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19 Mar 2009
News

Shift to thrift: Is recession creating 'new consumer'?

Louis S. Cates

Through acquisitions, such as the Nichols Copper Company, the Calumet and Arizona Mining Company, and the United Verde Copper Company, Cates expanded Phelps-Dodge into an integrated operation in the copper industry. In 1930, the capital... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

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Caleb Bradford Archives | Social Enterprise

Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact 1 Results Bringing Down the House Prices: My Summer Internship with the Governor of Arizona Caleb... View Details

31 Jan 2022
News

Michael Trejo Brings Business Back to the Valley of the Sun

A recent article in Hispanic Executive profiles Michael Trejo (MBA 2013), who left a career in finance to return to his native Arizona and help grow a local business. As the article notes, his return was inevitable. “I always planned to... View Details

Keywords: Printing and Related Support Activities; Manufacturing

Portrait Project

Karina Rodriguez

from the sky to feed their families. And his daughters would be teen brides and rely on a man to take care of them. My dad decided to break the cycle, he moved to Arizona to give his children a chance at the American Dream. Thirty years... View Details

06 Apr 2017
News

From Lobster Traps to Border Fencing

an expanded metal wall,” says Jim Knott Sr. (OPM 17, 1991), president and CEO of Riverdale Mills Corporation. In a recent interview with the Voice of America News, Knott noted that Riverdale’s security fencing is already in use along nearly 50 miles of the border in... View Details

Keywords: Donald Trump; homeland security; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Mar 2008
News

Join in the Centennial

provides a schedule for the event, a list of speakers, and an online registration form. Global Outreach Events April 3, 2008 HBS Club of France Professor Robert S. Kaplan April 5, 2008 HBS Association of Boston Dean Jay Light April 9, 2008 HBS Club of View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

December 2001 (Revised December 2002)
Teaching Note

QuickenInsurance: The Race to Click and Close (A) and (B) (TN)

By: Lynda M. Applegate

Teaching Note for (9-800-295) and (9-803-071). View Details

Keywords: Information Technology Industry; Arizona

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November 1997 (Revised May 2002)
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MicroAge, Inc.: Orchestrating the Information Technology Value Chain

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Kirk A. Goldman

MicroAge, Inc. started as a storefront in Tempe, AZ in 1976 selling personal computer kits to hobbyists. During their first year of operation, founders Jeff McKeever and Alan Hald sold $1.5 million worth of computer kits, priced at under $1,000 each. Twenty years... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Growth Management; Risk Management; Product; Opportunities; Horizontal Integration; Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Technology Industry; Arizona

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01 Dec 2003
News

Acing Reality

stadium in Arizona while deciphering a tricky clue, and biked and jogged to the finish line” (Boston Herald, August 23, 2003). The race was grueling — USA Today described their defining moment as being when “Chip and Reichen raced Millie... View Details

Keywords: Broadcasting (except Internet); Information

November 2002 (Revised February 2003)
Supplement

QuickenInsurance: The Race to Click and Close (B)

By: Lynda M. Applegate

Details events during 2000 to 2002. View Details

Keywords: Information Technology Industry; Arizona

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29 Jul 2024
News

Leading the Way

Illustration by Gisela Goppel When Michael Trejo (MBA 2013) was a freshman at Arizona State University (ASU) in 2005, he almost lost his full scholarship. “I just really lacked direction,” says Trejo. That’s when he joined ASU’s Hispanic Students Business Association... View Details

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Internship with the Governor of Arizona Caleb Bradford 29 Aug 2019 Prior to HBS my career spanned a kaleidoscopic range of topics. I’ve hopscotched across different... Fast-Track to Better Outcomes: Yoonjin Min and RapidSOS 22 Aug 2019... View Details

01 Mar 2025
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Origin Story: Ricky Cordova (MS/MBA 2025)

mustard all the toppings.” Backyard farmer: “My girlfriend and I had chickens in Arizona and hope to again at some point. When you hand raise a chicken, you form a connection, and they become the loveliest little pets. They also give you... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

13 Feb 2020
News

Honoring a Legend

and then figure it out.” That boldness is what makes Nussey a Legend, says Kirschner. “Bill can do anything he wants, but he has elected to do something that will benefit all of mankind if his efforts succeed.” Arizona Alumni Networking... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

29 May 2019
News

HBS Career Coaches Hit the Road to Serve Alumni

Relations Director in CPD. “It used to be that once you graduated from HBS, your relationship to CPD ended. But now we offer lifelong career services to alumni. This roadshow is a way to engage alumni and remind them of all we offer.” The HBS Club of View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Online Entrepreneurial Marketing Course | HBS Online

and absorb as much as I could. Leslie Pico A small business owner and tech entrepreneur from Arizona Programming & System Analysis, Biomedical Engineering, Estrella Mountain Community College Small Business Administration, Northern View Details

12 Jun 2017
Blog Post

Doubts about Applying to HBS

I am a first generation Mexican-American born and raised in farming and immigrant communities in Arizona. I earned my undergraduate economics degree from Arizona State University. After graduating, I worked for Bank of America Merrill... View Details

January 2024
Case

Sprouts Farmers Market

By: Rajiv Lal, Forest L. Reinhardt and Natalie Kindred

Sprouts Farmers Markets (Sprouts) is a Phoenix, Arizona-based chain of 400-plus natural foods stores in 23 U.S. states and $6.4 billion in sales as of 2022. In its product assortment, brand image, and store environment, Sprouts emphasizes freshness, health, innovation,... View Details