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Back to SearchThe Delicious History of Hershey Chocolate
Episode 87
Have you ever wondered how Hershey chocolate came to be so popular? Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn discusses her case entitled “Candy …
7 years, 7 months ago
How Wegmans Became a Leader in Improving Food Safety
Episode 86
Harvard Business School professor Ray Goldberg discusses his case study, “Wegmans and Listeria: Developing a Proactive Food Safety System for Produce…
7 years, 8 months ago
Can Miguel McKelvey Build the "Culture Operating System" at WeWork?
Episode 85
How deeply does the culture of a startup matter? Can it be shaped? Harvard Business School professor Jeffrey Rayport discusses his case “WeWork” rega…
7 years, 9 months ago
Using Fintech to Disrupt Eastern Bank from Within
Episode 84
Was Eastern Labs a huge success or an expensive mistake? Eastern Bank CEO Bob Rivers innovates from within by partnering with fintech entrepreneur Da…
7 years, 9 months ago
Honda Created a Civic for Very Light Jets: How High Will it Fly?
Episode 83
After thirty years of research and development, the HondaJet is now the top selling jet in the very light jet segment of the market. Harvard Business…
7 years, 10 months ago
Building a Nonprofit Marketplace System to Feed America
Episode 82
Feeding America is the third largest nonprofit in America, managing a network of more than 200 food banks nationwide. Harvard Business School profess…
7 years, 10 months ago
Could Big Data Replace the Creative Director at the Gap?
Episode 81
Is it time to throw out the creative director and rely on big data to predict what consumers want to wear next? Harvard Business School professor Aye…
7 years, 11 months ago
Vodafone's Innovative Approach to Advanced Technologies
Episode 80
Harvard Business School professor Bill Kerr discusses how Vodafone, one of the largest companies in the telecommunications space, incorporated techno…
7 years, 11 months ago
Baseball's Billy Beane Shows Companies the Power of Data
Episode 79
Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Beane brought a data driven and unconventional approach to winning baseball games. By setting strategy and ar…
8 years ago
Did Entrepreneur Ernesto Tornquist Help or Hurt Argentina?
Episode 78
Harvard Business School professor Geoffrey Jones examines the career of Ernesto Tornquist, a cosmopolitan financier considered to be the most signifi…
8 years ago