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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Joss Kent (MBA 1997)
effort to relocate 100 rhinos from South Africa, where poaching is a constant threat, to safer havens in Botswana. “It’s a very raw experience to be close with a large wild animal,” he says. “Our lives are often very removed from the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
The Past Informs the Future of Work
changes in corporate culture needed to embrace innovation, and management of its 100,000-plus workforce, from retraining or relocating workers, to using AI to find candidates for newly created technology jobs. Balanced against these... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Health Care’s New Frontier
1999, the nascent success of that program, called athenaNet, and the interest it attracted from investors and other medical practices convinced Bush and Park to shift the company’s focus from clinical care to Internet billing and information processing. Along the way,... View Details
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Read excerpts from DENIAL
The Edifice Complex: Denial at Sears
Book Excerpt: Denial at Sears (BusinessWeek.com, February 26, 2010)
From Denial: Why Business... View Details
- 28 Apr 2008
- HBS Case
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
encounter someone with a great deal of power, like Wal-Mart, who is also the ultimate non-negotiable partner?" The case details how P&G executive Tom Muccio pioneers a new supplier-retailer partnership between P&G and Wal-Mart. Built on proximity (Muccio... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Raising the Barrio
most likely run for reelection next year. The city could not forsake the neighborhood, nor raze it. Relocating it was not a practical option: “The concept is to help people improve their lives in the place where they live,” he says. And... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 10 Nov 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Research News and Tips: Innovating Across Time Zones
rethink fundamentally how and with whom they partner with suppliers. Writes Willy C. Shih: “They need to analyze their risk exposures, and then think about how to improve their resilience. They should look beyond just relocating supply,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Two Kinds of Green
when single mom Roxanne Quimby met Burt Shavitz, a bearded beekeeper living in a renovated turkey coop in rural Maine. The pair teamed up to sell beeswax candles at craft fairs before branching out into a few personal care products, including its (still) best-selling... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
pioneers a new supplier-retailer partnership between P&G and Wal-Mart. Built on proximity (Muccio relocated to Wal-Mart’s turf in Arkansas) and growing trust (both sides eventually eliminated elaborate legal contracts in favor of Letters... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Transforming Baker Library
relocated so that library patrons will sacrifice nothing. In some cases, such as the book-delivery program, the service levels will actually increase during the renovation.” — Margie Kelley View Details
- 24 May 2017
- News
Angie Hicks, MBA 2000
relocating to Columbus, Ohio, where he had recently moved. Inspired by the difficulty he was having finding workers to renovate his house, he had a business idea that he wanted her to pursue. It was a referral agency for homeowners... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- Web
Asia Pacific - Global Activities 2021
are being felt around the world. Shih addresses the challenges companies now face in making their global supply chains more resilient without weakening their competitiveness. He also advises that they look beyond just relocating supply... View Details
- Profile
Cherian Kurien
thoughtful and rigorous way. It was inspiring to see fellow students take that leap of faith, and commit to trying out certain roles that they are really passionate about but ones which have short-term pain points such as lower salaries, View Details
- Web
Activating a Legion of People | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Activating a Legion of People When a company I was working for relocated to Omaha, I knew I wanted to stay in New York. I'd always imagined I'd do something in the nonprofit sector, but figured it would be at some point much later in my... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Class Day and Commencement 2001
relocated from nearby Aldrich Lawn due to construction of the new Hawes Hall classroom building, tradition otherwise prevailed in the form of beautiful weather, wise and humorous speeches, and an enthusiastic crowd of MBA graduates (some... View Details
- 25 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Why I Almost Didn’t Apply to HBS
hold and relocate to London. Nothing was going to change my mind. Enter Avilia Guardiola. My good friend Avilia had just gotten into HBS, and when I went to her office to congratulate her, she immediately asked about my application. My... View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- News
Finding Her Place
about 800 beds—offering access to housing and medical, educational, and other social services. Hudson had recently relocated to Miami when the recruiter’s call came. While she was broadly supportive of Chapman’s mission, Hudson recalls... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Do Good: Eat Chocolate
traveling as far as China to investigate candy factories. She saw plenty of sugary goodies being made but came back to chocolate. (“There’s no origin story to a lollipop,” she comments.) Endline relocated from California to Manhattan and... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; candy; chocolate; Crop Production; Agriculture; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing
- 10 Feb 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women at Work
working mother had an unusual start. Gruver, a vice president at Bain Consulting, found out she was pregnant just when her husband was being relocated to Chicago from Boston. She didn't want to stop working, so flew back and forth for a... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild
- 28 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on Entrepreneurship
Initially, I worked for three years at the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, as a rotational operations analyst. Following this, I relocated to Los Angeles, California, to serve as a program manager. In this role, I helped... View Details