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George H. Love

improve its production efficiencies. The operation, which was losing money when he took the helm, was always profitable during his tenure. Love was also highly regarded for his fair union negotiations with John Lewis. In addition to... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

30 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018

The gender punishment gap in hiring and firing dissipates at firms with a greater percentage of female managers at the firm or local branch level. The gender punishment gap is not driven by gender differences in occupation (type of job, firm, market, or financial View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

Norman O. Houston

Houston presided over Golden State's period of massive growth - expanding to several states, diversifying the company's product lines, and acquiring smaller competitors. Houston was considered a pioneer of black enterprise, having... View Details

Keywords: Finance

March 2011
Case

MorphoSys AG: The Evolution of a Biotechnology Business Model

By: Gary P. Pisano, Ryan Johnson and Carin-Isabel Knoop

In the biotech world, the 18-year-old Munich-based company MorphoSys was a rarity: it was profitable. The company achieved this profitability not by developing and selling its own drugs, but by licensing access to its proprietary library of human antibodies. Recently,... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Profit; Intellectual Property; Rights; Risk Management; Digital Platforms; Product Development; Business and Shareholder Relations; Vertical Integration; Biotechnology Industry; Munich

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Microsoft Corp.: Office Business Unit

By: Marco Iansiti

Describes the development of a new word processing software package, Word for Windows. The major focus is how the development process should be improved to reduce schedule slips and cost overruns. Some of the issues raised are: the use of schedules in managing... View Details

Keywords: Communication Strategy; Cost Management; Business or Company Management; Time Management; Product Development; Programs; Projects; Information Infrastructure; Applications and Software; Information Technology Industry

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01 Jun 2001
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Up Side Story: HBS Show a Sold-Out Success

With its usual flair and wit, this year’s HBS Show pitted the January and September cohorts against each other — think Jets, think Sharks — in a late March production of Up Side Story. The main characters, Tony and Maria, came from... View Details

Keywords: HBS Show; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

07 May 2025
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Scaling New Heights

Brianna Brown, chief product officer at City Fresh Foods in Boston. (Photo/video credit: Susan Young) City Fresh Foods has long served nutritious meals to students, seniors, and daycare centers in Greater Boston’s under-resourced... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Dec 2014
News

Rethinking the Fashion Beat

Instilling Production with Principles Instilling Production with Principles Áslaug Magnúsdóttir Customizing Couture Online Customizing Couture Online Jamal Motlagh Taking Tailoring High Tech Taking Tailoring... View Details

Keywords: Alyssa Giacobbe; fashion; Retail Trade

04 Nov 2015
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Do People Who Care About Others Cooperate More? Experimental Evidence from Relative Incentive Pay

Keywords: by Dylan Minor, Pablo Hernandez & Dana Sisak

29 Aug 2024
Research & Ideas

Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy

A new space race—one fueled more by commercial conquest than intergalactic domination—is charting solutions to pressing problems in national security, climate change, and communication. With costs poised to drop and innovation on the rise, the economics of cosmic... View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Aerospace

01 Jun 2008
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Grad’s “Claw” Goes to Market

Moeller and Forest competed last summer on the ABC reality show American Inventor; although they weren’t among the finalists, their product is the first from the show to be officially brought to market by a major corporation. (Gladiator... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing

01 Jun 2003
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Portraits from the Class of 2003

accent Other Degrees: BS in civil engineering, West Point; MS in industrial engineering, University of Arkansas Acting Experience: extra in TV series Savannah Previous Job: company commander, U.S. Army Sports: marathon running, boxing Long–Term Goal: general manager... View Details

James W. Johnson

Johnson brought Band-Aid, an adhesive bandage, to the market. The product developed in 1920 soon became a standard in first-aid kits and one of the staples in the J&J family of products. James Johnson was also responsible for the... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare

10 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis

saves water.” Innovations such as drip irrigation present an opportunity for significant water conservation, especially when one considers the fact that agricultural production will need to increase (by at least 60% according to some... View Details

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Digital Archival Resources - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

manufacturing operations, new product development, advertising and marketing strategies, and year-end financial statements. The Dewey Library, MIT Libraries and the Thomas J. Watson Library of Business Economics, Columbia University... View Details

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A Marketing Revolution - The Art of American Advertising

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections Visual Resources More Exhibits Exhibition Gallery Research Links Site Credits The Art of American Advertising: A Marketing Revolution National Markets Advertising Products Trade... View Details

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Propose an Independent Project | MBA

successful projects include: Creating the strategic plan for a new department, including product roadmap, architecture, budget, staffing, product pricing, and additional resources Assisting in building a... View Details

01 Jun 2004
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The Sky’s the Limit

launch last fall with “two ex-Microsoft guys.” All three are pilots, and fittingly, their first product is a flight-planning software program called Voyager. “It’s for general aviation pilots — private pilots and commercial charter... View Details

Keywords: Seattle Avionics; Transportation; Air Transportation; Transportation

06 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Cheers to the American Consumer

concerned or burdened by history. Many live for today or for the next new thing. Early adopters and lead users of new products are listened to and applauded. Their opinions are sought on the Internet. They can accelerate adoption of a new... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

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Sebastien D'Incau

Chances are (metaphorically speaking), Sebastien D'Incau has been in your home. As a marketing strategist and planner with Procter & Gamble, Sebastien worked on a number or products familiar to consumers worldwide, including the... View Details

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