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03 Apr 2017
What Do You Think?

How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?

from public funding) to work with over 10 years. That’s enough to design a six-month $10,000 retraining program (focusing on skills defined by unfilled jobs) plus a $10 per hour wage funded by the government followed by six months of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Construction

05 Mar 2014
What Do You Think?

When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?

view of the bubble phenomenon in markets suggests a question for further consideration. Is "collateral" damage from tech bubbles inevitable, necessary, and useful? What do you think? Original Article The recent purchase of WhatsApp by Facebook for a reported... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Publishing; Retail

Robert G. Mondavi

Starting as a small premium winery, Mondavi built one of the largest, most respected wineries in the United States, producing over 500,000 cases of quality wine varieties per year. View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

01 Mar 2015
News

Fıelds of Gold

elsewhere, obscuring its source and often producing a lower-quality product. The wholesaler sells the packaged saffron to a distributor. The distributor sells it to a retailer. The retailer sells it to the consumer. Retail price: Average of $13–$17 View Details

Keywords: April White; Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry; Agriculture

William B. Rayburn

Rayburn went from service station operator to CEO in a 35-year career with Snap-On. He presided over Snap-On’s impressive growth period achieving 52% market share, becoming the world’s largest independent manufacturer and distributor of small hand tools. Under his... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

Frank C. Ball

In 1885, Ball Brothers Company, founded by Ball, his brother and uncle, began making glass fruit jars and caps. In 1887, they built a factory in Muncie, Indiana and converted the company into a corporation with Frank Ball as president. By the mid-1920s, Ball Brothers... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

17 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

If Marketing Experts Ran Elections

effectiveness of commercial marketing. Most consumers have stronger relationships with brands like Starbucks (the "third place" after home and work) than with their elected representatives or the umbrella political brands, Democrat or Republican. Around $20... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch

12 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Amager Bakke: I Like This Waste Incinerator in My Backyard!

and lift the waste into the incinerator. The two incinerators can process up to 42 tons per hour at temperatures as high as 1,100°C (2000°F). The exhaust stream reaches twin boilers which produce high pressure steam. The steam powers a... View Details

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Awards | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

All requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Honorarium, gifts, or financial incentive payments are not eligible for grant funding (including gift certificates, chocolates, etc.). Meals, per diems, and stipends are not eligible... View Details

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Pitchbook | Baker Library

data downloads. Profile views are limited to 250 per day. Faculty and staff with Harvard University account codes can purchase additional data download capabilities of 1000 daily/2000 monthly rows of company, deal or fund data and 500... View Details

01 Jun 2007
News

Delta’s Flight from Bankruptcy

September 2005 and was about a month away from its announced plan to emerge from Chapter 11 when Whitehurst visited the campus. Observing that a key to any turnaround is identifying the problem correctly, Whitehurst explained that Delta had the lowest cost View Details

Keywords: Air Transportation; Transportation

Portrait Project

Nick Shurgot

mean that I will work 100 hours per week, it means that I will try not to be complacent or intellectually lazy or feel that I have "done my fair share." It means that I will take every opportunity to teach my children little... View Details

Jean Paul Getty

billion in 1967. In 1949, the daring Getty paid $9.5 million for a sixty-year concession in Saudi Arabia’s half of the neutral barren tract lying between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. After an initial investment of $30 million, Getty’s speculation paid off. He found... View Details

Keywords: Utilities & Energy

James W. Cannon

In 1898, Cannon’s mill produced the first cotton towel ever finished in the South. About 1906, Cannon built Kannapolis, the largest unincorporated town in the world, as a mill town that included schools, churches, and parks. Upon his death in 1921, Cannon had grown... View Details

Keywords: Fabric & Apparel

Profile

Jeff Bussgang

the sum total of venture capital, it’s true that Boston is second to California,” says Jeff. “But when you look at the funding per capita – money funded per entrepreneur – Boston is actually number one. And... View Details

25 Feb 2020
News

Action Plan: Just Breathe

anxiety, followed by those focused on increasing happiness. On average, Whil costs around $15 per employee, per year. “For less than the cost of a T-shirt, you can help employees build a healthier and... View Details

Keywords: April White

Fast Answer

Private Equity - Screening for Portfolio Operations Roles

screen is for firms with PE operations professionals, there may be several names per firm. Pitchbook Select People > Build a Custom People Screen from the left hand navigation menu. Firm type > PE/Buyout Position... View Details

31 Jan 2016
News

Studios Back App, Hoping to Fill Cinema Seats

making group sales easier, the new company will allow for dynamic pricing for movie tickets: Theaters set ticket prices, though studios typically set the minimum revenue they will accept per ticket sold, which can make discounts... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

SHE builds confidence, promotes education, and creates jobs

countries, including Rwanda, where they miss up to 50 days of school or work per year because women lack access to these basic necessities. Through her work at SHE, Scharpf has created the enterprise’s first initiative, SHE 28, a... View Details

Harry B. Cunningham

K-Mart had overtaken Woolworth. Cunningham opened K-Mart stores at a pace of about 150 per year during his tenure. By 1980, S.S. Kresge, now renamed K-Mart Corporation, had sales of nearly $13 billion. View Details

Keywords: Retail

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