artisans - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Oct 2013
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Moving the Needle

for-profit. She began to make her mark as vice president of business development at Novica, in Los Angeles, an e-commerce company that connects artisans in developing countries to businesses and consumers in the US. "It's an innovative... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Jun 2000
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Long-Term Investor: Dick Jenrette

decorators and artisans who have worked on his houses must have a great deal of discipline. From painstakingly stripping layers of paint to uncover a wall's original 19th-century hue, to removing years of grime from neglected crystal... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

12 Apr 2012
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HBS Welcomes Eleven Alumni Startups

children in real-life situations as they learn experientially through play in familiar environments using a mobile device. canada PIXIE is a website that connects passionate, small product companies, designers, and artisans with their... View Details

Keywords: Bulletin Staff; Alumni New Venture Contest

01 Dec 2016
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Carving a Niche

who is making it—there’s a direct dialogue now with the customer.” In other words, it’s the artisanal approach to sporting equipment. “In the future I think we’re going to see more $20 to $200 million brands than you will $2 billion... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Jun 2004
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Luxe Redux

significant consumer demand for highly differentiated products of a particular origin and formulation, says Godiva’s Koen. That preference has spread to other goods, including artisanal chocolate. Introducing Godiva’s G Collection, a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; luxury; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2000
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Q&A: Andrew Kendall

local artisans and the timber trade without degrading the land. Are there similarities between your work in Costa Rica and the Massachusetts Audubon project you tackled after returning to Boston? The plan in Boston was a high-profile,... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Forestry and Logging; Agriculture; Special Design Services; Professional Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Jun 2019
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City on a Hill

more than $1 million in grants to renovate the aging West Wind dormitory, provide technical assistance to local farmers, and establish a commercial kitchen that local growers can use to make value-added agricultural products; turned the gift shop into a showroom for... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Clay Cook

01 Mar 2006
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The Producers

you do live and die by your taste.” With even the best actors, script, director, and production values in place, generally most movies don’t break even. According to Dominic Ianno (MBA 1995), a former studio executive at Artisan... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

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