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- 02 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: A Circular Journey Through JSW Cement - From Steel Slag to Stronger Shores
cater to diverse customer requirements, they still maintain a small production line dedicated to traditional 100% clinker cement. This balanced approach ensures they can meet the needs of all their customers while steadily pushing towards... View Details
- 20 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Users Love Ello, But What’s the Business Model?
for a 26-year-old backpacker. I might be willing to pay quite a bit for a service that caters to my needs and puts me in touch with other similarly-minded people. The key is to identify what the value is to your customer and build your... View Details
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John Schupbach
anticipated. Yet we have been lackadaisical in the development of services that cater to the people with the greatest needs." Combining disciplines to improve life at a large scale When John returned to the United States, he applied... View Details
Keywords: Healthcare/Biotech
- 08 Jun 2023
- News
Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner
firm's mission is to empower under-resourced small business owners and accelerate their success by providing high-impact and customized strategic, financial, operational, and marketing support. "The Acceleration Project caters to people... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 16 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard
cater to tall women and make them the center of the shopping experience. Impressed, the team then gave Girard a choice - she could come work with them directly or they would support her in launching The Sixes. Girard was all in as founder... View Details
- 20 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 20, 2008
middlemen and defaulted on their loans. The risk of such events may explain, at least partly, why many seemingly more profitable export crops are not adopted. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-065.pdf Catering through... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger
system of standardized benefits selected by experts like them, are likely to be the most vocal opponents. Q: Your article mentions several "scare stories" that are told to frighten people away from a consumer-driven model. These scare stories include the idea... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 27 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Promotion’ That Makes You Feel Bad
that there's actually a cost of privilege," Neeley says. "People often think that they need to cater only to those who they perceive are on the losing end of something that is spurred by an organizational change. This study shows that in... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
For the Records
opened in 2018. Back then, only a few plants were making records, and they mainly catered to major artists, leaving few options for the smaller, indie artists. Looking back on it, Kelleher says she didn’t really know what she was getting... View Details
- 03 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 3, 2015
funding leads to a net increase of 2.3 patents. Though valuing patents is difficult, we report a range of estimates for the private value of these patents using different approaches. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50038 View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Aug 2008
- What Do You Think?
Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?
flat-footed on the issue of fuel efficiency? Granted, Detroit was busy catering to consumer demands for more profitable, lower-mileage vehicles. But at the same time, could stretch have given greater urgency to responses to alternative... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 07 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Green-tech Entrepreneurship in India
contexts. This means that Log9 has a unique and well-differentiated CVP to offer OEMs as it seeks to gain new customers and grow. Go-To-Market: One striking revelation was Log 9's strategy for targeting a commercial customer base. By focusing on commercial usage, Log 9... View Details
- 25 Jun 2020
- News
Covering All Corners
Riad Armanious (MBA 2008) regards the pandemic as the greatest professional challenge he has faced as managing director of family-owned Eva Group and CEO of Eva Pharma, a multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Egypt. The demands are particularly acute at... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Offshore Learning
said Pearson, “but we also operate a ferry service, cater weddings and corporate outings, and five high-ropes course installations used by many people who’ve never done anything like that before. We’ve had to cultivate expertise in a lot... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Where Have All the Leaders Gone?
skill of microtargeting — identifying small, intense subgroups and communicating with them about their individual needs and wants — has never been more critical in marketing or in political campaigns. The one-size-fits-all approach to the world is dead.” In politics,... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Globalization Revisited
they typically enter foreign markets late, only after thorough exploitation of the domestic U.S. market. By contrast, European firms tend to venture abroad earlier, into developing markets. The Europeans often export a retail format that adds value by View Details
- 13 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
How Government can Discourage Private Sector Reliance on Short-Term Debt
disappeared, Treasury quickly ramped up its issuance of money-like claims. However, as the anticipated debt burden grew, concerns about rollover risk eventually trumped the desire to cater to money demand, and maturity structure was once... View Details
- 12 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Consumers be Trusted with Their Own Health Care?
spending more money to hire a firm like Merrill Lynch that has people actively managing their stock portfolios. “Neither one of these approaches is better or worse than the other,” Quelch said. “They cater to two different types of... View Details
- 16 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard
cater to tall women and make them the center of the shopping experience. Impressed, the team then gave Girard a choice - she could come work with them directly or they would support her in launching The Sixes. Girard was all in as founder... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
A Vibrant Brand
rock scene, and last summer's launch of Blaze, a monthly that covers hip hop and caters to 12-to 24-year-olds, Vibe/Spin Ventures now reaches 1.5 million readers. Martha as Mentor As important as circulation figures are, Clinkscales... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young