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Marie Kyle
marathon that raised money for local nonprofit organizations — became a passion she was determined to pursue. At Bridgespan, Marie developed a new case-management system for a Philadelphia family-services provider, collaborated on an... View Details
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Sarah Wolfolds
in Washington. However, I decided to take some time off to continue my work at the Federal Reserve. As an undergraduate, I worked at the Philadelphia FED on a local manufacturing survey, where my interest in international competition... View Details
- 24 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 24
blend of Vegemite and Kraft's other iconic brand, Philadelphia Cream Cheese. Following a high profile campaign involving a competition to name the new extension Talbot's team chose the name iSnack 2.0 for the new product. The case starts... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jul 2018
- News
Running the Numbers
enviable connection with its avid New England Patriots fan base. Other sports and entertainment organizations took note, and, in 2016, KAGR was spun off to help outside clients such as Ticketmaster, the NBA’s Philadelphia ’76ers, and the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Q&A: Donna Dubinsky
the high-tech industry? Growth. I had learned as a banker [at Philadelphia National Bank] that most career opportunities are presented by areas that are growing quickly, and the personal computer industry fit that description. I was also... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
A Random Sampling of HBS Graduates in the News
callers the opportunity to purchase the relevant CDs. The *CD service "enables real-time impulse buying," Chen told the Philadelphia Inquirer (February 11, 1999). "It is a lost sale if you can't act on it." Currently being tested in... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
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Ursula von Rydingsvard Elegantka II 2013–14 / 2016 | About
Fabric Workshop and Museum, Pennsylvania; and Now, She (2018–19), at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park of West Bretton, UK, and a solo presentation at the 56th Venice Biennale, Italy. Ursula von... View Details
- 11 Mar 2014
- Other Presentation
The Looming Challenge of U.S. Competitiveness
Professor Porter evaluated US competitiveness and its implications for Philadelphia. Host Dr. Mercedes Delgado, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management within the Fox School of Business, is a co-researcher on Professor Porter's work on innovation clusters and... View Details
Keywords: Competitiveness; U.S. Competitiveness; Competition; Development Economics; Industry Clusters; Innovation and Invention; Philadelphia; United States
Porter, Michael E. "The Looming Challenge of U.S. Competitiveness." Innovation Leadership Speaker Series, Temple University, Fox School of Business, Philadelphia, PA, March 11, 2014.
- 07 Dec 1999
- Research & Ideas
Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century
store customers or trading them to urban wholesalers and jobbers for needed supplies. Bartering reduced storekeepers' dependence on currency. It also created informal distribution networks for locally produced goods. For instance, View Details
Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance
few years, venture philanthropy's overall impact is quite limited. On another front, The Pew Charitable Trusts undertook a new approach in 1997 by creating the Philadelphia Cultural Leadership Program, which demands accountability every... View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
to Washington Hospital Center as a pair. Jeffrey Lurie enticed Joe Banner to join him at the Philadelphia Eagles. Dusty Baker brought a cadre of coaches with him from the San Francisco Giants to the Chicago Cubs. One person may have the... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Case Study: Farming It Out
photo courtesy of Charlie Andersen Charlie Andersen (MBA 2014) grew up on a 200-acre organic family farm west of Philadelphia that produced everything from apples and blueberries to sweet corn. Andersen absolutely loved it—for the most... View Details
- 23 Jun 2020
- Book
Beginning America Over Again with a New Electoral System
Book Excerpt The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy By Katherine M. Gehl and Michael E. Porter Beginning America Over Again In a slim pamphlet titled Common Sense and published in View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
A Journey to Leadership: Luke O'Neill
Brother. "His family had a number of serious problems," O'Neill relates. "It was up to this boy to keep them all together, and somehow he did, all the while developing his own natural talent for baseball. "Today that young man is playing in the View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Donna L. Dubinsky, MBA 1981
products." After graduating from Yale and working two years at the Philadelphia National Bank, Dubinsky came to HBS, where a presentation of the first electronic spreadsheet helped shape her career path. "I knew immediately that this was... View Details
- 16 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant
the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012 after 14 seasons. Establishing stability and a winning culture for a franchise that had perpetually underperformed, he won the most games in franchise history, captured their division six times, reached the... View Details
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Influence of the China Trade and the Heard Legacy - A Chronicle of the China Trade
silk, and china—all of which constituted evidence of a family’s cultivated taste. Americans gained an appreciation for Chinese culture as well through expositions like the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia where Chinese... View Details
- 18 Mar 2014
- News
The Oz of Data Opens the Curtain
Scott Howe Nineteenth-century Philadelphia retailer John Wanamaker famously said, "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half." Nearly 150 years later, Scott Howe (MBA 1994), president and CEO... View Details
- 03 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?
changes on Black Monday for the 2014-15 season, seven for the 2013-14 season, and eight for the 2012-13 season. This year Black Monday is on January 4, 2015. Three coaches, Ken Whisenhunt of Tennessee Titans, Joe Philbin of Miami Dolphins, and Chip Kelly of View Details
- 08 Jan 2020
- Research & Ideas
NFL Head Coaches Are Getting Younger. What Can Organizations Learn?
rewarded with high-profile success, others have become more willing to take chances themselves. The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2018 partly because coach Doug Pederson built an offense that successfully borrowed from... View Details