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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition
Alumni New Venture Competition Winner: Elisa Transforming child nutrition in Latin America through fresh and additive-free meals. Business Track, 2024 Crop Diagnostix Brandon Chi (MBA 2024) Joseph Swift, Amitesh Pratap Business Track... View Details
- 23 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
8 Strategies to Sustain Business Innovation
much information. Netflix is one of his favorite examples of selective data use. The company’s data suggested that the science fiction series Stranger Things, a drama set in the 1980s with teen protagonists, might not resonate with its audience, but the company View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 28 Jan 2020
- Book
Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking
for startups. So it is important to go outside for a little fresh air and exploration of new modes that might already be springing up around you. “Going just a little beyond conventional wisdom isn’t enough to View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Curb Appeal
Jessica Tisch (JD/MBA 2008) has a problem. And she couldn’t be happier about it. It’s a chilly February morning in Lower Manhattan, and Tisch, who was appointed commissioner of the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) last April, has only hours to pivot the world’s largest... View Details
- 04 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
How a Juicy Brand Came Back to Life
unfolds. An Endearing Artlessness Some brands just want to have fun, and from birth Snapple was one of them. Operating from the back of his parents' pickle store in Queens, Arnie Greenberg and his friends Leonard Marsh and Hyman Golden started selling a View Details
- 14 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Pay Attention To Your ‘Extreme Consumers’
course for first year MBA students , which immerses them in global research projects to produce a new product or experience, often in an emerging market country. To prepare students for their global immersion and help them practice market... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 11 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
A Journey of Discovery, Teamwork, and Impact with FIELD Global Immersion
required to produce quality work and the soft skills necessary for effective interpersonal relationships. Understanding each other’s working styles, strengths and weaknesses helped us work better as a unit. 3. Kindness is universal We... View Details
- 21 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
Tipping Point: Investing in the Women of Kenya’s Coffee Farms
market is under $1 a pound, while the actual cost to produce that pound is between $1.62 and $2. The coffee farms are profitable only when they rely on free labor, typically from the women in the farming family. During harvest season in... View Details
- 01 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Bank That Takes Parmesan as Collateral: The Cheese Stands a Loan
fresh milk to single-product producers, most of which are limited liability cooperatives of farmers, and most of whom outsource the maturation process to warehouse operators. Before it hits store shelves, cheese is matured for 18, 24, 30,... View Details
- 26 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Cellophane Changed the Way We Shop for Food
like candy and cigarettes, it wasn’t effective for packaging fresh food. In 1927, DuPont developed moisture-proof cellophane, food manufacturers started using it to package items like cakes and cheeses, and cellophane sales tripled... View Details
- 25 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?
them to rate all the other people in the company in terms of how much they personally liked each one and how well each did his or her job. These two criteria—competence and likability—combine to produce four archetypes: the competent... View Details
Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental
extremely clean. It’s lovely here. It’s healing.” Second home: Lille, France. “The church where Charles de Gaulle was baptized is right across the street from my apartment. It’s beautiful there.” Congolese cuisine: “My favorite dish is maboké, View Details
- 18 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
How New Managers Become Great Managers
Linda Hill's book for the star performer-turned-new-manager, Becoming a Manager: Mastery of a New Identity appeared a decade ago to much acclaim. Much of the original book is still fresh today. But a new edition, Becoming a Manager: How... View Details
Keywords: by Linda Hill
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?
gets done and what doesn't can make you the hero. You do the deed no one else wants to do, and you focus your efforts toward producing the results you've decided are most meaningful." Create Alliances "Senior managers should... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
and didn’t warrant that kind of price. And I think it was against that backdrop that he then turned to his 25-year-old son, fresh out of business school, cocky, and asked him if I could straighten out the problem, fight off Mr. Donut, and... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- 04 Jun 2018
- What Do You Think?
Are There Conditions Under Which Directors Should Consider Hiring a CEO Fired Elsewhere for Inappropriate Behavior?
track5 How Does a Board Introduce to the Organization a CEO Fired Elsewhere for Inappropriate Behavior? The question of conditions under which a board might hire a CEO fired elsewhere for inappropriate behavior, the subject of this month’s column, View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 May 2021
- HBS Case
How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups
was the harsh reality facing four women determined to make their mark in the city: Maxeme Tuchman, a Miami-born daughter of Cuban immigrants, 2012 graduate of HBS, and former teacher, was fresh off a White House fellowship in 2016 when... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 28 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'
question, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy is by no means a death sentence. If anything, it can provide troubled businesses with a fresh start and a path to future profitability. But Chapter 11 is also not a panacea for every problem that... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
features short, highly produced videos of HBS faculty and guest business experts, interactive graphs and exercises, cold calls to keep you engaged, and opportunities to contribute to a vibrant online community. Do I need to come to campus... View Details
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
currant and lime. It leaves behind a feisty little bite of a finish, produced by a touch of capsaicin. Like all of Tilden’s cocktails, Eden is non-alcoholic. The founders’ goal for Tilden is to solve for a very sugary pain point: the... View Details