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- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Short Takes
explains, "the 1980s were very challenging times for the U.S. textile industry. They enabled us to see clearly which companies did smart things in response to adverse conditions and which did not." Coding this information for ownership... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 19 Nov 2014
- News
The Power of Yes
topic. “I didn’t feel like I had developed that muscle of saying ‘yes’ enough,” he explains by phone from Acumen’s New York office. “One of the things I learned is how expressive and personal philanthropy is, and that no matter how smart... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Case Study: Citizen Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway, would no longer invest in newspapers "at any price." "Very smart people looked at Buffett's offer and wondered what he saw in the declining industry that others did not," notes Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Steven Murch: Philanthropist-in-Training
affordable housing, as well as the positive impact individuals can have by working as a team. Getting to know more about Habitat's smart model will help me immensely in thinking how to build a lasting contribution.” View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Letters to the Editor
Smart Choices Regarding your December cover story on Jeff Hicks (MBA ’97), CEO of Crispin Porter + Bogusky, I find it interesting that in the many articles written about the firm, the principals never seem to acknowledge the fact that... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
New Releases
smart participants, but successful investing, whether direct or through syndicates and REITs, is a complicated undertaking. In The Real Estate Game: The Intelligent Guide to Decision-Making and Investment, HBS adjunct professor William J.... View Details
- 23 Oct 2024
- News
Running Man
There aren’t many people on this planet—let alone septuagenarians—who can contemplate running 50 or 100 miles at a time. But for 77-year-old Eric Spector (MBA 1972), a retired entrepreneur and CEO in the tech, consumer retail, and media sectors, running long (long,... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Tapping into more effective water technologies
market opportunities." Shenkar is seeing early leaders in water-quality monitoring, filtration, disinfection, and desalination. Smart grid water systems are spotting leaks and saving water as well as energy, and governments from Singapore... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
Defending Your Brand: How Smart Companies Use Defensive Strategy to Deal with Competitive Attacks by Tim Calkins (MBA 1991) (Palgrave Macmillan) Calkins, a professor at the Kellogg School of Management, shows business leaders how to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Cast of Characters
new Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death, Chu brings a modern sensibility to the DC Comics seductress: “I thought it was time to update her as a smart scientist with more powers, character complexity, and antihero aspirations.” THE NAVY... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Estonia, Incorporated
a company online in Estonia and administer it securely from anywhere in the world. E-Residents can conduct all their banking online, declare taxes online, and digitally sign documents via a smart ID card. That means entrepreneurs need no... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Eyes in the Skies
stockpile destined to supply steel plants in China. “Space is hard. Launches are delayed and, in the worst case, things blow up.” “Space is hard. Launches are delayed and, in the worst case, things blow up.” Spectra AI is even smart... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952
After three years, the pair sold their portfolio to Sutter Hill Ventures, and Johnson looked for a company to buy. Instead, he ended up back in the venture business, founding Asset Management Company in 1967. Over the ensuing decades, Johnson has earned a reputation... View Details
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Fulfilling Their Promise
was humbling. “Up until then, I thought I was a smart person,” says Schooner, whose lengthy career was spent primarily at Chrysler and Textron. “I was well-educated, well-traveled, made a lot of money, had a good career, and [then I had]... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
New Releases
Smart Choices by John S. Hammond, Ralph L. Keeney, and Howard Raiffa (Harvard Business School Press) Decision-making is a major part of life for every human being. Where should you live? Which house should you buy? Is it time to change... View Details
- 29 Jun 2016
- News
Women of Wall Street Tell Their Story
women of Wall Street can be just as cold-heartedly corrupt as the boys.” The Hollywood Reporter agreed, saying it “is a smart thriller set in the corporate world that disguises its modest budget with an intelligent script and good set of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Going Green at HBS
Ivy is not the only green growing at Harvard, as the University-wide Green Campus Initiative, begun last year, takes hold. At HBS, in areas such as water use, lighting, and cogeneration, smart systems are now saving the School more than... View Details
- 03 Feb 2021
- News
Power Play
will eventually come out, and when it does, there will be an opportunity to give it new life before recycling it or creating hazardous waste.” As SER looks ahead, the company knows smart energy is a smart... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
required to support the restoration of a more relational democratic capitalism, along with suggestions about how the norms and values underpinning such a culture can be socialized in the years ahead. Smart Rivals: How Innovative Companies... View Details
- 28 Feb 2022
- News
Equal Partner
Fund. It focuses on innovative tech startups founded by women of color and inclusive teams. For Aditya, such startups are both a smart financial opportunity and an essential investment in the future. “Creating the opportunity for... View Details