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- 01 Feb 1999
- News
All in the Family
children into the company. Eventually, in-laws and cousins may find themselves working together and trying to manage an intricate set of relationships as the organization expands and formalizes processes that were hit-or-miss during the... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Letters to the Editor
possible time. Perhaps they make a contribution, but the process seems close to plain old “pump and dump,” hardly my idea of long term. Professor Salter offers several thoughtful recommendations to improve the performance of independent... View Details
- 13 Feb 2020
- News
Not Throwing Away My Shot
theme is sort of a callback to mechanization, which is digitization. So now suddenly we have the tools to completely change our world again from mechanical processes to digital processes. So those are the five what I would call dominant... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
instituting processes that encourage creativity and new ideas. At 3M, for example, the "15 percent rule" allows professionals to spend up to 15 percent of their time on independent projects of their own choosing. As intrapreneurship... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
September 2021 Alumni Books
equip and support entrepreneurs in Africa, through the process of starting and growing successful and resilient agriculture and food businesses that will transform the continent. Through case studies and practical guidance, the book... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 17 Jan 2019
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
opportunities and risks when evaluating investments. The technology classes gave me some subject matter expertise on the industries in which North Island invests. The general management and negotiations classes gave me a toolkit to manage people and View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
A Conversation with Dean Clark
library complex. BULLETIN: How far along are these various plans? CLARK: We've made good progress. We began the planning process about a year ago with an investigation of the existing physical plant. Meanwhile, a programmatic review was... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014
Planning Process with Minimal Effort by Tracy Morgan (MBA 1990) (North Star Strategies) Supreme Commander: MacArthur's Triumph in Japan by Mike Morris (MBA 1971) (HarperCollins) Morris combines political history, military biography, and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
View from the Top
contemporaries, so I tend to reserve my admiration for historical figures. Winston Churchill comes to mind. As a leader, he had a remarkable ability to get people and processes moving together in the right direction, clearing obstacles... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
The Exchange: The Road Ahead for Crypto
tolerant. And it reduces your need to place trust in any individual centralized institution. In bitcoin, people submit transactions to the system, just like you might tell your credit card company to send money to a merchant. All the computers simultaneously try to... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Path Ahead
opportunities aligned with our mission, and improve existing processes and outcomes. Addressing this and other important issues, such as climate change and the role of business as a force for good in society, are areas where alumni can... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
In the Blood
boarding school,” says Clay. “They’ve entrusted you with their prized possession and expect you to manage it properly.” Once the owners have settled on a home for their horse, the farm manages the syndication process for a fee, selling... View Details
- 04 Nov 2020
- News
The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises
that going through a personal or professional transition is very much an individual process with a framework. I'd like to suggest a book called In Transition that has helped hundreds of Harvard MBAs. The co-author is Richard Wedemeyer and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
How Business Schools Lost Their Way
this process a unanimous consensus emerged: business schools could no longer hope that their students would recognize the social significance and relations of business once they became managers. The schools themselves were ultimately... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
without selling the company. More on that later. Going light on the environment in the manufacturing process was a big deal to Kim and Coup, too. Their ultra-light philosophy and eco-friendly mindset drive every GoLite idea and product:... View Details
- 05 Sep 2017
- News
Living the Quantitative Life
meditation for me. It's a process I do, where in many ways the practice is the goal. I try to do it for the beneficial aspects it has on my mental health, but in the way that I think a lot of people who meditate don't necessarily seek out... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
observes. At press time, Neurosmith was in the process of restructuring again, as it lacks the scale and financial resources required to compete effectively in the mass market. While Abercrombie admits that if she doesn’t find a partner... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
Sigma aficionado, Agarwala puts it this way: “Our business is about setting up systems and processes that result in good customer service.” On the technology front, a first-rate in-house IT team built the company’s Web site and stocked it... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
which can be broken down, processed into rocket fuel, and used to refuel these satellites—all without ever returning to Earth. The technology exists, Landon says; companies are just waiting for the first galactic oil well to be dug, so to... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
To with Zibby Owens (MBA 2003) Writer Zibby Owens interviews other writers, health experts, and more, from the perspective of a busy mom of four. Capital Allocators with Ted Seides (MBA 1999) Meet the people who allocate vast pools of capital, and explore the View Details