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- 31 Jul 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens
thought it was. And then a sectionmate of mine, named Shashank Singh (MBA 2004), got married in India, in Bombay. And I went to that wedding and I stayed at the Taj and the Taj had just been bombed. I thought, "The Tata family, what... View Details
- 26 Jan 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation
and one lucky family wins the entire amount at the end of the week. What they also learned is that although these funds were intended for building, winnings were often diverted to such other purposes as weddings and celebrations of... View Details
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Commencement 2019 Address | About
them the electricity he had lacked as a child. Impressive as that was, I was always more inspired by the impact my father had on his employees. He loved to walk the factory floor, to travel with colleagues, to attend the weddings of their... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
A Class Act
to send in their news: "If you have no news, send us your opinions. We will print anything printable!" Winter 1943 New, larger Bulletin format; photos introduced in Class Notes (a few photos appeared earlier in special War Casualties listings). Spring 1944 First... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story
school fresh out of Yale. "I should have listened to my father," he admits with a wry smile. After four years of "just reading and writing" as an insurance company lawyer, Shafir, then newly wed to his wife, Lorna, entered HBS in 1982.... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 23 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Will the “Long Tail” Work for Hollywood?
a common misconception that people who buy niche products will have greater loyalty to them," Elberse says. "But I bet that the average viewer who likes to purchase classic black-and-white movies also tends to watch hits like View Details
- 04 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City
outside Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In front of me a young couple posed for wedding photos in a pretty park. To my left was the bustle of the former Saigon. To my right was the Saigon River and beyond that, coconut swamp and the remains of... View Details
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The Arts of Communication - Course Catalog
class on their own that is not a requirement of another class. Options include (but are not limited to): speech at a class event, an HBS MyTake, Toastmaster meeting, fundraising event, presenting an award, wedding toast, local club (Lions... View Details
- 16 Jul 2019
- News
The Making of a Movement
wedding in 2003. Then life got very complicated. Less than twelve months after getting married, Jen was diagnosed with MFH sarcoma, a rare cancer of the soft tissue. For two years, she endured painful rounds of chemotherapy in her valiant... View Details
- 14 Nov 2019
- News
Keeping Red Lobster Fresh
boss is in the room or things like that. So you get more accurate information if you're talking to the frontline employees constantly and if you're in the restaurants constantly. Then that lets you figure out, OK, what do I need to do? And you have to be not View Details
- 02 Jun 2021
- News
On the Road Less Traveled
took my little video from my 25th wedding anniversary out to her and I rang the doorbell in St. Louis. And I said, “I'm your son—57 years late.” She wasn't emotional at first. We got emotional about three hours into the visit. But before... View Details
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
Guillaume and Wendy Perben (MBA 2002) Children: Jasmine (6); Julien (4) Wendy’s marketing career has involved travel all over the world. Now based in Switzerland, she and her husband have recently launched Unity in Glass Europe, which creates custom-made View Details
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”
situations that many companies faced, and intensified their need for more sophisticated measures that could be used to evaluate and compare many different types of businesses. Since business policy groups at Harvard and elsewhere remained strongly View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
the marketplace and changed the economics of the game." Fortunately for the business of sports, sports themselves enjoy a truly unique competitive advantage: despite innumerable affronts to their devotion and their gripes notwithstanding, fans seem unshakably View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 15 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 15, 2008
which for years has remained wedded to a well-developed competency in centralized controls and efficient execution but has steadily lost ground, posting a record $38.7 billion loss in 2007. Such an execution-as-efficiency model results in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace
emerge successful post-pandemic with top talent intact requires more attention to the human side and reaffirmation of mission and values. Perhaps companies will adopt recognition-rich recommitment rituals (akin to renewal of wedding... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 14 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 14, 2006
repositioned to serve the "traditional yet modern" Indian woman. The brand still carries some baggage from its past. GoldPlus, on the other hand, is a new brand that is positioned to serve the plain gold wedding jewelry market.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
they do next? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/416020-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 517-067 Monte-Carlo Weddings (Abridged) No abstract available. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
John McArthur
Charlotte and I were married and John was an assistant professor working on a research project in France, we received a wedding present from him and his wife, Natty. As dean, he frequently sent out personal notes of thanks or... View Details
Keywords: Dean
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
Anomalie, a custom wedding dress company, Leslie Voorhees and Calley Means (both MBA 2015) have connections to manufacturers in China as well as to people on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. They decided to use their network to... View Details