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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Green Day
near the beach on New York’s Long Island and became interested in the ocean and in environmental issues as a teenager. After college and a master’s degree from Yale’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, she worked with a... View Details
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India - Industry specific research
promotes the textile industry. Site includes information about commercial policy, developments in various sectors of the industry and production and price information. View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Wendell P. Weeks, MBA 1987
positions that helped him understand the complexities of the company—from shift supervisor in a manufacturing plant, to new product development, to business development. Weeks, a quick study, has 26 patents... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
A. G. Lafley, MBA 1977
high-value innovation that was conceptually and strategically right for us." An initiative launched by Lafley calls upon P&G to find half of its new products outside its walls, up from 20 percent four years... View Details
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Lauren Park
Today is a big day—it is October of my first year of teaching, my mentor will observe me for the first time, and my principal announced yesterday that I will have new desks in my room. At 5:30 a.m., as I sit on the D-train to the Bronx, I... View Details
- 12 Sep 2018
- News
Game-Changing Analytics
that address the priorities of women fans, as an example of “using analytics to change how companies identify opportunities, build content and products that relate to people, and find new ways to benefit... View Details
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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Peru
title="http://english.chosun.com/"> Additional Resources: ABI/ProQuest Useful for: articles on business concepts such as strategy, business models, View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back on Course
Stephen Julius (MBA '88), who is English, and Stephen Heese (MBA '88), his Yank buddy, were classmates at HBS, divided by a common language perhaps, but united in their love of quality boats. Last year, the two men took the helm of Chris-Craft, the 128-year-old company... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Playing to Win
model that features directives from headquarters. Furthermore, at Adidas, an in-country head is a native of that country, whereas American companies often have Americans running their international divisions." Louis-Dreyfus devotes about half of his time to View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
The Kids Are Alright: Alumni Children Crack Case
can experience adventures and activities in the mythical land of Neopia. Neopets was launched in 1999 and quickly became popular after enthusiastic users spread news of it by word of mouth. The site soon became profitable, largely from ad... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Fiscal Year Ends on Upbeat Note
Executive Education — typically contribute more than half of the total budget. But both units are vulnerable to economic downturns, and demand for HBP products and programs offered by Executive Education were projected to suffer from a... View Details
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Anthony Terrizzi
I will throw the bad food away. As a teenager in upstate New York, I got my first real job as a meat slicer in the deli department of a large grocery store. I spent much of my time memorizing the names of Italian cured meats and scooping... View Details
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Past Projects | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Eligibility & Criteria Awards How to Apply Past Projects New York City Urban Innovation Roadmap - "Pilot: New York City" Spring 2023 | Focus : Urban Economic Development; Technology; Ecosystem Strategy Team:... View Details
- 23 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
What are the career opportunities in business and environment? In Summer 2024, over 100 MBA students found internships at the intersection of business and the environment. This post provides a sample of some of the types of companies that students worked at this summer... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Eric Schiffer
call “bigger values,” where you might find high-ticket items like a rolling suitcase for $4.99. Explain how you’re able to offer name-brand products at such deep discounts. Maybe an item wasn’t as successful as a company would have liked,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Much Time Should CEOs Devote to Customers?
they must be specific to the strategy of the business. Company scores on these metrics may be benchmarked against direct competitors and/or outstanding companies in other industries. Second, CEOs must ensure an adequate pipeline of new... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
Alfred E. Mann
Mann was a prolific inventor who developed many lifesaving medical devices including the rechargeable pacemaker which formed the basis of the successful Pacesetter company. Mann continued to perfect the pacemaker and developed other biomedical devices. Though he sold... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
- 02 Dec 2010
- News
Ten Rules for Entrepreneurs
Less than 20 percent of new businesses last five years. Despite those daunting odds, three MBAs from the Class of 1998 are among the elite who succeeded, and their stories make compelling reading in a new... View Details
- 14 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Keeping Credit Flowing to Consumers in Need
issues, the Joint Center held a symposium in February 2010 on Moving Forward: The Future of Consumer Credit and Mortgage Finance." A new book, co-edited by Retsinas and Eric S. Belsky, managing director of the Center, collects papers... View Details
- Jul 2012
- Article
A Better Way to Tax U.S. Businesses
The U.S. corporate tax code is broken. High rates and perverse incentives drive capital away from the corporate sector and toward other uses and countries. This is bad news for U.S. workers, because corporations aren't making investments... View Details