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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
What's Cookin'
simple: “We try to challenge workers with new responsibilities and reward them with increased pay,” he says, telling the story of an immigrant worker who started as one of Pasta Cuisine's dishwashers (“dirty, hot work,” Garner adds) and... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Managing the Business of Life
think the so-called rewards they bring are pretty overrated." Rather, Glover finds immense satisfaction in helping clients create safer workplaces and a cleaner environment. "The icing on the cake," she says, "is that we simultaneously... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
marketplace status quo. Demanding a voice and sometimes a hand in the products they buy, these digitally empowered consumers― “Me’s”―have inverted the traditional power dynamics of retail into metail. To put it simply, your customers are... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The First Five Years: Emmanuel Straschnov (MBA 2012)
learn––users help each other a lot on our forum. Watching these interactions on the forum is one of the most rewarding things ever, and this has helped us to scale our user base with a small team, as a lot of our View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Rediscovering America
rewarding contributions that benefit society; holding government leaders to high standards of conduct; engaging with the world in ways that maximize opportunities for the many; and increasing opportunities for civilian national service.... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
management for individuals. Startups that reward the entrepreneur's ability to "hustle," such as those involving business-to-business selling, are also better bets. "If you want to sell a mass-market product, you won't be able to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Do You Speak Business?
you’d be hard-pressed to tell their nationality,” says Deshpandé. “Among other distinguishing characteristics, these firms tend to have intrapreneurial cultures that encourage and reward risk. They are quick to market and invest a lot in... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Supplying Demand
country, he says, "to see the stores as the customer sees them." Along with legions of price-conscious customers, Stemberg's office superstore concept has also attracted its share of imitators. Within two years of opening its doors,... View Details
Keywords: Paul Michelman
- 16 May 2018
- News
ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup
2015) told an audience of 500 that DynamiCare Health uses a digital platform to monitor and reward addicts for active recovery efforts, eliminating degrading methods of drug testing. DynamiCare took the top prize of $75,000. George... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 06 Mar 2019
- News
Making Sabbaticals Mainstream
He needed the kind of break that the typical American vacation week couldn’t offer. So in 2017, he took a sabbatical—which included a ten-day silent meditation retreat followed by a six-week walking pilgrimage in Japan. The experience was so View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
of resources. “We don’t have a culture that rewards risk. But jump in, it’s fun, and the adrenaline keeps you strong.” Gerardo Ruiz Maza (MBA ’01) sees a huge opportunity in Mexico’s housing market. His firm, Grupo Módulo Progresivo, has... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Banking on HBS
Senior Associate Dean of Executive Education W. Earl Sasser, Jr., who oversaw the formal development and implementation of EDP, calls it "the most ambitious customized executive education program the School has ever undertaken." The... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 25 Apr 2023
- News
Class of 2022 Startups Sweep Alumni New Venture Competition
“You’re able to see how real people have tried the products so you get a sense of how they work for someone just like you,” says Shah. “We source the video reviews from a diverse community of real people across all skin tones, all ages, and all body types to give View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
quality customer service, Staples has evolved from its original store in Brighton, Massachusetts, opened in 1986, to more than 506 retail outlets worldwide. Faced immediately with imitators, Stemberg soon realized he not only created a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
leaving their survival uncertain. Minorities are falling prey to an Islamist ideology that conveys values and customs diametrically opposed to European ones. Terrorist acts have become the “new normal,” part of daily life. The North-South... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)
guiding precepts is to try to improve the livelihood of every member of the company," says Yang, "so the benefits of these savings are passed on not only to our customers but to all our employees. In addition, we feel a responsibility to... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
in ways that are easily defined and rewarded by society,” says Steven Carpenter (MBA 2004). “But as you get older, you learn that the line between success and failure is razor thin, oftentimes invisible.” Currently executive-in-residence... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
adds HBS executive director of Entrepreneurial Studies Michael J. Roberts, who, as the contest’s faculty organizer, works closely with the student representatives. “The overall interest in entrepreneurship is solid. People have seen how much fun it is and how View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
promotions to local holidays and customs, incorporating idiomatic language and local tastes so that each country's customers will relate to their site in an emotional way." The Uruguay-born Juan Peirano of Velox Group has firsthand... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
each situation, the actions he took, the results achieved, and the specific lessons he learned. He provides a helpful, realistic picture of what it means to achieve a rewarding and happy career without reaching the very pinnacle of one’s... View Details