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- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Case Study: Sneak Peak
to help launch the product once they created a commercially viable recipe. In January 2013, they debuted their chocolate milk shake in the natural grocery channel (including Whole Foods Market and Sprouts Farmers Market). Over the course... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Lori Schock - Listen and Learn
insists, “it's theirs.” One opinion that was heard loud and clear during Schock's SA service was a call for a new prescription drug plan for HBS students. Schock was among student leaders who met with University health officials and the... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Brill
- 08 Jul 2025
- Blog Post
In-Office, Remote, or Hybrid: Strategies for Success
intentionally. Be deliberate about which technologies you use and how you use them. Establish clear team norms—such as Slack or Teams for quick updates, Zoom for complex discussions, and email for formal communication—and discourage... View Details
- 19 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Mercadona Fixes Retail’s ’Last 10 Yards’ Problem
Mercadona's focus on long-term profitability is clear in how the company makes decisions. "Mercadona does not even consider short-term profit maximization. The company always considers the impact of a decision on the customer, the... View Details
- 23 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Will the “Long Tail” Work for Hollywood?
tail accounts for a significant share of sales," says Elberse, "it's not clear whether any single producer or distributor can do much to take advantage of that phenomenon." In addition, consumers of niche products may be... View Details
- 01 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Best Practices for Creating a Successful Virtual Internship
and space to do impactful work. It’s also important to set clear expectations around communication. If your team has a default mode of communication, make sure interns are well informed about what channels... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Selling Luxury to Everyone
shifting," she said. Panelist Rory Tahari, creative director and brand designer for Elie Tahari, Ltd.—and wife of designer Elie Tahari—said she saw a clear trend toward higher expectations from consumers in the fashion industry.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
HTC partnership for connected fitness devices. With clear ownership of a segment and market, Ario should be attractive to players like Samsung. —Ngassam Ngnoumen (MBA 2002) I would think inclusive rather than exclusive. Driving the... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 04 Dec 2000
- What Do You Think?
Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?
effects. The highly publicized shortcomings of questionable efforts to deregulate are not encouraging—witness the case of the California electric power industry. It's not clear whether attempting to educate consumers about what to expect... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 16, 2008
scholars, and others. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308092 Clear Channel 2006 Harvard Business School Case 208-083 The Board of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Feb 2007
- Op-Ed
What a U.N. Partnership with Big Business Could Accomplish
spur to migrants hammering at the gates of Europe and America. But the goal of poverty reduction will not be reached unless the world tries something new. It is clear from the experience of countries that have been most successful in... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge & Craig Wilson
- 06 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Businesses Need a Language Strategy
global marketplace, it is imperative for multinational organizations to have clear language strategies. Neeley has coauthored a September Harvard Business Review article with HBS Professor of Management Practice Robert Steven Kaplan on... View Details
Keywords: Re: Tsedal Neeley
- 01 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 1
in the future? By examining hundreds of job profiles developed by executive-search firm Heidrick & Struggles and interviewing numerous senior managers, the authors have identified some clear trends. One strikingly consistent finding... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
forces, differentiation—Professor Porter’s conceptual frameworks are the foundation for understanding how companies achieve and sustain competitive success. A senior associate at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at HBS, Magretta provides a View Details
- 30 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Your Employees and Customers Drive a New Value Profit Chain
super-large organizations can maintain a sense of "family." In Wal-Mart's case, it involves such things as clear channels of communications, particularly electronic but also involving frequent... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Mahoney
- 10 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Breakthrough Negotiation: Don’t Leave It On the Table
bolster their bargaining power, and channeling the flow of the process through time. They understand that actions taken away from the negotiating table can be as important as what goes on at the table, if not more so.1 Specifically,... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Watkins
- 21 Mar 2018
- Blog Post
Telling Your Story: How to Create a Powerful Personal Digital Brand
foundation: Get your story straight"Your story is much more than a pitch," Grinshpun says. "A good story gives others a clear idea of who you are and what excites you," and embraces three core virtues: 1) it... View Details
- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
outsider's view to challenge the status quo. Given the string of ethical failures of corporations around the world in recent years-from BP to GM to JPMorgan Chase-it's clear that leaders not only need to act more responsibly themselves,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Q&A: Playing the Hits
entertainment executives do is spend a large chunk of all their production and advertising budgets on a small portion of their total output. It can lead to big failures, of course, but it's the best strategy in the long run. When you look across hundreds of such... View Details
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Africa - Global Activities 2021
academic experience to the people she has met—in furthering her ability to pursue economic development as a long-term career path that will have impact. “Articulating your ideas in very clear and convincing ways through the case method... View Details