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01 Sep 2012
News

On a Sound Track

to Skullcandy’s survival.” Would you say you mostly follow trends or create them? A little bit of both. We certainly are aware of trends that exist, but great brands and great product companies are always innovating and leading their consumers. How do you View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; audio accessories; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2012
News

From Where We Stand

made today will have implications for many years to come. Think broadly. We need to think across political and sector boundaries. The better we are able to bridge the private, public, and social sectors, the more successful we can be.... View Details

09 May 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 9

to dealers with whom they have the strongest ties, and more so during periods of market turmoil. Systemically important dealers exploit their connections at the expense of peripheral dealers as well as clients, charging higher markups... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2018
News

June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

damaged the US’s social psyche, as did widespread drug use and chemical dependency. Vivid pictures of violence in Vietnam on TV plus incessant riots in major US cities began to blur the differences between crime, punishment, and View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

Alumni Books of 2016

making the process too complicated and focusing on the BSC process rather than the outcome. Dead Eye Trilogy by Burt Avedon (MBA 1950) An action-adventure retelling of Avedon’s life, chronicling almost 100 years of war and dynamic social... View Details

07 Apr 2021
News

Road Work

then, that I had really set out for a goal five years before, tenaciously pursued it, and conquered it. And that felt personally wonderful. Morrell: So Ken, you have this amazing experience. You meet all these wonderful people, you see all these amazing places. How... View Details

09 Jan 2007
First Look

First Look: January 9, 2007

networks given that there was a more sophisticated system of formal institutions to mediate transactions and obtain capital and information. Our hypothesis is confirmed by three related results: 1) the total number of connections (i.e.,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Profile

Jeremy Andrus

them? A little bit of both. We certainly are aware of trends that exist, but great brands and great product companies are always innovating and leading their consumers. How do you connect with consumers? We interact with them in... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products; Entertainment / Media

01 Jun 2020
News

Post-Office

what Prashanth said: the ability to manage time, the ability to manage your workplace, to have a better connection with your family. The second thing, especially in a work-from-anywhere model, is that people now have the flexibility to... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Remote work; COVID-19; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Dec 2022
News

December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

or friend over the long haul, this book is your essential companion, from beginnings, through the ups and downs, to farewells. You’ll have the support of caregivers who are walking your path, and the inspiring wisdom of counselors—hospice chaplains, View Details

30 Nov 2017
News

Happy Meals (Are Here Again)

Steve Easterbrook, was named president and CEO, and the turnaround was on. Chris Kempczinski (MBA 1997) had left Kraft Foods in September 2015, when he connected with Easterbrook, who was looking for someone to help him fine-tune his... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Saverio Truglia

30 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 30

Participation of Disability Insurance Applicants By: Shu, Pian Abstract—Using panel data from the RAND Health and Retirement Study, I show that rejected applicants for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) possess significantly more... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

01 Apr 2001
News

New Ventures New Gains

arena.” Related Rewriting the Script: Social Enterprise Start-Ups Expand Business Plan Contest's Parameters In the process of teaming up with fellow students to write business plans, working with their faculty advisors (and getting... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna and Susan Young; Martin Dubilier (MBA 1952); Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

25 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

We May Have Taken Too Much Credit for Easing Workplace Segregation

hiring, and promoting minority workers, and he hopes the research will spur them to re-evaluate ways of reducing segregation. “These research findings are depressing because we value integration as a social goal,” Koning says. “Americans... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

15 Nov 2024
News

Driving Change

Speaking to nearly 700 alumni at the Women’s Leadership Summit last week, HBS Professor Robin Ely addressed both current and emerging challenges facing women in leadership roles, while emphasizing the critical importance of continued progress. “Today, we face a fresh... View Details

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Faculty & Advisors | MBA

and Guideline. Stephanie Hannon MBA ’04, Harvard University; MS, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University; BS, Computer Systems Engineering, Stanford University Stephanie is the CPO for Strava, a fitness-tracking social media startup.... View Details

16 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer

network where one single individual shares content, congestion (or download time) is huge as all members will connect to this one sharer to obtain content. If a second individual decides to share also, then the View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Music

21 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 21

study at two UK-based banks, documents and analyzes the practices used by risk managers as they aim to gather and establish influence in their organizations. Specifically, we examine how influence-seeking risk managers (1) establish and maintain interpersonal View Details