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- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Inside Out
studying the air they breathe when they are at the surface; we study them where they live, underwater. And yet that’s exactly what we do with humans. For all this time spent indoors, we tend to focus much more on outdoor View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
You’ve Been YouTubed
Art by John Weber Related Links Virtual Learning Series: Understanding Users of Social Networks Career Webinar: Leverage the Power of Your LinkedIn Network Tweets are in the air we breathe. Most of us know that “friend” can also be a... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Working Behind the Scenes — Alan F. Horn (MBA 1971)
became especially concerned about local air and water quality when their first child was born in 1988. Together, they helped found the Environmental Media Association, designed to encourage writers,... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Complete Package
Courtesy Susan Chong The typical wooden shipping pallet, constructed of mixed hardwood, ccan weigh 50 pounds, Susan Chong (OPM 48, 2016) explains. But a pallet made of pine weighs half that, and for businesses air shipping their products,... View Details
Keywords: April White; entrepreneurship; sustainability; packaging; leadership; women; Manufacturing
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
emissions by more than 30 percent; create housing for an expected 1 million new residents; expand and improve public transportation; cut solid waste in landfills by 75 percent; and achieve the cleanest air View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
electric car will provide air quality benefits in congested downtown areas. The EV1 will further improve the quality of life in cities, he says, because it is quieter than a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: How to Build a More Diverse Board
firm that cares about good corporate governance.” I believe the way to good corporate governance is to add only the highest quality individuals to boards. In some ways, we used to have an unspoken quota system for boards. It was that men... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Spray Canon
the other hand, with his line of collectible figurines and collaborations with clothing brands like Dior and Air Jordan, “understands very well how art is communicated, says Deitch. “He is someone who is open to all that, and he’s just... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Answering the Call
234,629 In 1971, T.J. Dermot Dunphy (MBA 1956) became CEO of Sealed Air Corporation, a fledgling New Jersey protective-packaging company. Under his leadership, Sealed Air soon became known for its View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
James McNerney Jr.
that has to start somewhere, and there are qualities a company can’t let go, such as its purpose and values. I’ve seen examples where, in a hunger to be both local and global, people forget about ethics and integrity. Manufacturing is... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
manufacturing process for quality and compliance (including regularly uploading video of work in progress back to McHenry for review). Says Chirchirillo, “It doesn’t matter that it’s being built halfway around the world. Even remotely, we... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Q & A: Gustavo Herrero
Gustavo A. Herrero (MBA '76) heads the Latin American Research Center (LARC), located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The School's third off-campus research facility, the LARC will officially open in August with a research conference in Buenos View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Vivek Ranadivé
stint at Ford Motor Company and with the network equipment provider Linkabit, he decided to enroll at HBS. "I wanted to get the best education, and I felt that Harvard was the best business school," Ranadivé states, citing the case method and the View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Leading Change
balance are our priorities,” says Yang. Pro-worker and pro-environment policies aren’t just a social good at Esquel. “They save money and strengthen our competitive advantage,” notes Yang. For example, polluted water impedes the production of cotton, and poor View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Hansjörg Wyss, MBA 1965
spaces. The drive and attention to detail that characterize Hansjörg Wyss can be misleading. While these are qualities that colleagues would probably use to describe him, it would not be accurate to assume Wyss is also a meticulous... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
always-open Store 24 convenience stores. T.J. Dermot Dunphy (MBA '56) focused on perfecting the packaging elements that would make Sealed Air padded mailers as ubiquitous as the mail itself. Putting in place his environmentally friendly... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
away by hand. In the air was an acrid smell, unlike anything I'd ever experienced. Everywhere on the ground, there were empty shoes." Exhausted in body and spirit, Lhota went home and napped. When he awoke, for a split second his mind was... View Details
- 16 Apr 2013
- News
A Walkabout to the Ocean
the air outside New York City's JFK airport and eventually hitchhiked across the country." Merkl fell in love with California and decided to stay. Enrolling at the University of California at Santa Cruz, he studied environmental science,... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
includes devices and broadband, but also the quality and usability of digital learning products. Given the systemic nature of education inequities, it’s hard to rank them. That said, here are two priorities for US business leaders to... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
All For One
radical five-year company transformation sparked by a simple idea: “Employees First, Customers Second.” Through a series of initiatives, Nayar focused on developing new ways for employees to communicate, air their challenges and... View Details