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- 01 Mar 2014
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The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
Kola Masha's innovative franchise model. It's a revolution that can't come soon enough for Nigeria. The country was once the breadbasket of West Africa until Royal Dutch Shell discovered vast oil reserves in 1958, and the agriculture... View Details
- 22 Nov 2017
- News
How to Build a Winning Culture on a Losing Team
games. It was all part of a long term strategy to improve the franchise by getting better draft picks. And it necessitated a short term strategy of losing. Throughout, though, the 76er CEO Scott O’Neil (MBA 1998) says his front office... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Inside Intel
conceived, no one knew there was a “microprocessor war.” Intel’s top brass understood that Motorola was attacking an important Intel franchise and that they had to fight back. No one dreamt, however, that this contract would be a defining... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Afghanistan’s Hope and Light
management; 97 percent of its workforce is Afghan. “It wouldn’t surprise me if in the next 5 or 10 years you saw an Afghan CEO or COO of Roshan,” he adds. Roshan’s franchise model extends the number of jobs it generates; in addition,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2013
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Opening the Door
I shared the story of a doctor in Jordan who started a school for developmentally disabled children that was so successful she was able to franchise the concept throughout the country. I also talked about an MBA who had left a... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
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A Vibrant Brand
her devotees books on pies and wreaths, the king of hip hop has published a best-selling biography of slain rap star Tupac Shakur and will soon release an illustrated history of hip hop. Both multimedia franchises are continually finding... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Feb 1997
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Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS
firm, he put in place a system of franchised brokerage offices that greatly reduced overhead costs and eased the impact of dramatic market downturns. Specializing in the stocks of small and medium-sized companies, the firm increased its... View Details
- 29 Aug 2018
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The Value of Valleys
I did. Frank Lorenzo, class of 63'. As a CEO of continental airlines, and before that Texas International Airlines, we faced airline deregulation, which was of course very tough thing since we had been in a regulated business where we had a protected View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
My HBS Eureka Moment
mutely pouting. I learned a lifelong lesson: When you don't know what to say or do, say or do nothing. Find Your Place Rusty McClure (MBA 1975) AS A MARRIED MBA STUDENT, in order to afford a better apartment, I applied for and was awarded the student View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Producers
marketplace mean studios are making fewer and bigger movies. “Corporations are about reducing risk; making movies is about taking risks,” says Zee. “The safest bet seems to be franchises and big, expensive movies. But where is the... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
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An Entrepreneurial Journey
car care. Acquiring eight auto shops in Utah in 1979, he launched Jiffy Lube International Inc. (JLI), which today operates more than 1,300 stores nationwide through franchised and company-owned service centers. In 1990, Hindman sold JLI... View Details