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Industry Information - Alumni
version of their free public database called Crunchbase Pro. Fast Company Launched in November 1995 by Alan Webber and Bill Taylor, two former Harvard Business Review editors, Fast Company magazine tends focus on innovation in technology,...
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- March 2010
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Target: Responding to the Recession
By: Ranjay Gulati, Rajiv Lal and Cathy Ross
Within 10 months of Gregg Steinhafel's taking over as CEO at Target, the U.S. was mired in the most significant economic downturn in 50 years. Top competitor Wal-Mart had positioned itself well for the crisis, while Target's same store sales began to slide. While...
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Brands and Branding;
Product Launch;
Product Positioning;
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Retail Industry;
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Gulati, Ranjay, Rajiv Lal, and Cathy Ross. "Target: Responding to the Recession." Harvard Business School Case 510-016, March 2010.
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Frequently Asked Questions - Research Computing Services
reasons why your jobs are still sitting in the queue and haven't dispatched: See the FAQ: "I launched an application in NoMachine or Terminal. Why isn't it running?" See the FAQ: "How can I tell if the cluster is busy?" If you've looked...
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ICHOM - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Delivery Project The Institute for Cancer Care Innovation MOC Network ICIC U.S. Cluster Mapping Project U.S. Competitiveness Project FSG Shared Value Initiative Social Progress Imperative AllWorld Network ICHOM International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement...
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- 25 Aug 2014
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Jonathan M. Nelson, MBA 1983
he says. “I had no idea that it would mushroom the way it did. I was just doing what I wanted to do.” Six years later, Nelson launched Providence Equity. Over the last 25 years, he and his partners have earned and sustained a reputation...
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Susan Young
- 01 May 2013
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Thomas S. Volpe, MBA 1976
early stages of numerous successful start-ups, including Genentech’s dramatic public launch in 1980. Currently, Volpe continues to invest in entrepreneurial ventures, serves on numerous boards, and travels frequently to the Middle East on...
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- 22 Feb 2022
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Breaking News
afforded her a detailed view of the industry’s challenges and opportunities and helped to inspire the founding of the National Trust. The nonprofit launched its test case in May 2021, with the purchase of 24 newspapers and websites in...
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- 01 Aug 1998
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High Honors
business. An eight-year veteran with the prominent New York venture capital firm of J.H. Whitney & Company, he launched his own shop backed by $8 million from the Bass brothers. Seven Honeywell engineers in Boston had come up with a...
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- 24 May 2017
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David G. Bradley, MBA 1977
year is 2017, providing evidence that while Bradley’s manner may be from a bygone age, he’s firmly planted in the 21st century. When Bradley was just 26, he founded a legislative and regulatory research business. “I’d done nothing but study at that point,” says...
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Susan Young
- 04 Jun 2018
- Blog Post
Reapplying to HBS
introduced a line of products in a new geography, and launched a new product development process in the company’s highest growth business unit. Surely, my perspective—both what I might contribute and the learnings I’d now internalize in...
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Investor - Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM) SUMMER Intern with a VC firm and serve as a Rock Summer Fellow. FALL Take EC Courses applicable to VC/Investing: Venture Capital and Private Equity Private Equity Finance Financial Management of Small Firms View Details
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Research Summary
By: Leslie A. Perlow
There has been tremendous change in the workplace — ubiquitous technology, 24/7 globalization, hyper-efficiency and now significant changes in work location. Professor Perlow’s research focuses on the implications for the ways we work and live, and what we can do to... View Details
- 30 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
How Technology Adoption Affects Global Economies
For example, the United States launched the Adams Power Station at Niagara Falls in 1895, only a few years after the invention of a three-phase power system. India, meanwhile, didn't adopt electricity until the 1900s. But when it comes to...
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Investment bank league tables
Where can I find investment bank league tables? Generate custom tables or find league tables in: LSEG Workspace Type “screener” into the main search bar and click to launch the Screener App. Under Universe, change from Public...
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- 13 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
Mobile Banking for the Unbanked
South Africa; and M-PESA, an initiative launched by the mobile network operator Safaricom (in conjunction with Vodafone) to offer a new type of financial service to the poor residents of Kenya. Ultimately, the more successful of the two,...
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Robert Higgins | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Hartford Foundation. During those years, he developed an interest in healthcare. Eventually, he thought venture capital might be a more effective way to build healthcare businesses so he joined Charles River Ventures before launching...
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- 01 Jun 2022
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A Sustainable Solution for Fashion
Ferdinand Stockmann (MBA 2021) and James Theuerkauf (MBA 2021) Photo courtesy Syrup Tech Fashion is one of the most polluting industries in the world, says James Theuerkauf (MBA 2021), who worked in McKinsey’s retail sector before attending HBS. More than 8 percent of...
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April White
- 11 Mar 2021
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Leading with Heart
said, "What the hell? This is a consumer need out there." So I go to the team on Monday and I say, "Listen, why don't we launch a new business called Panera Grocery. We can serve customers, serve our associates and also serve the...
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- 22 Nov 2004
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Side Effects: The Case of Propecia
professor Marta Wosinska led the conversation. The Propecia launch came at a time of regulatory change, which made advertising of prescription drugs to consumers more feasible. But Casola had to consider three limitations on such...
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HBS - The year in Review
students. Following extensive experimentation, HBS launched the academic year with new hybrid classrooms that could seat up to 25 students in person and the rest remote, optimizing the experience for both groups through the addition of...
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