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- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Faculty Research Online From HBS Working Knowledge
disclosure. Women Find New Path to Work Recently retired professor Myra Hart’s New Path program helps HBS alumnae reenter the work world. Here is a look at what participants learned about life, work, and the rapidly changing world of business. The Office of Strategy... View Details
- 20 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Airplane Design Brings Out the Class Warfare in Us All
cruise lines use two different passenger models. In one, passengers pay for an expensive cabin boarding that separates them from the view of lower-fare passengers the entire trip. The second allows lower-fare passengers to witness “the... View Details
- 25 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
FIELD Trip: Conquering the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
begins with 150-plus diverse teams working with global partners to develop new products and services. To help facilitate this process, faculty teach the concept of "design thinking," allowing students to generate ideas, quickly... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
trade organization, the Outdoor Industry Association. In 1999 GoLite introduced its first line of products. They consisted of Jardine designs to be used together: backpack, sleeping pad and bag, insulated clothing, tent, umbrella, and... View Details
- September 2009
- Case
Culinarian Cookware: Pondering Price Promotion
By: John A. Quelch and Heather Beckham
In November of 2006, senior executives at Culinarian Cookware were debating the merits of price promotions for the company's premium cookware products. The VP of Marketing, Donald Janus, and Senior Sales Manager, Victoria Brown, had different views. Janus felt price... View Details
Keywords: Profitability Analysis; Consumer Marketing; Brand Equity; Pricing Policies; Sales Promotions; Small ＆ Medium-sized Enterprises; Decisions; Goals and Objectives; Price; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Management Teams; Sales; Brands and Branding; Consumer Products Industry
Quelch, John A., and Heather Beckham. "Culinarian Cookware: Pondering Price Promotion." Harvard Business School Brief Case 094-057, September 2009.
- 29 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
What Hath the United Kingdom Wrought?
conditions of this non-consensual separation, and even more complex and important, what status it will allow Britain to have going forward. It will have to tow a fine line between being too harsh--to defuse contagion in other EU countries... View Details
Keywords: by Dante Roscini
- 06 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
After Germanwings, More Attention Needed on Employee Mental Health
him fly at all. That discussion is a rare surfacing of an issue too often ignored—the problem of mental health in the workplace. “A very interesting question to ask is whether the tragedy will be good or bad for treatment and management... View Details
Henry P. Kendall
Kendall was instrumental in advancing the textile industry. He emphasized basic product research and the application of scientific management to all phases of manufacturing, purchasing and sales. His company... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
- October 2022
- Supplement
Single Earth: Science White Paper Supplement
By: Rembrand Koning and Emer Moloney
Science White Paper prepared by Single.Earth to give an overview of the models and solutions it has developed. View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Natural Resources; Pollution; Analytics and Data Science; Marketing; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Markets; Market Timing; Strategy; Green Technology Industry; Estonia
- October 2022
- Case
Single.Earth
By: Rembrand Koning and Emer Moloney
Estonian greentech company Single.Earth is launching a nature-backed token that is linked to and funds the protection of a specific plot fo land. The first landowners had been onboarded to the company's Digital Twin, a virtual representation of the planet's natural... View Details
Keywords: Alternative Assets; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Natural Resources; Pollution; Analytics and Data Science; Marketing; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Markets; Market Timing; Strategy; Green Technology Industry; Estonia
- 2024
- Book
Smart Rivals: How Innovative Companies Play Games That Tech Giants Can't Win
By: Feng Zhu and Bonnie Yining Cao
A fresh, research-based look at how companies can better compete, on their own terms, with tech giants. View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Product Design; Disruptive Innovation; Competitive Advantage
Zhu, Feng, and Bonnie Yining Cao. Smart Rivals: How Innovative Companies Play Games That Tech Giants Can't Win. Harvard Business Review Press, 2024.
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
The Natural Advantage
After a long career in marketing and management with top U.K. and international companies, Alan Heeks (MBA 1976) turned over a new leaf in 1990. He set up the Wessex Foundation, an educational charity whose centerpiece is Magdalen Farm,... View Details
- 01 Apr 2020
- News
What My Time in Vietnam Taught Me About Dealing with Shortages
nothing away from the brave men and women who brought victory in World War II to say that without the outpouring of weapons and equipment from US companies, the war might have been lost. American companies can do the same thing today to overcome the coronavirus crisis... View Details
- 28 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Omowale Casselle (MBA 2009)
the expectations of our consumers, retailers, and brand partners. "In addition to managing our product lines, I also lead our operations team, which means that I make sure that each retail partner (Walmart,... View Details
- 11 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
Supporting Independent Workers During COVID-19: One Phone Call at a Time
classmates at Harvard Business School, and became fast friends over their passion for the gig economy and the future of work. They both spent their summer before HBS working with fintech-focused venture capital funds in India and the US, exploring investments in... View Details
- Profile
Pasha Nahass
colleagues from different sections, helped a large bank craft a digital pipeline for students and other young people accustomed to mobile devices. “It’s great exposure on how to do business and add value to a culture different from your own,” says Pasha. Pasha plans to... View Details
Keywords: Tech
- May 2024
- Supplement
Net Protections (C)
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Nobuo Sato and Akiko Kanno
In Case C, in spring 2021, four years after the launch of atone, the company is considering how to grow the service given slow merchant adoption. View Details
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Nobuo Sato, and Akiko Kanno. "Net Protections (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 724-397, May 2024.
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
What Happened to Leadership?
IMMELT: A prescription to fix failures at the top. Sgt. Vincent Fusco/Usma For a speech on “Reviving American Leadership,” General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt (MBA ’82) chose a discerning audience: the corps of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy. Citing the military as a... View Details
- Web
Faculty | Information Technology
are setting up new accounts at HBS. Introduction to HBS IT for Faculty IT Technology Guide for Faculty Setting Up HarvardKey Setting Up MessageMe Setting Up Password Manager (1Password) Setting Up Two-Step Verification Daily Work... View Details
- Web
Crisis Leadership - Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School
watch lines in development. The firm went bankrupt, but the new manager-owner, Royal Robbins, embarked on a disciplined new strategy that transformed Dennison’s vision into a profitable company. First, Robbins dedicated the factory to a... View Details