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Rob Humble

her home state this summer when Rob assumes a corporate-finance internship with Celanese, a Texas petroleum derivatives chemicals company. "I've been tactical in my work so far," Rob reflects. "One way to increase my business acumen is to enhance my... View Details

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David Soled

to call classmates, friends, and mentors; a broader sense of self and responsibility to leave an impact in the world; and an even bigger drive to accomplish things I didn't even know I was capable of. Oh, and I will definitely be leaving... View Details

13 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth

stay away from the small business marketspace. The company inked distribution and implementation agreements with the same IT consulting firms that had served as such capable channel partners for SAP's large-company systems. The product,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Raynor

14 Nov 2006
First Look

First Look: November 14, 2006

the problem rather than a crucial part of the solution—and this is a mistake. The district office plays an important role in developing strategies, identifying and spreading best practices, developing leadership capabilities at all... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 12

strategy-i.e., declare plans to pursue the new product opportunity even when it may have no development intentions-when its market forecasting capabilities are weak and the demand-side benefits from preannouncing are small. By contrast,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Olivia Melendez

with a head full of curly hair, standing in front of a sidewalk curb. Although I am fully capable of stepping up onto this curb, I start out crying out to my dad, “ayudame, papi! Ayudame!”. It’s hilarious to watch but also special to me... View Details

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Global Reach | Baker Library

Global Reach Businessmen and governments in nearly all countries have recognized the need for capable administrators, trained to act in a complex, fast-changing, and increasingly interdependent world, as the best means of assuring... View Details

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Judging | New Venture Competition

the venture, go-to-market plan and the capabilities and background of the team. You can learn more about the judging criteria through our New Venture Competition (NVC) 2025 Judging Rubric (pdf) . Finals Judges Business Track, 2025 Aaron... View Details

01 Oct 1999
News

Eight Among Many: Robert F. Diromualdo

are made on the Internet, it's difficult to bet the whole organization on one approach," he explains. "We've developed a world-class Web site that's supported by a state-of-the-art fulfillment center. But we also want to bring new technology into our stores to improve... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

08 Jul 2024
Research & Ideas

The Critical Computer Science Principles Every Strategic Leader Needs to Know

place in the actions underneath. “Today, it is fair to say that Chrome is both: an application capable of running on most operating systems, and an operating system that runs the Chrome suite of software and extensions when it is... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology; Information Technology

Rob Gierkink

their customer data collection and digital marketing capabilities through enhancing their existing point-of-sale assets. Index was sold to Strip in April of 2018. Previously Rob was Chairman and CEO of Datalogix which he founded in 2007.... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital;#1;#Advertising;#16;#Consumer Products & Packaged Goods

01 Dec 2018
News

Supporting Global Understanding, Locally

Dincer Family Global Fund to support the MENA center as well as the School’s activities in Turkey and throughout the region. “HBS is unique in its capability to fund rigorous research that analyzes how the financial sector is changing,”... View Details

01 Jun 2002
News

Blue No Longer

(“Baby Blues”) and concentrated instead on cutting costs (by paring the workforce and closing plants) and expanding IBM's capability to help companies meet the full range of their computing and IT needs. Keeping IBM intact “was a big... View Details

05 Sep 2024
Blog Post

District Heating in Denmark: How Fjernvarme Fyn fuels an integrated and sustainable future

waste heat from nearby companies. The facility has long-term plans to replace the coal-fired power plant with a new biogas plant, and is building capabilities for carbon storage – further cementing the utility’s goal in achieving... View Details

10 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Disruption: The Art of Framing

advertisers, and were heavily focused on interactive advertising options. The tendency for the established organization to assert control over the decision-making processes of the new venture kept these new capabilities from being... View Details

Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower

14 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society

(2) technologies capable of addressing the demands of the new markets, and (3) a new enterprise logic that can link employees, technologies, and markets in new ways. Today's environment holds the potential for these three forces to... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

15 Feb 2012
Op-Ed

Occupy Wall Street Protestors Have a Point

back from our discussions and considered what was being said, it was clear that the golden goose—global market capitalism—was at risk from the impact of an interrelated set of forces more powerful than the economic and political View Details

Keywords: by Joseph L. Bower, Herman B. Leonard & Lynn S. Paine

01 Feb 2002
News

Telling the Electronic Century's Unfinished Story

capabilities and learning in areas such as marketing, production, and distribution. This is what I call a "virtuous strategy," which basically means that the learning and profits from an early innovation are then applied to the next one.... View Details

Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

07 Jul 2016
News

Creating a Viable Future in Rural Africa

for Renewable Energy and Appropriate Technology for the Environment (CREATE!), she says, “We are training very capable people to do things they never knew existed and to achieve mastery of them.” Established in 2008, CREATE! establishes... View Details

31 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: Jan. 31

and Organizational Capabilities Authors:R. Gibbons and R. Henderson Abstract A large literature identifies unique organizational capabilities as a potent source of competitive advantage, yet our knowledge of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel

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