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- 21 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow
business that is creating economic opportunity for marginalized communities in the United States. McClain, who also completed a master’s in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, will serve as chief of staff at BrightUp, a... View Details
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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Images, Identities and the Space(s) Between Images, Identities and the Space(s) Between 06–07 APR 2017 Home Speakers Videos Agenda Blitz Discussions Of Margins and Modalities Rachel Arnett Rachel Arnett, Ph.D. candidate in Organizational... View Details
- 26 Oct 2021
Esperanza Mock Case Session
Join us for a mock case session featuring the case authors, weighing the pros and cons of pursuing an MBA. Registrants will receive the Esperanza case in advance and can look forward to an interactive and dynamic session designed to unpack and highlight many of the... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat
books, is enormous. Later in this chapter, we've modeled the levels of gross margin or same-store sales declines, which, everything else equal, retailers in categories particularly hard hit by eCommerce could incur before their stores are... View Details
- 07 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Online Retailers Should Hide Their Best Discounts
e-commerce world is a brutal competitive environment,” says Harvard Business School marketing professor Thales Teixeira. “One of the biggest levers retailers have at their disposal to bring in customers is price.” More discounts, however, means reduced View Details
- 27 Jun 2016
- News
Ulf Mark Schneider Has Plans to Make Nestlé Healthy
in 2015, compared with 4.2 percent rate for the group as a whole, while Nestlé is aiming to lift annual sales of health products to as high as 10 billion francs. The health operations also bring stronger profit margins. The group’s overall operating profit View Details
- 26 Sep 2024
Esperanza Case Discussion
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, please join us for a case discussion with one of the case authors, weighing the pros and cons of pursuing an MBA. Get ready for an interactive and dynamic session designed to unpack and highlight many of the questions and... View Details
William T. Kerr
Kerr expanded Meredith Corporation by focusing on its core business and directly managing its financial performance. Over the last few years, the company compounded its earnings per share at 33% per year and tripled its profit margin to... View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
John G. Smale
Known for his patient managerial style, Smale worked at Procter & Gamble for 38 years. Under Smale's leadership as CEO, P&G's earnings and stock price doubled while the company expanded abroad and into higher margin products. Two... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
- 12 Oct 2022
Esperanza Mock Case Session
Get a taste of the HBS classroom experience! Join us for a mock case session featuring the case authors, weighing the pros and cons of pursuing an MBA. Registrants will receive the Esperanza case, Latinos & the MBA Option, in advance and can look forward to an... View Details
- 02 Apr 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?
and using 'money' facilitates the exchange of goods and services. So we are still capitalists " Barry Shere commented that "I do not see how profits are neutered as a result of the pressure on prices and margins per transaction.... View Details
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Guiding Principles for Conscious and Inclusive Description | Baker Library
individuals and organizations that are remembered and how they are represented in collection materials. We often describe people, organizations, and communities we are not part of, many of which historically have been, and continue to be, View Details
- 25 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 25
negative effect of added competitors on incentives. Thus uncertainty and the nature of the problem should be explicitly considered in the design of innovation tournaments. We explore the implications of our findings for the theory and practice of innovation contests.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Flying High
customer experience,” explaining that Fidelity plans to woo youthful investors and retain them as customers as their wealth grows over the years. On the brokerage side, she will work to secure the firm’s place as a mutual fund giant. “It’s a volume game,” she said.... View Details
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Heritage & Identity Months at Baker | Baker Library
serve to acknowledge and surface the histories, contributions, and topics encompassing historically marginalized identities in business and the ongoing work to have their stories known and celebrated. This work is in partnership with... View Details
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RISE Career Fellowship | MBA
RISE Career Fellowship Additional Harvard Funding A pilot for the Class of 2023, the Recognizing Individuals Seeking Equity (RISE) Career Fellow program provides funding for one graduating student to work for a growing business that is creating economic opportunity for... View Details
- 08 May 2015
- News
Ubiquitous digital connectivity is now essential to competitiveness
rethink their business models to identify new opportunities for creating and capturing value. The fundamental properties of digital technology (exact replication infinite times at zero marginal costs), along with cloud computing, have... View Details
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Eric D'Arbeloff
Eric d'Arbeloff (MBA 1993) plays a leading role in bringing independent films to wider audiences. In 2004 he launched his film distribution company, Roadside Attractions. Among its successes are Super Size Me, Winter's Bone, Margin Call,... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong
financial world demands steady if not increasing margins. Disruptive innovations often promise lower margins than sustaining innovations. It is extraordinarily difficult for good managers to pursue worse View Details
- 19 May 2023
- News
Quiet Acceleration
Tesla introduced manufacturing efficiencies that helped deliver 15 consecutive profitable quarters and generated $22 billion in available capital. Last year, the company’s operating margin was 16.8 percent, substantially higher than its... View Details