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- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Offshore Learning
“Operating 12 months a year on an island was a noble vision,” Pearson said, “but not economically viable. We knew some changes needed to be made, that the school concept had to be re-thought, and that our season should not include the...
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Podcast - Managing the Future of Work
the source, creating an environment that can unleash human magic in support of the noble purpose, embracing all stakeholders in a declaration of interdependence, and in treating profit as an outcome, not the goal. Now I would say, Bill,...
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- December 2012 (Revised October 2022)
- Case
Plastiq
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Gaurav Jain, Liroy Haddad, Luke Langford and Matt Noble
The young CEO of a venture-backed startup needs to figure out his go to market strategy and the right profile for his first key sales hires. Should he develop partnerships with channels that would provide leverage or build out a direct sales force? And should the sales...
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Payments;
Sales;
Channels;
Credit Cards;
Digital Platforms;
Selection and Staffing;
Cost vs Benefits;
Salesforce Management;
Marketing Channels;
Business Startups;
Business Strategy;
Marketing Strategy;
Partners and Partnerships;
Management Systems
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., Gaurav Jain, Liroy Haddad, Luke Langford, and Matt Noble. "Plastiq." Harvard Business School Case 813-125, December 2012. (Revised October 2022.)
- 13 Dec 2022
- News
The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith
Christine Keung (at podium) and Reginald Smith (both MBA 2020) present recommendations for economic development to the West Virginia State Senate in May 2022. How did you meet? Reggie Smith: "We first met before classes started RC year at a big social event in...
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- 15 Apr 2017
- News
Bringing Markets to Myanmar
different way to talk about this. So I interrupted the whole formality of the conversation, and in a respectful way I said, Mr. Minister, you have a noble dream. It involves radical change from where things are now in Myanmar. And it's...
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- 11 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?
be a better person. Max disagreed, suggesting instead that loyalty has a dark side, since it causes people to make bad decisions.” In Hildreth’s view, a strong sense of loyalty within individuals makes them more ethical, by sparking more View Details
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by Michael Blanding
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Working with Spaces, Files & Folders - Research Computing Services
the following advices on storage Organization and other Best Practices: Two well written papers, Gentzkow & Shapiro (2014)and Noble (2009), discuss strategies for organizing research project involving computational components and are Must...
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- 27 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Coffee Economy That Bloomed Out of Nowhere
Swiss man who met a tragic end—but died with noble intentions. "In a letter to Romero he wrote that he just wanted to be remembered for having contributed something to this place," Lurtz says. "It was a lovely sentiment. He ended up being...
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Timeline - Race, Gender & Equity
efforts in former Confederacy 1869 Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor and Colored National Labor Union formed 1870 15th Amendment to the Constitution adopted; the right to vote may not be abrogated by color 1873 Christopher...
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- 16 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ‘The Strategist’
matter how hard you and your people work, no matter how wonderful your culture, no matter how good your products, or how noble your motives, if you don't get strategy right, everything else you do is at risk. My goal in this book is to...
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by Cynthia A. Montgomery
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Bringing It Back Home
courage to be bad at something. As an executive director, I am often tempted to create an organization that does all things for all people really well. While that is a noble attitude, Professor Frei helped me understand that such an...
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- 16 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?
matching system for New England, correcting public school choice programs in New York and Boston, and tackling markets for new medical residents, economists, and lawyers. That same year, Christine L. Exley and Elena Battles launched a startup called Wagaroo in another...
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- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What Your Competition is Telling You
employees is "a competitive world, in which you come to work every day just a little bit scared." Making The Pie Bigger If you're an independent operator and an industry giant like Wal-Mart or Barnes & Noble enters your...
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by David Stauffer
- 17 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why We Don’t Study Corporate Responsibility
responsible activities is not what companies do best and, according to critics, is thus a poor allocation of corporate resources. The third criticism has to do with due process and democratic institutions. Even laudable and noble actions...
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by Manda Salls
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Bad Times for Business
great, to be inspired by what is great and noble in business. We can do more to tap into this desire. Palepu: We could keep going for several more hours, but unfortunately, we're out of time. I'd just like to observe that, over the last...
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Garry Emmons
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Commencement 2011 Address | About
desire to enhance your own self-worth but by your passion to advance a broader, and more noble purpose. Society loses trust when leaders are seen as self-centered — when they are seen to claim value before they create value. Leaders gain...
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- 26 Feb 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Power of the Noncompete Clause
even those with the most noble intent of upholding their NDAs will "inevitably disclose" what they know in the course of everyday work. As I noted earlier, states differ in their enforcement of noncompetes. California has quite...
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by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
to refine the concept, inviting friends over to test and retest the game. The two colaunched the game, Cranium, in 1998 and found an unlikely initial partner — Starbucks — to help market and distribute it. Two more unconventional game distributors then joined in:...
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- 10 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Winners and Losers in the Retail Revolution
at risk? Alvarez: In the worst shape are the stores that said: I can fix that. Maybe it's not fixable—maybe 80 percent of your products are now going to be sold online or in a digital format, like books. Barnes & Noble and Staples are...
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- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
and Noble in books, Best Buy in electronics—offer similar rewards. Boots, the UK-based pharmacy and beauty supply retailer, offers a substantial reward of 4 percent, but that rate is more exception than rule. This type of reward is...
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