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- 14 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
Liberal Arts Major Pursues an MBA
easier to do when you come to HBS with a unique background. Your story naturally differentiates itself in interviews. Don’t lose that independence. Celebrate it. Own it. And look forward to where it will lead you in business school and in... View Details
- 07 Nov 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is Less Becoming More?
the cause. F. Chircu helped frame the discussion by writing that "When producers want to differentiate themselves, up to a point the safest and quickest way . . . is to add features or increase product complexity. . . . Choice... View Details
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?
far-reaching. First, the number and variety of investment choices skyrocketed, as new mutual fund companies rushed into the market with creative, differentiated offerings. Today, according to Institutional Investor, more than 90 percent... View Details
Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Advance Racial Equity in the Office
moved the needle at all.” Accountability is what will differentiate an insipid pledge from real progress. The objective is to define what progress looks like in practice. “There’s a basic framework for this, that organizations apply to... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Understanding Business Firsthand in South Korea
expensive—one cake sells for the same price as a package of 12 original cakes. The biggest challenge was how to differentiate the new version. While interviewing consumers in Seoul about their snack preferences, the team gained insights... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Forestalling Terror
forestall the deadliest attack ever on U.S. soil. The case is dedicated to Waleed Iskandar (MBA ’93), a colleague of Rivkin’s at Monitor Company, who died in the 9/11 attacks. The focus of your work is on how to manage integration within a highly View Details
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Online Creating Brand Value Course | HBS Online
This course is part of the Marketing track. Introduction to Creating Brand Value ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! Creating Brand Value $1,850 Next 6-week session starts September 10th Enroll Now Build strong,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Christopher Cox: Capitol Hill Intellectual
kind of careful consideration that normally goes with a significant career change, I wouldn't have done it," says the St. Paul, Minnesota, native. Cox attributes winning the election to his ability to differentiate himself from his... View Details
- Profile
Yaping Wang
business lens to make recommendations for leadership: planning road maps, choosing products for development, differentiating and positioning the brand. As a manager, there is so much to learn in order to lead and empower teams." As a... View Details
- 08 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
CS50 for MBAs: Coding at HBS
everything you do in your career and life will fit neatly into certain industry and functional boxes, and if you go outside those boxes while you're at school you'll end up with tools that give you a differentiated perspective... View Details
- 06 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Supersmart Manufacturing Tools are Lowering Prices on TVs, Bulbs, and Solar Panels
those suppliers move downstream, potentially into competing with you, as they struggle to earn some kind of return? If your inputs are all becoming commodities and you don’t have a lot of differentiating complimentary assets as part of... View Details
- Profile
Alex Slusky
has paid off. “By differentiating ourselves from the ordinary VC,” says Alex, “we have grown from a nascent start-up in 1997 to a partnership that now manages $2 billion in assets today. If you look at the West Coast PE industry, you’ll... View Details
- 28 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
Why I’m Not Changing Careers after Business School
Courses (IFC). Good investing and corporate management requires contextual knowledge and an ability to differentiate among opportunities worldwide – I now feel much more prepared to operate with a truly global perspective. I also feel... View Details
- 18 Mar 2008
- News
Election ’08, HBS Style
of the issues near and dear to the Class of 2009. The event, which organizers thought might be a first in HBS history (or at least the first in quite some time) included complimentary beverages and enough popcorn to fuel a movie marathon. In classic B-school style,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
A Modern-Day Classic
effects on the differentiation and integration needed to achieve the organization’s optimum structure. “If you look at modern-day issues, these foundational ideas have a tremendous longevity that is very powerful,” Gulati notes.... View Details
- 06 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Cheers to the American Consumer
sheer number of Americans promotes an attention to individual differentiation that is less prevalent in more conformist and homogeneous societies. Among 300 million curious consumers, it is possible for almost any innovation to find a... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 28 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
B2B Branding: Does it Work?
Dreamliner (as a differentiating ingredient for early adopter airlines). GE and Microsoft are hybrid brands with some direct-to-consumer sales that have helped to build the reputations of what are primarily B2B firms. But these... View Details
- 17 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
Why I Would Have Applied to the MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program
MBAs who are fluent in the languages of science and business are rare. The joint degree program provides a strong differentiation that will likely open more doors to coveted jobs in the life sciences industry. People I would have been... View Details
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Anne Marie Checcone
differentiation and operational efficiency, Anne Marie works with leaders in all sectors to capitalize on product-led growth opportunities and apply core product principles to maximize the return on their technology investments. Anne... View Details
- 15 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
Amazon Prime Day: The Logic Behind a Retailer’s Made-up Holiday
additional cost to Amazon, but represent huge value to the customer. It's a real differentiator for them because most of their competitors won't be able to offer those perks, and certainly not in the same place all at once."... View Details