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- 01 Sep 2016
- News
In My Humble Opinion: The Business of Burning Man
Raiser (MBA 1990), known on the “playa” as CocoCabana, serves as treasurer of the organization, in addition to working at her family’s real estate business. “It feels like being the grown-up at a kid’s party,” says Raiser, who just published a View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Making A Difference: HBS Club of Puget Sound Reaches Out to Young Alumni
Tracy E. Kwiker (MBA 1995) arrived in Seattle three and a half years ago when she was promoted to manage store operations for a Toys “R” Us region in the Pacific Northwest. Eager to establish contacts in her View Details
Keywords: Elena N. Berg
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Thirteen years ago, Marcelo Claure, founder of wireless services company Brightstar, discussed with a reluctant Steve Jobs the idea of launching a trade-in and recycling program for iPhones. It was a business move that expanded the market and created a new profit... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Meyers
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
wave of new business ventures in areas such as microcomputers, software programs, and hardware-related peripheral equipment that has changed the world forever. "During the early '80s, I'd get a lot of business plans from alumni starting... View Details
- 28 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Novo Nordisk
In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details
- 18 Oct 2018
- Research & Ideas
How to Use Free Shipping as a Competitive Weapon
ablokhin Free shipping is an increasingly important tool in the online retailer's marketing arsenal, but few sellers understand the intricacies of the strategy and are leaving significant profits on the table, new research suggests.... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Manager's Notebook
In this new series, the Bulletin will feature occasional reports on faculty research in progress. Who Has Your Number? Customer information is the lifeblood of business. Indeed, a company's success often hinges on how well it understands... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
- 14 Jan 2014
- News
Spreading the Seeds of Entrepreneurship
revitalizing rural communities, and how to become a "Boomtown." During his research and travels, Schultz realized the importance of creating new entrepreneurs as a way to stimulate rural job growth. To that end, after he'd brainstormed... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Forward Thinking
right next door. Batteries would store excess energy for nighttime and cloudy days. With the 24/7 demands of the internet, relying on local solar “feels risky to people,” he acknowledges, but new AI... View Details
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Research Resources | Baker Library
Administrative and Executive Levels. Washington, D.C.: The Foundation, 1966. Business and Professional Women's Foundation. Women Executives: a Selected Annotated Bibliography. Washington, D.C: [1970]. Cussler, Margaret. The Woman Executive. View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Case Study: On the Table
for the challenge of educating and acquiring customers new to making large online purchases. But what the company didn’t expect was the absence of the infrastructure necessary to support e-commerce. Very quickly, Cahuzac realized that the... View Details
- 04 Oct 2024
- In Practice
Research-Based Advice for the Seasonally Overwhelmed and Schedule Challenged
Stop multitasking. Budget your time. Put down your phone. From juggling your family’s personal commitments to urgent work projects, the start of a new academic year can bring seasonal overwhelm. But it can also offer an opportunity to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Alumni Honorees Urge Students to Emphasize Ethics
2002 Alumni Achievement Awards Raymond V. Gilmartin (MBA '68) Chairman, President, and CEO, Merck & Co. Since June 1994, when Gilmartin became its president and CEO, Merck has launched seventeen new drugs and increased revenues from $15... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The Future of Books
variety of books on sale. There is Barnes & Noble, and there are local, independent bookstores. And there is also an emerging special-markets channel: We used to never sell books to Michaels, but with the emergence of high-end coloring books, the craft View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Ink: Alumni Books and Recommendations
Excerpt: Sweet Returns Jeffrey Chokel’s (MBA 1970) new book, Lessons Learned After Harvard Business School: Wisdom Shared by the Class of 1970, includes the stories of 132 of his classmates, which the former Harbus editor collected over... View Details
- 18 Apr 2007
- HBS Case
How Magazine Luiza Courts the Poor
2004. "When it comes to services, a fundamental question is whether you are competing with a new idea or building a better mousetrap," Frei says. "Magazine Luiza is indeed a better mousetrap." The View Details
- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
Boeing CEO has focused on short-term earnings, increasingly at the expense of franchise value and safety. Will the company’s new CEO have the courage to return Boeing to its former position as the world leader in aviation? Wells Fargo:... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 08 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 8
the unconscious thought condition compared to both conscious thought and mere distraction. As there were no differences in sequence memory for the film, it remains unclear what mechanism was responsible for this effect. These results encourage further research into a... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Feedback
digital version of the Bulletin. I live in India, and it was so exciting to be able to read the latest June Bulletin while the news is still topical. It’s quick to download and easy to navigate, and the content, as always, is engaging and... View Details
- 12 Oct 2016
- Blog Post
Interning as a Software Engineer while at HBS
got picked up in The New York Times, Business Insider, LifeHacker and many other publications. Somehow Apple found out about it, and showcased Ummo in the App Store as The Top 3 "Apps We Love" in... View Details