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- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Exchange: Micro Management
studies that there are many small-business owners who could put capital to very good use, but microfinance has not yet unlocked those potential opportunities. “That paper was very influential and one of the first indications to academics... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Tackling the World’s Most Difficult Challenges
potential workers—such as veterans, caregivers, immigrants, and individuals with mental or physical health issues—who might otherwise be overlooked. How AI Accelerated a COVID-19 Vaccine Karim Lakhani, the Dorothy and Michael Hintze... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Finance Conference Explores Research Methodologies
Robert C. Merton that emphasized how finance research leads finance practice. "It was refreshing to take a step back and think deeply about what we are doing," said one participant. "I had expectations that we were going to have a conference to explore the View Details
- 25 Jan 2012
- News
Is Tax Reform Viable?
creates businesses, jobs, and prosperity? Sorry, I can’t buy that. Earned income has the potential to create the same sort of economic value as investment income. As for the argument that my investment was at risk and I deserved a little... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Turning Point: Step Change
asked her why, she said, “I think there’s something special in you and you’d be a good leader for the team.” That stuck with me for a long time: Mrs. Hazelip identified a quality in me that I hadn’t seen myself, that I had the potential... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
included exploring the potential for ecotourism, organizing a women’s farming collective, and coordinating efforts to save crops from raids by elephants. He enjoyed the experience so much that he extended his term by a year to help a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Building a Social Network
Piskorski notes that the matchmaking site eHarmony (reportedly responsible for 5 percent of all marriages in the United States) requires its users to respond to dozens of questions and adhere to strict guidelines before making direct contact with View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Charged Up
driven by the automotive industry, followed by smart grid stabilization solutions that provide “fill-in” power when customer demand outstrips supply. Given the technology’s potential applications and finite employee resources, the case... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Action Plan: Fired Up
indie-music enthusiasts whose lifestyles were in sync with the company’s small, young workforce, he notes, “We didn’t have to wonder what our consumers would like; we shared their passions.” When he accepted the job at the then-Oregon-based Traeger in 2014, Andrus was... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
The Well-Healed Athlete
to studying athletes of different ages, genders, and ethnicities to better understand the potential of the healthy human body and to improve knowledge of injury prevention and rehabilitation. The goal is to give people of all abilities... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- News
Locally Grown
enough; zero emissions had to be the new goal. “We lost our whole potential business model,” he says. “Ninety-nine percent of startups die at that stage,” Fenwick-Smith notes. But not Lightning Systems. The company pivoted, using the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Turning Point: Power Outlet
around was a fact that had stayed with me ever since I heard it: Black boys as young as 10 years old are no longer viewed as innocent children but as a potential threat and aggressor. That made me feel like I was on the clock with my own... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Robots Are Coming to Save Your Job
becoming even more acute over time.” Beyond answering short-term labor needs, Eckert thinks these kinds of co-bots also have the potential to upend traditional factory economics. “For a generation now, you had to go to a low labor cost... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Short Takes
favor, yet they are convinced that they are being just," notes Fenwick. "Managers should recognize that there will always be a potential for conflict when decision-makers stand to gain from their choices." View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Courting the Poor
this merger as well as to lay out guidelines for future growth initiatives. Throughout this discussion issues of cultural fit for employees and customers as well as the limitations of the CEO’s charisma are investigated. Frei hopes that students will see the View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Books
the “breakeven point” — the point at which new leaders contribute as much value to the organization as their settling-in process consumes from it. But Watkins asserts that leaders can successfully cut that transition time — with its View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Making a Difference
manager at Procter & Gamble, Haacker loves the outdoors. His goal at Denali was to explore a potential long-term career in environmental conservation and to get a sense of how nonprofits and government agencies work. “Everybody tells you... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Ticktock
students,” Ofek says. “How do you manage this growth phase?” The case describes the prototypes that Nanda developed as potential complements to Clocky: Ticky, which sported digital minute and hour hands as opposed to a standard digital... View Details
- 31 Jan 2023
- News
Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups
already in the VC space. I knew one woman, that’s it,” she said. “It’s hard to start if you don’t already have the contacts to get introductions.” Garg suggested that women founders need to get used to directly asking their networks for money or names of View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Better Mousetraps: At Product Design Fair, Student Ideas Get Real
become apparent," Thomke elaborated, "rather than out in the real world, where millions of dollars are potentially at stake. They get a lot of theory in class, but here they learn by doing." Indeed, some of the eighty students may well... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley