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- 13 Aug 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Entrepreneurs Needed for Long-Run Success
regularly change what you make and sell, and probably how you make and sell it. You must be nimble and, as certain lines of business wane, be able to identify growth opportunities in and out of the core industry and pursue them in... View Details
Keywords: by Michael J. Roberts
- 03 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Basics of Consumer Marketing in Asia
of BBK's products return questionnaires, enabling the company to collect some data. Mikitani said that in Japan, he and his partner probably visited 1,000 stores to get ten to sign up to use his site. Marketing to consumers also took... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 29 Apr 2015
- Blog Post
2+2: Challenging Conceptions of Business
accepted to HBS, I knew I wanted to find a business that was changing the world. When I discovered S.W. Basics, I showed up at their office and told the founder that I would work for free until she believed I was the right person for the job. She View Details
- 24 Jul 2018
- Blog Post
The Global Classroom: From Boston to Jakarta
You don’t get to pick which project you work on but you are assigned to an area that is new to you (and your team). Also, you can rule out certain industries or topics based on personal needs. Honestly, I probably would not have picked my... View Details
- 16 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Has Apple Reinvented the Watch?
computer ended the use of typewriters, or how electronic fuel injection systems replaced carburetors. It's probably more accurate to say the Apple Watch introduces several impressive incremental innovations that improve and combine... View Details
- 04 Jun 2014
- What Do You Think?
Does Internet Technology Threaten Brand Loyalty?
will probably be enhanced by the information that others have about us. Will big data overwhelm us, thereby reinforcing such things as brand loyalty? Or will the quality of our search and valuation devices make us smarter, and less loyal,... View Details
- 13 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Dark Side of Trust
It's called TrapGuard—a special kind of floor drain developed by a Georgia company that prevents sewer gases from entering homes. On the great spectrum of innovative products, it's probably not keeping company with the iPod or Segway... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
The State of Play
If the category of offerings known as “immersive experiences” were a soup, it would probably have to be a gumbo—a saucy and colorful assemblage of potentially disparate things. And while it’s rooted in familiar traditions, it’s also open... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The Class of 1974: Timed for a Change
to the case method of separating the wheat from the chaff.) Nixon led McGovern in our Presidential class poll, the reverse of '73's, probably because fully 38 percent of our class were veterans. Thanks to Professor John Kotter, there's no... View Details
Keywords: Charles B. ("Chuck") Mercer
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)
To accomplish that, Margie Yang has focused her efforts on building an operation that relies on best practices and the latest technology for its competitive advantage. One recent HBS grad who works for her, she points out, is using View Details
- 03 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Lehman Brothers Plus Five: Have We Learned from Our Mistakes?
Act, which was passed by Congress in 2010, created a mechanism to deal with many of them, alongside Basel III the most recent iteration in global banking regulations. Important details of both are still being hammered out. The most progress has View Details
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Unlocking Your Investment Capital
measures used by banks, insurance companies, and asset management pools to describe the risk differences among assets. It measures how much the asset value could decline within a specified future time period and within a certain View Details
- 02 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Health Care Research and Prospects
well subscribed program. We're now looking into the possibility of launching an executive education program for physicians, physician leaders of health care providers. Q: Do the faculty members in the initiative have backgrounds or interests in health care? A: That's... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
Schmuck (MBA ’XX) with significant achievement but modest means who has worthy views on the topics being discussed? With an alumni body of some 70,000 there must be several. Would you have let Gandhi participate? Probably not. In this... View Details
- 30 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Market Makers Bid for Success
epic quest of trying to create that infrastructure and that new kind of commodities marketplace. And that's what we've been doing at FreeMarkets ever since. The anniversary date of the day I left GE was the end of February, five years ago. I View Details
- 03 Sep 2020
- Op-Ed
Why American Health Care Needs Its Own SEC
services of unknown quality. The lack of transparency protects providers and insurers from needing to compete on the price and quality of their services. Lack of competition, in turn, inflates the cost and probably also diminishes the... View Details
- 05 May 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is This a Golden Era for Marketing Productivity?
the probability of success in building brands and positioning products and services. The process is effective in terms of both results and costs. All of this suggests that what we experience as consumers may be influenced by fewer and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 13 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Leading With Curiosity: Mayowa Kuyoro (MBA 2015)
core principles are I would probably be a very different version of myself today.” Returning to the Continent Post HBS, Kuyoro was certain it was time to return home and build the next chapter of her career in Nigeria. She enjoyed her... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Prima Datarina
pricing puts it on the cutting edge of arts organizations. See how other orchestras, theaters, and performing arts organizations are experimenting with business model and pricing innovations – it’s probably no surprise that Disney has a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 02 Sep 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Overlooked Forces Shielding the US from Severe Economic Downturns?
to communicate with each other at will, then repeated the experiment. The result of increased communication was a significant reduction in inventory swings. The paper resulting from that experiment (and probably a lot of other research... View Details