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- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
'73) couldn't find a new printer ribbon for his home office was the day the idea for Staples, the office supply superstore, hit him like a ton of paper clips. With his expertise in low pricing and warehouse-style selling - as well as... View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- News
Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
coincided with both the rise of the home computer, marketed mainly as a toy for boys, and the rise of the male tech geek. This stereotype of a so-called brogrammer played an important role in the development of the now male-dominated tech... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
believed a fiber-optics revolution was coming. His hunch proved right, the company flourished, and Houghton retired after a successful 13-year tenure. But then came perhaps an even greater challenge. With the telecom meltdown and the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 22 May 2020
- Blog Post
Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles
sinking fishing ship that had called out for help. Our ship provided food and water to fishermen who had been stranded for days and made sure that they could get back to their homes and families. What I will remember most were the moments... View Details
- 26 Feb 2020
- News
Phoenix Rising
Mitsotakis coming to power,” Arhodidis says. Meanwhile, one of his former Greek private-banking clients at Eurobank swings by the table with a greeting. The real estate developer has worked primarily in London for the last half-dozen years but is back to give his View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 12 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
(61%). Note that this 61% penetration rate is essentially at parity with home ownership (64%) and higher than that of 401(k) retirement account ownership (53%). Life settlements, or life insurance... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Redefining Success: Women & Work.
affect how I felt about work." Initially taking it all in stride, Piette was back at work on a reduced schedule four days after delivering Zach, working from home and sometimes even taking him and his nanny with her on business trips.... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
products—including soap, toothpaste, and shampoo—to thousands of children and young adults in need in Massachusetts. “During COVID-19, what we are doing is more important than ever,” says Feingold, who retired from a 23-year career at... View Details
- 01 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1
Programme" (REP), a government program designed to encourage Malaysian professionals abroad to return home through use of various incentives. The REP is intended to combat the "brain drain," caused by highly educated professionals moving... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Classroom Legend
years, numerous students and young faculty enjoyed dinner, lively conversation, and encouragement at the Christensens’ home in Lexington.) Christensen earned his MBA from Harvard in 1943 and shortly thereafter enlisted in the Army... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
institution; a number of volunteer student organizations were formed to reach out to the surrounding community; and the term "social responsibility" found its way into case discussions with some degree of regularity. "Looking back, those two years are probably a little... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
Cash By Christopher Kawaja (MBA 2004) and Shannon Matthiesen Independently published Most of us know how to balance the immediate needs of a checking account or to invest long term for our retirement plans. But financial advice falls... View Details
- 10 Aug 2022
- News
Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age
was age. Race. Education turns out to be the most important predictor of your health span going forward. And for too long, people just looked at everybody in the same state, the retirement stage or in those years as everybody being the... View Details
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
fashion and execute against a higher-ambition agenda. Q: Many companies in your book have a global reach. At the same time, however, they are often connected to a local identity or home base. How do higher-ambition leaders view culture?... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
Print View - Course Catalog
careers Scope: Spans multiple industries including the following: beauty, gaming, sports, climate and energy, industrials, finance, military, technology, health and scientific fields, creative industries. Grading / Course Administration: Grading will be based on... View Details