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- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
LEVITT The details differ slightly, but the story, in its telling, is always the same. Ninety or so MBA students sit nervously awaiting the start of their first Marketing class. At the appointed time — not a minute more or less — a slight man with bushy eyebrows and an... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Inside Modern HR
Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) (courtesy Matthew Breitfelder) Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) (courtesy Matthew Breitfelder) Young Hee Yoo (MBA 2017) (courtesy Young Hee Yoo) Young Hee Yoo (MBA 2017) (courtesy Young Hee Yoo) Once relegated to the back office, human... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 24 Jan 2011
- HBS Case
Terror at the Taj
On November 26, 2008, 175 people died in Mumbai, India, when 10 terrorists simultaneously struck sites. Of the five locations—all well-known landmarks—the beautiful domes of the hotel known as the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower would become most closely associated with the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Taking Care of Business
Winners the HBS New Venture Competition don’t rest on their laurels for long—the ink is hardly dry on those prizewinning checks before it’s time to shift to a higher gear. (This year’s cash prizes in the alumni competition totaled more than $75,000.) Much like its... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Post-Grad Ponderings
We tracked down a handful of 2014 graduates to get a quick snapshot of where they’re going, what they’re doing, how they kept going through countless hours of case preparation, and who was in their cheering sections as they walked across the stage on Baker Lawn to pick... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
The Digital Deck
As a professor in the Strategy Unit, Bharat Anand has studied how media companies move a traditional product into the online space. Some have managed that transition well, he says, and others have not. In the early days, Anand observes, several newspapers simply posted... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Untold Story of the US Auto Bailout
The US automotive industry collapse was one of the most important business stories to come out of the 2008 financial crisis—and like so many events of that time, it was big on headlines but short on nuance. To address that shortfall, sectionmates and media veterans... View Details
- 25 May 2011
- HBS Case
QuikTrip’s Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off
It's a much believed assumption in the retail world: If you're going to compete on the basis of low cost, then you can't afford to invest in your employees. Extensive training—who has the time to give? Regularly scheduled hours?—way too inflexible. Benefits?—forget it!... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, sold $315.6 billion worth of goods in 2006. With its single-minded focus on “EDLP” (everyday low prices) and the power to make or break suppliers, a partnership with Wal-Mart is either the Holy Grail or the kiss of death,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Summing Up the New Students
Illustrations by Chris Philpot Andrew Faulkner Homer, Alaska, “Halibut Capital of the World” CV: Structural engineer, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (construction), Chicago “When I was accepted to the MBA Program, I called to make sure it was real. It wasn’t until I got the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Business of Biotech
New Year's Eve 1999 gave revelers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for celebration - the exhilarating thrill of ringing in a year that's always had an aura of science fiction mystery. When the champagne corks popped at midnight, however, most merrymakers probably did... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Price Is Right
What intrigued you about the pay-what-you-want (PWYW) model? It’s very unusual for a firm or a seller to completely relinquish pricing power to their customers. Typically consumers encounter a price, and then they decide whether or not they want to pay that price. If... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 19 Aug 2011
- News
i-lab Buzz
Approaching the i-lab on the walkway from Aldrich and Spangler. A kitchen lounge and video gaming area. There’s a small army of workers putting the finishing touches on the Harvard Innovation Lab, which will soon welcome MBA students enrolled in the new first-year... View Details
- 23 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Three-Dimensional Strategy: Winning the Multisided Platform
When start-up thredUP launched its peer-to-peer online exchange for used children's clothes two and a half years ago, its creators were the latest generation of entrepreneurs competing online as multi-sided platforms (MSPs), alongside trailblazers such as eBay, Yelp,... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 11 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
Mixing Open Source and Proprietary Software Strategies
strategies that managers can take into consideration when setting the course for their own firms. A Q&A with Llanes follows. Julia Hanna: How did you come to be interested in this particular area of research? Gaston Llanes: We started... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Boosting Boardroom Diversity
According to the Alliance for Board Diversity, representation of women and minority men on Fortune 500 companies has grown, however slightly—from 12.8 percent in 2010 to 14.4 percent last year. A new Executive Education program, Women on Boards: Succeeding as a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 11 Jul 2013
- News
The Good Writer
Dick: From Les Bizerables to Hollywood and the Emmys. Courtesy Leonard Dick It’s been “a very kooky couple of weeks” for television writer Leonard Dick (MBA ’90). Season Three of the critically acclaimed CBS show The Good Wife premieres on Sunday, September 25, and... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 31 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Ben Franklin’s ‘Way to Wealth’ Introduced American Capitalism to the World
“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” “There are no gains without pains.” “One today is worth two tomorrows.” Some phrases are so familiar they seem to have always existed. Referenced in every imaginable context, they are part of the... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Open Canvas
People told Dinesh Vazirani (MBA 1994) he was crazy. In 2000, he and his wife, Minal, cofounded Saffronart, an online auction house focused primarily on Indian art. With internet penetration in India low at the time, Vazirani traveled the world to conduct physical... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna