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- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Jeffery E. Sagansky: That's Entertainment
his MBA, Sagansky spent a year as an analyst at CBS in New York before heading to the West Coast, where he worked at NBC and then with an independent production company. In 1982, he found himself back at NBC's Burbank facility, in charge... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Turning Point: On the Line
Leonard Dick (MBA 1990) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Leonard Dick (MBA 1990) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Day 116 was bizarrely poetic. Or poetically bizarre. And not just because I was an HBS grad participating in his second strike. To that point in last year’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
respiratory syndrome (SARS) led us to this difficult decision. The Washington, D.C., Forum, originally scheduled for March 2004, will be deferred to a later date. The 2005 Forum will take place as planned in London on June 21–24. We are... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Case Study: Off to a Fine Art
to offer the personalized and consistent experience the cofounders imagined. Customers can now schedule delivery online in three to ten days (down from six weeks) and within a four-hour window. “We were able to do this because we had our... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Vital Signs
there are companies that have done well because of the pandemic. The former are stronger because instead of building a business based on a pandemic that will hopefully end sooner rather than later, you have really built an essential View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Status Update
team up with partners.” That could mean well-established figures like Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande, in addition to influencers and creators like Huda Kattan, whose show, Huda Boss, streams on Facebook Watch; Kattan can then sell her View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 21 Nov 2024
- News
Mother Nurture
Julia Cole, Tina Keshani, and Sophia Richter (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) When Tina Keshani (MBA 2020), Julia Cole (MBA 2020), and Sophia Richter (MBA 2020) met at Startup Boot Camp in their first year at HBS, they quickly discovered they shared a vision to create a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Eric Schiffer
1991 and served in various managerial capacities before being named president in 2000 and CEO in 2005. Despite the chain’s strong showing in a down economy (with three new stores scheduled to open in March 2010), Schiffer expects he and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
products — and such cheerleading is literally paying off. One company that has certainly ridden — and perhaps created — the wave of increased interest in the market is LeapFrog, the developer of the LeapPad system, a computerized device... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
What's Cookin'
Diego–based chain of more than ninety buffet-style restaurants serving fresh salads, soups, pastas, and breads, CEO Michael Mack has implemented a flexible system that allows hourly employees to change their schedule with as little as one... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
RX for Change
protagonist Dr. Gary Kaplan in attendance. In addition to a full schedule of case preparation and project work, MHCD participants engaged in frequent group discussions and exercises. The curriculum and faculty (including Professor Regina... View Details
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
in the area. The product had been in development for years prior to the disaster, says Polatoğlu, developed to address a rise in natural disaster–related emergencies caused by climate change. “Moreover, we have designed a special... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Rethinking Housing in the Motor City
neighborhood was a product of Detroit’s controversial 1960s urban renewal efforts. “But the way people live today, they want to be close to the action. They want to be close to their jobs. They want to ride their bikes; they want to take... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 26 Jul 2018
- News
Running the Numbers
demographic. “That’s an important example,” Gelman says, “because it shows that analytics can change how companies identify opportunities, build content and products that relate to people, and find ways to benefit both customers and the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Next Normal
example, the team could devise a plan that would break up solitary work by building in regularly scheduled or periodic face-to-face interactions. In the event that in-person contact is not possible, technology can be a worthy substitute.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Teaching for the Ages: the MBA Classroom in the 21st Century
couple of students to help me sort out how new technology is affecting their lives at HBS. Immediately, they mention the Course Platform (see sidebar below). This wondrous-sounding intranet for the HBS community contains not only their course syllabi, daily assignment... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
American Dream
passing motorists. Hustead acquired the T. rex, for example, to drive demand for the fossils, rocks, and dinosaur-related products for sale in the Wall Drug Mining Company, one of 21 separate retail departments that generate over $12... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
One-on-One with Peter Cuneo
related merchandising licenses for toys and other consumer products. The first Marvel-produced theatrical release (Captain America is a likely subject) is scheduled to appear in summer 2008. Marvel, based in New York, with offices in... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia
perspective. Many companies abroad have been very smart about importing the U.S. dot-com model — without all the hype — and are really looking at what works and what doesn’t. China knows it has a huge price advantage in terms of View Details
- 09 Apr 2025
- News
The Working Parent Revolution
to change plans for the day and therefore had an interruption in what was already a set of schedules that we have. AW: Let's get into the nitty-gritty. I'm looking here at the Annual Modern Family Index, which I know is a survey Bright... View Details