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01 Jun 2000
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The HBS Show Must Go On: "STARt-up WARS" Continues Tradition of Smash Hits

enterprise. According to Marino, the operating budget for the 2000 production went "well into the six-figure range." Half of that money came from sponsors, the rest from ticket sales. "This is my Hoover Dam," said Marino. "It is not a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

September 2023 (Revised January 2024)
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AB InBev: Brewing Up Forecasts during COVID-19

By: Mark Egan, C. Fritz Foley, Esel Cekin and Emilie Billaud

In July 2021, the CEO of AB InBev's European operations and his team strategized to position the company for success post-pandemic. As the world's largest beer company, boasting over 500 brands, revenue of $46 billion, and a workforce of 160,000 in 2020, AB InBev... View Details

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Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Course Catalog

frameworks. Early sessions will introduce models about the key jobs of the general manager, who must integrate the marketing, product development, operations, strategic planning, financial, and human dimensions of the enterprise. We will... View Details

25 Feb 2021
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Building Hope

reframe negative experiences in a more productive manner. That’s especially important for severely depressed people who may feel hopeless or suicidal. As it set out to start treating the veteran community, the Ketamine Fund negotiated... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Morrell

08 Oct 2013
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The Green Giant

Gillette prior to attending HBS, and is known for bringing a business-centric focus to the conservation movement. He credits a taste for entrepreneurship developed in b-school and a bit of luck for his change in career paths. In the late 1980s, he was collaborating on... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; World Wildlife Fund

30 Apr 2018
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HBS Grad Drives Lori Systems to Success

launching its platform in May 2017, Lori Systems now has 52 employees and $10M in system-wide revenue, with plans in place for additional funding and growth. Lori's success has not gone unrecognized: in October 2017, the company won... View Details

13 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 13

PublicationsRegulation and UK Retailing Productivity: Evidence from Microdata Authors:Jonathan Haskel and Raffaella Sadun Publication:Economica (September 2011) Abstract We explore the effects of planning regulation on the UK retail... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling - Course Catalog

‘Nothing happens until a sale is made’ Nothing happens until a sale is made. That simple point underlines the critical importance of sales. Every operating model and business plan ‘assumes’ a certain amount of sales, but that assumption... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers

production facility that are different from typical original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). And the vehicle’s design allows for an efficient production process at low volumes and with manual labor. Because... View Details

Keywords: Amy Yee

01 Dec 2009
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Robert Goodwin

relationships with the community. These investments can be modest. Just providing safe drinking water can lead to greater productivity and more profit, one of many instances where philanthropy makes good business sense. I get excited by... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

30 Jul 2013
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First Look: July 30

https://archive.harvardbusiness.org/cla/web/pl/product.seam?c=25120&i=25122&cs=0b17ff7f3d16c64e4a6b72b71b876054 2013 pub Information and Subsidies: Complements or Substitutes? By: Ashraf, Nava, B. Kelsey Jack, and Emir Kamenica Abstract—Does providing... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

09 Jun 2015
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First Look: June 9, 2015

interpersonal disclosure of intimate information increases attraction, cost transparency by a firm increases brand attraction, in turn boosting consumer purchase interest. This relationship persists even after controlling for perceptions of price fairness and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Jan 2022
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Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees

The COVID-19 pandemic made remote work more the norm than the exception, and now many companies are struggling to map out a hybrid plan that both managers and employees can embrace long term. With return-to-work policies in flux, this is... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

27 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 27, 2007

Man, and operates ships that travel around the world. In analyzing the choices he faces, students must consider how the initial capitalization of Navigator contributed to its financial distress, evaluate several restructuring plans from a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2012
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What Industrial Policy?

include: Agriculture, which receives massive government subsidies. Universities, which enjoy tax-exempt status and direct subsidies through government research grants. Health care, which receives a huge tax break (employer-sponsored health View Details

Keywords: Gary P. Pisano; Agriculture; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Health, Social Assistance; Manufacturing

20 Nov 2018
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New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018

(Siko) Sikochi Abstract—We examine the influence of peer firms on trade credit policies of listed firms in the United States. We posit and find evidence that firms mimic their peers in formulating trade credit policies. The findings are more pronounced for firms in... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

05 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 5, 2008

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w14189 Cross-Functional Alignment in Supply Chain Planning: A Case Study of Sales and Operations Planning (revised) Authors:Rogelio Oliva and Noel H. Watson Abstract In most organizations, supply chain View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2014
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Cutting Edge

irrelevance. The company's signature wild cherry–flavored product all but disappeared from retailers' shelves; by 2012, annual revenues had sunk to about $1 million. Enter Steve Silk (MBA 1978), turnaround maestro and patron saint of lost... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2006
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One-on-One with Tom Oreck

home-cleaning product line, opened nearly 500 company stores, and doubled sales (it doesn’t disclose figures). The future looked bright — until last August 29. That’s when Hurricane Katrina almost ruined everything. In the storm’s... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

01 Mar 2011
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Making Their Way

Mequon, Wisconsin, was sitting on three very disparate Rust Belt businesses: an industrial-lighting company, a medical-packaging business, and a welding company. In the middle year of his three-year OPM schedule, Chirchirillo saw the handwriting on the wall. “Overseas... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

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