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- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987
'They Feel Good,' yet the employees were wearing Reeboks," she recounts. "So I established new rules—don't bring a shoe in for a line review unless it feels good to the consumer, meaning comfortable, and feels good to shareholders,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
A World of Difference
understand them instead of trying to guess their feelings. Frei: Or, in our language, “center” on them. Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes might be a natural instinct for someone trying to understand a person who is different than... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The Secret Sauce
impressive number of gifts and reached 53 percent participation—class best. A notable aspect of their efforts, says Hawkins, who heads The Hawkins Companies, was a reliance on email instead of phone calls or letters. "This might have been the secret sauce of our... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Playing to Win
soccer shoe Adidas developed especially for the World Cup. "Our mission is to be the number-one maker of athletic equipment in the world," he says, "and this is truly an athletic shoe, unlike most of the sneakers you see on the street... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Muhammad Yunus Visits HBS
more than 1 million homes. He has also arranged partnerships with multinationals to combat illness. For example, he persuaded Adidas to build a shoe that conformed to the company’s quality standards but still would cost only one euro.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Fred Newman (MBA 1978)
just a shoe salesman. I wasn’t crushed if they didn’t want me or my ideas. I just hadn’t made the sale. I came of age watching television, and old radio was fading out. It’s so exciting to see audio come back and to see that influence my... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Booting Up
SELLING SHOES on the Internet was pretty far from Barbara Thornton's mind when she enrolled at HBS at the age of 45. The city planner and international consultant figured that opening power plants in Southeast Asia would best challenge... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
with an ultralight day pack (1 pound, 5 ounces), a surprisingly comfortable trail hiking skirt with attached shorts (5 ounces), a zip-top base layer (8 ounces), a wind shirt (3 ounces), and the most lightweight shoes I’ve ever hiked in... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Q & A: Jeanne P. Jackson: A New Regime at Banana Republic
brand-necessary. For instance, it's hard to have credibility as the source for a versatile wardrobe if you don't provide shoes. So, having a terrific shoe business was critical. And the shoes have been... View Details
- 26 Jul 2011
- News
An Entrepreneur of the Arts
pointe shoes from Russia and sells them nationwide. In 2006, she opened the Russian Pointe Dance Boutique, the company’s flagship store located on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. Attending OPM, Efimova was inspired by a strategy class to... View Details
- 18 May 2011
- News
Man with a Plan
News (February, 13, 2011). Therein lies the broad impact of his “Yella Fella” TV ads, in which Rane stars as the yellow-clad cowboy who saves the West from rotting wood with his pressure-treated pine, known as YellaWood. “They'll probably expect me to wear yellow View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Preparing Future Leaders for Tomorrow’s Challenges
puts students in the shoes of case protagonists, helping them develop the skills and judgment required to be an effective general manager. While case discussions remain core to the School’s learning model, HBS is continually exploring... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Of Myth and Merlin: T.A. (Tom) Barron's Literary Odyssey
Barron recalls one professor chiding him for "studying the hiking trails of Scotland more than anything else." Despite his numerous academic and extracurricular interests, including writing, business came first for Barron, thanks to his father's example. "My dad owned... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni Are Integral to HBS
haven’t had for years,” he says, “which is why I’m looking forward to doing it again!” The Boardroom MBA students and alumni during a session of The Boardroom. The Boardroom is a daylong exercise designed to put students in the shoes of... View Details
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
of opportunities with Senegal’s beaches and islands, national parks, and historic and religious sites. Indeed, the work Diagne is doing today will carry Senegal forward for generations to come. “We have to think outside the box, acknowledge different perspectives, and... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Preparing Our Students for a Changing World
Smith Professor of Corporate Finance. “Cross-cultural communication is, at its core, about empathy. Each time you interact professionally in a different environment, you enhance your ability to stand in another person’s shoes and consider... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Fine Print: Alumni Recommend Their Best Reads
Machiavelli: A Portrait and Robert Olmstead’s fantastic story collection, River Dogs, which I may have bought while I was at B-School. —Richard Benedict (MBA 1988) Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, by Phil Knight The book reveals... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators
allow it to offer better (higher) prices to consumers on its buy side and so on in a virtuous cycle." —Associate Professor Andrei Hagiu "[I suggest] a modified TOMS Shoes model. From the customer/end-user side: When they want to sell... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President’s Report
because of them. Thank you, Ed, for all you’ve done on behalf of HBS and its alumni. Kudos, too, to Susan Luick Good (MBA ’71), whose term as president is up and who leaves very large shoes to fill. Susan stays on as past president for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Giving Amazon the Boot
business? Sarah Ford (MBA 2007)’s experience with Amazon highlights its allure and drawbacks. In 2012, Ford founded Ranch Road Boots, a high-end shoe company inspired by her roots in West Texas and her experience as a Marine Corps... View Details