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- 08 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 8, 2006
prospects for growth in the future. The president of CEMEX North America wonders whether the program should be turned into a major line of business for the company. Provides a good understanding of financing mechanisms available to home... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?
investors alike that, as Gaurav Goel put it, "Sustainable businesses have lesser risks associated with their future earnings ... triple bottom line (economic, social, and environmental sustainability) reduces uncertainty." Or as... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Robots Are Coming to Save Your Job
Instead, he says, it will be able to react to shifting customer needs, with lines of wheeled Baxters and Sawyers reconfigured on the fly, based on data from both the production process and market... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 02 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 2
and Dan Ariely Publication:Psychological Science 21 (2010) Abstract Although people buy counterfeit products to signal positive traits, we show that wearing counterfeit products makes individuals feel less... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Action Plan: A New ’Cue
Jackson. He is the face of the brand’s retail line in the outdoor space, like REI or Dick’s. We have Bo Jackson–branded ‘Pig Candy,’ caramelized bacon in different flavor profiles. It’s our hottest product... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Mario A. Corti: Global Reconnaissance
improvement in the areas of communication with consumers, operational efficiency, and product availability, as well as renovation and innovation throughout the company. In addition to his financial duties, he helps to implement... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 08 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 8, 2008
in two major product lines for a large enterprise software vendor to examine the use and success of pricing and product strategies. Regarding pricing, the paper demonstrates... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 17 May 2016
- First Look
May 17, 2016
base. However, Leung knew that the current growth trajectory would not lead them to the milestones needed to receive an additional round of financing. Leung must decide whether to continue pursuing user acquisition experiments, explore other View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 May 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Online Retailers Should Hide Their Best Discounts
discounted prices. That has the effect of stratifying consumers by their sensitivity to price, with bargain hunters willing to literally go the extra mile, and less sensitive customers going to the local mall. By making discounted View Details
- 19 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Rupert Murdoch and the Seeds of Moral Hazard
common cause does not mean that the production line is secure. In fact, the nesting dolls model may be the best way to go wrong while seemingly doing the right thing. Rosabeth M. Kanter The frail, forlorn... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Short Takes
the 'best game in town' for using information resources to realize strategic advantage in serving customers." The Spotlight and the Bottom Line Do multinational corporations concern themselves with improving human rights in the countries... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 29 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces the 2022-2023 Blavatnik Fellows
2022-2023 Blavatnik Fellows are: Ilana Springer Borkenstein, RN (MBA 2022) is the co-founder and CEO of M7 Health, a technology company addressing the critical nursing shortage in the US. As a Blavatnik Fellow, Ilana will be focusing on M7 Health's View Details
- 31 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 31
increases demand by seven percentage points. Consumer Response to Versioning: How Brands' Production Methods Affect Perceptions of Unfairness Authors:Andrew Gershoff, Ran Kivetz, and Anat Keinan Publication:Journal of Consumer Research... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Leonard Dick (MBA 1990)
writers: “Be nice. Don’t yell at the production assistant when your latte isn’t foamy enough, because five years from now she’ll be VP at Fox, and you’re going to be pitching a show idea to her. It’s also basic human decency.” Favorite... View Details
- 29 May 2006
- Research & Ideas
Why CEOs Are Not Plug-and-Play
and the needs of his or her new employer.Not all managers are equally suited to all business situations. The strategic skills required to control costs in the face of fierce price competition are not the same as those required to improve the top View Details
- 25 Mar 2015
- News
The Greening of Houston
(MBA 1991). Skelly, president and founder of Clean Line Energy Partners, was asked by the Partnership to serve on its board, but declined because he had just been appointed to the Houston Parks Board. He suggested Gilbane, whose company... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Alumni News | Bookshelf
products were that easy. It's not, as is made abundantly clear by authors Scott Anthony (MBA 2001) and David Duncan, a Harvard PhD, both of management consultancy Innosight. Their point: Success over time requires continual innovation,... View Details
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The Art of "Posting" - 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: The Art of “Posting” National Markets Advertising Products Trade Catalogs... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Donna L. Dubinsky, MBA 1981
Cofounder, CEO & Board Chair, Numenta, Inc. Former CEO, Palm Computing, Inc., & Handspring, Inc. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Yale University, 1977 B.A., History LIFELONG LESSON FROM HBS "Integrity first and foremost. You just can't... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Post-Office
start seeing the strategic benefits of remote work? Prashanth Chandrasekar: There’s actually been, in some ways, a rise in productivity because people are able to focus and be very efficient with their time. We have not seen any kind of... View Details