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Adam Kanner
modeled his concept on the travel and hospitality industries which employed dynamic pricing and relied on successful outlets like Priceline, Expedia and others to sell airline seats and hotel rooms in a manner that was not disruptive to... View Details
- 27 Jul 2020
- Blog Post
HBS Summer Fellows Respond to COVID-19
and how 200+ volunteers from different firms (largely competitors) can come together to seamlessly work together in order to positively impact the society. HOW HAS YOUR MBA SKILLSET PREPARED YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE? Christine... View Details
- 04 Nov 2016
- News
The Competitiveness of Lost Causes
regulations, in part by helping producers secure public guarantees for financing a $17 million water treatment plant. “That was a success story that saved and created jobs and became the basis of an HBS case,” notes Duch. “Today everyone... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Q&A: Donna Dubinsky
A member of the team that introduced the phenomenally successful PalmPilot, Donna Lee Dubinsky (MBA 1981) has a handle on the handheld computer market. She was one of the brains behind the Pilot, the standard-setting personal digital... View Details
- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
reoccurring phenomenon of small, socially isolated groups achieving considerable economic success via concentrated entrepreneurship. Empirical evidence from the United States supports our model's underlying mechanisms. Download working... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
benefit from mimicking the showroom concepts started by online-first retailers and why online-first retailers can benefit from opening more traditional stores. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54316 March 29, 2018 Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tuning Jobs to Fit Your Company
accountability vary by level in most organizations—in general, they are wider at the top of a company and narrower at the bottom. The CEO of McDonald's has a wide span of accountability that encompasses stock price, earnings per share,... View Details
Keywords: by Robert Simons
- 26 May 2022
- News
Northern California Club Honors Noom; LGBTQ Alumni Share HBS Stories
CEO and cofounder, Saeju Jeong, accepted the award and shared the company’s success story during the online “fireside chat” organized and cohosted by HBSANC board member and dinner chair Ben Dubin (MBA 1997)... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
world’s fastest-growing free market democracy” read posters and banners all around the Swiss resort, while Indian success stories such as Infosys Technologies were the talk of movers and shakers at swank soirees. The spotlight continued... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Letters to the Editor
Smart Choices Regarding your December cover story on Jeff Hicks (MBA ’97), CEO of Crispin Porter + Bogusky, I find it interesting that in the many articles written about the firm, the principals never seem to acknowledge the fact that... View Details
- 15 Aug 2005
- HBS Case
Classic Cases Live On at HBS
happens, the Lincoln Electric Company is now a thriving multinational—and its Cleveland plant remains as successful as ever." Good Wrap, Bum Wrap Case: Sealed Air Corporation Written: 1982 Copies Sold: 234,629 In 1971, T.J. Dermot... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Answering the Call
on the worker-as-individual with a case about a successful teams-driven organization that he teaches the day before. “A small percentage of students are intrigued by and support the complete meritocracy they see at Lincoln,” DeLong notes.... View Details
- 04 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 4
910-409 On July 5, 2004, Pfizer's China team received disappointing news. China's patent review board just invalidated the company's existing patent on one of its most successful drugs, Viagra. Making matters worse, a Guangdong-based... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Industrial Giant
manner of Dell and Cisco. Because the majority of these transformations are ongoing, the ultimate success or failure of these undertakings is difficult to evaluate. General Motors, for example, is attempting to rehaul its business in four... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
Tales, author and retired group vice president of General Motors John Smith tells the story of how he and his team sprouted new life and purpose into the storied Cadillac―once the quintessential expression of accomplishment and success in... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
coauthor of Own the Room, is a leadership coach with a track record of helping CEOs and senior leaders take their effectiveness to the next level. The AEI Presents: The Invisible Men A video podcast sharing stories of amazing Black men at... View Details
- 30 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness
get "more bang for their buck" from their board members' time? The answer to all three questions is yes—if what a company expects of its board members is redefined and if the meeting process is redesigned so that the board's time is primarily spent on helping... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
results will be affected by (a) when the inspection occurs within an inspector’s daily schedule and (b) the inspection outcomes of the inspector’s prior inspected establishment. Analyzing thousands of food safety inspections, we find that inspectors cite fewer... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019
Donald Trump, the new CEO of ExxonMobil faced many strategic questions. How should ExxonMobil invest going forward? What were the capabilities that ExxonMobil needed to develop in order to be successful in... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 26 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 26
Publications March 2015 AFP Exchange Well Said: Why Articulating Your Strategy Can Set You Apart. By: Cespedes, Frank V. Abstract—Senior finance managers now operate in an altered c-suite landscape. The executives reporting to the CEO... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne