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- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
auction, Lincoln Savings lost $100 million dollars and this fellow lost his oil company. And was forced into retirement. And quite truthfully, had he been successful, it’s very doubtful that Dunkin’ Donuts would have survived his... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
When Silence Spells Trouble at Work
"Better to be quiet and thought a fool than to talk and be known as one." The social virtues of silence are reinforced by our survival instincts. Many organizations send the message—verbally or nonverbally—that falling into line... View Details
Keywords: by Leslie A. Perlow
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
you think filing for bankruptcy might help some companies survive now? Gilson: In many countries, “bankruptcy” does mean the death of a company, because it’s synonymous with liquidation. When a company defaults on its debt, and is unable... View Details
- 04 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
When Founders Recruit Friends and Family as Investors
'possible success.' If this is the case, then the business is your 'addiction' that you're asking your friends and family to support. Further, founders and entrepreneurs should have a 'safe haven' if they are to have any hope to survive... View Details
Keywords: by Noam Wasserman
- 10 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Retailing Revolution: Category Killers on the Brink
powerful. Showroom Experience. Creating a showroom environment will likely have a significant role in the strategy of mass retailers and will be critical to the survival of category killers. The success of Apple's high-design, high-touch... View Details
- 17 Dec 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Medical Tourism
hospitals in different parts of the world—in the Middle East, Europe, the United States. My guess is that 3 or 4 prominent hospital companies will survive because the demand is so huge. At the end of the day we all ought to celebrate the... View Details
- 04 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Are the Big Four Audit Firms Too Big to Fail?
periodically raises concerns about audit-industry concentration and suggests ways to boost growth of smaller firms. The consolidation raises the issue of how the surviving big auditors and the nation's accounting regulators will manage... View Details
- 10 May 2020
- Blog Post
Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers
| Class of 2021 Little(s): Addi (5), Logan (3) Pre-HBS Industry: Corporate Finance in Healthcare Proudest Accomplishment: Surviving 2 years at HBS in a tiny apartment with crazy toddlers (!) Post-HBS Job: Corporate Finance at Eli Lilly... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
in upstate New York with his father, a business executive, his mother, a homemaker, and a younger sister. When MacDonald was 12, he fell ill for many months with scarlet fever and mastoiditis. Confined to his home, he survived the boredom... View Details
- 08 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
International Women's Day Featured Stories
change. Those bold enough to speak up and challenge were often met with violence. Silence became a survival mechanism. As a young, Black woman in America I choose to challenge to give a voice to the voiceless. As Malcolm X famously said,... View Details
- 13 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
7 Lessons for Navigating the Storm
first reaction may be that things can't really be that bad. As we learned in the financial crisis, things will likely get a lot worse. To survive the crisis, emerging leaders need to prepare for a long struggle to defend against the worst... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
international cosmetic manufacturer based in France decided to support its 100,000+ clients—salons—across Western Europe to help them survive through the first phases of the COVID-19 crisis. The support included financial, operational,... View Details
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
on a body of work on China’s political economy and role in the world to answer questions about how the Chinese Communist Party has survived, whether the country is experiencing economic crisis, and whether the West can survive China’s... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Spin Cycle
Courtesy Cycle For Survival In 2004 at age 33, Jennifer Goodman Linn (MBA ’99) was diagnosed with MFH sarcoma, a rare soft-tissue cancer. Through 26 months of chemotherapy and four surgeries, Linn kept up her fitness, mainly through... View Details
- 16 Jul 2019
- News
The Making of a Movement
into our lives versus the other way around... I refuse to give in to this disease.” Driven by Jen’s relentlessness and energized by the response to their first fundraiser, the Linns moved forward with Cycle for Survival in 2008. Again,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Fearless Force for Change
Linn Photo Courtesy Cycle For Survival Jennifer Goodman Linn (MBA ’99) left a legacy of hope to those who knew her and to the thousands who have been and will continue to be touched by Cycle for Survival... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Faculty Research Online
Survive — Thrive: Leading Innovation in Good Times and Bad Cost cutting and restructuring are just the first steps in coping with the current global financial crisis and defining how business will be conducted in the future. In this... View Details
- 10 Nov 2017
- News
Girl’s Pendant Found at Nazi Camp Site Reunites a Family
belonged to a girl who is not known to have survived the war. The rare pendant is engraved with a birth date––“3.7.1929––the place name “Frankfurt A.M.,” and the Hebrew words mazal tov. Now, thanks to the efforts of a grandson of... View Details
Charles W. Nash
Not wanting to compete with the "Big Three" auto makers in the 1920s, Nash carved out a unique niche for well-designed luxury automobiles at medium prices. This strategy was very successful for Nash Motors as it became one of the few, profitable independent... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Robert F. Bensinger
Bensinger, the last Brunswick family member to run the company, is credited with the company’s survival and prosperity. Taking the helm of the family company at the brink of the Depression, Bensinger embarked on a growth and... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods