process that results in companies being unable to profitably differentiate their products and services. “The specter of commoditization sends chills down every executive’s spine —... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
New Porter Prize Awarded in Japan
honors and highlights companies that have maintained superior profitability by implementing unique strategies based on innovation in products, processes, and management techniques. Matsui Securities was chosen for its ability to define... View Details
Keywords: awards
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
affordable prices, a unique offering in the otherwise crowded wedding industry. But custom design creates ongoing operational challenges. As it grows, should Anomalie leverage its supply-chain advantages to create a line of off-the-rack styles, with the potential for... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Building a Movement
social enterprises here and around the world. You both mentioned that student interest is one of the drivers. What else is driving the momentum behind social enterprise? JB: Corporations face increasing pressures to dial down their single-minded pursuit of View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Books
Implementing Strategy. "There's the question of profit and growth versus control, for instance, or short-term results versus long-term capabilities. Managers today are involved in a very delicate balancing act." A proponent of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Case Study: Glass Half Full
Amazon and relying instead on Shopify as an online storefront and on ShipBob for fulfillment. Then came the cold shower of reality: Customer acquisition beyond Amazon can prove very expensive. He decided to offer Neutrall’s products there for near-term View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Students Forecast Climate Change’s Impact
in the reduction of greenhouse gases, customers need to play a more significant role.” — Piersten Gaines (MBA 2018) Vail Ski Resort Data point: “The typical ski resort needs 100–105 days of skiing to secure the average industry profit... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell