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- 18 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing
marketers are feeling pressure to show ROI.” Still, since those first Facebook ads were posted in 2004, social media has proven itself a valuable tool for helping companies create consumer perceptions about particular brands (Old Spice)... View Details
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
Publications August 2013 MIT Sloan Management Review The Art of Strategic Renewal By: Binns, Andy, J. Bruce Harreld, Charles A. O'Reilly, and Michael L. Tushman Abstract—In recent years, we have seen well-established companies such as... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 05 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
Is JC Penney’s Makeover the Future of Retailing?
gauge whether he's succeeding. This August, the company will begin updating all stores with new merchandise. Two to three in-store shops will be installed monthly over the four-year plan. The Town Squares, which will likely be used to... View Details
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/517054-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 717-006 Muñoz Group Faces Brexit In 2016, Muñoz Group, a multifaceted agribusiness company that developed, produced, packed, imported, and exported... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Uncompromising Leadership in Tough Times
coincided to make it the most difficult period in the company's history. Investments in the company's expansion took longer, cost more than anticipated, and expected profits were delayed. The price of butterfat, the key ingredient in ice... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
The Exchange: Same Great Price, Now with Fewer Chips
biggest inflation in four decades. Throw supply-chain problems on top of that, and you get real pressure to jack up prices. It can be easier to pass along a price increase via shrinkflation because people tend to have a pretty clear idea of what something should cost,... View Details
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
Friday night fight every week of the year. (Courtesy of ONE FC) Navigating those complexities could result in a big payoff, of course. “The NBA or NFL sell their media rights to companies for billions of dollars,” says Sityodtong. “The... View Details
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
The New Rules for Remote Work: Pandemic Edition
With more people working remotely right now, many of us have experienced a videoconference interrupted by barking dogs or hungry kids demanding snacks, punctuated, perhaps, by cabinet doors slamming and ice makers grinding in the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Harvard Business School
IlliniCare Health in August 2017. Rashid is a pioneer in the Medicaid managed care landscape, helping to ensure there is access to quality and affordable health care to the “people most in need.” Before joining IlliniCare Health, Rashid spent nearly twenty years with... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
company that does business in more than 200 countries and uses more than 25 crops sourced from over 7 million acres in 60 different countries, PepsiCo has an opportunity and a responsibility to use our size and scale to help build a food... View Details
- 19 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 19, 2008
professor Bower found that companies performed better when they appointed insiders to the job of CEO. CEO succession is a process taking many years, not an event that takes place shortly before a transition. It reflects the way a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
alternative or a supplement.” Whillans says an online program may also encourage higher participation rates than certain special events that companies organize to encourage people to relax. For example, a bag lunch get-together or an... View Details
- 05 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Accidental Innovator
Companies spend many hundreds of billions of dollars on R&D each year, but the microwave oven was conceived from a melted candy bar, saccharin from an accidental chemical spill, and the Daguerre photo process via a shattered... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 16 Sep 2016
- News
Gaining Ground on ALS
president and CEO of Cytokinetics, Inc., a California-based company that focuses on biology-driven treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other debilitating diseases associated with muscle weakness. In 2015, the ALS... View Details
- 09 Jun 2015
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Social Media
consumers not only discuss and disseminate branded content, they also create it. Why the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was a Social Media Blockbuster Most companies should envy the financial and brand awareness... View Details
- Portrait Project
Robert Duke Biederman
boardroom. I want to do things like that for my kids. When I was a little boy, my mom was a lawyer in private practice. She left work early and took me to the park for ice cream and a ride on the carousel. I want to build a View Details
- 17 Apr 2017
- News
Panera-bred Leaders Have Risen Throughout the Restaurant Industry
to lead the operations of such popular chains as Friendly’s Ice Cream, Johnny Rockets, Pizzeria Uno, Smashburger, Wahlburgers (led by CEO Cedric Vanzura, MBA 1990), Pieology, and Upper Crust. Panera was sold earlier this month to Europe’s... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
W. James McNerney Jr., MBA 1975
General Electric 1997 Named President and CEO, GE Aircraft Engines 2000 Named Chairman and CEO, 3M 2005 Named Chairman, President, and CEO, Boeing 2015 Named CEO of the Year by Chief Executive magazine 2016 Retires from Boeing Retired Chairman, The Boeing View Details
- Fast Answer
Historical Research - India
politics, trade and transport. Print Resources See Baker Library's Special Collections website for more information about the collections below: Historic Corporate Reports Collection The Historic Corporate Reports Collection includes a selection of original... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Eric Schiffer
Schiffer Illustration by Daniel Vasconcellos Founded in 1982, 99¢ Only Stores is the oldest single-price retail chain in the country, with 273 locations in California, Texas, Arizona, and Nevada offering a mix of food, beverage, and household items. Eric Schiffer (MBA... View Details