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- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Faculty Retirements
Michael Jensen, the Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, is an authority on organizational theory, organizational strategy, and finance. He is codirector of The Monitor Company Organizational Strategy... View Details
- 17 Mar 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Adam Enbar (MBA 2010)
was that: ‘Five hundred years ago, it was generally accepted that only 10 percent of people had the mental capacity to read and write. We look back and think that’s ridiculous. But if I asked you today what percent of the population has... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
Chirchirillo was able to establish a foothold in China. That import model, however, was only intended to be an interim strategy to build a global capability, and in 2008, Chirchirillo purchased a precision metal-stamping company in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
the threat, with analysts predicting it will grow to $170 billion by 2020. (In his proposed fiscal 2017 budget, President Obama requested a $5 billion increase in federal cybersecurity spending, up to $19 billion annually.) Money is one thing, View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Your Taxi Is Waiting
strategy to get us through this period of uncertainty, both with the Eclipse and with the broader economy. I see this as an interim step that will allow us to level off and get to the point where we can start climbing again.” ALL ABOARD:... View Details
- 20 Aug 2014
- News
With No Time to Lose
companies, who were looking for blockbusters for large markets,” recalls Nate Boaz (MBA 2006), Prize4Life cofounder and board member, who is now managing director of talent strategy at Accenture in Atlanta. The meeting yielded more... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Managing the Business of Life
card company that was licensed to use Disney images, and for the next three years she stayed put in Paris. With the help of a nanny, Dodi says she balanced work and family quite well, settling into the French rhythm of long midday breaks at home, reasonable working... View Details
- 30 Sep 2016
- News
Competing Against Luck
Actually, I need to help them have experiences where they fail. Because only if they experience failure can they experience success. And I think a lot of us in my generation think that, oh, well, I just have to be sure that they always... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Curing Health Care
start-up approach applicable to the health care sector? For heavily regulated drugs, diagnostics, and devices, a 'launch early and often' strategy simply isn't possible, although entrepreneurs can still run lean tests to gauge the level... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Innovation, Inc.
uncertainty — not just the uncertainty surrounding the survival of their own firm, but that of the industry itself. The implications of this are that pioneer-entrepreneurs have to adopt specific strategies to overcome the uncertainty with... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
James McNerney Jr.
Island native Jim McNerney (MBA ’75). Later, his résumé would include stints at blue-chip companies like Procter & Gamble, McKinsey & Co., and General Electric, where he led various divisions of the multinational giant (including GE... View Details
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
businesses as well as evaluating, researching, and developing expansion strategies for NGOs in Vietnam and Laos. “It was nice to be settled and really learn about the language and culture of one place,” she recalls. “I even studied... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
fallen prey to skyrocketing rates of opioid abuse. “Every single one of my staff members has been affected in one way or another,” Marietta says of the opioid epidemic. “It’s wiped out an entire generation of people aged 20 to 45.” By... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
“Crush it!” I was test-driving a Tesla Model S 75D under the watchful eye of Kristin, the “owner-advisor” tasked with accompanying me while I took one of Elon Musk’s battery-powered luxury cars for a spin on the Far West Side of Manhattan. Among their many virtues,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
General George Yong-Boon Yeo (MBA ’85), Minister for Trade and Industry for the Republic of Singapore. Speaking to a luncheon audience, Yeo assured the group that “there’s a font of goodwill between China and the United States.” Just... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Mr. Start-Up
balance with such a demanding work life? I bike or run to work most days. It helps me to step back and see things in a different way. I’m home at 6:30 on weekdays to have dinner and generally don’t go into the office on weekends, with... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
senior partner at the executive search firm Spencer Stuart. He offers advice on generating valuable introductions, nailing interviews, negotiating compensation, cultivating a mentor, and knowing when to change jobs or industries. Sunset... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2005
Mahesh, as a member of the fourth generation and recipient of an engineering degree from Stanford, cites the importance of remaining true to the family culture while bringing something new to the table. “I’ve been living in the United... View Details
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
When hotel manager Alessandro Benedetti worked for Kempinski chain locations in Spain and Switzerland, morning meetings were a time to go over the numbers and discuss strategy for the days ahead. But ever since Benedetti moved to Havana... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New News
United States. Our goal is to make fact-first news extremely easy to consume, by publishing a daily digest that covers the day’s most important stories stated factually, with any relevant context. BA: Media businesses in general are... View Details