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- 30 Jan 2021
- News
Finding a Fresh Approach to Dry Cleaning
serviced by Simon’s three full-time drivers, Heath writes. The rest of his business comes from walk-ins: wedding gowns and formal attire, or a homeowner looking for careful cleaning of an antique rug, for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
HBS Is Committed to Increasing Alumni Engagement
from HBS is a determinant of how connected alumni feel. While alumni farther away feel less connected to the School, in locations where there is a smaller group of alumni, there is a stronger sense of community and engagement. View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
New Jakurski Chair Supports Research in Global Finance
given were expressed in a citation presented at the dinner by Dean Clark. In its concluding paragraph, the citation read, "The André R. Jakurski Professorship was created 'to support a senior faculty member whose primary area of study is in global finance, with a View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
What’s the Big Idea?
are derived from a study of 238 knowledge workers in seven companies across three industries. For an average of about four months, participants were asked to complete a confidential daily diary form asking them to assess their... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Four-Letter Word
government was given up to $250 billion to buy preferred shares in more than 500 banks to bolster their financial health,” the Times reported. “Mr. Miller and his colleagues pulled many all-nighters in working out the details of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Ads Improve Consumer Decisions
Advertising can be good for you! Sounds fishy to the average consumer, but it's implied by conclusions from research by HBS associate professor Bharat Anand and his colleague, Ron Shachar, of Tel Aviv University. The pair began by... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA 1988)
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Invest in the New Abnormal
need to adjust to the new reality that customers prefer not to come into their stores. B2C firms must enhance their delivery and pickup options and provide incentives [such as rewards points for using a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Baker’s Man of Steel
A day at the office is a little different for Bobby Delaney. As crane operator for the Baker Library construction project, he uses a combination of levers and foot pedals to swing tons of steel through the... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Sparking Internet Commerce
businesses and organizations to provide users with a highly personalized selection of goods, services, and information." Employing passwords and aliases to ensure anonymity, individual users supply personal preference and choice... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office
include whether high-performance Asian companies can provide a business model for success in the region, the role of accounting infrastructure in transitional economies, restructuring diversified businesses in emerging markets, and... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Classroom Lessons Put Into Practice Abroad
and implement our idea for a kids’ menu,” says Jiang. “But we discovered that the consumer preferences and concepts of a bakery were completely different in Brazil. It challenged us to understand the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Father of Modern Advertising
made promises that reality couldn’t keep, such as claiming Lucky Strikes (“Reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet”) improved throat health. He preferred to do business directly with chief executives and made... View Details
- 02 Nov 2010
- News
Commanding Officers
to students about public service, is the assistant secretary for the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) at the U.S. Department of Labor. His agency, which he is notably reinventing and recharging, helps former military... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
subcommittee addressed new challenges this year as it worked to develop a clear plan for identifying future sites and supporting the efforts of the local hosting club. Work is now under way to identify View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Carl M. Plochman III: A Savory Success
daughter and two stepchildren, he prefers to keep the question open-ended for now and focus on the company's continued growth and stability —a goal that's sure to keep fans of the classic hotdog-and-mustard... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Leaning In to Gender Equity
and let opportunities for advancement pass them by—at least compared to their male peers. These observations are the real surprise thread winding through Lean In, and they have landed her in hot water with critics who View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Ink: The Habit of Innovation
one organization that Innosight worked with preferred to talk about transforming zombies into angels. It certainly sounds more pleasant than purging or killing zombies! We do purposefully call this a zombie amnesty to highlight the fact... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Mark Mason (MBA 1995)
CFO, Gary Crittenden, asked me to become CFO for Citi Holdings right at the beginning of the financial crisis. He told me: “Careers are defined in times of crisis.” I said, “You want me to be CFO of a bad bank?” and he said, “I View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
The Exchange: Chance Encounters
Assistant Professor Maria Roche and Associate Professor Andy Wu; image by John Ritter Late one day in the fall of 2021, as she was packing up to head home, Assistant Professor Maria Roche bumped into Andy Wu, a colleague in the Strategy Unit whose office is next to... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 06 Apr 2016
- News
Raising a Glass to Life-Long Entrepreneurship
Courtesy of Flatiron Books Courtesy of Flatiron Books When Jim Koch (JD/MBA 1978) sat down to write Quench Your Own Thirst, published this month, he realized he had told these stories many times before—usually over a beer, preferably a... View Details