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- 11 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 11
Author:Jay W. Lorsch Publication:Executive Counsel 7, no. 1 (February/March 2010) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Preview the Article: http://www.executivecounsel.info/v7/i1/lessons-from-the-crisis-about-governing-financial-institutions/ Multinationals Make... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Rival Visions
rootless too and how its mobility could serve the public good." Gallatin successfully arranged financing for the Louisiana Purchase and for the War of 1812, despite President Thomas Jefferson's push to reduce spending and eliminate the... View Details
- 04 Oct 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #10: Amanda Li (MBA 2018): Speeding Climate Change Solutions Through Project Finance Efficiencies
quarter to prepare for that growth, adding staff and taking scores of inbound inquiries for Banyan’s services. “How does a bank quickly grow its portfolio while managing risk?” she asked. “They should definitely leverage technology and the next three months - before... View Details
- 24 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Finance in Africa: Health, Self-Interest, Avoided Future Cost
private money from insurance companies, pension funds, endowments, sovereign funds, and high net worth individuals currently invested in global fixed income securities, mostly earning near zero real yields. How can this capital find... View Details
- 05 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Developing Black Talent for Leadership
Give your money and your talents: Link to donate to any of the following organizations below (will continue to update)- https://tinyurl.com/ya4e2qzm MLT, National Black MBA Association, LEAD Business, National Urban League, Morehouse... View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
Frictions in Shadow Banking: Evidence from the Lending Behavior of Money Market Funds By: Chernenko, Sergey, and Adi Sunderam Abstract—We document the consequences of money market fund risk taking during the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 May 2013
- First Look
First Look: May 14
entertainment: building a business around blockbuster products-the movies, television shows, songs, and books that are hugely expensive to produce and market-is the surest path to long-term success. Along the way, I reveal why entertainment executives often spend... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Mar 2014
- News
The Oz of Data Opens the Curtain
Scott Howe Nineteenth-century Philadelphia retailer John Wanamaker famously said, "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half." Nearly 150 years later, Scott Howe (MBA 1994), president and CEO... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New News
because they’re so committed to what they’ve already built their base on. BA: Snigdha, who is your primary audience? And what is the gap you’re trying to fill with the Juggernaut? SS: Our primary market is people of South Asian descent living in the United States. As... View Details
- Profile
Paris Wallace
with the help of a mobile app, and that number is growing.” By amassing hundreds of millions of data points from more than a million women entering data into Ovuline’s pregnancy and fertility apps, Ovuline is seeking to not only build a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
A New Approach to Health-Care Reform
patients’ needs. Today’s doctors work in a system where they are rewarded by Medicare and insurance companies for the number and cost of the services they provide rather than by the value of those services in helping patients. In short, medical professionals make View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Ask the Expert: The Kids Are All Right
Are millennials more concerned about their positive impact on the planet and on society—less focused on money and more on meaning? Is the shift toward a more conscientious generation a true trend or a myth? —Katina Stefanova (MBA 2005)... View Details
- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
energy or saving the planet. If the federal government had said this will be our equivalent of putting a man on the moon, which energized the economy and the country under John F. Kennedy, we could be the leader in a range of new technologies that save View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
joining the mobile network every month,” says Mittal. “Mobile phones have moved from an aspirational product to a mass product in a decade.” At the Tata Group, engineers are at work on a $2,000 car, the next step up for the millions of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
like a venture philanthropy investor group, where members invest time and money to support organizations and candidates that align with its principles. Those include protecting and renewing democracy, promoting fact- and evidence-based... View Details
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
got a high-tech upgrade. On a warm July day at a little past 11 a.m., as the early lunch crowd shuffles in, Karavites runs through the changes: digital menu boards, a mobile ordering system, a new delivery collaboration with UberEATS, and... View Details
- 21 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Bio-Piracy: When Western Firms Usurp Eastern Medicine
and the western lab benefiting from that," Choudhury says of the findings. "It illustrates the mobility of human capital leading to knowledge transfer." Patents Without Pirates But the findings raised an uncomfortable... View Details
- 01 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
An Aerospace Engineer Provides a Lift for Underrepresented Innovators and Entrepreneurs
development piqued her interest, and she joined the group as chief engineer on the new markets and autonomy team. There, she led projects to study disruptive mobility that could help Boeing break into new markets, everything from drones... View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective)
managing demand - using modern sensors and valves, remote measurement, big data optimization algorithms, mobile apps, and other innovations - is a more powerful way to benefit citizens and businesses than just pumping more stuff through... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us
map and messy go-to-market motion. At the same time, zeroing in on a single market too early can mean missing the most durable and compelling long-term segment. My guidance is to follow Sutton’s law: “I rob banks because that’s where the View Details