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- 25 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Powerful Strategic Tool Companies Should Not Try to Control
they forge relationships with user groups. Danielle Kost: How can companies engage user communities more effectively? What advantages can they provide a firm? Frank Nagle and Sonali K. Shah: User communities can differentiate a firm’s... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
When Protestors Knock at Your Door
are, and often to differentiate among different groups—examining, for example, which are more reasonable, which might want to work with the firm, and so on. Then, it's useful to plot out lines of complete disagreement and possible... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Magician Turns HBS Upside Down
their wristwatches. “Randal’s energetic ease in his own skin, his masterful storytelling, and his ability to recall everyone’s name also electrified and mystified the crowd,” said Scott Spencer (MBA ’09). “That ability to connect with people often View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for James Austin
opportunity to differentiate the company and its products. It can also elicit positive reactions from government officials and regulators on important business issues. Q: It's clear that nonprofits get financial benefits from partnering... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 18 Oct 2017
- Blog Post
4 Advantages of the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program
and differentiating factor for HBS is the concept of “One Harvard.” In other words, by studying at HBS you will have access to the resources of not only HBS, but of the other 11 graduate and professional schools plus Harvard College.... View Details
- 25 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 25, 2006
mishaps due to poor cross-functional integration in the supply/demand planning activities. The poor integration resulted from organization differentiation among the functions and an unsophisticated approach to integration. In response to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Challenge of the Multi-site Nonprofit
unique characteristics that differentiate them from for-profit concerns: The real value creators for nonprofits are the dispersed units, where money is raised and good deeds accomplished. With for-profits, headquarters is usually where... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Apr 2017
- News
Chicago Becomes a Hub of Startup Action
Silicon Valley’s name is dominant in the history of entrepreneurship. So where does that leave other cities that want to get in on the action? On April 13 in Spangler Auditorium, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and a panel of area business leaders discussed what View Details
- 22 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Avant Ski Makes Turns in Ski Media Objectivity
include industry expert features, such as ski patrollers and instructors. Avant Ski further differentiates itself with its family-oriented, non-expert tilt on information that’s custom built for busy professionals—a different perspective... View Details
- 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
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
New Releases
mountaineer Yvon Chouinard, the company differentiates its clothing along environmental lines, using expensive organic cotton and polyester made from recycled bottles. Patagonia's margins shrank, but sales to its high-end retail clientele... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Do Good: Eat Chocolate
also differentiated by percentage of cacao solids, from 50 percent to 70 percent. In her HBS application essays, Endline wrote of wanting to start a business but instead went to Yahoo! as a product manager after graduating. “The company... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; candy; chocolate; Crop Production; Agriculture; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing
- 18 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
Marketing After the Recession
will bring greater commodity price and exchange rate predictability. Marketing will again come to the fore as a differentiator between successful businesses and also-rans. Join the discussion on Harvard Business Online. View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Big Business of Little Loans
Treasury taking a look at these upstart lenders. Funding Societies’ Teo says the attention can only help the sector: “Regulations would boost investor confidence about P2P and P2B [peer-to-business] lending and set the right operations standard, View Details
Keywords: Nancy Miller
- 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
- 15 Oct 2015
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Medallia
true differentiator is the authenticity of our people and, by extension, our culture. Is there anything else you would like to share with fellow recruiters or those who are new to recruiting with HBS? It is a pleasure to work with HBS and... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Lighting the Way
to believe that all things are possible and that your assets can be key differentiators in a sea of overachievers,” she says. “Determine what anchors you and leverage what sets you apart, and then go boldly into your future with... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Faculty Books
organizational performance is substantial and quantifiable. An effective business culture can account for up to half of the performance differential between organizations in the same business. Drawing on field research and case studies,... View Details
Keywords: Utilities
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Letters to the Editor
very substantial product differentiation from their competition or, in the case of the “Truth” anti-tobacco campaign, no competition — just a villain that was an easy target. I don’t know if the agency pursued such clients as a conscious... View Details