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- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Squeeze Play
electronic components assembly line and recast as an expensive, high-end beauty product. That Tweezerman success has allowed LaMagna to bankroll other passions. He’s run for office (unsuccessfully) and... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Alumni Career Services Update
ago. "My first priority is to respond directly to the needs of alumni customers," says the congenial Gardella. "I work hard to show them the value of calling on us." The demand for ACS's services is steady, with between fifteen View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
In My Humble Opinion: A Timely Tension
a successful business and doing the right thing for the planet is a source of immense innovation for Patagonia,” Thoren observes. Among the initiatives she’ll be involved with is the retailer’s long-standing work to convince View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Faculty Research Online
consumers prefer single songs over music “bundles.” The result? It is time for the industry to rethink its products and prices, writes Associate Professor Anita Elberse. See... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Q&A: Wrestling with the Unthinkable
commensurate with military goals. Can the U.S. economy grow if the war on terrorism is prolonged and inconclusive? Because the American economy rides on the back of the American consumer, the fundamental issue is whether we can restore... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Faculty Research Online
employees they hire and the way they socialize those employees. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6795.html. Making the Case for Consumer-Driven Health Care Even as “Obamacare” becomes an issue in the 2012 presidential election, policymakers... View Details
- 12 Apr 2011
- News
Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS
shared mobile-based longitudinal Electronic Health Records via mobile phone. AVA is an invitation-only shopping platform. The company addresses the gap between the growing market demand for fashion and the... View Details
Keywords: Multiple alumni
- 08 Jan 2025
- News
Mapping Pain Points at the IRS
Having spent a decade helping retailers optimize customer service, Fumi Tamaki (MBA 2014) could not pass up the opportunity in June 2024 to take on the challenge of improving the customer experience at the government organization that serves more Americans annually... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
From Bytes to Bites
which built the large machines that automate the production of cardboard boxes. “I’ve always been wired operationally,” says Thomas, who majored in industrial engineering at Stanford University before coming to HBS. That background, coupled with her interest in people... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
consumption ritual around yoga offers opportunities and points of differentiation, whether it’s through classes, accessories, or amenities. Then there’s the question of price points and market segments:... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Halber
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Timothy G. Brier: The Price is Right
which matches consumer demand with sellers' excess inventory -- one of the Internet's big winners. The inspiration of former marketing consultant Jay Walker, Priceline opened for business a little over two... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Where Are the Innovators in Health Care?
providers, abetted by legislators and insurance companies, have made it virtually impossible for them to succeed. Unlike any other U.S. industry, consumers do not set prices, yet they provide all the money... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
3 Minute Briefing: Y Combinator’s Qasar Younis
early-stage consumer tech company; and we didn’t have a good way to distribute our product. Today Teespring is doing the same thing Cameesa did. It’s worth hundreds of millions. The idea for TalkBin came... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Producers
can rack up U.S. box office receipts of just over $380 million (not including consumer product tie-ins), and unexpected hits like Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ grossed $370 million in 2004, earning... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Terence P. Stewart
For more than twenty years, Terry Stewart's work has placed him at the middle of some of the world's most contentious border disputes - the trade and legal battles that erupt when countries engage in practices such as dumping or... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Feedback
Collins (MBA 1984) via LinkedIn We have removed almost all price signaling from health care. The only way to align supply and demand is by correcting this. A bureaucracy will never get it right. Only a... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
The Exchange: Chance Encounters
generation of executives who are demanding to go back in-person—Wall Street falls into this category. They’re trying to go back to what they know well; but I am not certain that they’ve really considered the alternatives View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
group around the table, a single talented and committed director can turn an entire company on its axis. Still, the system is in need of fundamental change. Shareholders have a part to play. They must shed their apathy View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Making a Difference in the World
The City Solution: Facts and Figures p. 32 “half the world’s people ” U.N. Habitat report (“Cities and Climate Change – Global Report on Human Settlements”) March 2011 p. 33 “2 percent land mass most of its... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
The Meaning of Ramadi
servant leadership is the only leadership model that works over the long run. Simply put, servant leadership demands that a leader place the mission’s goals and values first, the team View Details