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Drill In 1981, I was promoted to CIO of a Fortune 500 chemical company, with responsibility for both information systems and the nationwide telecommunications network. My background didn’t include any strength with telecommunications; in... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 2023
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Joint Venture

The human knee is a marvel. It’s the hinge at the center of our gait, the evolutionary adaptation that makes humans the only fully bipedal mammals on the planet. But the knee also is a complicated and vulnerable knot of bone, muscle, and sinew. Nearly everyone knows... View Details

Keywords: Shoshi Parks

01 Jun 2024
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Quantum Leap

pharmaceutical and chemical industries have taken note: The venture capital arm of the pharma giant Merck, for instance, invested $5 million in SEEQC’s Series A round, where it was joined by the South Korean View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen; quantum computing; innovation; leadership; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Mar 2024
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Action Plan: Wild at Heart

At first glance, Heather Evans (MBA 1983) might not seem the likeliest candidate for a career in ecological landscaping. A former chief marketing officer and “true urbanist” (“to the extent I used to hate visiting people in the country!”), Evans spent most of her life... View Details

Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune; gardening; entrepreneurship; sustainability

01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Peter G. Harf

Francisco and was eventually sent to Munich to set up BCG's office there. His strong desire to "create something and leave an imprint" then led him to Benckiser. The family-owned, $300 million former chemical company was spreading itself... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Sep 2007
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Alfred D. Chandler Jr. Remembered

Matsushita. That volume was followed in 2005 by Shaping the Industrial Century: The Remarkable Story of the Evolution of the Modern Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries. “Such science-based industries have had as much impact on this... View Details

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Chemical Creativity

As Kodak struggles, Eastman Chemical thrives

The Risks You Can’t Foresee

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Assume the Position: Posing Your Way to Personal Power And Excellence

Kominers’s Conundrums: A Word Chemistry Lab Needs Organizing

Call It the 'Andy Amendment'

Love in the time of Zoom: Why we’re in the midst of a dating revolution

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Disruption, One Step at a Time

Whalen: Dow Should Give Money Back to Shareholders

Going Green in Global Businesses

Unicorns and Explosives: A Burning Ship Off Victoria’s Coast Hints at the Dangerous Secrets of Cargo Carriers

Real Leaders: Rachel Carson Seeds the Environmental Movement

The Imposter Among Us