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- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Orientation Teamwork
FIRE AWAY: Each Learning Team built a catapult that was intended egg at a target 25 feet away without breaking the payload. PHOTO BY STUART CAHILL It may have looked like all fun and games, but the MBA Class of 2008 orientation in late... View Details
William M. Rosson
Shunning critics, Rosson introduced two new smokeless tobacco products in the early eighties – Hawken moist snuff and Levi Garrett shredded tobacco. Through targeted advertising and promotions, these products went on to capture 25% of the... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Walter A. Haas, Jr.
Walter A. Haas Jr. was responsible for Levi’s concentration on blue jeans production. He targeted the marketing strategy to teenagers and as blue jeans became the symbol of nonconformity, Levi’s rapidly multiplied its sales and net... View Details
Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
Wilton D. Cole
Cole radically transformed the publishing company by selling the struggling magazine division in 1956, which, at the time, represented over 50% of the firm’s revenues. Through a series of targeted acquisitions and internal investment,... View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
- Profile
Juan Camargo
save gas money. That won't work for the ELR. "The consumer we're targeting is not that price conscious," notes Camargo, adding that it's more of an emotional purchase. "When they drive a vehicle, they want it to be a... View Details
- 9 AM – 10 AM EST, 09 Jan 2019
- HBS Online
HBS Online Economics for Managers
Gain the knowledge and skills to craft successful business strategy, whether you are an aspiring marketing professional, strategy consultant, or entrepreneur, preparing for an MBA, or just looking to contribute more to business decision making. Program Dates: January... View Details
- 02 May 2023
- Blog Post
Sustainability Career Advice from the Career & Professional Development Office
developing a target list of companies once you’ve narrowed down what area of sustainability you're passionate about. You can get as broad or as narrow as you want, it's a great way to form a target list of... View Details
- 08 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Co-Founders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke
targets and manage improvements in the same way as you would with financial performance,” said van Poecke. Schoonbeek and van Poecke pulled from their professional and academic experience to build a software offering that enables... View Details
Max Palevsky
Palevsky was a pioneer in the burgeoning computer electronics industry. His firm was one of the first companies to create a line of compatible and modular computers using components sourced from a variety of suppliers. Scientific Data Systems experienced dramatic... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
- 9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 07 Aug 2019
- HBS Online
HBS Online Financial Accounting
Learn how managers, Wall Street analysts, and entrepreneurs use an understanding of accounting to unlock critical insights from financial statements and drive strategic decision making.
Program Dates: August 7, 2019 - October 2, 2019 View Details
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
targeted firms. These results suggest a need to check the power of NPEs through changes in U.S. IP policy, in particular to screen out trolling early in the litigation process. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 31 May 2016
- First Look
May 31, 2016
effort is often unresponsive to traditional incentives. To investigate the sources of this unresponsiveness within volunteering, we appeal to a classic explanation: targeting behavior. In particular, we provide a laboratory test of effort... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation
Diagnostic The portfolio diagnostic assesses whether any current or potential innovations, such as new ideas or acquisition targets that produce appealing innovations, can be deployed in a way that successfully meets the needs of a... View Details
- 19 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy
at times in the form of subsidies. For example, Amazon provides discounts on its e-reader prices for customers who agree to receive targeted ads from Amazon and third-party sellers on their devices. Higher intensity of competition between... View Details
- Profile
Danelle Radney
Minnesota Christian groups “into one organization with centralized governance so that we could leverage our resources together.” She had already turned a summer merchandising internship at Target – “where I was the youngest intern, at... View Details
- 09 Jan 2014
- Blog Post
Looking back on 1st semester and looking forward to 2nd semester
I’m enjoying the experience, and know that it will be vital for an introvert like me to slowly build up confidence to put my (even half-baked) thoughts forward. On the recruiting front, if there’s one thing I’d advise new students, it would be to try to View Details
- 19 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Meet PRIDE, the student association for LGBTQ+ MBAs at Harvard Business School
beyond HBS. Contact the Pride Club to: Promote relevant internship or full-time opportunities to Pride members Join our mailing list for updates on cross-school and open access events Support Pride as a sponsor and receive our Resume Book of HBS LGBTQ+ talent plus... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- Fast Answer
Investing in Life Sciences - SIP Resources
email address. Reports will be sent via email within one business day. Company screening, how to create a target list: PE & VC investors by investment criteria (industry, stage and geography) Startups: venture-backed, by... View Details
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Your Personalized Experience | MBA
positions. Build Your Target List CPD is here to help students can find companies they’re interested in working with, identify contacts for networking, and manage their outreach. Students can leverage the CPD career search platform to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Social Enterprise Start-Ups Recognized for Bold Ideas
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the developing world, affecting nearly 250 million people worldwide. Yet most can’t afford the blood glucose monitoring needed to manage their condition. For a target group... View Details