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- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
enough. Fisher had an opportunity; his successor had a crisis. What can leaders do before the depth and scope of their companies' crises come into focus? How can they initiate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
Tierney. But nothing of the scope and scale of what he envisioned. Along the way, Tierney enlisted Bradach, a... View Details
- 30 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Do Social Movements Sway Voters? Not Really, Except for One
time and the large number of protesters who took to the streets may have been factors. “Clearly the scale of the protest matters, but it cannot... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Slow, Steady Battle to Fix Cancer Care
on a holistic treatment plan comprising one of eight "bundles." “If we can drive down costs while improving outcomes, that will be much more favorable to our economy View Details
Samuel H. Kress
Kress built a discount chain store based on an economies of scale model. He started offering fewer items than traditional 5- and 10- cent stores,... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 18 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Breaking Through a Growth Stall
assumptions, business partners, incentive systems, and employee selection criteria. Given the scope of the changes, communication is critical. Q: What are the most important... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
Marketing Marijuana
effort to achieve early market share and economies of scale that would position them to be bought out later by national players. Unlike craft... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators
remain a 'reseller,' taking inventory of products from users and reselling them to wholesalers. This means its advantage can only come from scale. The problem then is that Gazelle's direct-to-consumer... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Lisandra Rickards (MBA 2010)
still have a number of manual processes here, so we see a lot of scope for more and more businesses in Jamaica to become technology-enabled,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL
players, for whom an average career, their union asserts, lasts less than four years (the league disputes that). The players claimed the league deceived them about its knowledge of the severity and View Details
- 09 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Are Management Consulting Firms Failing to Manage Themselves?
of systemic issues that have gradually worsened since the 2007-2008 financial crisis. At the heart of the problem lies the consulting firms’ aggressive pursuit of growth as... View Details
- 20 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak
worse than the financial crisis,” says Mills, who led the United States Small Business Administration from 2009 to 2013. “Many small businesses will not survive more than a month.” Small businesses have been scaling down View Details
- 11 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Riding the Internet Fast Track
business model. If the model is characterized by increasing returns, demand begets still greater demand, as illustrated by eBay's success. A business may also benefit from significant scale economies if big... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
just be the product of some kind of anxiety of unknown origins. Rational or not, if people begin to become pessimistic about their economic future View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
will be in this last group. Amid the challenges of protecting the environment and halting its decline in urban areas and elsewhere, there is a consensus that sustainability... View Details
- 15 Nov 2020
- News
Exploring China’s Belt & Road Initiative
group observed the massive scale of its operations and gained an appreciation for these commercial hubs as bellwethers of the global economy.... View Details
- 08 Nov 2024
- Op-Ed
How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis
budget is only about $31 billion, and that amount is intended to cover all areas of concern in all nations, according to the World Bank Group. Furthermore, the entire gross domestic product View Details
- 30 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company
with economies of scale in merchandising, marketing, and distribution. To ensure standardization, Wal-Mart sets the span View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
- 16 Oct 2019
- News
The Road to Impact
education, promote health, and expand economic opportunity for the citizens of 80 countries. Founded in 1958, EDC designs, implements, and evaluates programs that range from... View Details
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Marla Malcolm Beck
there.” At Berkeley, Beck majored in political economy and was enthralled by comparative economics. After graduation in 1995, she joined McKinsey & Co. where her leadership qualities flourished. On one... View Details