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- 13 Aug 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Entrepreneurs Needed for Long-Run Success
In the world of family business, the entrepreneurs we celebrate are usually founders of companies. These clever, hardworking individuals identify a good business opportunity, scrape together some money and loyal employees, and start a... View Details
Keywords: by Michael J. Roberts
- 25 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
An Organization Your Customers Understand
consumer products. Finally, a series of cubes represents major customers. The shapes lie scattered on your desk. Your job is to fit the pieces together. Do you place the spheres on top of the blocks so that functions report to the... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
colleagues set out to find some answers. Being the Boss (26,224) http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6573.html Published: January 17, 2011 Striking the right balance between good management and good leadership is a... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Small Wins Unleash Creativity
All good managers understand the importance of making sure that every member of a team feels personally motivated and necessary throughout the workday, lest their work should stagnate and suffer. But what's the key to igniting creativity,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 09 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation
Would-be innovators know that one of their biggest challenges is systematically identifying the innovations with the greatest likelihood of creating disruptive growth. Pick the wrong one, and squander a year or more of focus and investment. The View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Nagisa Manabe (MBA 1991)
package delivery. The American consumer has rising expectations about the speed and quality of package delivery. So what we’re working toward is a 7-day, 364-days-of-the-year schedule. Do you know the one day we’re not going to deliver?... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 10 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Leading with Creative Problem Solving: Ron Kurtz (MBA 1967)
the wider consumer goods industry. I was attracted to product management by the broad range of creative and strategic activities. I felt that product design and pricing were important determinants of... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 10 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Leading with Creative Problem Solving: Ron Kurtz (MBA 1967)
like product attributes, pricing, and distribution. My vision of the future changed to product management in the wider consumer goods industry. I was attracted to product management by the broad range of... View Details
- Fast Answer
Sustainability in CPG and Retail
across the global food system. Read IFC Sustainability news. The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) This global non-profit organization focuses on transforming consumer goods supply chains to deliver more sustainable... View Details
- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
caregivers—physicians and nurses—on the other.6 Administrators kept emphasizing, "Cut costs, save money." Caregivers replied, "We're not good at cutting costs; we cure children and save lives. That is our mission."... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 07 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Can Brand Trump Win a Presidency?
TripAdvisor. Brand Trump has been extended to other categories, from steaks, to education, to apparel. Not all of these ventures have succeeded. Few guests see the competencies of a good hotelier as relevant to designing distinctive... View Details
- 31 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Niche Content in an Ad-Driven World
variety and quality, not a lot of duplicate mainstream content” The good news: Advertising encourages bloggers to produce more and longer content, leavened with more photos and video, which prompts more bookmarking among readers. This... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
The Exchange: The Road Ahead for Crypto
people have all agreed that it has value. Dollars, or other established fiat currencies, are useful because lots of people are willing to exchange them for goods and services. Which means that if you’re holding a dollar, you’re pretty... View Details
- 17 Oct 2016
- HBS Case
Business Solutions That Help Cut Food Waste
As much as 40 percent of food grown in the United States for human consumption is wasted. Source: Eivaisla After decades of wasteful food practices, where perfectly good food is discarded even as poverty keeps many families hungry,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Think Locally, Act Globally
Africa, consumer spending is estimated to reach US$1.4 trillion by that date. Maybe that global big picture is another good reason why the irrepressible Mittal is smiling these days. View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
New Releases
chosen." In Down to Earth, Reinhardt draws on studies of companies in industries as diverse as energy and packaged consumer goods to illustrate approaches for reconciling shareholder value with environmental... View Details
- 26 Jan 2016
- News
The First Five Years: Jill Applebaum (MBA 2015)
She shared the same germy fears and so we teamed up to launch Spruce & Co—our consumer goods startup focused on simple products for everyday healthy routines.” What have been some of the most enjoyable and... View Details
- 08 May 2019
- Blog Post
Top-Notch Talent Begets Top-Notch Talent
“At the end of the day, I think we are very good recruiters,” says Cheney. “Most recruiters have never been in a business role. My HBS education allows me to sit with any founder in any industry, from the most complex hedge fund to View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Long-Term Interest: Bill Crozier, a Banker Pegged to the Customer
into a New England institution and one of the leading consumer banks in the nation. Responding to demographic trends and consumer demands in the mid-1970s, Crozier moved quickly to launch a ubiquitous... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
development experts who guide product development. “This isn’t a group that just rubber stamps what we do,” explains Moynihan. “They are brutally honest with us.” The philosophy at LEGO focuses on playful learning, and that philosophy has been honed in the last few... View Details