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- 11 Aug 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Melissa Fensterstock (MBA 2012)
work. Trips to tropical places are opportunities to secure new hotel customers. Summer beach time has been replaced with road trips to the Hamptons and Nantucket. I think the only safe place for a true vacation now is an iceberg cruise in... View Details
- 28 Jul 2014
- Blog Post
Mid-summer Update
hinge on the feedback from customers. We needed high quality results and enough of them to make the data statistically significant. Back at the hotel that night, I was finally able to take a first look at the results. Some strong trends... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 15 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 15
Business School Case 213-050 Hotel Ivory Cheick Sanankoua is an MBA student who believes that he has found the perfect investment property, a small, independently owned hotel on the Ivory Coast. However, he... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Numbers Talk to People
particular CSI story involved lost revenue on hotel payment transactions. Analysis of data suggested that after a customer had selected a hotel, filled in the travel and billing information, then clicked the "Buy Now" button, a... View Details
- Profile
Bei Guo
R&D, and venture capital." With her colleagues, Bei visited businesses that ranged in size from a startup "that began in a hotel room with a couple of laptops" to a large manufacturer that was developing a new, much... View Details
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul
supply. "It's a very cyclical business," he said. "But even a down cycle can provide opportunity for people with their eyes wide open." Constantini said he favors the hotel and assisted-living businesses. "I would... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Putting Ghosts to Rest
machetes and constant fear, where friends and neighbors somehow switched off their humanity for four months. The hotel where I stayed—the Serena, Kigali’s main business hotel—was called the Hotel des... View Details
- Profile
Shawn Tuli
hands-on role with Hersha Hospitality Management. “I loved that it had humble beginnings,” he says. Starting with one motel in central Pennsylvania, Hersha evolved into a public company with numerous hotels in gateway cities across the... View Details
- Portrait Project
Mardie Oakes
In the sixth grade I wrote, "If I had a million dollars I would buy a new wardrobe. I would get some Kalvin Klines and new sandles. I would wear all these things in Hawaii. I would stay at the most expensive hotel there is. I would... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Ask the Expert: Bounce Back
newsletter advertising can be extended to many industries: hotels or airlines can embed ads for attractions near featured destinations or travel accessories, entertainment venues can embed ads for local restaurants and bars, retailers... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 29 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 29, 2008
Shanghai plant starts production in 2008, will its almost $50 million investment pay off? Is 10 years of experience in China enough to know how China works? Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308051 Shangri-La View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
High Honors
company with his brother Jim and cousin Jonathan. Loews, once merely a movie theater company, was transformed by Tisch’s father and uncle, who parlayed the purchase of a single New Jersey hotel into what is now one of the largest... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Action Plan: Writing the Next Chapter
dreamed of living and working in New York. Her parents encouraged her to pursue her outside interests, which included studying hotel management and working in luxury marketing, but those experiences brought her back to Caran d’Ache. After... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Remembering “Mr. Harvard”
to exercise. It was the key to his longevity, he said, along with lots of sleep and no alcohol or tobacco. He was known for walking from airports to downtown hotels and climbing the stairs in skyscrapers. He ran his first marathon, in... View Details
- Web
Tips for Working Remotely | Information Technology
protect yourself when using hotel or airport Wi-Fi. Review our Best Practices for Traveling Abroad document, created in conjunction with other higher education institutes. Protect your Mobile Devices Keep the OS and apps on your device... View Details
- 08 Feb 2016
- News
Alumni in Mexico City Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
Mexico City on February 8, 2016 to celebrate and connect with each other as the School hosted “A Vision for the 21st Century” as part of the world tour of The Harvard Business School Campaign. The Mexico City Hyatt Regency Hotel was the... View Details
- 05 Feb 2016
- News
The Wheel of the World
earth was the center of the universe,” says Mueller-Maerki. “The level of mechanical complexity and design needed for the apparent geocentric motion is amazing to see.” On a typical tour day, he adds, a group might leave the hotel at 6... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 24 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017
Partners and Great Wolf Resorts: Buying from a Highly Regarded Competitor The case examines the March 2015 Centerbridge Partners investment decision regarding whether to acquire Great Wolf Resorts, a North American family-oriented indoor water parks and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Inside Out
this way, in terms of years, it becomes obvious and intuitive that our indoor environment would have a disproportionate impact on our health. THE WAY FORWARD See more from the online-only June Bulletin’s coverage of the path ahead for education, health care,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Post-Office
and the hotel and restaurant industries. Return to June Bulletin THE WAY FORWARD See more from the online-only June Bulletin’s coverage of the path ahead for education, health care, management, and the hotel... View Details