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- 11 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 11
2011, all 1,200 global Partners of McKinsey & Co. gathered at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center near Washington, DC for their annual Partners' conference. The atmosphere was tense as Partners, in addition to their...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Apr 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?
locations (even if on a sofa) going for as little as $25 per night. Nightly rentals are beginning to exceed the volumes of the largest hotel chains. What happens if the chains, with much higher marginal costs, are forced to cut back on...
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- 01 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
the most? I’ve taken different skills from different places. I spent some time at a small entrepreneurial venture in Dallas, where I had hands-on experience in manufacturing, supply chain, and selling. I worked for a while as a hotel...
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- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
Strengthening the Brand with Digital Marketing Accor, the world's leading hotel operator with a portfolio of fourteen hospitality brands (including Sofitel and Novotel) in 92 countries, prided itself on living up to its motto, "To...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A Place in the Sun
a variety of environmental initiatives that he has undertaken over the years. His devotion to preserving the island's natural beauty as well as the Fijian culture has earned Turtle Island accolades that include the 1999 Green Hotelier Award from the International View Details
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Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons
- Web
Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
contributors to companies. You look at, like, Hyatt or Marriott or these companies that have a lot of hotel workers, they take a lot of care to make sure they’re happy and that they’re getting the benefits they need. And they’re well...
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- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
and infrastructure, and with personnel costs that match European standards, we can compete only on the basis of high-quality French Caribbean service. We do have one luxury hotel that already exhibits that standard: the Cap Est Lagoon...
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- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
Jakarta has a reputation as an impenetrable place. Viewed from atop one of the many business hotels in the center of the city, the Indonesian capital is a sea of gray stretching into the haze. No one knows for sure how big metropolitan...
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- 25 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 25
and development of its employees. Historically, this training had taken place at hotels and conference centers not affiliated with Deloitte. The idea for the construction of a special-purpose, Deloitte-owned learning facility had been...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 04 May 2018
- News
How to Win the Kentucky Derby
race? Finley: It's on a lot of bucket lists. On Saturday morning, you wake up and you can just feel it. And every hotel for 50 miles around the city is packed with people that have come in to be at the Kentucky Derby. So you'll see all...
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horse racing
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
its three hotels in Istanbul, the epicenter of the pandemic in Turkey. APRIL 15 ID.me, an alumni-run company that simplifies how individuals securely prove and share their identity online, has partnered with Slack to create a private...
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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
Tim Draper (MBA 1984) tells 30 students assembled poolside at Draper University, a seven-week entrepreneurship boot camp targeting 18- to 28-year-olds that he launched in 2012 after purchasing and renovating the vintage 1926 Benjamin Franklin View Details
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Julia Hanna
- 13 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 13
813-019 The case centers on the dilemma faced by Carlo Fontana, the owner-operator of a small chain of two four-star urban hotels located in Lugano, Switzerland, and the other in Milan, Italy. Having developed an extensive customer...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 20
data driven approach to management. The case explores Ctrip's founding and early growth; its expansion into multiple market segments including hotel reservations, air ticketing, leisure travel, and corporate travel; and the sources of its...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 24
explore the role of organizational identity in the adoption of new sustainability practices, focusing on how identity functions as a driver of (or sometimes a drag on) adoption. Drawing on illustrations from the U.S. hotel industry, we...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Higher Ground
the April concert was Tulane University’s Dixon Hall, with a stage that could barely fit all 67 orchestra members. Location was perhaps the least of the LPO’s challenges that night. Many of the musicians were still living in hotels or...
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- 10 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
How Restaurants in Lima and Copenhagen Became Best in the World
chunk of money from hotels like Claridge's in London or the Mandarin Oriental in Tokyo that pay a subscription fee up front to have Noma set up shop. Norton: It's interesting to think about what cities he could go to where consumers would...
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- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
listings for 455,000 hotels, 92,000 attractions, and 564,000 restaurants in over 71,000 destinations worldwide. It had over 40 million reviews from 35 million unique monthly visitors who were contributing 21 new reviews every minute. Known for its View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Managing the Business of Life
trial attorney in corporate litigation, Shuster-Haynes has been the primary caregiver for their children. She maintains a disciplined writing schedule, as well, by carving out time while the children are in school and by working late at night. "Twice a year, I also...
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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
Loews Corp., Michigan State University, Cornell University’s Hotel School, Bank of Hawaii, HR Spinner, the NCAA, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles illustrate how effective teams drive progress in business, associations, and education. The six...
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