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01 Dec 2020
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Digital Health Care: Empowering Consumers

occurred in 2020. “COVID-19 is a dreadful pandemic,” she says in the following discussion, “but it has turned everything upside down in the health care sector in some good ways.” What are the most interesting digital health care... View Details

Keywords: April White

29 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

Building a Powerful Prestige Brand

Lauder, founded Estée Lauder Cosmetics. By the time she retired from public life in the mid-1990s, this company had become one of the largest cosmetics manufacturers in the world and was recognized as one of the leading players in the... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn; Beauty & Cosmetics; Consumer Products; Retail

05 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 5, 2008

side of the market. Consider two complements, A and B, where the A + B bundle is valuable only when purchased together. Good A is supplied by a monopolist (e.g., Microsoft) and there is competition in the B View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Apr 2025
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Challenge Accepted

the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, an organization that funds impact investing, research, and public advocacy, in addition to investing in early-stage green technology. Jeremy Grantham: One of my biggest... View Details

Keywords: challenges; failure; advice; experience

15 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 15

identifying the effects of bank credit supply. First, we focus on firms' choice between two close forms of external financing: bank debt and public bonds. By conditioning the sample of firms raising new debt, we can rule out a demand... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

22 Mar 2010
Research & Ideas

One Strategy: Aligning Planning and Execution

insights and tools one can put into practice. Steven and I describe in detail how to build organizational capabilities, set up a good structure, implement the right processes, and adopt an effective management style. Achieving strategic... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Video Game; Web Services

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Online Creating Brand Value Course | HBS Online

how brands create shareholder value and why it’s vital to invest in your brand Who Will Benefit Marketing Professionals Managers and Consultants in Retail and Consumer Goods Entrepreneurs Transform your brand into your company’s... View Details

17 Jan 2025
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Tracking Modern Air Travel’s Takeoff

decision? FL: Well, I had been up to my ears fighting the unions, and I really got to the point of thinking that there was life outside the airline business. The unions had done a very good job of painting me out to be a tough guy. The... View Details

04 Dec 2019
News

Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders

China, and India combined. It's a huge market. But they also discovered that over 90 percent of female consumers, who are responsible for most of the shopping, are dissatisfied with the goods and services that are out there. Top of the... View Details

31 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: Jan. 31

https://www.mfs.com/wps/FileServerServlet?servletCommand=serveUnprotectedFileAsset&fileAssetPath=/files/documents/news/mfse_pznaa_wp.pdf Marketing and Public Policy: Transformative Research in Developing Markets Authors:Clifford... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel

01 Mar 2013
News

Opening the Door

technologies on the health-care industry. A highly rated teacher, she is also an acclaimed public speaker, board member, and policy adviser whose expertise on health-care management has influenced private- and public-sector... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management

04 Jun 2013
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First Look: June 4

Publications 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc. Managing Startups: Best Blog Posts By: Eisenmann, Tom, ed. Abstract—Harvard Business School Professor Tom Eisenmann annually compiles the best posts from many blogs on technology startup... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

09 Dec 2021
News

Higher Returns

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Parsec Ventures CEO Richard Steel (OPM 45, 2014) has had a wide range of professional experiences, including everything from running both private and View Details

01 Dec 1996
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Starting Up and Starting Over

World War II saw a massive invasion of America's own shores, with wave upon wave of returning veterans - along with their civilian countrymen - eagerly anticipating the fruits of peace and the comforts of "the good life," including... View Details

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The Spiritual Lives of Leaders - Course Catalog

us. If any of these resonate with you, that’s a pretty good sign that you would find value in joining our conversation and our community: Living an Integrated, Purposeful Life “How do I live an integrated life where I can bring my faith... View Details

01 Sep 2012
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On a Sound Track

headquarters, where Skullcandy creates and markets high-quality, boldly designed headphones, earbuds, speaker docks, iPhone/iPod accessories, and clothing. What’s this first year as CEO been like? We went public in July 2011, a few months... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; audio accessories; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

15 Dec 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Power of Imperfect Eating By Kavita Bhatnagar (SELP 11, 2022) Penguin Enterprise Rather than dictating which foods are good or bad, this book weaves together stories that mirror the intricate, emotional, and often imperfect... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

28 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 28

Publications August 2013 Princeton University Press Fortune Tellers: The Story of America's First Economic Forecasters By: Friedman, Walter A. Abstract—The period leading up to the Great Depression witnessed the rise of the economic... View Details