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- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Remix
harassed or assaulted, Dixon stayed tuned in. “I remember being like, ‘Wow. They’re believing these women. They’re getting the benefit of the doubt. Good for them,’ ” she says. “Also I thought, ‘This has nothing to do with me.’ ” “The... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
foods, and cook with 500-year-old recipes. The authors have compiled descriptions of México’s eight gastronomic regions and 32 federal states, with details of local specialties. A Bloody Good Cox: A Story of Courage and Redemption By... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
Dorothy for her amusement. Unbeknownst to him, she sold it to the prestigious Story magazine for $25. When she told him, he began to think he could be a writer after all. By 1945, America was ready to forget war and deprivation and get on with the View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
year. And there are mounting signs that her other plans for the neighborhood—a smaller retail-residential site that will house her African-themed online clothing business, a 51,000 square foot live-work building for artists and digital nomads—will also soon come to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Where the Jobs Are
uses state-of-the-art machines to fabricate component parts for a worldwide customer base. For the Kirlin Company, technologically advanced lighting designed and manufactured in the United States keeps the firm going strong. Switching... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Porter's Paradox
during the past decade. "Absolutely," Porter replied. "It's a very interesting paradox. In a global economy where it's easy to move goods and information around the world, these things become givens available to any enterprise. As a... View Details
- 14 Oct 2020
- News
Sewn with Love
raise money by selling merchandise in New York, London, and Tokyo. “It was a win-win for consumers who were able to buy beautiful clothes and bags at discount and still feel like they were doing something good for others,” she observes.... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 25 Jul 2013
- News
An Engine of Education Innovation
and the students, the course, Entrepreneurship in Education Reform, has become part of the fabric of the School. "Other business schools may say 'That's not our jurisdiction'—but that's not true. There are a lot of management issues in... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Speakers Share Triumphs and Challenges
CEO Aaron Feurstein of Malden Mills On a bitter-cold December night in 1995, a devastating fire—driven out of control by gale-force winds—raged through the factory complex of Malden Mills, a privately held maker of fabrics (including the... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 20 Feb 2014
- News
Managing the World’s Trouble Spots
and philanthropy and executive director of the Mattel Children's Foundation, based in El Segundo, California.) “Business can be the greatest force for good on this planet.” At ExecWB, Goodwin and his team recruit for-profit partners to... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Vivek Ranadivé
knitted into the fabric of how people buy and sell goods and services." Skeptics might disagree with such a sweeping declaration, but they would be hard-pressed to disregard TIBCO Software's growth since its... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
A Smooth Stretch
HANNA: A yoga business and foundation. Photo courtesy Zobha A dedicated runner until motherhood stood everything on its head, Jamie Hanna (MBA ’98) told Chicago’s examiner.com (September 20, 2010) that by the time she had her second child, “Running didn’t feel View Details
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
director at Lovejoy Advisors, shared her groundbreaking experience at McKinsey & Co., where she successfully proposed a four-day workweek at 80 percent pay after having her son. “It worked because I was good at what I do,” she said. Ten... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Reimagining China and India
chose to write a comparative book to better illuminate their similarities and differences. Says Khanna: “What China is good at, India is not, and vice versa. The countries are inverted mirror images of each other.” Understanding these... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
but these are also good times to be shipping physical cargo the way it was done when America first began to industrialize. Indeed, says Ward, it’s back to the future: The country is in the midst of a “rail renaissance.” One heartening... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Kash Rangan
money to good use, building a successful organization, showing that you have a demonstrable impact in achieving your mission, and then scaling the organization are the hardest to accomplish. When you show impact, more money will flow in.... View Details
- 26 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Morgan Hermand-Waiche (MBA 2010)
entrepreneur Fabrice Grinda and worked with him on various ventures. We found that there was a big opportunity in the intimates industry, which is what eventually led to the launch of Adore Me." How did you come up with the idea? "My... View Details
- 05 Dec 2016
- News
The Dragon’s Tale
their families for 48 weeks a year. At the same time, they were building the massive transportation infrastructure that eventually allowed factories to relocate to the center of the country and to move goods from the factory to customer.... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
in part, by how much it gave away. If that seems counterintuitive at best and downright crazy at worst, think again. The Bridgespan Group, the consultancy they created, has turned the standard business model on its head. While consultants usually consider their... View Details
- 06 Apr 2017
- News
From Lobster Traps to Border Fencing
employs 185 people and has openings for another 35. "Adding people might be a challenge,” Knott said, “but our plant pays a good wage and people, I think, are fairly happy here." Editor's note: Jim Knott Sr. passed away in August 2018.... View Details