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- 01 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
Skullcandy products are currently distributed in over 70 countries, a number that expands every month. So a major challenge for us is how to establish our brand in each local market. Good brands are globally consistent, but they’re... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A Place in the Sun
beaches, enjoying good food and a full regimen of sports activities. The outings of "Le Club" proved so popular that by the late 1950s they were commercialized. By 1999, Club Med boasted 120 villages... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Case Study: Sweat the Technique
Science Entrepreneurship at HBS, cites studies showing that even mild dehydration can compromise performance by as much as 29 percent. Nix has garnered interest from both endurance athletes—which include about 30 million dedicated runners in the United States alone—and... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Mickey Herbert (MBA 1969)
Services Inc. — and play fast-pitch softball for the defending national champions, the Raybestos Cardinals. That team drew me to Connecticut as much as the fact that the state was a good place to start a health plan. Those of us who set... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Knowing the Score
widely considered “easy,” even though it was our section’s good fortune to have the estimable Linda Hill teaching it. The valuable, practical wisdom she imparted provided a working framework for understanding the behavior (and... View Details
- 01 Nov 2012
- News
First and Goal
never win a game. But for a team, lifting a trophy is the ultimate validation of the importance of making personal sacrifices for the good of the many.” Not long after came another unhappy twist. Swearengin had been following news... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Who Owns Yoga?
potential. “He’s very good at marketing the business, but especially on the branding side, he understood the importance of the Bikram brand,” Deshpandé says. “It wasn’t about yoga, it was about Bikram Yoga, and he had to establish what... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Back to School
There are some things you just can’t learn in an HBS classroom—what it takes to jump out of an airplane, for instance, or the experience of playing at the World Series of Poker. Yet those kinds of out-of-office pursuits are important, says HBS assistant professor Jon... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Flight Path
Above: Drone Racing League Founder and CEO Nick Horbaczewski is having a magic moment. (photo by Jordan Hollender) Drone Racing League (DRL) founder and CEO Nick Horbaczewski (MBA 2008) wants to be clear: He didn’t invent the sport that... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Action Plan: Rapids Growth
the water, and if they did, they wouldn’t recommend the boats they’re selling. You want a paddlesports-specific retailer—a good one will offer lessons and tours too.” Fit matters. “It’s really important, just as in skiing or mountain... View Details
Keywords: Ryan Jones
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Long and Winding Road
It hardly seems possible, but 25 years have passed since our class left Soldiers Field. At the time we were a bit dazed by the political and social upheaval around us, yet confident that our hard-earned MBA credential would stand us in View Details
Keywords: Wayne R. Vibert (MBA 1973)
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Case Study: Citizen Buffett
the Washington Post and sports mogul John Henry's purchase of the Boston Globe, there has been much speculation lately about the trend of well-heeled investors making bets on the future of print media. Yet Esty says the power of this case... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Alumni Books
Saturday Evening Post, Sports Illustrated, and other publications to his realistic paintings of all the major game fish in their natural habitats. Rules Are Not Enough: The Art of Good Governance in the Real... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Supplying Demand
When it opens next year, Los Angeles' new state-of-the-art sports complex will bear the name of a $7-billion international retail giant, a newcomer that will join heavyweights such as United Airlines, Anheuser-Busch, and MCI in seeing its... View Details
Keywords: Paul Michelman
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Forward Thinking
The tallest animal to roam the land, giraffes cast long shadows on the dry savannas and woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa where they live. But their lands are vanishing, with estimates suggesting that 90 percent of their habitat has already been lost; giraffe populations... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Well Matched
Her interests leaned more in the direction of strategy—and sports. Rapaport found plenty of outlets in both areas at HBS, where she was president of the Business of Sports Club. She also volunteered for Crossover into Business, an HBS... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
some houses," says Beisert. "But in five or ten years, there's going to be nothing but high-rises and luxury apartments." All of this has been good for business, but like airline consumers, the online consumer market in Brazil requires a... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Crucible: Give It Up
Here’s a great saying that’s been particularly relevant in my life over the past few years: “If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.” To rewind a bit, I was named president of Micron Technology in January 2012. Five days later, my boss, the CEO, died in a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Leslie Gold
right. After HBS and a year at Burlington Industries, I bought Bishop Manufacturing Company, a medium-sized, high-volume, custom-window manufacturer. I was 20-something and had no money, but armed with my HBS pedigree, a presentation, and a View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Ask the Expert: The Kids Are All Right
their social conscience. To them, doing good is just table stakes. Scratch has developed a proprietary methodology examining “brand love” to decode the science of brand affinity across generations. We found that millennials assume that... View Details