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Marie Kyle
Clinton Health Access Initiative, "sparked a passion for the development sector," says Marie. But she wasn't satisfied with the standard aid packages she saw in emerging markets. "I wanted to look at ideas outside the... View Details
- 11 May 2011
- News
In a Good Place
of Milwaukee (her father worked at the Miller brewery), Gehrke attended Northwestern University, where she was introduced to poster design while working in a print shop. From there she went to the Pratt Institute for a master’s degree in View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Bright Future for Green Business
the panelists considered the current economic downturn to be an obstacle, they didn’t betray any anxiety. The economy came up in the context of the economic stimulus package enacted by Congress in February. Nordan said it would be a boon... View Details
- 03 Mar 2014
- HBS Case
Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato
techniques—though Francesco admits in the case that this is an uphill battle. The way Francesco handles quality control inside the plant is especially unique. While most companies package and label their products separately, the bulk of... View Details
- 24 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Growing the Seeds of an Early-Stage Startup
personally blending and packaging the pilot batch. The chasm between small batch and bulk production is very real, and we have to be creative to optimize investment until we get to sufficient scale. I have also come to appreciate how... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Case Study: Declawing the Competition
fifth box? 3) Consider partnering with local humane societies. For example, offer a reduced-cost first package after an adoption—the goal being to associate the joy of bringing a pet home with your product. — Laura Viaches (MBA 2008)... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Just Keep Our Money
© politicalcartoons.com The government’s ever-evolving rescue of the financial sector has already demanded enormous sums, and President Obama’s economic stimulus package will require many billions more. While a stimulus plan would lead to... View Details
- 25 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 25
511-059 Entrepreneurial produce packaging firm, which has developed a disruptive technology that keeps fresh produce and flowers fresh for significantly longer, faces strategic growth decisions. CEO Bob Wright must decide how best to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
American Auto’s Troubled Road
dominance. Toyota, shunning these approaches, took advantage of this Detroit "blind spot." While less generous in its compensation packages for workers, Toyota "strives to use its labor force in flexible, creative, and... View Details
- 25 May 2016
- Blog Post
Favorite Memories from HBS
activities like rock climbing, golfing, and running a sprint triathlon - all of which I grumbled good-naturedly at, but which I secretly really enjoyed. And I’ll remember trying to start a packaged snack start-up, spending hours over... View Details
- 02 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 2
abstract available. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/813160-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 513-090 Juan Valdez: Innovation in Caffeination Corporate entrepreneurs attempt to revive Colombia's famous Juan Valdez brand in the age of Starbucks, with café... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle
these two marketing actions. Jedidi, Mela, and Gupta (1999) addressed this problem by developing an econometric model. They were able to quantify the short- and long-run effects of promotions and advertising for a non-food consumer View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
recommendations for developing a strategy for alumni lifelong learning. The group is building on work begun three years ago, as well as gathering current input - including data from the executive education program and the HBS Publishing Corporation - in order to... View Details
Keywords: Cathy Connett
- 20 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 20
effective "career narrative"―a tool for packaging and sharing a professional's past achievements, long-term goals, and forward-looking needs through a compelling story. It focuses mostly on the ways junior professionals can... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
suggest that workers with higher rank should receive compensation packages more heavily weighted in equity. However, we observe the puzzle that many firms adopt an equality-in-equity strategy: they offer different cash salaries across all... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
the company would wait for the test results. “We’ve always followed a ‘Do what’s right and take your lumps’ approach to business. We had to execute the recall.” READY TO GO: A stringent quality-process at the company’s packaging Plymouth,... View Details
- 23 Apr 2008
- Op-Ed
The Gap in the U.S. Treasury Recommendations
not disappear. With tightened credit standards and higher capital requirements on loans, it became more profitable for banks to package loans as securities and sell the credit risk to the buyers of securities in the domestic and... View Details
- 26 Jan 2016
- News
The First Five Years: Jill Applebaum (MBA 2015)
retailers). Another day, we will be testing formulas for a new product, sending pitch emails to editors for PR coverage, and meeting with our designers on packaging updates.” What do you know now about startup life that you didn't know... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Two Kinds of Green
ambitious goal is to be a “zero waste, zero carbon company, operating on 100 percent renewable energy in LEED certified buildings” by 2020. The case vividly documents some of the measures taken by Burt’s to meet that goal, such as a redesign of the View Details
- 30 Aug 2006
- Op-Ed
The Compensation Game
organizational affiliations, and social standing. Directors must be given strong incentives to focus on shareholder interests. Compensation arrangements for sports stars lack the features of executive pay arrangements in other ways as well. After an athlete's... View Details
Keywords: by Lucian Bebchuk & Rakesh Khurana