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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A lifelong mission to save the oceans
central challenge of our time: how to meet the enormous resource demands of a rapidly growing global population without destroying the natural systems that sustain us,” he says. Merkl found his passion as a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Faculty Books
and skilled people to accomplish what relief agencies could not: an information system and supply chain that managed the flow of relief supplies. IBM’s actions exemplify an emerging business idea: the vanguard company creating synergy... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
High Fives
it's a lot easier to turn people off than turn them on.” Investment outlook over the next five years: “I'm very optimistic about the future, particularly for the United States. Events since 1989 - the fall of the Berlin Wall, the embracing of market capitalism around... View Details
- 20 Nov 2015
- News
Room to Grow
says Kendall, executive director of the Henry P. Kendall Foundation, his family’s philanthropic organization, which is dedicated to creating a “resilient and healthy food system in New England that increases the production and consumption... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
If You're #1, Watch Out
You're the top performer in your market. Your products are of such a high quality that they exceed the requirements of all but the most demanding customers, and you're the only one able to serve them. Clear sailing ahead, right? Wrong,... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Green House
achieve net-zero-energy demand by pairing ultra-low energy use with solar panels for energy production. But Harper’s home goes even further than that select group—achieving net-positive-energy production—because the house uses so little... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Books
www.mindedge.com. Performance Measurement & Control Systems for Implementing Strategy by Robert L. Simons (Prentice Hall) "This book is built around a number of tensions inherent in all business," declares HBS professor Robert Simons of... View Details
- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping a Community Connected
to food sites because of their immigration status. There is a high demand for food and it is going up quickly. SY: What are your top priorities at this point? JP: The demand for food is a critical need right... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017
weapon called life experience. Just Change: How to Collaborate for Lasting Impact by Tynesia Boyea-Robinson (MBA 2005) (Advantage Media Group) Equal access to opportunities for all citizens is the key to a sustainable national economy. To address View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
information technology and management, or organizational behavior. That broad range of choices, coupled with the satisfaction of conducting research in the field, generates an extraordinary demand for the handful of available places each... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits
general expectation that in a down economy many donors of necessity will be less generous just when demand for services from nonprofits will be on the upswing. As a result, several panelists predicted that many smaller nonprofits will... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
WATER Ltd.
inefficiently — amounts that far exceed residential and personal use. And with the global population skyrocketing, the demand for water to sustain, feed, and employ the world’s people is projected to double by 2025. By that date, nearly... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Business Answers the Call
Despite increased attention to public education in recent years, today’s schools are still not producing graduates equipped to meet the demands of the 21st-century economy, many business leaders contend. Most Americans seem to agree.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
For one thing, Black hosts were underrepresented in the data that was used to train the algorithm. What’s more, says Zhang, societal bias may result in different demand curves for Black-owned properties versus white-owned ones. Renters... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Community Investment
inspired to address inconsistencies in society by working from within the system rather than pursuing more radical approaches. Joseph Schell: As we turn fifty, many of us finally have time to reflect on our life's ambitions. It's a great... View Details
- 05 Jul 2011
- News
The Business of Champions
inexperienced GM Peter Chiarelli, who played hockey at Harvard, who in turn hired good people around him. I think a big step was bringing in former Bruins star Cam Neely as president. His reputation alone from wearing a Bruins jersey View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Afghanistan’s Hope and Light
Houdt) Thirty or forty angry Afghan police officers crowded into Karim Khoja’s office. Someone had stolen their pay, and the prime suspect was the CEO of Roshan, the company offering the new mobile payment system that was used to process... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 02 Sep 2021
- News
Back to School
what would be best for each student. That in itself is a complicated operational challenge. On top of that, you have hiring demands and the need to create a culture in which teachers feel enabled to develop professionally. You also need... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
ventilation system that cycles the air every few seconds and a secondary system designed to blow out any pathogens or insects that might have snuck past earlier garrisons. All of this security is in place to... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)
the company-and never left. The original business model reflects how far the world economy has come in just over two decades. "Mainland China was just opening up," Yang says. "Although joint ventures, not to mention private ownership, were not possible at that time,... View Details