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- 13 Oct 2011
- News
Potential for Mass Customization
- 27 Mar 2015
- News
Small Company Aims to Provide Primary Care for the Masses
- 25 Jun 2024
- News
On the Move: Alexis DePree (MBA 2007)
When Nordstrom announced the promotion of Alexis DePree (MBA 2007) to COO in early June, media outlets noted DePree’s expanded, end-to-end role in managing operations and customer experience in an increasingly complex retail environment. DePree joined Nordstrom in... View Details
- 28 Apr 2019
- News
How One Independent Bookstore Succeeds in the Amazon Age
- 13 May 2015
- News
Will brick-and-mortar stores survive?
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
Currently an adjunct associate professor at NYU’s Stern School, where he teaches about commercializing carbon-reduction technologies in the course Disruption, Entrepreneurship, and Social Impact, Carty points to the significant potential of View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Case Study: Bionic Banking
sales will be your customers’ values, emotions, and cultural issues. I recommend you bring in 30-50 potential customers and test the sales proposition with them. Run those tests with an eye for emotion, culture, and values, not just... View Details
- 30 Oct 2018
- News
Paths of Victory
600 employers and 80,000 job seekers. In addition to offering on-demand workers through its marketplace, Apli’s chatbot and machine-learning models are now helping companies with mass recruiting of permanent employees. “Through Apli,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods
Ickis (MBA 1971, DBA 1978) REISNER: One of the hottest areas of investment growth is in cross-border shipping, but there are two core problems: In an age of terrorism, customs are commercial constraints and also valuable public safety... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Case Study: Sweat the Technique
category first. —J. W. Penland (MBA 1996) Hardware obsolesces quickly; it is costly to build, upgrade, retool, and distribute. Data and software are fungible across devices. Data can be cross-utilized with fitness and lifestyle partners that already have large View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Beyond the Plastisphere
plastics. “We’re trying to get our customers to covet this product that will help change their lives in a positive way—and make the world a better place too,” says Kauss. The world is literally drowning in plastic: Research indicates that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Luxe Redux
innovative design, supply logistics, and the need for superior customer service, and it’s easy to understand why David A. Birnbaum (MBA 1974), a private jeweler, would sound this cautionary note: “Luxury sounds very intriguing, but you... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
a large hotel chain reached out to express interest, Hoskins began to see the promise of B2B sales in the hospitality market. “They got the value right away,” says Hoskins. “It’s automatic: Your customers are healthier and getting better... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 29 Jul 2021
- News
A Clean Start
it a reality, and the plants and factories to scale it. OCO’s bread and butter is a processing device called an electrolyzer, which combines electricity and CO2 and splits water to make formic acid. That formic acid can then be sold to View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Flying High
shortages and fuel prices on the rise, travel became a more costly and time-consuming undertaking. Aero was spared the worst of those challenges. Private terminals avoided mass layoffs during the pandemic—and the staffing crunch that... View Details
Keywords: April White; aviation; airlines; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Air Transportation; Transportation
- 03 Aug 2020
- News
A Clean Start
electrolyzer, combines electricity and CO2, and splits water to make formic acid, which can be stored like a conventional hydrocarbon liquid (think gasoline). OCO can then manufacture and sell that formic acid to customers who use it... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Core Values Keep Airline Flying High
procedures, boost innovation, and keep costs down while retaining a high degree of teamwork, communication, and coordination across functions. While its top-ranked customer service ratings have established its reputation as the "nice"... View Details
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
Castro. The country’s new president—Miguel Díaz-Canel, the first non-Castro leader since the revolution in 1959—looks on, waving at the masses processing through Revolution Square, with his predecessor, 86-year-old Raúl Castro, by his... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Action Plan: Whole Sale
online platforms such as YouTube or, more recently, TikTok, to discover new products, but digital sales in the category were not on par with other consumer goods. The explanation: “Beauty is a fun purchase for consumers,” observes Balbale. View Details