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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
meditation: Can yoga lose its spiritual focus and still be profitable? Yoga first appeared in sacred Hindu texts as a means to broaden consciousness, calm the mind, even mystically inhabit the bodies of other beings. The current notion of... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Halber
- 26 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Strategic Way to Go to Market
rotten customer experience as well as major financial troubles for some large players. What does Toyota understand about its channels that GM is still learning? A: We didn't specifically focus on Toyota's channel strategy in the study,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Oct 2022
- News
On the Road to Recovery
nurses and what we tell our staff, and it’s the real focus of the company,” he says. More than two years into a pandemic, that straightforward mission can be a tall order. “Our nurses have had a humongous impact on maintaining hospitals... View Details
- 29 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Helping Women in Mexico to Live Fulfilled and Healthy Lives
Giovanna Abramo (MBA 2022) spent the last three years prior to HBS working at Bain & Company in Mexico City where she worked on performance improvement, strategy, and operational model redesign projects across industries like consumer... View Details
- February 2011 (Revised November 2012)
- Case
Product Development at OPOWER
By: Thomas Eisenmann and Rob Go
OPOWER, a software startup that helps utilities engage their customers in ways that reduce energy consumption, is scaling rapidly. The company's new head of product management has designed a system to address a point of constant tension: whether to build custom... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Customer Relationship Management; Entrepreneurship; Growth Management; Product Development; Sales; Customization and Personalization; Energy Conservation; Environmental Sustainability; Information Technology Industry; Utilities Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas, and Rob Go. "Product Development at OPOWER." Harvard Business School Case 811-075, February 2011. (Revised November 2012.)
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
Business schools have sometimes taught that shareholder-value maximization is the holy grail, the sole proper focus of corporate managements. So I ask, should managements be focused solely on a company’s share price, which itself is... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Health Care a Top Priority at HBS
that focus on health care and health-care delivery. Simply put, we want to improve the performance of global health care and make an impact on the industry worldwide.” Related Links Model Patient View Details
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
Argentina and Chile over recent decades. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50182 forthcoming Management Science Creating Reciprocal Value Through Operational Transparency By: Buell, Ryan W., Tami Kim, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Delivering Solutions During a Crisis with Hans Kristian Furuseth (MBA 2019)
at Zalando would both come into play in a major way for Furuseth later in this career. The HBS Advantage As Furuseth made plans to continue building his career, HBS was the right choice for many reasons including his desire to focus on... View Details
- 13 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
Working at the Intersection of Business and Environment
areas of focus to help move the needle on climate action. The initiative is especially active on the curriculum front through facilitating the development of innovative cases, teaching notes, and other materials, both for use in the HBS... View Details
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Departments | Employment
continuously looking at new ideas and operates in a dynamic environment. Attributes of Successful Staff Members Passion High autonomy Flexible Work well under pressure Diplomatic Interest in and understanding of social sector What makes... View Details
- 03 Mar 2014
- HBS Case
Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato
supermarkets over independent shops and the fact that processed tomatoes were considered a commodity, fierce competition for miniscule profits was the norm. So Francesco decided to close Mutti's side businesses in cheese and cattle and View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Mario A. Corti: Global Reconnaissance
improvement in the areas of communication with consumers, operational efficiency, and product availability, as well as renovation and innovation throughout the company. In addition to his financial duties, he helps to implement... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 12 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
2017 Harvard Business Review The Real Reason Uber Is Giving Up in China By: Kirby, William C. Abstract—The article examines the role of the Chinese government in transport firm Uber's decision to sell its China operation to a rival... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Selling Luxury to Everyone
established middle-market and even lower-market players." For example, she said, "eight years ago, Starbucks was a luxury game on the east coast. . . . Now, Starbucks is daily standard operating procedure—a mass business."... View Details
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Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog
leadership to the often-messy reality of rolling up one's sleeves and getting things done. It takes the point of view of a leader who: (1) is new to a situation, (2) must take action, and (3) is asked to operate within a system that she... View Details
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Two-Year Action Plan Update: Q+A with Terrill Drake, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Harvard Business School
development and policy review, Andy's expertise in operations and event planning, Brook’s expertise in strategic planning and recruitment, and Alicia's expertise in student affairs and change management. We currently have a director of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Meal Plan
will continue to be very tricky because revenues will be lower with fewer people dining out and restaurants operating at less than full capacity. There will be fewer restaurant employees. Compensation as a function of what restaurants... View Details
- 17 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
HBS Grads Launch Cybersecurity Nonprofit to Fight Infodemic
just returned to the U.S. after a gap between his two years at HBS, during which he launched an e-commerce startup in Indonesia. He made the decision to sell his startup, switching his focus to working on impact-only projects like... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Faculty Retirements
numerous publications focus on the field of product and process development and their connection with competitive advantage and operational excellence and include the highly regarded Leading Product... View Details