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Kenneth Salas
experience includes co-founding Camino Financial, a fintech lender he successfully scaled and exited, leading to the acquisition of a competitor and doubling the company's size. His prior experience in...
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- 06 Mar 2018
- News
A Voice for Diversity and Impact at Scale
With a father in the US Air Force, Vivian Hunt (MBA 1995) moved often as a young girl, living in places as far flung as Montana, Alabama, and Japan. That experience was difficult at times, but it developed her ability to engage across...
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- 01 Mar 2014
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3-Minute Briefing: Frank Blethen (PMD 35, 1978)
shouldn't be that way. THERE IS ONLY ONE decision I would change. In 2007, when we knew the economy was starting to go south, we talked about selling our papers in Maine. Every rational thought I had said, "Sell them, or you'll be sorry."...
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- 01 Mar 2010
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Sole Mates
firsthand as CFO of Liberia’s Forestry Development Authority (FDA). An American citizen, I came here in 2006 to work in a USAID-sponsored project aimed at combating corruption in state-owned enterprises. Here’s one case I encountered: A “company” with no telephone,...
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- 18 Sep 2012
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First Look: September 18
Drawing on authenticity research, we propose that the initial stage of socialization leads to more effective employment relationships when it starts with newcomers expressing their personal identities. In a field experiment carried out in...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2004
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L. Paul Bremer: In His Own Words
and bring steady growth to the economy of Iraq. The legacy of Saddam hangs like a black cloud over every aspect of the lives of the Iraqi people, and that black cloud extends also over the economic future. Because of the criminal misuse...
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- 01 Mar 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990)
(Photograph by Stephen Voss) World Bank VP and Treasurer Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990) has a clear sense of why she likes her job: “You bring very sophisticated finance tools to tackle the world’s most challenging problems.” Originally from southeastern Nigeria, she grew up...
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Julia Hanna
- 02 Sep 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Overlooked Forces Shielding the US from Severe Economic Downturns?
peterhowell Summing Up: Is the Current US Economic Expansion Primarily in the Hands of the Fed? New applications of technology and the expansion of the service economy may contribute to prolonged economic expansion. But they represent...
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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: A Fair Share
supporting the sharing economy—to answer your questions. With the increased reaction among incumbent businesses, how can sharing economy services (especially car and home) best get around the barriers represented by regulations? —Derek...
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- 21 Dec 2018
- News
A Four-Point Plan for Teresa May
With 20 years of practical negotiations experience under his belt, Malhotra, author of Negotiating the Impossible: How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts (Without Money Or Muscle) offers some bracingly clear-cut advice for an...
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- 25 Jun 2018
- News
An Unfinished Story
Forty percent of all Fortune 500 companies were started by either an immigrant or the child of an immigrant. Those 200 companies together would make up the fourth largest economy in the world. We need to continue to grow our country and...
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April White
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Exchange: Micro Management
Image by John Ritter In the 50 years since modern microfinance was introduced as a tool to fight poverty, institutions have distributed hundreds of millions of loans to people in developing countries. Such loans are repaid at rates often as high as 98 percent. Those...
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- 29 May 2007
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First Look: May 29, 2007
surgeons who perform hip and knee arthroplasties and patients who were scheduled to have hip or knee arthro-plasty. Respondents were asked for their opinions of and experiences with DTCA, including the influence of DTCA on surgeon and...
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Martha Lagace
- 26 Jan 2017
- News
Finding a Path out of Poverty
analysis, sustainability, and value creation. “The AMP increased my ‘can-do’ attitude. I had a unique, if not once-in-a-lifetime, opportunity to mix with such a diverse global group of leaders and to engage them in and outside of class on various issues. The HBS View Details
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Margie Kelley
- 02 Jun 2011
- What Do You Think?
Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?
experience ratios ranging from 155 percent to 302 percent in 2035, depending on assumptions regarding growth. Euro zone nations, where some action already has been taken, would experience lower ratios....
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by Jim Heskett
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Mark Mason (MBA 1995)
are also well-positioned to help our clients weather this crisis and piece the economy back together. This is a moment for global banks like Citi to show the vital role we can play in growing an inclusive economy. I’m a believer in...
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- 01 Jan 2002
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Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)
close connections between economies and governments around the world. "It isn't sufficient that I try to maximize the company's bottom line," Smith says. "Other constituencies affect our success in the long run." Starbucks employees...
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- 01 Dec 2007
- News
A Call to Innovation
become one of the most competitive economies on earth. What can we do? Kao isn’t looking only at oft-cited remedies, such as increased teacher salaries and more homework for pupils. He’s proposing a comprehensive plan similar to President...
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- 30 Apr 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Brand Management
because their clients' professional careers are often short lived. How Should I Think About Brand Dilution? Porsche's Risky Roll on an SUV Why would any company in the world want to locate in a high-cost, high-wage economy like Germany?...
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- 01 Aug 2001
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George C. Lodge
produced twelve books and a host of cases and articles (including two McKinsey Award-winning Harvard Business Review articles); served as a chief architect of the cornerstone Business, Government, and the International Economy (BGIE)...
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