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- 30 Apr 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Brand Management
disagrees. Key concepts include: Most B2B marketers cannot economically address thousands of small businesses using the traditional direct sales force. If left unattended, individual managers will each do their own ad hoc marketing. B2B... View Details
- Web
Riding the WAVE | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
WAVE received an early vote of confidence when it was added to the foundation’s portfolio. “Almost all of our other funders have come through connections with the DRKF,” says Rewane. “We can thank the Social Enterprise Initiative and the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Male Consumers as Man-of-Action Heroes
Thompson of the University of Wisconsin challenge this notion and develop a new model. Holt and Thompson posit that “the pinnacle of American manhood is the man–of–action hero who deftly combines emphasis added the strengths of... View Details
- Profile
Linda Leung
things.” After further work in the field with CBS Interactive, where she was responsible for the ad inventories of renowned sites such as CNET.com, ZDnet.com, and CBSnews.com, Linda decided the best way to move forward would be to pursue... View Details
- 04 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Jumpstarting Innovation: Using Disruption to Your Advantage
What's happening in another part of the world that you could adopt and adapt in your environment? These disruptive innovations are not just novel inventions. Successful innovators take ideas and turn them into opportunities by adding a... View Details
Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate
- 06 Jun 2012
- What Do You Think?
Is Something Wrong with the Way We Work?
commented that this mindset "leads to poor morale and burn out," as well as a loss of effective communication skills. Gerald Nanninga added that "it is destroying the art of pondering" and "by View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
suggest ways in which the School and the larger alumni community might work together to provide maximum value to HBS graduates. The Alumni Communications Committee is chaired by Byron Carlock (MBA '88). Communication is the key to keeping... View Details
- 01 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
Josh Latson and his Fellowship: “It’s like a pie eating contest.”
immediately understood and added value to a number of deals,” says Alastair. “But the single biggest value he brought? He was excited by our mission. He’s done everything from... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Case Study: Sneak Peak
growth proceeds will go to the lenders, leaving the owners with more stress, work, [and] risk—and probably no more income. Worst case, the launch fails and takes the company with it. —Peter Warner (MBA 1988) The best option would be funding via a partner that has... View Details
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates
Many institutions promote and even mandate moral behavior and values among their members, but how they do it differs greatly. Some organizations such as religious groups may proscribe very specifically what is acceptable behavior—think... View Details
- 17 Feb 2016
- Blog Post
Through The Eyes of The Patient: A Recap of The 13th Annual Health Care Conference
Engagement”. Oriented around the consumerization of health care and patients as more engaged stakeholders, 40 panelists across different 8 panels and 2 keynotes delivered their thoughts about what adding a more invested, active consumer... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The End of Cows?
example, there are roughly 1 million jobs connected to the beef industry—from companies that grow crops for animal feed to slaughterhouses. And the USDA reports that meat producers created more than $66 billion in added View Details
- 01 Feb 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?
of any organization." Carol Holding associated brand value with sustainability: "As brand value will soon be included in a company's valuation ... we can more than ever monetize sustainable... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Redefining Health Care
wrong kind of competition. We have a zero-sum competition to assemble bargaining power, shift the cost to others, grab more of the revenue versus other actors in the system, and restrict services. Zero-sum competition undermines value by... View Details
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Monne Williams
prospecting, improving their sales process, adding value to their contractual relationships. It wasn't until Rwanda that I realized how much I had learned; how much my thinking in January had changed from my... View Details
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Prita Kumar
added another $25,000. With a total of $55,000 in grants acting as seed funding, Kumar leaped forward with Booya Fitness. One of the harsh realities has been that post business school fundraising has been a significant challenge.... View Details
- 02 Mar 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?
improve their trade ‘interoperability...’" Nevertheless, "the US will stay a country with a young and ambitious population benefiting from the flow of immigrants while China is rapidly growing old due to its one-child policy.” George View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 05 Dec 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?
very large organizations. Several respondents commented on dangers to the Walmart business model. Benn Manning commented that "The real dangers for Walmart aren't competitors or new business models but are instead itself and how it delivers on its View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #4: Erika Myers, World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
increased 30% year over year. “Partly, that’s a result of feelings of oil insecurity and supply reductions,” Erika said. “But Tesla can’t fill all of the orders it’s receiving because of the high demand.” She applauded the choices and View Details
- 20 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
Minorities Who 'Whiten' Job Resumes Get More Interviews
resumes than candidates who reveal their race—and this discriminatory practice is just as strong for businesses that claim to value diversity as those that don’t. These research findings should provide a startling wakeup call for business... View Details
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