Closed Systems - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 1999
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Conference Brings Global Perspective to Cape Town

because of its stellar location: Cape Town, South Africa. More than four hundred delegates came from dozens of countries, with close to half bringing partners or family members for whom a special program of events had been set up. The... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Mar 2008
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An American Odyssey

could do more for communities when they close a plant or conduct a large layoff. “Many sectors, such as transportation, mining, chemicals, and heavy manufacturing, would do well to engage in community development,” he declares. “I believe... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Lawrence Fouraker; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance

01 Oct 2002
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Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future

development of community standards and a system of accountability for students, faculty, and staff. We also have launched a distinguished speaker series and have plans under way for additional workshops and panels. Like IT, I would like... View Details

12 Jul 2021
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Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

Your Life. NOVEMBER 4 Rod Harl (MBA 2000), president and CEO of Alene Candles, led the pivot of his company from candlemaking to the production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in response to the pandemic. Closing just before a... View Details

01 Sep 2017
News

City of Dreams

time to avoid the unfolding civil conflict. Clashes between Sri Lanka’s Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority ran from 1983 to 2009, closing down areas of the country for extended periods of time and costing an estimated 100,000 lives. By... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

15 Jun 2018
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Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life

those thousands of pieces, they start moving through the plane's wing and through the plane itself like shrapnel from a bomb. And they start cutting through hydraulics lines and fuel lines. Ultimately, it knocked out, in just under 30 seconds, 12 of the 14 View Details

02 Sep 2018
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Havana Rising

of 2019, Gordon is bringing a group of about 250 YPO members for their annual conference—and the Kempinski’s availability was a big factor in closing that deal. “In terms of volume, there’s nothing more attractive than MICE business,”... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North

08 Sep 2016
News

How We Make It Work

and have kids, but Guillaume and I decided that we would rather take a reduced income from one of us not working full-time so that there’s a sort of shock absorber built into the system to handle sick days, teacher meetings, school... View Details

15 Dec 2015
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The Year in Ideas 2015

shoplifters an alternative to the criminal justice system and reduce the cost associated with prosecuting a relatively minor crime. Here’s how it works: When a shoplifter is apprehended, no one calls the police. Instead, the offender is... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna, Christine Lejeune, Dan Morrell, and April White

01 Dec 2020
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In Review

trying to address the stubborn, long-lasting achievement and satisfaction gaps for women in our MBA program. Within three years, we substantially closed that gap, which gave us the self-confidence that we can advance inclusion when we put... View Details

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