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  • 01 Sep 2016
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Case Study: Alumni Advice for a Health Care Startup

businesses are switching their benefit packages to establish a selection of coverage and benefits. The model of every person contributing to the cost of a benefit that few need is diminishing. I favor direct-to-C-suite View Details
  • 01 Mar 2008
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Reimagining China and India

is behaving in predictable ways once you understand their circumstances and historical context. Do multinationals treat India and China largely as sales opportunities? Yes. I think most multinationals traditionally have gone to these... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management; Retail Trade
  • 01 Jun 2025
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Barbie: Reviving a Cultural Icon at Mattel

in their products and communication, especially as part of a transformation. Enter Barbie, which had been grappling throughout the 2000s with softer sales as a result of perceptions of problematic beauty standards and gender stereotypes.... View Details
Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune; Illustrations by Miguel Porlan; Educational Services
  • 01 Jun 2010
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Admit It: You’re in Denial

marketing produced the legendary Model T, which put America on wheels and made Ford a business titan. More than 15 million Model T autos were sold in the two decades after its introduction in 1908. But... View Details
Keywords: Richard S. Tedlow; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Management
  • 01 Dec 2014
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In My Humble Opinion: Vittorio Colao (MBA 1990)

As CEO of the London-based telecom Vodafone Group, Vittorio Colao (MBA 1990) has led a series of headline-grabbing acquisitions and divestitures, from the company’s $1.7 billion purchase of British multinational telecom Cable & Wireless to its View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; technology; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 01 Dec 2013
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14 for '14

Andrew Miller (MBA 1988), writer and coauthor, Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN Nick Taranto Photo courtesy of Nick Taranto "We will see more investment in the tech-enabled food space. Many investors and entrepreneurs... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Government; Information; Retail Trade
  • 01 Oct 2000
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Internet Tsunami

had operating profits of $1.9 million on sales of $4 million. Mikitani, formerly a banker at the Industrial Bank of Japan, became a man with a mission after attending HBS: He founded Rakuten, he told the magazine, because "I wanted to set... View Details
Keywords: Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade
  • 01 Jun 2011
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The Best-Laid Plans

MBA 2011) were semifinalists in the 2010 contest with FashionStake, a “community-curated marketplace for independent fashion” that circumvents the traditional department store model by giving consumers a voting voice to determine which... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Health, Social Assistance; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 01 Dec 2013
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Len Schlesinger Returns

other. Right now I feel very much like a kid in a candy store who is trying not to overeat. What are you looking forward to working on? I continue to be intrigued by the role of entrepreneurial activity inside large corporations. Right... View Details
Keywords: Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade
  • 01 Mar 2016
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Case Study: Paper Chase

operates four sales kiosks in the Boston area, with mobile retail teams that visit local fairs and markets. The kiosks offer a valuable in-person experience with a high conversion rate for the $8–$13 cards. The split between in-person and... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2015
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Case Study: Golden Ticket

platform of options beyond ticketing, including licensed merchandise sales and CRM for sporting events and dedicated event feeds that will ping relatives and friends about upcoming games and recitals. Expansion is a question of dimension:... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2013
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Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?

executive director of the DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB), practices a nationally renowned model of school account-ability. Pearson oversees a $600 million budget for 57 charter operators that serve almost half of DC's public school... View Details
Keywords: David McKay Wilson; charter schools; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Feb 1998
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Not Your Typical Business Conference

to signals the CEO and the firm's literature send about company mission and values. Focus on getting a quality boss over a good job title. Don't be afraid to take seemingly circuitous career paths once inside the organization. Have... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2015
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Is the Auction House of the Future Online?

online-only model requires limited physical infrastructure, allowing Paddle8 to expedite sales and charge a commission of 8 to 15 percent, well below some auction houses’ 20 to 25 percent commissions. For... View Details
Keywords: April White; Wu-Tang Clan
  • 01 Mar 2012
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Balanced Scorecard and Beer Game Go High-Tech

Investing in HBS Great Expectations Model Teamwork Donor Spotlight FIELD 2: Global Intelligence FAQ For one day last November, it was every hand on deck and every eye on screen inside the war room set up by... View Details
Keywords: Professor V.G. Narayanan; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 01 Dec 2014
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Taking Tailoring High Tech

the Boutique Online Shoptiques founder Olga Vidisheva (MBA 2011) offers all the technical tools and support a small shop needs to get started in the e-commerce world and a one-stop boutique shopping portal for customers. Thinking Inside... View Details
Keywords: April White; fashion
  • 01 Jun 2022
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Case Study: Glass Half Full

limited upside (no chance of brand extension, no reselling to existing customers), but you have to pay for customer acquisition even inside Amazon. Shopify requires you to invest in many things beyond product development and... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade
  • 19 Jan 2017
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Finding Purpose in Profit

when her mother died of cancer at age 43. Consumed by grief, her father succumbed to drink and depression, and the family’s once-idyllic suburban life spiraled downward into poverty. Barely adolescent and lacking role models for success,... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; B corporations
  • 01 Mar 2016
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Off Script

top posts at Schering-Plough and Wyeth. Are there structural reforms that could be implemented in the drug industry to lower the market-driven price of drugs? Forcing pharma firms to invest in R&D a minimum percentage of the sales of any... View Details
Keywords: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities; Finance
  • 25 Feb 2020
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Why Layoffs are a Losing Strategy

off 2,300 employees and costing the jobs of another 2,000 temporary, contract suppliers’ workers. That action cost the company 700 million euros in sales and 100 million euros in profit in the German market—and at 80,000 euros per... View Details
Keywords: April White; Telecommunications; Information
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