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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
- 10 May 2015
- Blog Post
Brand Strategist Turns Entrepreneur
off last spring. What did you do before coming to HBS? Before HBS I served as a brand strategy and market research consultant for retail, media and technology firms. For about five years, I thoroughly enjoyed advising clients on topics ranging from brand extensions and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Turning Point: Power Outlet
officer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. There had been a number of other police killings of black males leading up to that point, including Eric Garner and John Crawford, as well as 12-year-old Tamir Rice. I flew home to New York and went to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
Related Links Ten Amazing Facts about Beauty Register for a Club presentation with Professor Jones on October 19 In his new book, Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry (Oxford University Press), HBS professor Geoffrey... 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 Dec 2010
- News
How to Survive Past Start-up
Art by Craig Frazier Related Links Alumni New Venture Contest Opens Webinar series (ongoing) Entrepreneurship at HBS (video) Harvard Launches Innovation Incubator Why is it that even when smart, educated, well-networked people launch... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
All in the Family
Davis, has only been formally studied by business schools in the last twenty years. That may not seem so remarkable until you realize that "family businesses" include not just the mom-and-pop store on the corner but also the likes of... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
of risk. It emphasizes practical strategies for understanding and managing these hazards of new ventures in light of recent research. Reverse Innovation: Create Far from Home, Win Everywhere by Vijay Govindarajan (MBA 1976, DBA 1978) and... View Details
- 07 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Steve Jobs Legacy
News of the death this week of Steve Jobs reverberated around the world. And the Harvard Business School campus was no exception. Everyone felt a keen sense of loss for a man who was an iconic figure in the worlds of technology,... View Details
- 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
- 30 Jun 2019
- News
Alumni in France honor self-made entrepreneurs; Shih talks trade in Buffalo
Clubs News Clubs News Buffalo Alumni Explore the Future of Manufacturing Amid Global Turbulence The HBS Club of Buffalo hosted HBS Professor Willy Shih as a guest speaker in April for a talk on the impacts... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Capitalist Revolutions Analyzed in MBA "Foundations" Course
When HBS professor Leonard A. Schlesinger and the other architects of the new MBA introductory "Foundations" curriculum decided that a thorough understanding of capitalism's underpinnings was essential, they asked Professor Thomas K.... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Avon CEO Jung on Leadership
leadership, the company introduced new lines and products, repackaged old standbys, invested heavily in research and development, and expanded overseas. Redubbed “the company for women,” Avon now operates in more than 100 countries,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Buy the Book
As a longtime authority on marketing communications, HBS professor John Deighton has analyzed the consumer-product relationship from every angle. But when he heard the best-selling author James Patterson address a meeting of the Direct Marketing Association, Deighton... View Details
- 08 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Clayton Christensen on Disrupting Health Care
An acclaimed author and expert on the development and commercialization of technological and business innovation, HBS professor Clayton Christensen has written a new book aimed at changing our national conversation about health care. In... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
One-on-One with Jeff Hicks
of 1998 we won the “Truth” anti-tobacco account in the state of Florida. That put us on the radar. It also just happened to be targeted at kids between the ages of 10 and 14, which really anchored this agency in youth marketing.... View Details