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- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Deep Dive
Limiting Factor on display on its deck, and Vescovo would present his findings at the Royal Geographical Society, like so many explorers before him. He’d even given thought to his next big adventure. “No one’s ever been to the top of... View Details
- 21 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 21, 2008
diversification into the technology intensive TFT-LCD flat panel display industry. Because the diversification is far away from its core competence in petrochemicals, it is an opportunity to examine how the firm was able to become a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters
in parts of their economy, and they realize that the fevered output they've enjoyed is likely to slow. They understand the need to increase domestic consumption and imports to offset strong exports. But they see these challenges as surmountable. Mostly, they View Details
Keywords: by Nitin Nohria
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Commencement 2011 Address | About
competent to tackle the challenges that lie ahead. Remember that the quality of your decisions and actions will always matter, and the judgment you display in various situations will be a key measure of your leadership. As you gain... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Local Hero
manager Brian Sabean hold the World Series trophy. Bottom: Ballpark by the bay: The Giants’ AT&T Park is unrivaled for its spectacular setting and praised for its fan-friendly classic design. Photos © 2010 S.F. Giants On the wall of Baer’s office, View Details
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Scrapbooks & Collectibles- The Art of American Advertising
with colorful trade cards, business cards, postcards, and the like offered a unifying structure in which to display an abundance of recognized brand name goods, while introducing a new culture of advertising into the home. “Framing the... View Details
- 08 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Cost of Cutting in Line
violates the norm. From a social point of view, this is quite ingenious. In groups with helping norms, there will always be some people who try to exploit the friendliness of others. The anger displayed in the experiment protects the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: JSW Steel
addressing societal challenges. By reducing food waste, Waycool makes a positive impact, aligning profit-making with sustainable practices. Even established players like JSW Steel display a harmonious integration of economic pursuits and... View Details
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Really Drives Your Strategy?
at a U.S. newspaper company says, "We need to get into the Internet, we need to prioritize this and make a big investment." But then at the operating level of the firm you have a sales rep who is used to selling a display ad for... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Innovation, Inc.
company in 2006 that involves letting go 5,000 employees and managing the transition to a more diversified product line based on the company’s proprietary technologies. In one instance, Fuji manufactures protective film for flat panel View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
and develop.” Because consumers already know and trust the LEGO name, the bulk of the company’s U.S. sales are through the larger chain stores. LEGO enjoys ample shelf space and huge displays at the retailers that have been thought of as... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Perspective: The Morning After 9/11
one left the room. For leaders, earning trust is essential to gaining (and retaining) followers. It often takes months or years to build up. Yet Frances amassed it within minutes. How? First, she displayed an authenticity—a vulnerability,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
a lens of profound Christian faith―appropriately so since, in Auth’s view, much of Western art expresses humanity’s search for God. In this beautifully illustrated book, drawn largely from works on display at New York’s Metropolitan... View Details
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
free riding. Using the principles of Ostrom's commons theory, we show that the design commons organization was robust, although it displayed some areas of fragility. We conclude with the rudiments of a contingency theory describing when... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
of priceless works on display and in storage. "It would be very easy to put all our money into repairing the heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems in this building," says John McCarter of his eighty-year-old facility. Name:... View Details
- 07 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
Rocket Science Retailing
using the "Obermeyer method": new products are displayed in a room at corporate headquarters just as they would be in a retail store, and about 30 store employees, who are chosen to represent the company's target customers,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Baker’s back
valuable collaboration.” Similarly, the south entrance’s Exchange is designed to foster community. With the feel of a living room much like the common areas of Spangler, The Exchange has eight large plasma displays that provide the latest... View Details
- 19 Mar 2015
- News
Walter Salmon Remembered
involved with; that company is still in business today. Thanks, Walt, for your passion and commitment. Allan N. Mackey (MBA 1970) I was in Professor Salmon’s Marketing class my second year. We were discussing a case where the company had a serious problem View Details
- 26 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Syngenta Tomato Vision
Fun fact: Snacking tomatoes were developed by Syngenta, and 40% of retail tomatoes sold are snacking tomatoes! Yoom tomatoes. Image source: Yoom Continues to Turn Heads, Fruitnet, 14 Aug. 2019. This discussion took place in the Tomato Showroom where a dozen different... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
The Physical Campus in a Virtual World
winner of this contest, and it closely resembles the buildings that went into construction in 1925. I keep these drawings on display as a reminder that the institution we inhabit today is the result of a discrete series of choices made... View Details
Keywords: Nitin Nohria