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Sample Student Projects - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Clean Energy Cluster (2017) Ohio Automotive Cluster (2017) Chicago Biotech Cluster (2016) San Diego Craft Beer Cluster (2016) Kentucky Bourbon Cluster (2015) New York City Apparel Cluster (2015) Pennsylvania Natural Gas Cluster (2013) New... View Details

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Skydeck - Alumni

to successful recovery. Now, as a recovery coach, she wants to let people know that they are not alone—and they have other treatment options. How to Win the Kentucky Derby West Point Thoroughbred President and CEO Terry Finley (OPM 45,... View Details

John Y. Brown, Jr.

Brown, along with a group of investors, purchased Kentucky Fried Chicken from its founder, Colonel Harland Sanders, for $2 million in 1964. Brown grew Kentucky Fried Chicken from 600 to 3,500 franchises.... View Details

Keywords: Restaurants & Lodging

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Competitiveness of States & Regions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

States The Institute has developed research-based economic agendas for all 50 United States. Alabama Alaska Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana... View Details

• 17 Jun 2011
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KFC’s Explosive Growth in China

have picked," says Shelman, a Kentucky native with more than a passing interest in Colonel Sanders. "Not only is this the story of a successful entry into China by a Western company, this case provides a glimpse of how quickly... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Food & Beverage

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HBS Fund Council - Alumni

Magruder MBA 2012, Section J Wellesley, MA Members Dhruv Agarwala MBA 2002, Section I Singapore Pamela Baker MBA 2001, Section F Cambridge, MA Geetu Bedi MBA 1998, Section F Scarsdale, NY Robert Biederman MBA 2014, Section F Scarsdale, NY Edward D. Bullard MBA 1975,... View Details

• 12 Oct 2022
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11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

understand who I truly am. Aaron Edwards (he/him/his), Class of 2024 Throughout my childhood living in a small Kentucky town my parents raised me to do three things: ask questions, be happy, and help others. While the first lesson came... View Details

• 10 Oct 2023
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Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know

SK On, to build three battery manufacturing plants.[62] Two of these plants will be built in Kentucky and the third will be in Tennessee, and the LPO projects that the project will create 5,000 construction jobs and 7,500 operation... View Details

• 01 Oct 2000
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Edward D. Bullard: The Personal Touch

to San Francisco, where he became CFO in 1981 and president in 1983. The calling to be near the company's operations -- which had moved to Kentucky in the 1970s -- then proved irresistible. In 1989, Jed, Sherri, and their two children... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

• 22 Feb 2022
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Breaking News

like a local newsroom but are actually pumping out politically motivated material. It is also incredibly difficult to build a digital brand in this environment, and the platforms with the biggest audiences, like Facebook, are so polluted. So when I hear from publishers... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dana Smith; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

• 12 Feb 2021
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How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World

number one, Kentucky Fried Chicken number two, and we were number three. And before I knew it, I was sitting on top of a company that was worth in public market terms in 1968, 1969 dollars, something like $150 million for a business that... View Details

Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

• 09 Nov 2022
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Part Ownership of a Dream

Terry Finley (OPM 45, 2014) has been in the winner’s circle of more than a few race tracks. Founder and CEO of West Point Thoroughbreds, Finley even won the 2017 Kentucky Derby with his partial ownership of Always Dreaming (an experience... View Details

Keywords: horse racing; entpreneurship; leadership; finance; investing; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

George A. Schaefer

A trained accountant, Schaefer’s first task as CEO was to dramatically cut costs. Caterpillar’s large, earth-moving products were no longer in high demand as in earlier years, so Schaefer decided to invest in making smaller machines for urban construction projects and... View Details

Keywords: Construction & Real Estate