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- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”
easily outsource the work. But this choice that BulkWhiz was forced to make because of the ecosystem they were operating in—it actually put them in a better position to meet the demands of 2020. Rashad: Most startups that have created... View Details
- 25 May 2011
- News
Singapore Star
School, not an MBA from HBS. “Oh, there was tremendous pressure put on me to do the MPA,” Yeo told Singapore’s Business Times (April 9, 2011). “At that time, the civil service did not want me to do an MBA. There was always the fear that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Books
a start-up, discuss lean prototyping techniques for hardware, identify costly outsourcing mistakes, provide practical tips on user acquisition, offer branding guidelines, and explain how a choir of angel investors often will sing... View Details
- 10 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
“Blank” Inside: Branding Ingredients
the quality of what's inside. We need the assurance of the Sunkist brand. A variant on this theme is ingredient branding: putting the brand of an ingredient on the outside of a product to increase its appeal. When is the provider of the final product or View Details
- Portrait Project
JJ Singh
declined. After 28 years of service in the Department of Veterans Affairs, he was months away from retirement. He was squirreling away his vacation days — each representing a few hundred dollars. "This will all be your money when I... View Details
- 06 Aug 2020
- News
Defining Flex Work
United Way, and Warner Music Group. Another client is Credigy, an Atlanta-based financial services firm with 170 employees. A Werk assessment at Credigy revealed that while the leadership believed they were running a flexible workplace,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
on-the-ground reporting and an understanding of war’s complexities to tell the story of CST-2, a unit of women handpicked from the Army to serve in this highly specialized and challenging role. Faculty Books What Great Service Leaders... View Details
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Partners - Managing the Future of Work
professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more... View Details
- 29 May 2019
- News
HBS Career Coaches Hit the Road to Serve Alumni
Clubs News Clubs News A team from HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) hit the road in March with a goal of bringing career education and coaching services to alumni in 27 cities in the U.S. and Canada over a 12-week span. The... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 22 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Advertising: It’s Not ‘Mad Men’ Anymore
the twentieth century, companies relied on a "full-service" agency for most or all of their advertising service needs, including both creative development and media planning and buying. Agencies were compensated primarily by commissions... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Start-Ups Make Their Pitch
Medical Devices, the regional finalists were: Boston: iSpecimen (Mike Pierce, MBA ’01, interim COO) is building a network that connects clinical laboratories and hospital electronic medical record systems at leading institutions. The... View Details
- Web
IT Strategy: Building a Smarter, Scalable Future in the Cloud | Information Technology
scalable, and secure multi-cloud environment to better meet the changing needs of the HBS community with best-in-class cloud service providers. Cloud Governance: The cloud committee will define oversight for cloud strategies, policies,... View Details
- 23 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
HBS Shares Their Favorite Books for HR Leaders
employee. In order to achieve this it is necessary to design a system to support a high level of service and consistently reinforce that culture. Human resources practices have the power to impact company... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- December 2024 (Revised January 2025)
- Case
Balancing Returns and Responsibilities at Raya Partners
By: Arthur Segel, Ephraim Mernick, Derek C. M. van Bever and Olivia Barba
Raya Partners, a private equity firm, faces a crucial decision regarding Asa Specialty Coatings Company (ASCC). The dilemma involves shifting ASCC's manufacturing operations to Mexico, a move that would boost profitability and reduce emissions but result in significant... View Details
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Communication Strategy; Private Equity; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Values and Beliefs; Financial Services Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Mexico; Vermont
Segel, Arthur, Ephraim Mernick, Derek C. M. van Bever, and Olivia Barba. "Balancing Returns and Responsibilities at Raya Partners." Harvard Business School Case 325-068, December 2024. (Revised January 2025.)
- 10 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 10, 2008
Working PapersAccounting Information as Political Currency Authors:Karthik Ramanna and Sugata Roychowdhury Abstract We test whether accounting can be used as political currency. Our setting is the US congressional election of 2004, where View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Everything Old Is New Again: The History of Technological Frontiers
pioneers have moved out there, claimed the loot, and put a stake in the ground, then they want property rights," Spar observed. "They don't want to be sitting out there with shotguns; they want to be running their business or mining their gold." At that juncture, View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Core Values Keep Airline Flying High
Good people are essential for success. Keep the product and the process simple. Deliver the most reliable service at the lowest cost. Invest the time to connect with employees and customers. These are the basic tenets fueling the... View Details
- 17 Feb 2011
- News
Field Report: Rwanda
a private media company and Karisimbi client. The group worked with Tele-10 to identify ways to improve its advertising sales process for radio advertising and to help improve customer service for its satellite television business. “We... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
What’s after Fannie and Freddie?
Scharfstein: “Whenever you mix government guarantees with private, for-profit entities, those private entities put the government at risk.” Reforming the U.S. housing finance system remains perhaps the largest piece of unfinished business... View Details