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- 11 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Road Map to Fix America’s Transportation Infrastructure
Any highway commuter who has wasted hours stuck in traffic can see the cracks in the United States' transportation system, as can any airline passenger who has been stranded overnight in an airport. Yet while many agree that the need for infrastructure change is... View Details
- 08 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrants Who Built America’s Financial System
As today's fiscal deficit and dragging economy continue to cast long shadows, it's easy to forget much darker times in American history. Shortly after winning its independence from Great Britain, the United States was bankrupt. Individual... View Details
- 15 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 15
affiliation with the Democratic Party is associated with proposing standards perceived as increasing accounting "reliability." Broadly, the evidence suggests that individuals on the FASB have a wider influence in the political... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
Jumpstarting Innovation: Using Disruption to Your Advantage
worksheets in Exhibit 1 to analyze disruptive trends within the key categories discussed earlier. Select ideas for further evaluation: Now bring the individuals together. Working as a team, have each person share his or her analysis of... View Details
Keywords: by Lynda M. Applegate
- 16 Dec 2002
- Lessons from the Classroom
Marrying Distance and Classroom Education
having done this work they come together on a common date. This, of course, is what we try to do when we have pre-matriculation programs. People work at their own individual level, get to a certain point, and then come to face-to-face.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Business of Biotech
concerns regarding the medical sector of the industry. Privacy is an issue for those who worry that complete knowledge of an individual's genetic makeup could have negative effects. If employers know an individual has a predisposition for... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015
Lead by Rosabeth Moss Kanter (W.W. Norton & Co.) Americans live with congested roads, clogged railways, and delays on repairs, project approvals, and funding due to gridlocked leadership. Professor Kanter writes of individuals across the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Minding The Gap
PELP'S REACH 1.5M K–12 Students Represented by Participating School Districts 440 Individual Participants 14 States and Provinces Represented $32.7B Combined Annual Budgets of Participating School Districts Scaling Up As PELP moves... View Details
- 23 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
closely and talk to people (like Frederick, the auto shop owner) in your neighborhood. On the very day that the Wall Street Journal had a story on how venture financing is down—February 11, 2009—the New York Times had a story about a few View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 25, 2008
against governments and corporations and accepts funding only through individuals and foundation grants. Explores the detailed history and business models of both organizations. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2013
- News
The Accidental Innovator
that kids want to come to year-round? Because students are working at their own pace, do you have to separate them by age? Also, why have teachers teaching individually in separate classrooms, why not teach together in large collaborative... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Open Market
businesses that have dominated the space for a very long time. Their outdated approach has been such a disservice to the retail investor. I wonder if you think that this idea of the empowered individual investor can coexist peacefully... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
conclusion turned her toward business school to research “how to build a sustainable business with a ‘double bottom line’ — a firm that is profitable and benefits society.” Choi aims to lead a company that will provide low-income View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
them succeed as individuals — but always with an eye toward the larger institutional mission. “Research and course development are the foundation on which this School is built,” he told a graduating AMP class in 1983. “Outstanding... View Details
- 02 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 2
and Dan Ariely Publication:Psychological Science 21 (2010) Abstract Although people buy counterfeit products to signal positive traits, we show that wearing counterfeit products makes individuals feel less authentic and increases their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 4, 2008
"improbable" emergence and expansion of that business to investigate the challenges and opportunities faced by an individual who seeks to build an enterprise around his own human capital. It includes background information on... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 28, 2008
practice. Using evaluation data from variations of a single executive education program, we find that action-learning programs significantly enhance both individual and organizational outcomes compared to traditional executive education... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”
direct result of the strategic intent of XTV. Xerox had done extensive research on document management, but none of the projects had resulted in new products or services. To be sure, some project results had filtered into Xerox's printers and copiers, but only as View Details
Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
The Accidental Innovator
why have teachers teaching individually in separate classrooms, why not teach together in large collaborative spaces? If $10K or $15K a year is about what school districts spend per student, with the Khan Academy method, can you parlay... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Reimagining the MBA
all the teaching materials for the course. The leadership intelligence module, FIELD 1, is defined by small-group exercises that help students make the transition from being outstanding individual performers to performing as leaders... View Details