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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Diagnosing DC’s Dysfunction
Washington isn’t broken. It’s thriving. The real problem is that our political system benefits the major political parties and their industry allies—not the people it was designed to serve. That’s according to “Why Competition in the... View Details
- 05 May 2020
- News
“Walking a Tightrope”
hope that we do recognize how important they are. The system is still working. And it's thanks to the working class.” “Who's actually putting those groceries on the shelves still and who's driving the truck to get that food that gets put... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
system of choosing directors to “the old Soviet-style elections” in which shareholders’ real choice is to vote for anointed nominees, abstain, or sell the stock. Of all the nominees put forward by boards, 99.7 percent win election. Also,... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Using an online platform to reinvent education
Students can take advantage of the extensive library of more than 6,000 educational videos, 100,000 interactive challenges, and assessments from any computer with web access. Every interaction with the View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
One-on-One with Peter Cuneo
mentions a tireless vigilante: the Punisher. What is the motive behind Marvel’s decision to begin producing its own films? Creative control and a greater portion of the potential profits. When we came out of bankruptcy seven years ago we... View Details
- 04 Feb 2022
- News
Hour by Hour
application to connect employers and former workers in good standing, and allow employers to automate and manage their interactions with former employees. HourWork’s model—pooling and then nurturing former talent for future permanent and... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
New Virtual Classrooms Expand Digital Learning
classroom experience has everything to do with the level of interactivity between faculty and students, and these virtual classrooms provide a better online experience.” Students log in from their respective computers all over the world... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Capturing Human Capital
corporations rely on information planning and control systems and processes that are designed to help management make sound strategic choices and ensure efficient implementation of those decisions. "They do... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Entrepreneurial Venture
the last quarter century, not only in terms of entrepreneurship but also in the dynamics of the free-enterprise system itself. In 1975, venture funding in the United States totaled about $50 million. Today, it is somewhere between $50 and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Action Plan: Net Proceeds
“I’m a root-cause kind of guy,” says Robert Goodwin (GMP 3, 2007), reflecting on a military, government, and civilian career that has taken him from counterdrug operations in Colombia to assisting with the peace process in Sudan to rebuilding the health care system in... View Details
- 05 Dec 2016
- News
The Dragon’s Tale
early 1970s. China, however, had to wait to get out from under Mao’s control before it could make the moves that ultimately enabled it to catch up. Under Deng Xiaoping and then Jiang Zemin, government support for economic expansion really... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Lessons from a Megacity
The first step in researching the public transportation system in Buenos Aires: send the private driver home. “How could we be there studying public transportation and not use it?” asks Eryn Schultz (MBA 2015). She was one of 39 students... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
The Exchange: The Road Ahead for Crypto
to actually spend it, so no one’s playing the game, which then destroys value. And if it’s too liquid, then there’s suddenly too much of it in play, it loses all the value, and the game’s economic system collapses. It’s a very careful... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Faculty Books
to avoid them. He explains how to anticipate, avoid, or recover from disastrous mistakes that can strip founders of control and leave them without a financial payoff for their hard work and ideas. View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Books
Baldwin and Dean Kim Clark remind readers in their new book, Design Rules: The Power of Modularity. Baldwin and Clark are intrigued by the underlying structure of these human-designed products and systems and the ways in which they evolve... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Flexibility Is Key to Product Development in Internet Time
investments in architectural design can facilitate a more flexible innovation process. They observed successful firms creating a modular system that could accommodate the addition of new components without affecting the core... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Buy the Book
as a sublime integration of operations and marketing,” says Deighton, who taught the case to MBAs for the first time this fall in the elective course Consumer Marketing. “Patterson understands that if you want shelf space you need to publish a lot of books; that you... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Researching Business and Politics in China and Southeast Asia
Associate Professor Meg Rithmire The dynamic relationship between a country’s political system and its business environment is a topic that intrigues Meg Rithmire, the F. Warren McFarlan Associate Professor of Business Administration. An... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Core Values Keep Airline Flying High
innovations like ticketless seating and online reservations, as well as snacks-only food service. This has not, as critics predicted, precluded Southwest from introducing a coast-to-coast service with the same simplified product. To keep fares low, Southwest works to... View Details
- 01 Apr 2020
- News
What My Time in Vietnam Taught Me About Dealing with Shortages
shortages, we set up a special system called “Flagpole Reports.” (“Run it up the flagpole so everyone can see it.”) The first reports from Vietnam identified emerging shortages in aircraft flares, 40-mm ammunition, collapsible petroleum... View Details