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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Speak English, Please!
a universal experience of status diminution when people compare their native language to this new language,” Neeley remarks. “So no matter how fluent some people are in English, they believe they’ll never be as sophisticated, influential,... View Details
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Where Does Apple Go From Here?
have this wonderful new hit product called the iPod, they're driving lots of traffic into their stores. If they go through a period when there are no hit products, the stores just become an View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2016
- News
Rent the Runway Sets Up Shop at Neiman Marcus
110-year-old department store, which will see new Rent the Runway shops open inside of existing Neiman Marcus locations. (Rent the Runway opened its first physical store in New... View Details
- 06 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Flood of Picassos Threatens to Water Down the Art Market
customers and auction houses set for themselves that are influenced by those educators." Those prices anchors will still be in place to a degree because Marina Picasso's collection, after all, still carries her grandfather's legacy... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Brick by Brick
as a wood workshop in the small town of Billund, Denmark. Carpenter Ole Kirk Kristiansen eventually shifted the business from making houses and furniture to crafting wooden toys. He based the name of his new venture on "leg godt," the... View Details
- 01 Jan 2010
- News
Marvin S. Traub, MBA 1949
Former CEO and President, Bloomingdale’s Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page Earlier Education: A.B., Harvard College, 1947 On Leadership: “Leadership is the ability to face up to change and encourage new ideas and concepts... View Details
- 23 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick
The programs reduce some pollution, or get rid of some waste, but they require a new allocation of money every year.” And when times get tight, that allocation is often first on the chopping block. In short, “Those top-down point... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- Alumni WDYDWYD
Jacqueline Adams
For years, I've joked (sort of) that "I live to serve!" It's a riff on a black woman's most frequent role since our ancestors were brought to this continent against their wills. But it's also been true. As a local television View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
A Natural Balance
Cavan Mahony and Ayla Hussain (both MBA '96) became friends and business partners through a mutual devotion to yoga and health -- and a conviction that beauty is more than skin deep. The two have joined with a third partner, supermodel Christy Turlington, to form... View Details
- 05 Dec 2007
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Marketing
Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills. Questions to be answered: How can marketing better align with corporate strategy? Can you place a value on networked customers? Are... View Details
Bernard F. Gimbel
During his tenure as head of the firm, Gimbel grew annual sales of Gimbel Brothers Department Stores from $15 million to $500 million. Gimbel personally negotiated the purchase of competitor Saks and Company. In addition to the Gimbel... View Details
Keywords: Retail
Dorothy Shaver
Joining the firm in 1924, Shaver instituted a number of highly successful changes before becoming the head of L&T. Among her best ideas were the founding of the Lord & Taylor Design Awards and the creation of a special department for teenagers. Under her... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
The Well-Healed Athlete
Illustration by Robert Neubecker Sports injuries are a business concern for Clara Wu Tsai (MBA 1993). She and her husband, Joe Tsai, are owners of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets; the WNBA’s New York Liberty; and the men’s lacrosse team, the San... View Details
- Web
Harvard Business School
American Business . New York: McGraw-Hill, 1978. Davis, George, and Glegg Watson. Black Life in Corporate America: Swimming in the Mainstream . Garden City, NY: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1982. Delton, Jennifer... View Details
- Portrait Project
Alice Yen
for his dedication, patience, and generosity. Every year of my childhood, I watched him diligently water new seedlings and protect them from curious bees and gnarly weeds that came their way. These seeds sprouted into towering trees and... View Details
- Profile
Cherian Kurien
term career? I am interning with Anhesuer-Busch InBev in Shanghai, China for the summer of 2014. I chose this opportunity to further anchor my understanding of international business. Firstly, the opportunity to be part of a highly... View Details
Bernard A. Edison
Taking the helm of the family business from his father and uncle, Edison went on to lead it through its strongest period of growth and financial performance. He dramatically expanded operations, opening new designer footwear View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Streamlining the Supermarket
A new alumni-backed venture hopes robots will change how we buy our milk, bread, and eggs. In early 2016, José Vicente Aguerrevere (MBA 2002) attended a talk at HBS by Mick Mountz (MBA 1996), founder of Kiva Systems. Kiva’s small, mobile... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 02 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
Four Companies that Conquered America
retailer, to enter the U.S. market with the new Fresh & Easy chain of discount grocery stores. Avoiding geographies where Wal-Mart is entrenched, Tesco has so far opened 50 stores in the growth markets... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
Robert L. Tillman
conducting extensive consumer research, a new vision was unveiled and implemented at the company. Lowe’s stores are now larger than any of its competitors’ and offer more diverse and upscale products. View Details
Keywords: Retail