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- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)
Starbucks the world's fastest- growing global brand. "We're fortunate because coffee and the coffeehouse concept have cross-cultural relevance," Smith observes, predicting that the company will have a presence in fifty countries by 2005.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Working World
have MBA students who envision a company that has its R&D in India and manufacturing in China with a couple of key executives in London. So a key point that I’ve been narrowing in on is how well companies build globalization directly into... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Short Takes
A summary of selected new research by HBS faculty. Diversification Best Bet in Emerging Markets In today's era of global competitiveness, companies in the industrialized world have slimmed down their operations in order to focus on doing... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Theory & Practice
covers many of the most important issues currently facing business - strategy, innovation, customer focus, global trends, leadership for change, strategic alliances, compensation systems, and community responsibility. Kanter¹s enduring... View Details
- 19 Jul 2011
- News
Brightening the Future
ecosystem that will improve access to electricity in off-grid communities across the globe. “It sounds complicated,” Ayala says, “but we set it up this way to have a globally scalable business model.” Stiftung Solarenergie Philippines,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Daniel Vasella
portfolio of product lines, setting Novartis apart from its global competitors. Although initially regarded by critics as too inexperienced to lead a multinational pharmaceutical company, Vasella has triumphed. Three years ago he was... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
The Campaign for Harvard Business School
of dollars) Priority Raised to date Goal % Raised Attracting the best students $83 $100 83 % Deepening the learning experience $113 $120 94 % Attracting and developing faculty $68 $100 68 % Increasing global impact and outreach $109 $100... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Eric Schiffer
Schiffer Illustration by Daniel Vasconcellos Founded in 1982, 99¢ Only Stores is the oldest single-price retail chain in the country, with 273 locations in California, Texas, Arizona, and Nevada offering a mix of food, beverage, and... View Details
- 29 Jul 2010
- News
Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Hawes Family Funds New Classroom Building
Inspired by Dean Kim B. Clark's vision for the School, Beverly and Rodney A. Hawes, Jr. (MBA '69), recently made a generous gift to HBS that will fund a new classroom building. "You can't succeed in the world today without having a global... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Lords of Strategy
widely to the totality of its functions and processes. How much does it cost us to make our steel? How can the Japanese do it so much less expensively? How can we redesign our whole chain of activities, from purchasing raw materials to... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia
Voice of Experience A lot of people think that dot-coms in Asia are just taking U.S. technology and replicating the same business models. That may have been a valid criticism in the past, but things are really changing.” The speaker is David Lane, an HBS senior... View Details
- 13 May 2025
- News
If I Knew Then
shuffling bits of paper around. You don’t create any value, but you can beat the other guys playing the game. And the only redeeming value is to do it better than the other people. And that’s pretty good advice. That’s always kind of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Evolution of Modern Pricing Models
behavior of the customers is so vastly different that having the same policy often doesn’t make sense. It’s very much like you’re selling a certain type of product in Japan and China: different markets with different competitors and different price structures. Just... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Daniel L. Vasella, M.D.
partnership with the World Health Organization, and contributes tuberculosis treatments to developing countries. "That said," observes Vasella, "our entire industry has a problem, since we continue to be seen as a cost factor rather than a View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
method that can be applied to everything from everyday decisions to strategic issues in business to global social challenges, the authors provide 30 detailed, real-world examples to transform the way you approach problems and take you to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Heartland
Let me tell you what’s fantastic about offal.” Jordan Kraft Lambert (MBA 2016), Colorado State University’s first director of agricultural innovation, is a full-body talker, and the topic of organ meat has her fired up. The parts of the cow typically seen as... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Enhancing Students’ Cultural Intelligence
his classmates’ FIELD Global Immersion (FGI) projects. But in retrospect, he says, conducting field research in Mexico and developing and presenting innovative product ideas to senior executives at Colgate’s Consumer Innovation Center... View Details
- 20 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
serving as a representative on the Cherokee National Council. During a meeting of its Environmental Resources Group, Senior Director Pat Gwin showed the group a photo of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault—a meticulously cataloged collection... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
Flavr Savr tomato, introduced more than 20 years ago. The decision was driven by the economics of bringing a value-added product to consumers, Baker says of the marketing of the White Russet. The fresh market would place the most value on... View Details