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Approaching Business with an Artistic Eye - Global Activities 2020

artistic pursuits by working on a new series of paintings exploring the chaos of mass migration in the Middle East and how it affects one’s sense of identity. In September, he delegated the day-to-day operations of his company to others... View Details

15 Dec 2015
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The Year in Ideas 2015

From social media to the grocery store to the corner office and all the way to the stratosphere, the research and entrepreneurial adventures HBS faculty, doctoral students and alumni undertook this year have changed the way we understand and View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna, Christine Lejeune, Dan Morrell, and April White

06 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?

one of Microsoft's biggest revenue generators. Moreover, to a large extent Microsoft's sustained success over time in such a dreadfully rugged landscape has been due to its dominant position in operating... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

June 1993 (Revised April 1998)
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COMCO Holding AG (B): COMCO Martech

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter

COMCO Martech was a new breed of joint venture for COMCO Holding, a mid-sized Swiss-German company that had grown over a five-year period through tie-ups with small, start-up companies. Whereas a typical COMCO venture provided services to a large German retailer, was... View Details

Keywords: Joint Ventures; Business Startups; Trade; Operations; Environmental Sustainability; Business or Company Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Partners and Partnerships; Switzerland; United States; Europe

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18 Feb 2021
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SIPs in 2021

know what tomorrow brings. Why wait to have the conversation that you’re supposed to have? To live the fullness of life? We operate as if the bad things are supposed to stop us from living life. But life doesn’t stop. The bad things help... View Details

09 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

The Challenge of the Multi-site Nonprofit

one, but rather to identify "levers of influence" system managers can employ to get their organization the desired balance between the two forces. "Headquarters should undertake actions to enhance system value and then View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2004
News

Luxe Redux

real, serious, sustained commitment to shoot for the pinnacle — and to defend and advance your position if you attain it.” Yet luxury’s challenge remains an ongoing enticement for Birnbaum and the other alumni interviewed for this... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; luxury; Retail Trade

24 Oct 2024
Blog Post

Trailblazing Success with Global Reach and Impact: Scott Wallinger (AMP 82, 1979)

moving up to Staff Assistant for Technical Forestry to the Wood Procurement Manager. The job involved a variety of tasks, including managing a wood barging operation and transitioning from buying wood through dealers to direct purchases... View Details

19 Jul 2016
First Look

July 19, 2016

ecosystem whose interests were not aligned. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51375 Shareholder Activism on Sustainability Issues By: Grewal, Jody, George Serafeim, and Aaron Yoon Abstract—Shareholder... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2018
What Do You Think?

Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?

joined this train of thought as he commented, “A new economy has not arrived, if we define it as one that will sustain humanity on the planet for eternity ” The reasons it has not arrived are many, he continued. “(Unsustainable) global... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

13 Jan 2021
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Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”

cost. And we figured out a path to that low cost because we were really cash-constrained. And I believe those two things are linked. Morrell: The frontier market model has helped Nicole create a more sustainable business, but she knows... View Details

01 Jan 2002
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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

05 Dec 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017

of firm entry and exit, output, and R&D. Taxing the continued operation of incumbents can lead to sizable gains (of the order of 1.4% improvement in welfare) by encouraging exit of less productive firms and freeing up skilled labor to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

February 2015 (Revised December 2016)
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Poseidon Carlsbad: Desalination and the San Diego County Water Authority

By: John Macomber

Extreme drought conditions in California have significant impacts on the ability of the San Diego County Water Authority to provide adequate water for current users. Water shortfalls also could curtail the economic development of one of the fastest growing regions in... View Details

Keywords: Risk Management; Partners and Partnerships; Resource Allocation; Public Sector; Private Sector; Environmental Sustainability; Policy; Infrastructure; Green Technology Industry; Utilities Industry; California

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08 Jan 2008
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First Look: January 8, 2008

that is headed for early approval by the FDA. The first in a series focuses on operational decisions triggered by the drive for early approval. Sparks discussion about a leader's economic, legal, and ethical responsibilities to multiple... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Staff Directory | Baker Library

Norton Taxonomy and Information Architecture Specialist Metadata & Knowledge Systems David Nuñez Director, Metadata and Digital Platforms Metadata & Knowledge Systems Dora Ocanto-Gomez Administration & Finance Dora Ocanto-Gomez supports the Baker Library’s financial... View Details

21 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 21

illustrates the choices faced by a prospective IPO firm that operates in a global setting. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/212051-PDF-ENG SKS and the AP Microfinance Crisis Shawn Cole and Yannick SalemanHarvard... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 Nov 2017
Research Event

Who is Responsible for the Future of Cities?

Nigerian instant noodle company, Tolaram Industries, which built its own transportation system and power plants to support its operations without having to depend on the unreliable municipal power grid. “They took noodles, and they... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

May 2010
Teaching Note

Re-THINK-ing THINK: The Electric Car Company (TN)

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III

Teaching Note for [810105]. View Details

Keywords: Production; Product Launch; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Environmental Sustainability; Brands and Branding; Distribution; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Auto Industry; Indiana; Norway

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December 2005 (Revised February 2006)
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Migros

By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Vincent Marie Dessain and Anders Sjoman

In October 2005, Urs Riedener, head of marketing at Swiss retailer Migros, is contemplating the company's competitive position. Primarily a retailer for foods and near-foods products, the cooperative Migros, with close to 600 retail outlets in Switzerland (but only... View Details