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- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Fellowship Fuels a Passion for a Career in Aviation
fellowship for students from emerging markets interested in careers in infrastructure- or property-related sectors. His second act also includes serving as a senior advisor to Global Infrastructure Partners, a private equity investor in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
$18.9 billion in 2003, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. From Boston to Silicon Valley, top firms are competing for deals again. And the initial public offering market — the favored exit for venture-capital investors — rallied last... View Details
- Profile
Sorina Casian-Botez
building something lasting: helping my consulting clients thrive in an exceptionally changing economic environment, nurturing new players in the young markets that need them the most, and one day contributing to the trends of thoughts and... View Details
- 28 May 2021
- News
Unspent Love
marketing slogans, distribution strategies, five-year plans. By night: bubble baths, pillow forts, bedtime stories,” Kingston writes. But when Kingston was 3, her mother was diagnosed with an advanced breast cancer and began transferring... View Details
- Web
BiGS Fellows | Institute for Business in Global Society
political economy of decarbonization With a focus on studying the politics of clean energy transitions and probing why some economies are moving faster than other, Meckling plans to examine the recent rise of green industrial policy... View Details
- 28 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 28
economic trends a central economic activity and shed light on the mechanics of financial markets by providing a range of statistics and information about individual firms. They also raised questions that are still relevant today. What is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Big Deals: Project Finance Helps Mitigate Risk in Large-Scale Investments
companies have announced plans for additional billion-dollar investments in Mozambique.” After a brief slowdown in 1997 and 1998 because of the Asian and Russian financial crises, the project finance market... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Faculty Research Online
fundamental ways. In his blog on marketing issues, Professor John Quelch discusses why marketers must start planning today to reach consumers after the recession. See... View Details
- 07 Feb 2019
- News
A Course Correction at Chris-Craft
president and CEO—notes that plans include expanding the plant and the payroll as well as the customer base. “There are parts of the market we don’t participate in and we're going to be able to migrate into... View Details
Platform for Dialogue
with specialists of China, Southeast Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States, I learned that a truly comparative approach to understanding social change requires the coming together of faculty expertise in planned and... View Details
- April 2004 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
ING DIRECT
By: James L. Heskett
The CEO of ING Direct (U.S.) has to decide: (1) whether and how to coordinate his organization's branding effort with its parent, ING Group, and (2) how fast to grow the business. Includes color exhibits. View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Entrepreneurship; Leadership Style; Growth Management; Brands and Branding; Planning; Problems and Challenges; Financial Services Industry; United States
Heskett, James L. "ING DIRECT." Harvard Business School Case 804-167, April 2004. (Revised May 2005.)
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA: Richard Kondo (MBA 1999)
“My most rewarding mission.” —Blending military leadership and private industry best practices Richard Kondo (MBA 1999) served as a US Navy Submarine Officer in Japan and later pursued a medical device career in marketing and business... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
How Do I Get Your Job?
postcollege when I was working at Lotus Development, creating interactive marketing demos for various products. I really liked the experience of getting my hands dirty working with designers and producers. And I got lucky, because I met a... View Details
- 28 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World
suited to a world in which leaders are immersed in a stream of possibilities, surprises, opportunities, and deals in the active, fluid markets that surround and pervade their organizations. Commitments require data, analysis, and... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph L. Badaracco
- February 2013 (Revised December 2015)
- Case
Groom Energy Solutions: Selling Efficiency
By: Michael W. Toffel, Kira R. Fabrizio and Stephanie van Sice
Groom Energy Solutions helps organizations reduce their energy use and costs through the implementation of energy efficiency measures, which create long-term financial and environmental benefits. With early success serving customers in the cold storage and industrial... View Details
Keywords: Groom Energy Solutions; Jon Guerster; Salem, MA; Energy Management; Energy Efficiency Paradox; Sustainability Management; Manufacturing; Cold Storage; Commercial Real Estate; Enterprise Smart Grid; Carbon Accounting; LED Lighting; Sustainability Research; Entrepreneurship; Environmental Entrepreneurship; Energy Entrepreneurship; Energy Services; Electricity; Startup; Expansion; Growth; Sustainability; Business Startups; Forecasting and Prediction; Energy Conservation; Revenue; Geographic Location; Human Resources; Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Operations; Service Delivery; Strategic Planning; Science; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Society; Social Issues; Technology Adoption; Energy Industry; Green Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Utilities Industry; United States; Boston
Toffel, Michael W., Kira R. Fabrizio, and Stephanie van Sice. "Groom Energy Solutions: Selling Efficiency." Harvard Business School Case 613-054, February 2013. (Revised December 2015.)
- Profile
Alika Phipps
As a child in Haiti, Alika Phipps watched her family manage its business interests, in margarine production and property insurance, and became “fascinated with markets and finance.” While attending MIT, she took a summer internship at JP... View Details
- 05 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?
needs at any particular moment." She also posed the problem of finding insider "CEO material willing to wait in the sidelines." Andrew Campbell commented that "you often have to reassess your succession plan when the... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- August 2002 (Revised February 2005)
- Case
Gillette Company (A): Pressure for Change
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and James Weber
After years of strong performance with market-dominating brands, Gillette's performance slips and a new CEO is selected from outside the company to lead a turnaround. This case describes the business and financial situation he inherited and asks what he should do... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Performance Consistency; Product Positioning; Selection and Staffing; Change Management; Leading Change; Competitive Strategy; Planning; Retail Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and James Weber. "Gillette Company (A): Pressure for Change." Harvard Business School Case 303-032, August 2002. (Revised February 2005.)
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?
If companies are willing to embrace a new model of health coverage—one that places control over costs and care directly in the hands of employees—the competitive forces that spur productivity and innovation in consumer markets can be... View Details
Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger
- 08 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 8
Your Customer Relationships By: Avery, Jill, Susan Fournier, and John Wittenbraker Abstract—Consumers have always had relationships with brands, but sophisticated tools for analyzing customer data are finally allowing marketing... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel