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Matthew Wyble
the group’s understanding If ranking 7th in the United States can be considered a failure, Matt “failed” and indeed, he did not make the Olympic team. But the experience ultimately strengthened him.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Chinese Premier Speaks at HBS
475baf4874c54b74d6872cb82ffdcb34 Amid the backdrop of U.S.-Chinese relations — tension over trade issues and Taiwan’s independence on the one hand, cooperation on terrorism and North Korea on the other — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao spoke at HBS during a four-day trip to... View Details
- 24 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Why Small Businesses Deserve More Credit
substantial growth, because it looks as though they have been foregoing opportunities,” explains Kim. Whether a tech startup or a pet shop, small businesses are a major economic force, contributing 44 percent of gross domestic product in the View Details
- 17 Sep 2021
- News
Clearing the Path to Citizenship
When Xiao Wang (MBA 2014) and his parents immigrated to the United States from China three decades ago, the process was a difficult and expensive one. The family spent the equivalent of five months’ rent on... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
These Are the Good Old Days
highest-ranking woman in the AOL Time Warner organization — oversees more than 130 popular magazines, including the company’s high-circulation weeklies Time, Sports Illustrated, People, and Entertainment Weekly, along with well-known publications such as Fortune, Field... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
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Book Review: Hooray for the Huddled Masses
to create. But life in America, which began when he left Iran as a one-year-old, taught him about the qualities that immigrants bring to the country—perseverance, entrepreneurialism, a willingness to adapt to new cultures—that made it possible, he says, for the View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
Jesse I. Straus
While still a young man in his family’s company, Jesse Straus and his younger brother Percy were personally responsible for the erection of the famous Macy’s Store in Herald Square, New York City. After buying out their uncle’s interest in the store, Jesse and his... View Details
Keywords: Retail
Stanley P. Goldstein
establishments into an industry-focused healthcare company under the CVS name. His restructuring gamble paid off – building the largest drug retail chain in the United States generating over $15 billion in... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Case Study: Off to a Fine Art
option to her online consignment ceramics offerings, Giridharadas recouped about half of her investment within four months. Now she sees a bigger opportunity: Party supply rentals were a $5 billion industry in the United View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2005
Mahesh, as a member of the fourth generation and recipient of an engineering degree from Stanford, cites the importance of remaining true to the family culture while bringing something new to the table. “I’ve been living in the United... View Details
Edward V. Rickenbacker
Prior to purchasing Eastern in 1938, Rickenbacker had successful careers in automobile racing and the auto industry at large, in addition to his distinguished service in the United States military in World... View Details
Keywords: Transportation
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Taking That Hill
sought challenging environments, and I get a lot of pleasure when people say they want to take that hill, and we take that hill together.” As PPG’s growth surges internationally, it’s overseas where new and different hills are increasingly popping up. As the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
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Competitiveness at Risk
about the project. Why did HBS launch the project? Rivkin: Many of us at the School have come to believe that the ability of firms in the United States to be competitive in the world economy and to support... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
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What’s Next for You?
At a fall reunion session titled “Downshifting Your Career or Just Changing Direction?” panelist Michael Jeans shared a startling World Health Organization prediction: In the United States today, those who... View Details
- 28 May 2019
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A More Perfect Union
competitiveness. Transformation at this scale will take longer than the typical two-year political cycle, Ballou-Aares says, but already the organization is seeing the first wave of results. Its members are helping drive change in multiple View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Fast Forward
Illustration by Chris Gash The School’s US Competitiveness Project launched four years ago with a simple but ambitious goal: figure out how companies in the United States can better compete in the global... View Details
James A. Farrell
While head of United States Steel, Farrell increased the steel output of the company from 6 million tons to 29 million tons. Upon his retirement, United View Details
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The Art of "Posting" - The Art of American Advertising
windows of stores where products were sold. “There are several general billposters of large capital in the United States who employ an army of men and own space and have facilities for covering any View Details
- 21 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Going Negative in Political Advertising
increase the chances that we'll make a purchase. In other words, choice drives consumption. The same is true of the political marketplace. With no incumbent running in the United States, the unprecedented turnouts in primary View Details
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- 01 Jun 2024
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Elevator Pitch: Bridging the Gap
retailers’ data, Gently leverages AI to predict demand for inventory, placing it at its centers to meet anticipated demand. The Why: Delivery in the United States is bifurcated between Amazon (two days) and... View Details