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- 22 Feb 2022
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Breaking News
preferred shares that the trust holds. We have final sign-off on any change in corporate structure, on any entrance of new capital or new investors. We are the final mission check to ensure long-term local ownership and sustainability.... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971
three-piece suit kind of guy, and I wasn't. I preferred Boston to New York. And I didn't like working with computers then any more than I do now. Despite the good money, it wasn't the right fit." Instead, O'Donnell remained at HBS as... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
a textile mill, and issues of whether or not to keep or sell the mill, protect the employees and community, and maintain or forfeit personal integrity. In these, and in his thrillers, MacDonald clearly prefers small and family-owned... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
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A Sustainable Solution for Fashion
demand shifts by season. Brands and retailers must correctly stock items in their customers’ preferred color, pattern, style, fit, and price without much historical data. “Most of the software out there is backward looking and purely... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
technologies enable remote work environments, our use of large buildings powered by fossil energy is also facing change, with worker preferences for cleaner and more flexible “digital”-enabled work environments. Traditional approaches to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
prefers quiet time at her apartment over lavish social events. Her marriage in May to Kalpesh Mehta, a real-estate developer, was noted in the press for its secrecy. Asked about her social life, Nisa quickly mentions treasured Sunday... View Details
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
reduces the ethanol until the preferred level of alcohol remains, and finally that product is reconditioned with carbonation. These techniques were repopularized during Prohibition, when 0.5 percent alcohol by volume (ABV) became the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
A Jolt for the African Coffee Industry
offset a decades-long slump in output. BCG finds that consumer preferences in different countries shape different purchasing habits: Kenyans prefer to purchase coffee and tea at supermarkets, while... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
The Dark Side
Sun for five years, Yelland learned what his readers wanted, including fare such as scandalous pols and topless royals. “The Sun is probably more plugged into British consumers than almost any other business in the country,” said Yelland. “It understands their wants... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Elevator Pitch: Spread the Wealth
product. Heard: “I do a lot of user-feedback calls. My favorite was with Amanda, an executive assistant who had received shares from her employer but initially preferred cash. After we chatted, she changed her mind and told me she’d... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Case Study: A Good Fit
vendor agreement with a compelling business model, I suspect the superior path is the new opportunity. —J.W. Penland (MBA 1996) Definitely branch out beyond wellness, which is full of hype and competitors. Preferably go with a few apps... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
Only one brand, Chanel N° 5, now over 80 years old, holds strong market positions across the world. People in different countries like quite different scents. In the words of one executive, “American women tend to prefer fresh, clean... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Research Brief: The Fresh Start Effect
Beshears collaborated on a field study in which 6,000 university employees were asked if they’d like to increase their retirement contributions right away or if they’d prefer to make an increase in the near future. When the future date... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Start-Ups Make Their Pitch
for desired specimens in real time. Chicago: Cinekin (Constance Freedman, MBA ’06, chief strategy officer) uses people’s movie preferences to predict the compatibility of couples. London: Qtara (Steve Berry, MBA ’79, chairman) is... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Lydia M. Marshall: Gumption and Grace
in a summertime interview in her temporary office space in northern Virginia, preferred not to reveal too much about the thirteen-member operation. But the excitement of running her own firm with a first-rate crew of employees was... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Feedback
Editor’s note: You can now download the Bulletin on your smartphone, too. As with the tablet edition, just go to your preferred app store and search for “HBS Alumni Bulletin.” Credit Due Re: Creating Change On page 14 of the June issue,... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
New Releases
preference curves. A Critical Guide to Management Training Videos and Selected Multimedia, 1996 edited by William Ellet and Laura Winig (HBS Press) Looking for a training video? A Critical Guide to Management Training Videos and Selected... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Rowing Upstream
marketing person. But sometimes, as in business, crew coaches find it’s preferable to pick someone whose greatest strength is contributing to the all-important ‘chemistry’ that helps teams win.” Chemistry seems to be the difference... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Case Study: Declawing the Competition
recurring product and service preference feedback, consider vertically integrating those items that are most desired, allowing you to fine-tune and evolve the product, [as well as] developing a cost advantage for part of your kit over... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
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Herzlinger on Health Care: Revolution in Evolution
will give you the money it now spends on buying your health insurance. You will be required to use the money to buy insurance for yourself. People like me who prefer HMOs could still buy them. Insurers will contract with the focused... View Details