Filter Results:
(1,187)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(3,614)
- People (30)
- News (1,187)
- Research (1,171)
- Events (5)
- Multimedia (10)
- Faculty Publications (167)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(3,614)
- People (30)
- News (1,187)
- Research (1,171)
- Events (5)
- Multimedia (10)
- Faculty Publications (167)
Sort by
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Screen Saver
with Dreyers for ice cream and PepsiCo for the bottled Frappuccino," recalls Beeninga, who is now retired. "It was a time of exploring where we could take the brand, and Gerry would always ask, 'Where does the consumer give us... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
jet-powered airliners. The growing requirement for more factory space was fueled by new models and a surging worldwide demand for air travel. Massive construction projects were launched, including a new factory on 760 acres at Paine Field... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Good Day, Sunshine
Beautiful, sunny autumn days provided a spectacular backdrop for eighteen hundred alumni and guests who returned to HBS for fall reunions. Members of the MBA Classes of 1949, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, and 1974 spent the first weekend of October renewing old friendships,... View Details
- 13 Apr 2017
- News
Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge
Photos by Kunle Ogunfuyi Even a college degree couldn’t help Temi Abiola, who grew up in Nigeria, land a job. Though he speaks fluent English, he lacked the problem-solving and customer relations skills required for his dream job in the hospitality industry. Abiola’s... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Clicks and Mortar
complementary channels has opened up possibilities that would not have been imaginable with the more traditional, siloed approach. JA: I would give the example of Glossier, which is a digitally native, direct-to-consumer cosmetics company. They have View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Getting Personal
niche advertising. But these marketers realized the best way to create cachet for a young audience was to make it inaccessible and let the kids discover it on their own. So classic marketing wisdom doesn’t View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Vital Signs
there are companies that have done well because of the pandemic. The former are stronger because instead of building a business based on a pandemic that will hopefully end sooner rather than later, you have really built an essential... View Details
- 28 Mar 2016
- News
Drawing Connections Between Business and Art
as a commodity and an investment. Japanese culture has always valued art and incorporated it into nearly everything, Shibayama notes. Something as minor as the gift wrapping on a box is usually carefully... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
One-on-One with Peter Cuneo
our characters to consumers. But we were short of cash. As a result, our movie licensing deals with studio partners were not always to Marvel’s advantage. Coming out of bankruptcy is like finishing chemotherapy: You are theoretically... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Summit Higher Than Everest
recently moved into its eight-story home on West 110th Street, the room already had an air of timelessness. The wood-paneled walls were lined with portraits of great American adventurers and the trophies they had brought back from the... View Details
- 09 Jul 2019
- News
The Road to Impact
When he turned 50, David Offensend (MBA 1977) decided to make a change. He’d had a successful career in finance, but ever since his undergraduate days of studying public and international affairs at Princeton, Offensend planned that, one... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Sir Martin S. Sorrell, MBA 1968
CURRENT READING "Given the fact that I spend half my time traveling around the world, whatever is on my BlackBerry. Going forward, if Google has its way, we will be able to download everything any time we want." Sir Martin Sorrell has led... View Details
- 28 May 2021
- News
Unspent Love
In a Modern Love column for the New York Times called “She Put Her Unspent Love in a Cardboard Box,” Genevieve Kingston writes that she shared a birthday with her mother, Kristina Mailliard (MBA 1981), who loved to arrange elaborate parties every February to celebrate:... View Details
- 28 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students
Eric Westphal (MBA 2021) Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999) Eric Westphal (MBA 2021) Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999) As the impact of COVID-19 on individuals and businesses grew in intensity last year, HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) staff... View Details
Keywords: Becca Carnahan
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Greed, Gullibility, and Optimism
call “extreme extrapolation comfort,” which is the belief that if something happens for a little while, it will happen forever. There were times when we should have known we were approaching the subprime debacle, but when, exactly, the bubble would burst was View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
"Economists are puzzle solvers..."
always try to bring my financial common sense to bear on it. The art of theoretical model-building is to make good abstractions that also capture the essence of the world that you're trying to explain.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Evolution of Modern Pricing Models
discrimination, where companies have various prices at the same time for different customers, depending on everything from geography to browsing history. Donald Ngwe: This has always been the best-case... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
John A. Paulson, MBA 1980
1984 Joins Bear Stearns, M&A Managing Director 1988 Named Partner, Gruss Partners 1994 Launches Paulson & Co. 2007 Makes what many call the “greatest trade ever” on subprime mortgage market 2012 Contributes historic donation to Central... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Next Normal
always start conversations with, ‘How are you doing this hour?’ Amidst all the chaos and uncertainty, people want a reason to be grateful for the connection at that moment. Also, millennials do like talking View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Getting the Message
market. The building of brands has played out in an interesting manner on the Internet. While one of the draws of advertising on the Net is that it provides measurability, the... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young