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- 05 Oct 2020
- Book
Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time
to some perfect ideal in our minds,” Whillans says. “We have to disconnect the experience from money, since that doesn’t adequately measure its value.” Use it or lose it Tending to our time takes careful thought and planning, since it’s...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Strategic Way To Hire a Sales Team
as your markets change. In subscription-based businesses like software and many consumer web services, sales activities with high variance and impact early on are about...
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by Carmen Nobel
- Web
Impact Investing | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Blackrock, State Street) are establishing sustainability, “ESG” or impact investment practices, and developing products to meet the demands of capital owners, including pension funds, endowments, View Details
- 26 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 26
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/815081-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 814-047 Carolinas HealthCare System: Consumer Analytics In 2014, Dr. Michael Dulin, chief clinical officer for analytics View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Nov 2023
- News
Seeding Startups
Shirish Nadkarni (MBA 1987) was the director of product planning for Microsoft’s MSN when he decided he was ready to become an entrepreneur. He had recently led the growing internet portal’s 1997 acquisition of Hotmail, the first free, web-based email solution, and the...
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April White
- April 1989 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
James Burke: A Career in American Business (A)
By: Richard S. Tedlow and Wendy Smith
Presents an historical overview of the professional career of James E. Burke, chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson. Examines the corporation's handling of three major occurrences--the Tylenol poisonings in 1982 and 1986 and the acquisition and subsequent sale of...
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Business History;
Marketing Strategy;
Ethics;
Personal Development and Career;
Crisis Management;
Consumer Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States
Tedlow, Richard S., and Wendy Smith. "James Burke: A Career in American Business (A)." Harvard Business School Case 389-177, April 1989. (Revised October 2005.)
- June 2016 (Revised November 2021)
- Case
Longchamp
By: Jill Avery, Tonia Junker and Daniela Beyersdorfer
Longchamp’s Le Pliage is one of the fashion world’s most successful products, a cultural icon across the globe. But managing the low priced, nylon handbag is challenging as Longchamp tries to move its brand upmarket into higher priced, luxury leather goods. How much...
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Brand Management;
Luxury Brand;
Brand Positioning;
Product Strategy;
Retailing;
Pricing Strategy;
Marketing;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Luxury;
Family Business;
Price;
Strategy;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
France;
Europe
Avery, Jill, Tonia Junker, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Longchamp." Harvard Business School Case 316-086, June 2016. (Revised November 2021.)
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RISE Career Fellowship - MBA
Financial Aid Recognizing Individuals Seeking Equity (RISE) Career Fellow Tuition Assistance Summer Fellowships Career Support & Exploration Funds Fast Facts MBAid Stories Consumer Information RISE Career Fellowship A pilot for the Class...
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- 09 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty
read through a list of consumer products and rate each one on a desirability scale of one to seven. The list included several specific cleansing items (such as Dove shower soap, Crest toothpaste, Windex) as...
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by Carmen Nobel
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How I Spent my 2+2 Deferral: Zoe Bhargava - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st...
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- 11 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The High Risks of Short-Term Management
infrastructure that separates companies could have profound implications and incentivize companies to become more long-term-oriented. Q: What is the lesson for corporate leaders as they seek to balance the need for long-term strategy with...
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- February 2007
- Case
Update: The Music Industry in 2006
By: John R. Wells and Elizabeth Raabe
The global recorded music industry was undergoing a major transition in 2006. Sales had been declining for a decade, and consumers were buying music in new formats and through different distribution channels. CD sales still accounted for the majority of revenues, but...
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History;
Arts;
Music Entertainment;
Intellectual Property;
Market Timing;
Performance Evaluation;
Trends;
Music Industry
Wells, John R., and Elizabeth Raabe. "Update: The Music Industry in 2006." Harvard Business School Case 707-531, February 2007.
- 10 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 10
recreates itself in response to new technologies and consumer needs, this major player is considering focusing on its principal business of concert booking and related revenue...
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Martha Lagace
- 2002
- Book
Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs
By: Rakesh Khurana
Corporate CEOs are headline news. Stock prices rise and fall at word of their hiring and firing. Business media debate their merits and defects as if individual leaders determined the health of the economy. Yet we know surprisingly little about how CEOs are selected...
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Managerial Roles;
Selection and Staffing;
Personal Characteristics;
Experience and Expertise;
Investment Activism;
Corporate Strategy
Khurana, Rakesh. Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002.
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Get to Know the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association - MBA
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- 03 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 3
812-098 Provides practical guidelines for conducting customer visits to explore and validate demand for an entrepreneurial offering. Reviews conditions under which visits will yield superior insights,...
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Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
“This is the first new kind of computer in 75 years,” says John Levy (MBA 1979), CEO of the quantum computing startup SEEQC. “And we’re building it on a chip!” Strolling through his company’s design and testing facility in Elmsford, New...
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- 16 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting the Message: How the Internet is Changing Advertising
last December, believes that "the real opportunity for the marketing industry lies in developing transactional-based models that enable consumer and client to work together more closely." HBS...
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by Susan Young
- 04 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
How a Juicy Brand Came Back to Life
Initially Snapple had very little supermarket coverage. Instead, it flowed through the so-called cold channel: small distributors serving hundreds of thousands of lunch counters and delis, which sold single-serving refrigerated beverages...
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Minority Students - MBA
Annual Cost of Attendance Summer Fellowships Career Support & Exploration Funds Fast Facts MBAid Stories Consumer Information RISE Career Fellowship American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Scholarship for Minority...
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