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- 12 Mar 2014
- News
10 Harvard Business School Startups You Should Know
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Plan B: The Brick Bank
“Brick Bank” in partnership with a building supply retailer that would enable local residents to invest their savings in inflation-proof building materials, thus accumulating the necessary materials over time. “We take some things for... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Manufacturing: The Supply Chain Goes High Tech
seeing more and rapid change: The digital revolution is only about halfway through transforming the manufacturing sector. What’s next in manufacturing? “As physical retail declines, manufacturers are being forced to think about how to... View Details
- 26 Jul 2016
- News
Alumni Capture the Essence of Pokemon GO Craze
locations and retailers to provide ‘real world’ ($) rewards to players.” Many alumni see possibilities and potential in other areas: “Augmented reality can definitely revolutionize e-commerce and mobile-friendly brand apps,” said Ameera... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Taking Flight
IN HIS ELEMENT: Peter Thayer has spotted nearly 3,500 species of birds...and counting. Peter Thayer (MBA ’73) didn’t recognize the little bird hopping about in his backyard outside Cincinnati. His parents had given him a field guide for his 11th birthday, but he hadn’t... View Details
- 06 Jul 2015
- News
Lights! Camera... Market!
us,” says Simon. “That was the content we were able to share with our consumers via social media, and share with our retailers as well, to tell how our food comes to market.” Beneath the Harvest Sky was released on DVD late last year, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Q&A: Playing the Hits
that allow for unlimited shelf space and access to whatever products we want, whenever we want them—and if technologies make it cheaper to produce these goods—then demand will shift to the tail of the demand curve. His suggestion was that View Details
- 01 Feb 2018
- News
HBS Professor Emeritus Hugo Uyterhoeven Dies at 86
has paid lower prices for a huge range of high-quality foreign-made goods. The resulting increase in the purchasing power of consumers’ income—combined with our highly efficient retail distribution system—has created a shopper’s paradise... View Details
- 12 Mar 2019
- News
Acting Naturally
Karina Birch (OPM 49, 2017) is CEO of Rocky Mountain Soap Company, based in Alberta, Canada. In this interview, she explains how the mission, culture, and products of her company are blended together. “I was 24 years old and right out of university when I started Rocky... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Making A Difference: HBS Club of Puget Sound Reaches Out to Young Alumni
Tracy E. Kwiker (MBA 1995) arrived in Seattle three and a half years ago when she was promoted to manage store operations for a Toys “R” Us region in the Pacific Northwest. Eager to establish contacts in her new community, Kwiker began attending HBS Club of Puget Sound... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Brick by Brick
Case Study Illustration by Corbis/Matthias Kulka Sometimes, a company's history contains more drama than a Russian novel. A recent case, "LEGO," explores how the toy maker grew to global dominance from humble beginnings, the mistakes that led it near bankruptcy, and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Alumni Navigator Takes Off
Staying in touch with the School’s network of 65,000 graduates just got a lot easier. Directory search, the most popular feature on the Alumni Web site, now uses the same cutting-edge technology that powers searches on Barnes & Noble.com, IBM.com, and other major View Details
- 11 Oct 2012
- News
Answering the Doctor's Call
I’d say, ‘a doctor,’” says Downing. “I was always intrigued with medicine. I guess it’s just in my DNA.” But, as often happens with childhood dreams, Downing set aside his medical aspirations. His father had launched Downing Enterprises, a manufacturer of trade-show... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Case Study: Welcome Aboard
invented an entirely new one. While that meant restarting their R&D efforts, it also means that they now own the IP. Finally, after navigating pandemic-related setbacks to their product-testing and manufacturing plans, the company was planning to launch (rebranded as... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Street Singer
your classmates’ experiences. That’s part of the value of HBS. It’s huge.” At Morgan Stanley, which she joined right out of HBS, Harris leads the equity private placements effort in global capital markets and covers the retail and... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
New Releases
retail sales will pass through a franchise chain; fully 96 percent of the American population has eaten at a McDonald's. Considering the astonishingly rapid growth of chains in recent years, it is not surprising that a comprehensive... View Details
- 19 Mar 2015
- News
Walter Salmon Remembered
first became interested in marketing and retailing while in college, working part-time at Bloomingdale’s and then in a New York buying office for a large group of department stores. After earning an MBA (1954) and DBA (1960) at HBS, he... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Ask the Expert: Bounce Back
newsletter advertising can be extended to many industries: hotels or airlines can embed ads for attractions near featured destinations or travel accessories, entertainment venues can embed ads for local restaurants and bars, retailers... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Devtosh Khare
markets and economic trends in the region and to make some contacts with India's business leaders," he explains. "Then I'll be ready to go out on my own." He believes that India's service sector offers the most exciting business opportunities. "Whether it's pizza... View Details
Keywords: Orna Feldman photograph by Webb Chappell