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- 23 Jul 2024
- In Practice
The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities
example, 2021 transaction-level trade data from Vietnam shows that most bicycle tires imported from China went to a manufacturer in Ho Chi Minh City, whereas most bicycle tire exports to the US were made by... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Lori Schock - Listen and Learn
stuffing 59 party bags with HBS mementos for Admit Day festivities,” she laughs. “I really owe him!” Schock will soon get a chance to repay the favor. After graduation, she plans to work in London in the Engineered Products Division of Goodyear View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Brill
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Cutting Edge
the original recipe, and shunned artificial colors and flavors to appeal to an increasingly health-conscious public. A new ad campaign touting all this won a Clio Award. The result? Those $6 million of losses became $25 million in profits in five years. Asked what's... View Details
- 02 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Gear: Why Managers Don’t Act
succeeded in the past," he writes in Revival of the Fittest. When Firestone was faltering in the tire industry after the introduction of radial technology, for instance, Firestone management responded by doing more of the same... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Portrait Project
Evan Baehr
and blessing, ought to touch the soul—yet go untold. I wonder about the people I pass on the street or in the subway. Where are they coming from? Where are they going? At one end of the train, a woman sits quietly reading to a child—what are her View Details
- 29 Jul 2021
- News
A Clean Start
and bactericides to tires and textiles—or for storing intermittent renewable energy until it is ready to be used, by converting it back into hydrogen or electricity. With two recent grants worth $2.8 million from the US Department of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- What Do You Think?
Will Challenged Amazon Tweak Its Retail Model Post-Pandemic?
habits are changing with the coronavirus pandemic one they leave Amazon, they may be reluctant to return.” “Bac” expressed the following concern: “Amazon better worry about its relationship with law enforcement and facial recognition technology I am View Details
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Companies Must Forget—and Borrow
As companies ride the digital wave, many find that switching up old, tired practices and deviating from the norm can be crucial to survival. But sometimes things can be taken too far. During the Digital Initiative Summit at Harvard... View Details
- 18 May 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Anjali Vaidya (MBA 2010)
comes from working with smart, hard-working, intellectually curious people. Choose projects, teams, and companies where you feel mentally challenged; your brain should feel tired at the end of the day. The subject matter of what you’re... View Details
- 26 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Morgan Hermand-Waiche (MBA 2010)
friends and family complain about the options for buying lingerie in the United States. I found that there was a huge opportunity to disrupt the intimate apparel space. People are so tired of high prices and slow fashion from Victoria's... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Renter’s Market
typically pays from $50,000 to $120,000 for a house, often buying in bulk from owners tired of repairs and rent collection. Redbrick then hires local managers to take over those and other chores. After HBS, Lee worked at Bain and started... View Details
- 31 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
Five Important Steps before Taking the Entrepreneurial Leap
if your excitement tires as you answer the very important questions: Am I willing to think about this problem every day, for years? What is every single doubt or concern I have? Do I want to tell everyone I know about this? What am I... View Details
- 07 Apr 2021
- News
Road Work
the motorcycle down into the snow because they had warned me that they have no idea what it's going to be like to ride. I'm on a 500-pound motorcycle, plus my weight, and think about it, that only hits two small points where the tires... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Innovation as P&G’s Key
many pages. But more recent triumphs are also instructive, such as how the tired Herbal Essences brand was revived in part by pouring it into a curvaceous, nestable bottle intended to appeal to Gen-Y women. The Game-Changer is rich with... View Details
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Read excerpts from DENIAL
The Edifice Complex: Denial at Sears
Book Excerpt: Denial at Sears (BusinessWeek.com, February 26, 2010)
From Denial: Why Business... View Details
- 03 Aug 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?
continue to thrive? What do you think? Original Column Jeffrey Pfeffer is tired of seeing billions spent on leadership programs that are taught with the usual small number of examples that extol the leadership virtues of “modesty,... View Details
- 11 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
What You Need to Know about Recruiting at HBS
doing. Following what others are doing because you hear lots of section-mates following the same path will make you tired and frustrated. Go back to your career criteria. Stay true to yourself. Remember who you are. - Kristen... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Kilimanjaro
cameras, and snacks (chocolate, in several cases). The temperature was mild, and the air was humid. Tired at the end of the day, they relaxed and ate dinner, getting to know each other. The summit, conversely, began several days later at... View Details
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
What Really Drives Your Strategy?
directors who exert pressure to really change failing companies. Unfortunately, it often takes a crisis, which then leads to a new chief executive. One of the chapters in our book, by Donald Sull of London Business School, develops a brilliant example from the View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
Commencement 2017 Address | About
run as many laps as quickly as you can. Then, when it’s time to refuel and put new tires on the racecar, the driver pulls off the track to make a pit stop. In auto racing, one of the keys to victory is making quick pit stops. In other... View Details