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- 01 Mar 2014
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Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators
itself from a competitive perspective to continue its growth and stand out from the other industry players?" The Answers: "I would suggest looking at the business model and trying to extend the brand by... View Details
- 03 May 2013
- News
Looking Through Glass, Historically
from molds. It was also dependent on tariffs and benefited from disruptions caused by European wars: The first half of the 20th century offered plenty of both. By the 1940s, Westmoreland had moved away from high-quality, hand-decorated,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
The Inner-City Advantage
be built on the backs of mom-and-pop stores, he said. “The new model is for major businesses that can employ a number of people and create significant distributed wealth.” A talk by musician and impresario... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
William Fung: E-Commerce and Efficiency
Internet to improve efficiency and cater to new customers is a clear winner. Group managing director William K.L. Fung (MBA ’72) understands that e-commerce is revolutionary. “But it won’t change what our business is,” he insists. “We’re... View Details
- 30 Oct 2017
- News
Giving Minorities a Playbook for Career Success
for.” That helps explain how it was that Rice managed to graduate with honors from Yale with a degree in Latin American studies, but without employment. He did eventually land a job after college, spending two years at AT&T in a management-development program before... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Ink: The Habit of Innovation
quickly changing world means that you should innovate every day,” they write. The current moment, when routines have been disrupted by the pandemic, presents an opportunity for leaders to purge old behaviors and build a more creative... View Details
- 17 Feb 2011
- News
Field Report: Rwanda
Karisimbi Partners, a three-person private consulting group that works with small- to mid-sized enterprises. “The idea behind Karisimbi’s model is that sustained economic growth in Rwanda requires private enterprise, reform, and direct... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Flying High
travelers with the promise of private-flight amenities without the costs of ownership. Most of those startups have pursued a shared charter model—an Uber-like, asset-light approach at odds with most successful aviation business models.... View Details
Keywords: April White; aviation; airlines; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Air Transportation; Transportation
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Deep Dive
just after a successful dive in the South Sandwich Trench. He had the experience. Since 2002, he has been a managing partner at Insight Equity, a private equity firm he cofounded, and currently serves as chairman of four companies. This was, at its core, a View Details
- 12 May 2016
- News
Food Rescue Is on a Mission
models are very powerful,” he explains. “We have trucks that do deliveries, but the innovation is in how we are able to suit local needs, with many different collection models customized for local... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
John McArthur
above: photo by Bill Gallery John H. McArthur, a member of the Harvard Business School community for more than six decades—as a student (MBA 1959, DBA 1963), as a faculty member (beginning in 1962), as Dean (from 1980 to 1995), and as... View Details
Keywords: Dean
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Enterprise examines the foundations of bold yet reasonable action. Make Work Fair: Data-Driven Design for Real Results By Iris Bohnet and Siri Chilazi (MBA 2016) Harper Business To make organizations more fair, many well-meaning... View Details
- 13 Sep 2019
- News
Hollywood Ending
“With the exception of Disney, which is disrupting itself, a lot of other companies in media and entertainment can’t invest fully in what the future might look like because they have a legacy business View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
From Das’s Desk
return to campus. We are viewing reunions as an opportune moment for substantive teaching and learning—and not just for alumni who return to campus. And then we flip this model on its head with our new Insights sessions, which explore... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 18 Jan 2012
- News
Charter Supporter
Burke: A need to close the income gap. After her graduation from HBS, few people could accuse Mary Burke (MBA 1985) of having led a dull life. As reported in the Madison, Wisconsin Capital Times (October 5, 2011), Burke first worked for McKinsey, then started a View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
you with a stinging rebuke. When informed that his demand for a 30 percent annual return was unrealistic, despite assurances to the contrary from his bank’s investment adviser, the retiree groused: “If you guys from Harvard Business... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Alumni Books
Kuwait, and Oman as a basis for crafting business models for each country. Strategic Alliances: Three Ways to Make Them Work by Steve Steinhilber (MBA ’80) (Harvard Business... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
business at the intersection of consumer electronics, media, and lifestyle branding. Skullcandy, which Andrus helped build with founder and former CEO Rick Alden, is expecting between $280 and $300 million in revenues this year. The... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
achieving firsts,” he says. “Now we’re taking proven business models and applying them to a new approach to space.” Akshay Patel (MBA 2010), who left an investment banking position at Morgan Stanley last... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Your Taxi Is Waiting
the last half of 2008 was hard on Linear Air. In August, Herp’s jets were grounded for a period of time until parts became available. Now, with Eclipse Aviation in a period of restructuring, Herp sees an opportunity to adapt Linear’s View Details