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- 13 Sep 2019
- News
Hollywood Ending
sense of parity with intention, particularly in the hiring-intensive early months. It’s equal part culture choice and strategy: “I think most of the other entrants in this space were either media companies that tried to become tech... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Getting the Message
billboard-shaped notices -- about 10 percent of those who saw the ads were enticed to click on them. These surfers were taken to the sponsor's Web site, and a new age in advertising had begun. Today, advertising on the Internet is much more sophisticated -- with View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 19 Jun 2014
- News
Turning "Black Gold" to Green
Capturing industrial carbon dioxide and pumping it back underground to help extract energy from old, unproductive oil fields seems like a plan that might be good in theory but is probably too complicated to pull off in the real world. Just don't tell that to Justin... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Giving Amazon the Boot
Amazon purchases accounted for about half of the company’s revenue. But Ford quickly discovered the platform wasn’t a perfect fit. In addition to the 18 percent commissions, she had to advertise with the company to ensure her products... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Nancy M. Barry, MBA 1975
microfinance institutions and banks in developing countries that make small loans to low-income women-and in some instances, men-so that they can build their own business and move beyond poverty. A customer in The Gambia, for example, used her loan to View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
makes a purchasing decision.” Levitt’s influence reached well beyond the classroom. “Ted Levitt was the most influential and imaginative professor in marketing history,” HBS professor and senior associate dean John Quelch stated on the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Road Less Traveled
Most cars in the United States weigh more than 4,000 pounds, and new models are trending larger, even in countries where people drive less. And the larger the vehicle, the more fuel required to power it, which means more greenhouse-gas... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Andrew H. Tisch, MBA 1977
paternal grandparents who immigrated from Russia to Brooklyn, where they raised Bob and Larry Tisch, the legendary duo who parlayed the purchase of a New Jersey hotel into what today is a hugely successful conglomerate, the Loews... View Details
- 29 Apr 2016
- News
The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)
Why is the mission of ArtLifting so important? “We’re demonstrating how something as simple as optimism can change lives and create jobs. This is very powerful and very personal to me. My older brother has a rare metabolic disorder that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
The Hard Way
students to fill the remaining six floors. In relatively no time, Russo had turned a high-risk acquisition into a high-profile success. Her name now personified the company, and her determination propelled it to new heights. Even then, she recognized that the View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Leslie Gold
unedited, unpredictable, and spontaneous. I thought: “People say I’m entertaining. I have big opinions. I’m too ugly for television, but how about radio?” I persuaded the owner of a tiny 1,000-watt station in Westport to let me work for free. At night, the station... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
Individuals who fail to purchase coverage are penalized up to $912 on their taxes; companies with more than eleven employees must pay the state $295 per year per employee if they don’t offer their workers a company-based plan. The plan’s... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Competitiveness at Risk
and cutting wages, this will reduce the purchasing power of Americans, shrink the tax base, and eventually undermine the business environment in America. Conversely, if workers get higher pay while... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
found in poor countries; bad legislation and ineffective judiciaries in rich nations can enable it.” Defined by the watchdog group Trans-parency International (TI) as “the abuse of entrusted power for private gain,” corruption includes a... View Details
- 19 Aug 2021
- News
A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues
also servants of other people and to help with the uplifting of them. DM: So there are four things in the book that you argue that white people can do to help the Black community. One of your suggestions is that people can donate to historically Black colleges and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Li & Fung's Global Footprint
entire supply chain, from purchasing thread to delivering finished goods complete with price tags to individual stores. William Fung (MBA 1972) and his older brother, Victor (PhD 1971), who taught at HBS for four years, are the third... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
Alumni Books Think to Win: Unleashing the Power of Strategic Thinking by Paul Butler, John F. Manfredi, and Peter Klein (MBA 1971) (McGraw-Hill Education) The authors provide a proven plan for making strategic thinking part of any... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
companies have been shown to attract and retain talented employees, to increase the attractiveness of product and service purchases by like-minded customers, and to foster environments of creativity and community. “What does that lead to?... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
September 11: A Community Reflects
several frantic hours trying to locate his mother in New York City on the morning of September 11 (she was safe). "I have to believe that we have some power to make a difference, and with that power comes... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
Zurich and secured European distribution rights for our products, set up a joint venture with a partner in Mexico to build our brand there, and purchased Astro Gaming, a California-based gaming accessories company. Our office in southern... View Details