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- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
are going to be so competitive with each other that the thought of collaboration is never going to cross your minds. Women will come in willing and able and ready, and you’re going to lose,’ ” she remembers. Brandt, one of 38 women in the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
many organizers use high-pressure tactics to get cards signed. Probably the most damaging however is the impact unions have on innovation. Unions fight change — any change — on the factory floor. Over the years, management gives up trying to make factory improvements,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2005
the Russian economy, Mlotok entered an annual case competition sponsored by McKinsey; of the thousands of applications received, she was one of twenty finalists, and one of two offered a full-time position. Hoping to build on her work... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Who Are We?
products. In the world of railroads, business is open to competition from other railroads, trucking companies, and barges. "There can be a significant strategic component, where we try to understand the inputs of a customer's business and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
fiercely competitive market for outdoor wear and gear. GoLite’s mission sounds simple and logical enough — give serious trail runners, alpine athletes, fast-packers (backpackers who speed along trails), and even once-discouraged hikers... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
shows how and why industries are disrupted, and what established companies can do to respond as well as what potential startups must master if they hope to gain a competitive edge. There is a pattern to disruption in an industry, whether... View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- News
Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
number of talented women attracted to the sector, Groysberg says. And he sees a moment of opportunity for smart tech businesses to turn inclusiveness into a competitive advantage when competing for talent and investments. Tech cofounder... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
situation creates a host of competitive pressures for us, such as shortages in manpower, materials, and services. And practically speaking, the consumer will be seeing higher prices." Matthew Simmons puts it more bluntly: "We are in the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean Nohria Looks Ahead
Visit Dean Nohria's page Watch Dean Nohria at Fall Reunion (LEFA login required) Fresh out of a highly competitive engineering school in Mumbai, 22-year-old Nitin Nohria aspired to pursue his interest in business, earn an MBA in America,... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 19 Feb 2021
- News
A Playbook for Progress
new “blue ocean” opportunity for companies eager to activate diversity as a competitive advantage. Chitra: And when you talk about the opportunities and just going even another level deeper based on this tremendous research that you both... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
visibility and visitorship. This light, open, and completely handicapped-accessible facility attracts tourists from around the world, and its signature fish-eye spiral staircase is a work of art itself. The Outcome of Income As leisure time dwindles in today's... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
life through a massive corporate effort designed to weave environmental thinking into every aspect of the business. "We believe that being environmentally conscious makes good competitive sense," he explains. "For example, we aggressively... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
continue to examine the planet, and send back information that will be useful in helping NASA understand how astronauts—and possible future colonists—will be able to survive the intense radiation that bombards its surface. By choosing to look farther out into space,... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 06 Dec 2018
- News
Cold Call Horror Stories
might’ve been something like Competition and Strategy, and it was kind of an open session where the case was on branding, and this company was actually trying to brand lobsters. And I guess for a while they were pretty successful—they had... View Details
- 21 May 2018
- News
Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
here. HBSAB Hosts CEO Brand Leadership Roundtable The HBS Association of Boston (HBSAB) held its 10th Annual CEO Brand Leadership Roundtable, “How Best-Selling Brands Thrive in Today’s Ever-Changing Competitive Landscape,” on April 5,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
myself. I'm cautious when investing because we need to build sustainable businesses and create a competitive track record for the country, if we're going to improve opportunities for the next generation." [music] Targeted efforts like... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
million and employs more than 300 people. Ghosh is optimistic about opportunities in the burgeoning world of electronic commerce. "The Internet is completely changing the way we do business," he says. —J.A.R. « Back Healthy Competition If... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
$15-billion corporation. McGowan's vision transformed the monopolistic long-distance telecommunications business into today's highly competitive industry. "I recognized the risk," said McGowan, "but gambler that I was, I also calculated... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
The Wise Men
finance, when more attention should be paid to getting out in the field to find out what’s really going on and why. If teaching becomes largely quantitative and the computer is the dominant resource, case writing and field research become relatively less important, and... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
percent stake, which would have been a much smaller ownership position than we usually get. So it was an “off-strategy” investment. It was also in the highly competitive space of lead generation, where companies are paid a referral fee if... View Details