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Gap, Inc., 2012

By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin

Between 2000 and 2012, Gap, Inc. (Gap) ceded its world leadership position in specialty fashion retailing to Inditex of Spain and H&M of Sweden. These two companies, each less than a quarter of Gap's size in 2000, were now setting the pace in the global mass fashion... View Details

Keywords: Strategic Change; Fashion; Multinational; Brands; Competition; Multinational Firms and Management; Performance Improvement; Strategy; Brands and Branding; Change Management; Retail Industry; Fashion Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Sweden; Spain; United States

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11 Feb 2015
HBS Seminar

EVENT POSTPONED - Ohad Barzilay, Tel Aviv University

MOVE: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead

Americans are stuck. We live with travel delays on congested roads, shipping delays on clogged railways, and delays on repairs, project approvals, and funding due to gridlocked leadership. These delays affect us all, whether you are a daily commuter, a frequent... View Details

20 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

The 5 Strategy Rules of Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs

would adopt, such as Word, Internet Explorer, and Windows Media Player. Even more importantly, such platforms would allow creative developers outside your organization to add their unique value. Grove faced a crucial decision regarding Intel's own platform when in the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Computer

14 Jul 2023
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Harvard Business School Announces Its 2023-2024 Blavatnik Fellows

Harvard Medical School; the Wyss Institute at the Harvard University; and the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) at MIT, where she engineered drug delivery systems in collaboration with... View Details

04 Apr 2023
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How Does Remote Work Affect Innovation?

team weren’t even on the ads team It was the culture that attracted . These five engineers . To the company in the first place. How would this story play out if Google had relied heavily on remote work at the time? Would Jeff Dean and his... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

06 Aug 2020
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My HBS Financial Aid Story: Why I Chose to Invest in My Future

There is also a calculator that allows you to estimate the amount of financial aid you might receive. I knew before I applied that HBS offered need-based financial aid, but I was not sure I would qualify. My financial situation was nuanced. Despite working as an View Details

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capital for a number of years, and he is an active investor, and Board director & advisor for several companies and VC/PE investment groups including The Engine and Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Download to Calendar Keywords: MBA Program;... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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Elevator Pitch: Block by Block

will begin in San Jose, California, at the end of 2023. Heard: “The rental apartment is a very disappointing product that the world has become accustomed to,” says Wong. “I wanted to see what would happen if Tesla and SpaceX engineers... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneurship; construction; housing; design; Construction of Buildings; Construction

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Davida Bynum

created a deeply enriching environment for me. Outside of schoolwork, she encouraged me to participate in in performing arts, mock government, sports, cheerleading, church activities, and engineering camps. I even attended an aviation... View Details

26 May 2022
HBS Case

Apple vs. Feds: Is iPhone Privacy a Basic Human Right?

privacy comes under fire An industrial engineer known for his practical work style and deep manufacturing expertise, Cook has used his position to take on several hot-button topics, including fighting discrimination against people who... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

23 Sep 2015
HBS Seminar

Ohad Barzilay, Tel Aviv University

28 Mar 2024
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Rooms with a View

Engine and the publication of his new book, Talent Disruption: People Are the Brands. Both explore the potential of artificial intelligence to create a talent marketplace that is more effective for the employee and employer—one that’s “a... View Details

Keywords: April White; photos by Christina Gandolfo; Hospitality

10 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage

own. Try to acknowledge each of your team members as they cite a lesson. “You crushed that big deal. I learned a lot from watching you navigate such a tricky negotiation” or “Firing that great engineer who was a bad teammate was so hard.... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

March 2024
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From “BIG” Ideas to Sustainable Impact at ICL Group (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

In the summer of 2023, Eduard (“Eddie”) Croitoru, Vice President (VP) of ICL Group (“ICL”) Corporate Initiatives, was reflecting on ICL’s internal ideation program, the Business Innovation for Growth (BIG) Accelerator. When Raviv Zoller became the CEO of ICL in 2018,... View Details

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30 May 2024
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How to Have Effective Conversations

to make these into habits and let their instincts over. Skydeck is the Harvard Business School alumni podcast featuring interviews and insights from across the world of business. It’s produced by the External Relations Department at HBS. Our audio View Details

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

KHC/3G's offer undervalued Unilever and its long-term value creation strategy. Engine No.1: An Impact Investing Firm Engages with ExxonMobil Key concepts: Impact Investing; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance Invest or... View Details

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

Inside the OR: Disrupted Routines and New Technologies

carry the weight of many burdens. Adding to their need to be skilled individual contributors, maintaining sophisticated technical expertise, they may also need to be skilled leaders who can manage a project and environment in which team learning can occur.... View Details

Keywords: by Hilah Geer

01 Oct 2007
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Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making

Everest, several climbers, including two of the world's most experienced professionals, died in part because junior team members didn't speak up when their expert leaders ignored their own core operating principles surrounding safety. In 2003, NASA View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

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The Railroads: The First Big Business - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

engineering to scheduling and accounting—required organization on a massive scale. The systems to support the new industry—in management, finance, business analysis, and distribution—shaped the infrastructure from which the modern... View Details

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