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- 23 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
thrive? Bhaskar Chakravorti: Let me start with a replay of a conversation I had recently with Frederick, the person who runs the auto repair shop where I regularly take my 1998 and 2002 vintage cars. I asked him if he was experiencing a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 21 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Will American Brands Be a Casualty of War?
attention to the anti-globalization movement. Brand America provided good products at good prices. Politics was one thing; smart shopping another. Q: Which brands are most likely to feel the heat; what brands will continue to sell... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Enron’s Legacy
If Enron had been owned and controlled by a small group of private-equity investors, could the monitoring and control practices of a professionally run buyout shop have protected Enron’s shareholders and employees from the problems that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Streamlining the Supermarket
shopping every year, Pedró adds. Orders placed online will be ready for curbside pickup in 30 minutes (home delivery will be available for a low fee). TakeOff also plans to partner with grocery stores, so that customers can View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 23 Apr 2014
- News
A corporate leader’s legacy in India
When Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975) joined his family’s business in 1962, it was on the Tata Steel shop floor in Jamshedpur, India. From the ground up, Tata learned how to be an effective manager and a corporate leader who understands the... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Understanding Business Firsthand in South Korea
displays in shops to rebranding the product as “Choco House by Orion.” “The first-year curriculum was extremely helpful in preparing us to think about the business scope and challenges that were presented and to come up with solutions to... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
The World at a Click
services for leisure and small-business travelers. Consumers enjoy one-stop shopping for airline tickets, car rentals, vacation packages, hotels, and cruises, as well as a wealth of travel news and merchandise. "Preview Travel and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelly
- 26 Oct 2011
- News
On Top, Down Under
the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. With more than 20 years of experience in the property industry, Fookes is responsible for the overall investment performance of GPT’s high-end shopping center, commercial office, and industrial... View Details
- 30 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Where Could More Regulation Help Small Businesses? Online Lending.
paperwork, borrowers complete applications in minutes, with approval times cut to days, or even just a few minutes. And, in instances where borrowers want to shop and compare myriad options in one place, they can turn to marketplaces like... View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
Seventy Years Out: Class of 1932 Celebrates Reunions
observed. One of the “lucky ones,” Brink worked for the telephone company before he set up his own one-man shop — Utilities Audit Bureau — as a consultant on telephone services and systems. “In 49 years,” Brink proudly declared, “I never... View Details
- 20 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Small Businesses Can Survive the Coronavirus Outbreak
highly infectious virus, also known as COVID-19. Without incoming cash, many small businesses—especially restaurants and shops on American Main Streets—will soon need to cut staff or shut down for good. “To many of these small businesses,... View Details
- 22 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Name Your Price. Really.
more," says Santana. She and Morwitz then took the findings a step further, to see if they could change the results by changing the nature of the transaction. In a new experiment, they offered a scenario in which a local coffee shop... View Details
- Profile
Ruzwana Bashir
fulfilled that entrepreneurial dream before she turned 30. As founder and CEO of Peek, Bashir has gotten the full startup experience in a short time. With Peek.com she is already disrupting the $100 billion global activities market. Peek.com is one-stop View Details
- 06 May 2019
- News
Are You Ready for Veggie Fast-Casual?
Alive shops in three Boston suburbs, and over time he befriended and then bought out the owner, who had been struggling to manage her far-flung eateries. “I had this great run with [Panera],” says Shaich. “What I love as much as anything... View Details
- Profile
Jessica Kramer
online shopping with the appeal of brick-and-mortar browsing.” Throughout April, five different bus stops in Cambridge will carry the team’s posters: a visual simulation of bookstore shelves packed with titles and corresponding QR codes.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Fast Lane to Country Lane
business skills but left room for morning walks, dining together at every meal, volunteering in her community, and being with her daughter. In just three years, Lackley has taken the business from one where Mark worked on specific requests for furniture, to a thriving... View Details
- 27 Nov 2013
- News
No Bologna, Please
risks where the payoff wasn't obvious. After HBS, he opened a cookie shop in downtown Boston—and watched commuters stream by in the morning until he added fresh croissants and baguettes, both novelties at the time. That store would become... View Details
- 10 Nov 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Research News and Tips: Innovating Across Time Zones
Harvard Business Review 98, no. 5 (September–October 2020): 98–105. Weaknesses in supply chain strategy exposed As anyone who went grocery shopping in the early days of the pandemic can tell you, empty shelves revealed how COVID-19 did a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures
Tan, MBA 2023 Komo is a food delivery platform that combines sustainability with beautiful & reusable foodware. ---------------------------------------------------- Circular Economy Contestants MoveItCarmen Marin de Leon, MBA 2023MoveIt is a new e-commerce platform... View Details
- Portrait Project
Jon Rudoe
their lives better. My first task is to help my future employer make shopping for groceries easier and more efficient. I'm not really sure what comes next, but I plan for it to be challenging and fun. I plan to help British education... View Details