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- 18 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Breaking Through a Growth Stall
Skinner III, head of the Atlanta-based consultancy LCS Partners. The article discusses the importance of understanding your ideal customers; the implications for selling, cost management, growth strategy, and organizational relationships; and a View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2019
- HBS Case
How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold
virtuous circle, the researchers say, with each step in the process opening up new opportunities beyond the traditional funding mechanisms. “You have to go out and make your own network happen,” Wu says,... View Details
- 13 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Managing to Learn: How Companies Can Turn Knowledge into Action
alone do not a learning organization make. The necessary complement is a mind-set of inquiry and experimentation, plus a knowledge-sharing process that enables everyone in a company to act in an informed way upon what's been learned... View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron
- 23 Apr 2018
- News
Sowing the Seeds of Leadership
school’s eighth president in 2007 but admits he was reluctant to step away from teaching and research. Then, he says, “I realized, you can’t just demand leadership from others. You have to take it on yourself.” Helping INCAE Evolve As... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Making Real Progress in the Middle East: The Bottom-Up, Economic Solution
Below the surface of the roller coaster political negotiations in the Middle East, a new process is quietly being played out. It is a process in which economics, not politics, is the focus, in which... View Details
- 09 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
Overcoming the Challenges of Selling Brand New Technology (Hey, Need a 3-D Printer?)
collateral design, launches the product, and then “throws it over the wall” to sales and marketing. “This process is product-centric and a bucket-brigade approach where the groups work serially and in silos in a rapidly changing tech... View Details
- Profile
James Reinhart
resulting in a willing and grateful marketplace. The concept took off. Understanding that a trip to the Post Office is one step too many for busy parents that need to get rid of clothes, thredUP provides a prepaid “Clean Out... View Details
- 20 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Illuminating India’s Solar Future: Reflections on Tata Solar Manufacturing Plant Visit
during this field course. From solar cell to module assembly, the processes showcased precision and commitment to quality. Tata Solar has been a leader in the solar industry for over 33 years, combining a legacy of excellence with... View Details
- Web
Fostering Candor in Teams and Organizations - Recruiting
effective. In addition, psychological safety can be included as part of the hiring process itself. Set the stage by explaining to candidates that they are evaluating you as an organization as much as you are evaluating them. Hiring is a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Case Study: The Doctor Deficit
rapid as possible. Step on the gas! —Randy Shayler (MBA 2012) Iron out the model first, then roll it out. Build national demand and reputation by executing flawlessly locally—solve a complex and broad problem well enough, and your... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 10 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures
Vacuum is commercializing technology developed at Harvard that mimics the ocean's natural process of absorbing C02 using renewable electricity. Click Here to Watch Alumni Track Winner: FleetZeroSteven Henderson, MBA 2016Fleetzero is... View Details
- 27 Apr 2015
- Blog Post
2+2: Building on Business Basics at HBS
afraid to. Working for Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas turned out to be great! But I would not have been as likely to take that chance without 2+2.What’s your best advice for someone who’s considering applying to the 2+2 program?The application View Details
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VBHCD Initiative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) to measure costs over the full care cycle, and then identify cost savings while maintaining quality of care Facilitate process improvements identified through the TDABC analysis Develop... View Details
- Web
1.14 Academic Review / Academic Withdrawal | MBA
Academic Review are notified of their status and informed of the next steps in the process, including petitioning the APC for permission to graduate or continue in the MBA Program. After careful deliberation, the APC may require a student... View Details
- 17 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Beyond Pajamas: Sizing Up the Pandemic Shopper
online shoppers might be intrinsically different from past customers in a key way: how they view returns. We even went a step further and probed three other factors that might explain lower return rates. First, we wondered if new online... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
that companies will increasingly understand a more subtle but equally significant benefit: embracing diversity helps revitalize and strengthen the organization. "The very act of incorporating diversity forces the organization to rethink itself, a View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
A New Platform for Alumni Engagement
impact on both students and business leaders,” he says. Examples include conferences, webinars, and more SIPs, which offer access to cutting-edge research on a faster timeline than the traditional academic-publishing cycle enables. The first View Details
Keywords: April White
- 12 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs
forces, but patterns over time and how markets move and customers buy. They may not know your specific market details or the intimate buying patterns of your target customer, but as Bob Mason, managing partner of Project11 says, “We often ask the right questions... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 12 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Promise of Channel Stewardship
Most company distribution systems are designed ad-hoc when needed, and serve neither value chain partners nor end users well—just look at the frustrating new-car buying process set up by American auto makers. At the same time, says... View Details
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Loan Assistance Programs - Alumni
Application Process PROCESS IF YOU ARE A JOINER: To be considered for the Loan Reduction for Private Sector Employees program, you must complete and submit the online application , which requests contact... View Details