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  • 01 Feb 2002
  • News

It's academic. (Not!)

of 732. Once they clear the formidable hurdle of admission, some 89 students in the programs receive a level of backing and resources for field research that sets HBS apart, thanks in large measure to alumni generosity. "There's an enormous support View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Feb 2002
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Replicating Toyota's Success

years of on-site research at Toyota and its affiliates, in 1999 Spear and HBS professor H. Kent Bowen published a Harvard Business Review article titled "Decoding the DNA of the Toyota View Details
Keywords: Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade
  • 01 Sep 2010
  • News

Start-Ups Make Their Pitch

today goes to telecom, high tech, or software,” said Mahesh, founder and CEO of Sundaram Medical Devices in Chennai. Mahesh trained at Stanford as an engineer and worked for McKinsey and Toyota before attending HBS. He plans to apply... View Details
Keywords: awards; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing
  • 01 Jun 2024
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Case Study: Ready for an Upgrade

Illustration by Alvaro Dominguez The Los Angeles–based startup Stell was borne of a pain point almost as old as recorded history itself: paperwork. One of Stell’s cofounders, Malory McLemore (MBA 2022), had landed a job as an engineer at Airbus after earning a... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services
  • 01 Dec 2022
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Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us

fate we have to accept, Sambvani explains. Better voice technology and AI-based tools already exist, and some large organizations are deploying them in modern, innovative systems that don’t routinely confound their customers. “But most... View Details
Keywords: Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • 01 Mar 2006
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Drive-In Nation

worldwide, once employed 600,000 Americans alone and estimates it will employ only 86,000 in its U.S. operations by 2008. And in another telling numbers game, highly profitable Toyota has announced it will produce 9.06 million cars... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade
  • 15 Dec 2024
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Kelp Is on the Way

Petrochemicals are all around us—from ubiquitous plastic packaging to the inconspicuous lining of your takeaway coffee cup, and in everyday products like soaps, deodorants, and toothpaste. But that will change, according to Matthew Perkins (MBA 2009). When industries... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Illustration by Melinda Beck; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities
  • 01 Sep 2018
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An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers

African continent and import taxes are exorbitant, prices can run sky-high—to the tune of US$80,000 for a 2011 Toyota Land Cruiser, for instance. To address these problems, Nairobi-based startup Mobius Motors has reimagined an affordable... View Details
Keywords: Amy Yee
  • 01 Sep 2004
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Steve Barger (MBA 1974)

world was so different then — no cell phones, software, biotech, or espresso. It’s sure to change as much for today’s graduates, with opportunities to create products and services not yet imagined. When I graduated I took a job consulting... View Details
Keywords: Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems
  • 01 Jun 2003
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Up Against The Firewall

else’s problem — until now. A phone call from the IT department reports that your company’s computer systems have been accessed by an intruder. Troves of business and financial data, your customers’ as well as your own, have been... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Robert Austin; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • 01 Jun 2001
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Eric C. Feagler: Against the Odds

his mobility slowly returned, residual paralysis throughout his legs and trunk prevented him from flying. Realizing that his naval career was over, he reluctantly turned his thoughts to rebuilding his life. Feagler began a lengthy job search that led him in 1998 to a... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Navy; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • 01 Mar 2009
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A New Approach to Health-Care Reform

they know what disruptive innovation means, but I’ve found it’s often misunderstood. The simplest way to describe it — in a way that applies to health care or any industry — is innovation that transforms a product or service that... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Health, Social Assistance
  • 01 Sep 2010
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RX for Change

process is the product,” Bohmer confirms. “It’s much more than a piece of paper.” Next, Kaplan and his team introduce the Toyota Production System (TPS), which transforms the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance
  • 01 Apr 1996
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Wake-Up Call: Farewell to the American Dream?

come to an end. It has been replaced by a system of fragmented markets and relatively unstandardized products that has led to intensified competition, a more unstable economy, and greater business... View Details
  • 01 Oct 2001
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New Economy Notables: Scott D. Cook

cofounder of Intuit, the world leader in software for personal and small business finance. After studying economics and math at the University of Southern California and earning his MBA, he learned the ropes of product marketing at... View Details
Keywords: Young, Susan; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • 01 Mar 2009
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The Case for Studying Financial History

the point of the book was to explain where this extraordinary system came from and to explain it component by component so that readers could understand the financial system as the View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; federal bailouts; Finance; Administration of Economic Programs; Government
  • 01 Sep 2011
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Water for Life

for reliable, affordable water service. Nearly two of every three gallons of water pumped through the dilapidated distribution system were lost or stolen. Desperate for a remedy, the Philippine government invited the private sector to... View Details
Keywords: Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems
  • 01 Mar 2014
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The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria

system of multinational megafarms won't be enough—the hope for the future lies not in mass production, but in production by the masses. And that's where Nigeria comes in. With only 40 percent of its arable... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs; John H. Davis; Michael Halse; Crop Production; Crop Production; Crop Production; Crop Production; Crop Production; Crop Production
  • 01 Jun 2020
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Prognosis

the Toyota production system and lean manufacturing, we also discuss the complementary need for pooling inventory across sites and even firms. Right now, we are seeing... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; COVID-19; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance
  • 01 Sep 2008
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Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?

appropriate to try to understand what major problems might lie ahead for market capitalism. By market capitalism we mean a system where decisions about what to produce and at what price are made by private firms operating in free markets.... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
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