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- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Making History, Starting Over
the time the go-go ’90s rolled around, Apax was poised for spectacular growth. The firm’s European funds, which focused on telecommunications, IT, retail and consumer goods, media, health care, View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Supporting Global Understanding, Locally
given her a broad perspective on global business. “Too often we become so consumed by what’s happening in our own house we forget to look outside and check on the rest of the neighborhood,” she says. “HBS’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Up by the Roots
the story of his family’s products—which include roots, teas, and supplements—and how they differ from the competition (some of which are counterfeits labeled “Made in Wisconsin”). Hsu insists that consumers... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
the company’s larger insight that it didn’t need to be a totally different McDonald’s, just a better one. “We just need to tell more compelling consumer stories, and continue to connect with our customers in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
All in Good Time
image of a hard-driving entrepreneur who is on call around the clock doesn’t mesh well with the nonstop demands of family life. But that didn’t stop Allison O’Kelly (MBA ’99) from leaving a fast-track management position at Toys “R” Us... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Research Brief: Better Brainstorming
having a high verbal fluency and a willingness to share). The budding entrepreneurs were then asked to work together to come up with new software products for the booming Indian wedding industry. The ideas generated by the teams were... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Priceline's Jay Walker: The Future is Wow
convenient place to shop ("7-Eleven is more convenient, but it doesn't have the retail share Wal-Mart has"), the discount retailer gained market supremacy by proclaiming, and delivering, "always the lowest price" -- typically by wringing... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Protecting against the Erosion of Brand Value
When Barnes & Noble rolled out a line of “store-brand” classic books last summer, the publishing industry gasped.The company aimed to provide consumers with high-quality books at prices significantly below what they would pay from... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Naina Lal Kidwai
will also drive them to India because only India can compete with China on both labor costs and domestic-market potential. Foreign firms will demand access to India and force... View Details
- 10 Sep 2020
- News
Jane Fraser Named CEO of Citi, Breaking Wall Street’s Glass Ceiling
“I have worked with Jane for many years and am proud to have her succeed me,” Corbat said in a statement. “With her leadership, experience and values, I know she will make an outstanding CEO.” Fraser is... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
$how Me the Money
subsidiary, his leftist kidnappers have demanded that you run a newspaper ad detailing the group’s criticisms of the government; provide $100,000 worth of food to be distributed to the poor; and pay a $1... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Blissful Thinking
professional French-horn player, Brooks came to the subject of happiness by way of art. His early research focused on why people produce and consume art and beauty as well as... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters
- 01 Feb 2018
- News
HBS Professor Emeritus Hugo Uyterhoeven Dies at 86
major corporations such as Chemical Bank, General Electric, Royal Dutch Shell, Unilever, and the Arthur Young accounting partnership. He was in demand as a speaker, giving talks in English, Dutch, French,... View Details
- 16 Sep 2013
- News
Canada’s Native Son
and a decreasing global food supply. Favel figures his work in agriculture provides him with perspective on global food issues. In the next century, he notes, "We're going to have increased demand for food... View Details
- 22 Aug 2020
- News
Bluemercury’s Marla Beck on How Covid-19 Is Changing the Beauty Business
Marla Beck (MBA 1998) Marla Beck (MBA 1998) Bluemercury cofounder and CEO Marla Beck (MBA 1998) recently spoke to the Wall Street Journal’s Secrets of Wealthy Women podcast about how her company has adapted during the pandemic. One of... View Details
- 13 May 2014
- News
Inside Africa
look like when she was an investment banker. Originally from Los Angeles, Clarke is a “triple-winner” at Harvard, having earned her undergraduate, law, and business degrees from the University. While interest in such areas as... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Books
documents the development of scholarship devoted to marketing, consumer behavior, and industrial psychology, academic disciplines that have helped to spread American-style capitalism into every corner of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Feedback
This pioneering effort is now a multibillion-dollar industry. —Donn Walklet (MBA 1976) via alumni.hbs.edu Community from Cuisine Re: Doug Duda (MBA 1985) Food is love, and love drives consumer behavior. As... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Big Business of Little Loans
Illustration by Alvaro Dominguez Illustration by Alvaro Dominguez Before launching Funding Societies, a crowdfunding platform for small businesses in Singapore and Indonesia, Kelvin Teo and Reynold Wijaya... View Details
Keywords: Nancy Miller
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Highly Energetic
The fourth annual Energy Symposium at HBS in October brought together industry executives, venture capitalists, and consultants to discuss the sector’s challenges and opportunities. Winds of change are... View Details