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01 Mar 2006
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The Real Conflict

the richest one-third. In other words, without the much-maligned Wal-Mart, the rural poor, in particular, would pay several percentage points more for the food and nonfood merchandise that — after housing —... View Details

Keywords: Pankaj Ghemawat; Ken A. Mark; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2004
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Finding a Balance

comply with international patent law by 2005, precluding production of some of Cipla’s biggest moneymakers. With time running out, what should Hamied do? Lobbying the Indian government to exclude food and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Dec 2004
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Retirement's Changing Face

full-time — is their own clearly articulated definition of fulfillment and success. While each emphasized that there is no single strategy for achieving balance between work, family, and spiritual/personal... View Details

Keywords: Personal Services

30 Aug 2018
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Sharing a Passion for Art

Photos by Richard Bolger Joop van Caldenborgh (AMP 71, 1975) crossed the world many times in three decades as founder and president of the Netherlands-based Caldic Chemie, BV, an international distributor of compounds for industrial,... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Arts, Entertainment

20 Nov 2017
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Finding Common Ground

only thing missing was ominous John Williams theme music playing in the background. CollaborateUp specializes in bringing corporations, government agencies, nonprofits, and other organizations together, to take on big, complex issues,... View Details

03 Sep 2018
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Moving Pictures

LA and a quick visit to check out the Globe’s new offices in downtown Boston, Singer (MBA 2000/JD 2001) dives into a Starbucks; the unanswered question evaporates in the effort to acquire a restorative latte with one pump of mocha. It’s... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Christina Gandolfo; Arts, Entertainment

09 Apr 2016
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Introducing Panera 2.0

As Panera Bread opens its 2,000 location, founder and CEO Ron Shaich (MBA 1978) is preparing to launch Panera 2.0, the company’s ambitious plan to use technology to speed up the ordering process and enhance... View Details

01 Jun 2009
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Dispatches from the Global Classroom

observe an almost total absence of 20- to 40-year-old men and women around the village, or to experience the hard labor that falls on those left behind when it comes to simple needs like getting and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Sep 2004
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Whit Sears (MBA 1959)

bedrooms, two baths, a garden with fruit trees, and fish swimming in several ceramic urns. It’s like being newlyweds again. The food is delicious and spicy; water for drinking... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations

23 Jan 2017
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The CEO Who is Perking Up Peet’s Coffee

In a profile of Peet’s Coffee CEO David Burwick (MBA 1989), the East Bay Times details the company’s growth under his watch: Since 2013, annual sales have jumped from $395 million to almost $800 million, 70 new locations have been added, View Details

26 Sep 2018
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Funding the Earth’s Natural Infrastructure

environmental department. At the end of his term, Coady was appointed to lead the U.S. delegation for the creation and implementation of the Global Environmental Facility, to finance projects in biodiversity, climate change, View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2005
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Answering the Call

soon developed a chain of restaurants based on a novel concept. Built with authentic interiors and fixtures imported from Japan, the restaurants featured a working chef at every table, flamboyantly preparing View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

25 Mar 2016
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Putting Faith in a Good Education

Photos by Nancee Lewis The kind of private schools Chris Crane (MBA 1976) invests in have cement floors, no glass in the windows, cramped quarters, and just enough food on hand for the students to eat. “I... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Mar 2017
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Alumni Take Cold Calls in New York City

Alumni gathered in New York City in November for a dynamic case discussion — a special benefit for members of the HBS Fund Investors Society. John Quelch, the Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration at HBS, joined alumni for a reception View Details

20 Dec 2017
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How SodaStream Makes—and Markets—Peace

Keywords: Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing

01 Dec 2008
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Alumni Books

Breakthrough Marketing Plans: How to Stop Wasting Time and Start Driving Growth by Tim Calkins (MBA ’91) (Palgrave Macmillan) Most marketing plans are a waste of time — too long, complicated, and dense —... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments

05 Dec 2016
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The Dragon’s Tale

amazing what they were able to do with market-based economic experiments and progress on infrastructure and food security once they put the Cultural Revolution behind them.... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

06 Dec 2021
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Case Study: Let’s Dance

board chairman role to begin working on a related venture, a mutual bank to support lending to local food and farming businesses.) The changes slashed errors in half and... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

17 Jun 2020
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Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines

resources to help the government address the needs of the Filipino people while ensuring the safety and well-being of the employees, staff, artists, and journalists of the network. Together with its... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2011
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Making the Case for Leadership

Issue Focus: Leadership Issue Focus Li & Fung's Global Footprint Reimagining the MBA Leaders come in all colors, ages, shapes, and sizes, with all manner of skills and temperaments, a variety View Details

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