Base Of The Pyramid - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 1997
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A Piece of the Action

office space; telephone, fax, and e-mail lines; and even a place to stay. With links to an extensive network of key players in the Valley, the CRC will also help researchers... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

25 Aug 2022
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Harnessing the Tools of the Digital Age

Professor Karim R. Lakhani and Vladimir Jacimovic (MBA 1992) Karim R. Lakhani, the Dorothy and Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration, started his career at General Electric in View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Sep 2016
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The Taxi Wars of Jakarta

base rate of just under 8 cents is about a quarter of what used to be the market norm. Both Go-Jek and Grab defend these discounts and View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey Hutton; Illustrations by Josh Cochran

01 Dec 1998
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Managing the Business of Life

up with Margaret Glover, she had just left her position as director of planning and information services for Clean Sites, Inc., a Washington, D.C. based nonprofit involved in hazardous-waste cleanup, to... View Details

01 Sep 2016
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The Untold Story of the US Auto Bailout

industry—many of them HBS alumni. “If you think you know the story of the auto bailout, think again,” says Pietri. “This is what really... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

14 Jan 2014
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Spreading the Seeds of Entrepreneurship

seeds of entrepreneurship among rural youth in America's heartland. Schultz is the founder and CEO of Agracel, an industrial development firm that focuses on rural America.... View Details

Keywords: CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities); Educational Services; Agriculture; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2017
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The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of

experience? How can we leverage data to develop marketing opportunities on streaming platforms with millions of broadcasters? And how can we grow the fan base from its mostly... View Details

Keywords: April White; illustration by Brian Stauffer; esports; Twitch; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

15 Sep 2015
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Easing the Costs of Saving a Child

orphanage, Andrew would smile shyly at us, as if asking ‘What about me?’ I don’t know what happened to him, but chances are he didn’t get adopted.” The unfairness of the... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

18 Apr 2020
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Kominers's Conundrums: The Best Puzzles Are Made Out of Words

15 Jun 2014
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Are we about to see the rise of robot bosses?

08 Apr 2013
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Ray Lane, Hewlett-Packard, and the State of Corporate Governance

01 Mar 2005
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House of Bread on the Rise

operated by franchisees. Based on her Santa Cruz experience, McCann makes a point of telling her franchise owners that they need to live within a half-hour of View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

30 Jun 2021
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Author Talks: Sandra J. Sucher on the Power of Trust

09 Oct 2019
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The Benefits of Framing Culture as a Management System

23 Apr 2018
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Sowing the Seeds of Leadership

logistics of running a university based in a remote location. “It takes over two hours to drive to the city of San José when we need to meet with... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Jun 2007
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Profiles from the class of 2007

party in Boston that raised more than $2,000 for the Irish Hospice Foundation, a nonprofit based in Dublin that supports the development of... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice

01 Mar 2015
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Case Study: The Speed of Light

(Photo courtesy of KDC Solar) Launched in 2011, QE solar is an operations and maintenance company focused on servicing large-scale, commercial solar energy structures—the kind typically owned by large utility companies. View Details

Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

06 Dec 2021
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Digitalization: The Key to the Future of HBS

KarimLakhani Digital Task Force Chair Professor Karim Lakhani and a task force of 36 faculty and staff from across HBS, charged with envisioning a new digital future for the School, have mapped a path for... View Details