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- 14 Oct 2020
- News
Sewn with Love
raise money by selling merchandise in New York, London, and Tokyo. “It was a win-win for consumers who were able to buy beautiful clothes and bags at discount and still feel like they were doing something good for others,” she observes.... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Porter's Paradox
during the past decade. "Absolutely," Porter replied. "It's a very interesting paradox. In a global economy where it's easy to move goods and information around the world, these things become givens available to any enterprise. As a... View Details
- 26 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Morgan Hermand-Waiche (MBA 2010)
entrepreneur Fabrice Grinda and worked with him on various ventures. We found that there was a big opportunity in the intimates industry, which is what eventually led to the launch of Adore Me." How did you come up with the idea? "My... View Details
- 16 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #9: Shelly Xu (MBA 2021) Reducing Waste Through Beautiful Design
eliminate wasted fabrics. “I want to eliminate waste from the past and waste from the future by creating new clothing designs from leftover bolts of fabric that would otherwise be thrown away.” – Shelly Xu (MBA 2021) Shelly Xu is a... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
William Fung: E-Commerce and Efficiency
run, while still allowing each of the customers some choice in fabric type, color, and logo embroidery. This capability has opened a new, fast-growing market segment for Li & Fung. Innovation in management is something that company... View Details
- 06 Apr 2017
- News
From Lobster Traps to Border Fencing
employs 185 people and has openings for another 35. "Adding people might be a challenge,” Knott said, “but our plant pays a good wage and people, I think, are fairly happy here." Editor's note: Jim Knott Sr. passed away in August 2018.... View Details
- 25 Jul 2013
- News
An Engine of Education Innovation
and the students, the course, Entrepreneurship in Education Reform, has become part of the fabric of the School. "Other business schools may say 'That's not our jurisdiction'—but that's not true. There are a lot of management issues in... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)
we could send machinery to the Chinese factories we managed. In return, we received shipments of apparel that we then sold to discount retailers in the United States." With an initial focus on high quantity and low prices, Esquel was just part of the pack of Asian... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Speakers Share Triumphs and Challenges
CEO Aaron Feurstein of Malden Mills On a bitter-cold December night in 1995, a devastating fire—driven out of control by gale-force winds—raged through the factory complex of Malden Mills, a privately held maker of fabrics (including the... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 27 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015
Francisco (39,514) In San Francisco, tech companies are hoping to make the world a better place—but the fabric of the city is changing in the process. A case study by Clayton Rose explores this clash of cultures, and the role of business... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017
develop a high-level blueprint of the IT systems, decide where to locate and how to lay out floor plans, set up relationships with suppliers, and design a management system and scorecard with which to run the new organization. Oui, La France Est un Paradis pour... View Details
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Trade Catalogs - The Art of American Advertising
of particular products such as fabric swatches or small sheets of wallpaper. A corps of traveling salesmen, known as “drummers,” circulated trade catalogs to potential customers along with product samples. 14 Trade catalogs were also... View Details
- 02 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Signing at the Top: The Key to Preventing Tax Fraud?
Editor’s note: Concerns about data falsification and fabrication in a study conducted by Francesca Gino as part of this article have been shared by Harvard Business School with the publishing journal’s editor, along with a request that... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Reimagining China and India
chose to write a comparative book to better illuminate their similarities and differences. Says Khanna: “What China is good at, India is not, and vice versa. The countries are inverted mirror images of each other.” Understanding these... View Details
- 24 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers
visited factories producing clothing and fabric and compared the techniques used by competitors in different parts of the world, I began thinking about the factors firms consider when deciding what kinds of technology should be deployed... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 20 Feb 2014
- News
Managing the World’s Trouble Spots
and philanthropy and executive director of the Mattel Children's Foundation, based in El Segundo, California.) “Business can be the greatest force for good on this planet.” At ExecWB, Goodwin and his team recruit for-profit partners to... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Vivek Ranadivé
knitted into the fabric of how people buy and sell goods and services." Skeptics might disagree with such a sweeping declaration, but they would be hard-pressed to disregard TIBCO Software's growth since its... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Extraordinary People
brewer in the world; chairman of Coty Inc., the global beauty leader; and chairman of Labelux, a luxury goods group. “I’m not afraid of taking risks. I’m not afraid of losing,” says Harf, a native of Cologne who thrives on challenges and... View Details
Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
but these are also good times to be shipping physical cargo the way it was done when America first began to industrialize. Indeed, says Ward, it’s back to the future: The country is in the midst of a “rail renaissance.” One heartening... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Ink: Framing the Full Picture
have been part of the fabric of American history from the outset. And in this latest series, you’re also fitting in American history lessons. How does that change your approach? The choices of what to represent, and how to do it, were a... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint