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- 17 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
If Marketing Experts Ran Elections
Maybe they have to register in advance, wait in line at the polling station, and use an out-of-date polling machine to do so. The commercial marketplace is much more convenient. Consumers can cast their votes at millions of... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Quelch
- 24 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni New Venture Competition Finalists Named
their children, and yours. Alumna: Meghana Narayan, MBA 2007 Region: Southeast Asia & Middle East Werk: Werk is a job platform on a mission: keeping women in the leadership pipeline. We are a new type of job marketplace that allows... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Over 50 and Job Hunting?
inventory their professional skills, attend relevant professional conferences and seminars, and study marketplace trends. “You can’t do anything about getting older,” she notes, “but you can stay in touch with the forces that drive your... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Back to School
how you position the school in the marketplace or how you help students figure out whether this is the right place for them, it’s problem-solving, and I love that,” she says. Now that she’s found her own niche, Whitney has long-term plans... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
A Perfect Fit: Aligning Organization & Strategy
Having received one day of instruction in interviewing, the task force members talk with approximately one hundred employees and, if needed, customers about what they regard as the organization's strengths and the barriers that prevent it from competing in the View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964
Minister, Rajiv Gandhi-of Japanese manufacturers such as Honda, Yamaha, and Suzuki changed the dynamics of the marketplace completely. Waiting lists eventually gave way to overcapacity, and a new generation of motorcycles drove the sale... View Details
- 15 Dec 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprisingly Successful Marriages of Multinationals and Social Brands
marketplace hence our nomenclature refers to "virtuous mice." And there are a lot of large companies attracted to these successful social icons, but not all "wealthy elephants" are capable of entering into a successful... View Details
- 03 Sep 2014
- What Do You Think?
Who Should Choose Your Boss?
case, the entire organization has been structured to create a kind of talent marketplace in which employees are "buying and selling" ideas, jobs, and associates. At W. L. Gore & Associates, manufacturer of Gore-Tex,... View Details
- 03 Dec 2008
- What Do You Think?
Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?
thieves ...." Cole Woodson added, "The hope of nudging the economy in any direction is hoping for a miracle.... No securities of any type should even be allowed to be sold in the marketplace without government approval and some... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- Profile
Adam Kanner
the marketplace, balancing supply and demand. You don’t want to acquire customers unless you have products to offer them. So building an effective marketplace is key. How are you making that happen? Through customer acquisition and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Making a World of Difference
collaborative — mirrors that which he strives to create through his philanthropic activities. "I believe that in today's world, the corporate executive cannot be of major value unless he or she has the capacity to coexist with difference," says Slifka. "Coexistence in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dare to be Different
to do something extraordinary and every other brand in the market simply emulates it, those other brands lose, the marketplace loses, consumers lose, and you end up destroying value for everyone. So differentiation is not a formula.... View Details
- Web
Harvard Business School
of Four Innovative, New Institutions Cheryl E. Owens-Howard (DBA) 1983 A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Views of the Relationship Between Consumers and Advertising in the Marketplace Donna B. Stoddard (DBA) 1991 Information... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Fast Forward
a campus conference earlier this month to focus on four issues: forging effective business- educator partnerships, creating a better marketplace for middle skills, developing entrepreneurial ecosystems, and defining success in... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
toward attracting and retaining a diverse workforce with the skills to achieve the company's marketplace goals. The input of diverse ideas improves company decision-making. By contributing their thoughts on new business possibilities and... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 09 Feb 2012
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Online Marketing
ratings star added on a Yelp restaurant review translated to anywhere from a 5-percent to 9-percent effect on revenues. Local, independent restaurants were the most affected by reviews, probably because diners have little information about them before the reviews were... View Details
- Profile
Elsa Sze
that if I wanted to have influence, I needed to speak the language of the marketplace and the language of government.” Elsa is convinced that the “dichotomy between doing good and doing business” is misconceived. “I recognize the public’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World
created value in the for-profit marketplace and want to take a similar approach with philanthropy," Emerson asserts. Joining this group of philanthropists are baby boomers, who are "entering their retirement years very engaged," Emerson... View Details
Keywords: Anne Kavanagh
- 05 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Vanguard Corporation
They differentiated themseves in the marketplace by centering their strategy around social and environmental responsibility. They said, they don't want to be a "green" bank—they are a for-profit endeavor—but they want to do the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
Square, set out to answer this question after she started to wonder about her own complicated feelings concerning the changing Square. Diving into Harvard Square’s past and present, Turco explores why we love our local marketplaces and... View Details