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- 01 Apr 1997
- News
HBS Conferences Explore Range of Issues
you have performed much more than adequately to have lasted so long; and a confidence that having come this far, you are well prepared to meet all future challenges." "The nation's business community," Graves said, "continues to reserve the real View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Q&A: Orin Smith
drinks that would win the brand international recognition. Smith liked the café concept and the enthusiastic workers behind the counter; he took a substantial cut in pay to sign on as EVP and CFO. Today, the company operates approximately... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
prices could be changed in real time, wirelessly, to pitch a particular brand or model. “There was this scary moment of telling the scientists, ‘Guess what? We’re going to use your brilliant invention to sell sneakers.’ But they got into... View Details
- 19 Nov 2020
- News
How Panera’s CEO Learned to Go Against the Grain
took the helm last year after positions at Yum Brands Inc. and Krispy Kreme. He attributes this sense of compassion to the loss of his daughter, who died of pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 18. “Seeing her... View Details
- 22 Nov 2017
- News
How to Build a Winning Culture on a Losing Team
everybody has their own ways to cope, but by time I pull into my driveway I'm happy and ready to go. What we've done differently in this office—because we've had some pretty historic losings. I'm gonna say office. I'm sitting in Camden, New Jersey in our View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
workplace relationships, sharpen their communication skills, improve their personal brands and, ultimately, make an impact. The World’s Littlest Book on Climate: 10 Facts in 10 Minutes about CO2 By Mike Nelson, Pieter Tans, and Michael... View Details
- 10 Dec 2014
- News
Front-Row Seat
Bradley’s personal involvement in its digital strategy and the recruitment of key positions is clear. But that success has been like the man himself—dramatic yet understated. The turnaround deployed two key tactics central to any... View Details
- 31 Jan 2023
- News
Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups
Saigal (MBA 2014), founder and CEO of Kudos, a sustainable diaper company, and Sarina Siddhanti Garg (MBA 2015), founder of the South Asian formal clothing retailer Riya Collective. The women shared their startup journeys with guest moderator Sowmya Pelluru, director... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could
several years later, there was only one logical choice for a new name: Edy’s, after cofounder Joseph Edy. By the early 1990s, the Edy’s brand was well established throughout the Midwest and East, and it has long since eclipsed Dreyer’s in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Case Study: On the Record
to build capabilities that would be hard to replicate. Let’s build a plan here—not just to grow but to develop some long-term defensibility. Some record profits would be music to investors’ ears. —Jeffrey Glass (MBA 1994) Grow market share, View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Judith R. Haberkorn, 111th AMP, 1992
distinguished career of more than thirty years. That first position gave her a variety of experiences, from line operations to staff management, and soon she was one of the first college-educated women to enter the company's fast track to... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A Place in the Sun
words of HBS professor emeritus Theodore Levitt. "He said, ŒBe unique, don't compete. If you can get yourself into a dominant position where you have price flexibility, do it, because you'll be a lot happier not having to worry about the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
large food brands have earned accolades for recent decisions to eliminate GMOs from their supply chain. It was into this market that Haven Baker (MBA 2009), Simplot’s VP of plant sciences, launched the first direct-to-consumer produce... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Ann S. Moore, MBA 1978
the Creation of Time Magazine, by Isaiah Wilner Ann Moore took the lowest-paying job she was offered after receiving her MBA-because she loved magazines. She has remained with Time Inc., one of the world's most influential companies, for almost thirty years, holding... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
Alumni Books Dress Like a Million from Goodwill: The Ultimate Recycle Store by Jean Kelley (OPM 29, 2000) (JKLA Publishing) Goodwill stores are the ultimate retail location for getting great deals on name brand clothing. In this book, the... View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- News
Embracing Chaos
where he lives with his wife. "We've created a platform so that if you want to make a difference, there's a place for you to come in, meet like-minded people, and have resources and a brand so you can go out and have an impact in the... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Mr. Coffee
2018, Keller left his position as global president of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company to become CEO of Peet’s Coffee; in January, he was named CEO of JDE Peet’s, a merger that added a portfolio of coffee and tea View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
chaos, damage to customer relations, and harm to the brand that swirl around any product recall. Nope. By five o’clock that afternoon, the SmartPak customers who had purchased the batch of the product in question had received either a... View Details
- 14 Oct 2020
- News
Sewn with Love
In the midst of a global pandemic and widespread protests against racial injustice, the fashion industry can seem pretty frivolous. Fashion-industry leader Kikka Hanazawa (MBA 2002), CEO of VPL, a women’s underwear and athleisure company, knows this. “There’s nothing... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
of the more expensive skin care brands. Moreover, although leading brands might be global, their appeal is not. In fragrances, every market’s list of its top 20 brands is unique. The top-selling fragrance in... View Details