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- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Alumni Books
by Gabriel Wisdom (OPM 26, 1998) (Wiley) Wisdom shows how to capitalize on value plays where the fundamentals are strong but the “general wisdom” about the security has turned negative. Most promising are the stocks Wall Street has marked down without regard to their... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Savings and Loam
use marginal farmland. “The reason that’s critical is because it’s an important source of incremental income for a farm,” Cummings explains. He wants to support the Davids of the sustainable food world that have long lived in the shadows... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era
renewables, in particular solar and wind, means that our electricity system is going to be Capex-driven, and the marginal cost of power will essentially be zero much of the time. Matching demand closer to supply, rather than the other way... View Details
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Peter Harf, MBA 1974
focusing the company on consumer goods. "We had a lot of marginal pieces in our portfolio," explains Harf. In those early years, Harf acquired around 25 companies. "I'm not afraid of taking risks. I'm not afraid of losing. I'm not afraid... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Case Study: Power Nappy
Second, some customers simply won’t buy certain products without physical inspection, which requires physical presence. Third, the cost of acquiring customers online is increasingly high. There’s also a cost to retail, of course, such as View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
by Ganesh Natarajan (AMP 169, 2005) and Prameela Kalive (Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd.) At a crossroads in February 2001, the shareholders of Zansar Technologies were waiting for a maiden dividend, and profit margins were sliding. A new... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Water for Life
development, we strongly believe that the delivery of water and sanitation services to the city of Manila significantly affects the quality of life of the public, especially those in marginalized communities. This opportunity to have a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Seth Klarman
act even though he had plenty of levers he could have pulled that didn’t have to do with changing interest rates. He could have raised margin requirements, for example. But instead, he came up with the ridiculously lame idea that bubbles... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Daniel Vasella
years the growth rate of the vaccine industry will be between 15 and 20 percent, making it a very attractive industry. The margins are, again, not as high as in patented, branded products, but they still are quite attractive. Also, one of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
the consolidation of large food manufacturers has resulted in significant margin compression for his product. That brings CCC’s customer service capabilities to the fore, he continues, describing how the company worked with Frito-Lay to... View Details
- 09 Dec 2021
- News
Higher Returns
consumers? RS: It's important to drive home the optimistic side of all this. I think that, you know, profit margins and revenue predictions aside, we are engaged in this really thrilling age for business. And that doesn't mean just... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management
flow, husbanding resources, and hiring and motivating staff. "Small companies are so vulnerable," notes Bowen. "The margin of error is very narrow. Dealing effectively with these operational issues is a matter of survival." Many of the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
At a crossroads in February 2001, the shareholders of Zansar Technologies were waiting for a maiden dividend, and profit margins were sliding. A new leadership team took charge and turned Zensar around into one of the most successful... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
that prevented small units from sharing their resources and competencies with one another." Information and other kinds of technology have enabled people to communicate laterally within their organizations — to move information from the View Details
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