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- 05 Jan 2009
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008
marketing resources is particularly difficult because decisions need to be made at many different levels—across countries, products, marketing mix elements, and different vehicles within elements of the mix (e.g., television versus the... View Details
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- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Expertise From The Front Lines Of The Eurozone
Roscini As news headlines continue to validate uncertainty about the European debt crisis, HBS students have a direct line to an expert in the field. Senior Lecturer Dante Roscini (MBA 1988), the L.E. Simmons Faculty Fellow, left a 20-year career in European banking in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Local Customs
ROGERS WITH CONCEPT CAR: “Technology has changed over the past 100 years. We no longer need to build cars the way Henry Ford once did.” Matthew West/Boston Herald Jay Rogers (MBA ’07), whose grandfather once owned the legendary Indian Motorcycle company, also has some... View Details
- 29 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Work 3.0: Redefining Jobs and Companies in the Uber Age
Complicating things further, some of these five allow a range of options—from full control by the firm (vehicles for traditional taxi companies, for example) to minimum requirements by the firm (car age and maintenance for Uber drivers, for instance) to full control by... View Details
- 10 Aug 2022
- News
Generosity Multiplied
platform—you can run it with two or three people—and it’s the only one of its kind that I’m aware of. The Big Give could be the vehicle for all kinds of global appeals. It’s very much underway, and we’re well positioned to do that.” View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 29 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy
shuttle. “If you look at the area of space getting the most attention―manufacturing of launch vehicles and satellites―its growth is in fact quite strong.” What’s changed over the past couple decades is that the government-led model, which... View Details
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
small commercial vehicle, the Tata Ace. Positioned as a replacement for the three-wheelers that predominated as small commercial vehicles in India, the Ace create a new product category and enabled Tata Motors to access a new market... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 02 Dec 2019
- What Do You Think?
How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?
company failing to “mind the gap,” we could ignore it. But somewhat similar charges were lodged in the case of cheating on vehicle emissions technology at Volkswagen just months earlier. A proud engineering group was “encouraged” to apply... View Details
- 20 Mar 2000
- Research & Ideas
No Place Like Home: America’s Housing Crisis and Its Impact on Business
hundred families showed up," she recalls, "to apply for forty apartments." But the private sector, Gould notes, is playing an important role in affordable housing as an investor and is reaping handsome returns for its participation. "The primary... View Details
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2.3.1 Drug & Alcohol Policy | MBA
him or her, or permitted him or her to take, an alcoholic drink. Community members are reminded that there are heavy penalties, including imprisonment, for possession or distribution of illicit drugs. There are also serious penalties for anyone who operates a motor... View Details
- 20 Feb 2014
- News
Managing the World’s Trouble Spots
“because there were virtually no General Motors vehicles there, which meant no spare parts or maintenance available,” Goodwin recalls. Ultimately, politics won out, and the ambulance was shipped, but Goodwin knew it provided no benefit to... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 16 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 16, 2007
distribution of sales and profits across products. By enabling an analysis of the book acquisition, development, and marketing process from the perspective of the publisher, author, and agent, serves as a vehicle for contrasting different... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Mar 2019
- News
Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
the technology know-how exists today to solve these problems was made clear by all speakers, as well as throughout the participant Q&A and roundtable discussions. NRDC’s Hwang cited energy efficiency; renewables; and electrification of buildings, factories, and View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Admit It: You’re in Denial
Motors to seize market leadership. Why did Henry Ford, who was such a visionary in the industry’s infancy, fail to see that the Model T was about to run its course and that a smooth transition to a new vehicle was essential? After all,... View Details
- 23 Aug 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?
can help companies establish a competitive advantage over time. Investors as Stewards of the Commons?With long enough time horizons and significant common ownership of companies within the same industry or supply chain, investors could serve as View Details
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Case Writing & Industry | Baker Library
Administration, Senior Associate Dean, Chair, MBA Program Above quote from “The HBS Case Method Defined,” 2021. (1) In his 1953 essay “Preparation of Case Materials,” HBS Professor Paul R. Lawrence noted: “A good case is the vehicle by... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Taking That Hill
Niekamp “Honestly I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about being a woman in a male industry,” Cynthia Niekamp (MBA 1983) told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (April 27, 2011). “It’s just my life; it’s been my life.” Niekamp, who as a student worked during summer... View Details
- 17 Apr 2015
- News
A Driving Force for a Sustainable World
Fabienne Herlaut (MBA 1984) has strived for sustainability in the greater world and in her own life. The founder and managing partner of Ecomobilité Ventures, a 25 million multi-corporate venture fund based in France and committed to green transportation, Herlaut... View Details
- 16 Apr 2013
- News
A Walkabout to the Ocean
Merkl: Managing water resources for a sustainable future. Photo Courtesy of Andreas Merkl They say all rivers lead to the sea. If that is true, then it's only fitting that Andreas Merkl (MBA 1989) should find himself today at the helm of Ocean Conservancy... View Details