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- 18 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
SIPs in 2021
know what tomorrow brings. Why wait to have the conversation that you’re supposed to have? To live the fullness of life? We operate as if the bad things are supposed to stop us from living life. But life doesn’t stop. The bad things help... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
Press) As a world-traveling “advance man,” an operative who orchestrates TV- and photo-ready moments involving political figures, King has worked with the reputations of officeholders, candidates, and other public figures. In this book,... View Details
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Numbers on Social Investments
valuation data for those that had experienced a liquidity event. Of the 110 investments, 95 were operating companies and 15 were other social purpose investment vehicles. Fifty-five percent of the 95 companies were still in business and... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
product, a small device that Staats had invented and patented, could remotely monitor high-voltage power transmission and generation. This breakthrough enabled electricity traders to get the real-time supply and distribution information... View Details
- 04 Mar 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Lessons from Running GM’s OnStar
OnStar as president and CEO for 14 years. A major subsidiary of General Motors, OnStar provides in-vehicle security, navigation, remote diagnostic, and emergency services to more than 6 million subscribers. Now a senior lecturer at HBS,... View Details
- 29 Apr 2020
- Book
The Key to Powerful Social Change: Small Villages
Who will solve the great problems facing humanity, a list of critical issues that only begins with the current pandemic? In the interview below, Rosabeth Moss Kanter discusses her recent book, Think Outside the Building, and her view that solutions are most likely to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Why the Internet Doesn’t Change Everything
some remote authorities (the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, the European Commission's DG IV) who claim to be patrolling the area, but everyone knows that their guns are not loaded. For cyberspace, it seems, is a lawless realm, a... View Details
Keywords: by Debora L. Spar
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
New Wave
control room, located in a converted shipping container The hardware reset was successful, and Oscilla recently deployed a version of Triton off the coast of Hawaii. (Known as Triton-C, this iteration should someday be capable of powering small communities along the US... View Details
- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
U.K., have adopted a hybrid approach known as the Private Finance Initiative (PFI), also known as "public-private partnerships" (PPP). Under this approach, private firms build and operate the infrastructure while the host... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Deep Dive
Fifty-three-year-old Vescovo, his long blond hair pulled back into a ponytail, meticulously monitored the operation of the submersible, which he had christened the Limiting Factor. He watched the depth gauge creep up: 7,192 meters, the... View Details
- Web
Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition
business operates through two channels: designer websites and RenttheRunway.com. Shokay Jose Dias de Barros, MBA 2006 Shawn Tan, MBA 2006 Hidden from most of the world by its remote location, Shokay yak down... View Details
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Faculty & Advisors | MBA
Wilcox has 20 years of start-up operating experience, having founded three companies and raised $150 million in private capital. Russ served as the CEO of E Ink, an electronic paper company, for a decade. The company reached a $200... View Details
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
and have become active politically. Health facilities have also improved. Although this operation will eventually turn a profit for DaimlerChrysler, it could not have happened without the help of the German and Brazilian governments. This... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 12 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Investors Have More Than Money to Offer Entrepreneurs
Invitations to recruiting events Beyond the basics: Seek examples of job descriptions (JDs) and critiques of those you’ve written. Most investors were operators once and have a good sense of how to write a good JD. Investors may also have... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
of tech upgrade the world food system needs given our increasingly insecure ecosystem, says Sonia Lo (MBA 1994), CEO of Crop One Holdings, which owns and operates the FreshBox brand. Sitting in FreshBox’s makeshift conference room—a long... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
hotels. Set among pristine waters and beaches, backed by stunning volcanic mountain islands, the resorts boast romantic over-the-water bungalows, luxurious amenities, and the highest ratings from guests and travel industry experts. Bailey’s company also View Details
- 01 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 1, 2008
translating TD-Canada Trust's service model of "comfortable banking" into operational terms. In 2000, in a banking market where consumers and regulators were typically hostile to mergers and acquisitions, Canada's fifth largest... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Dean Srikant Datar’s 2024 Commencement Remarks | About
together and in an office. Workforces today, though, can be remote or hybrid, and many are global, making this approach infeasible and ineffective. Leading in this environment requires more reliance on culture and trust. Managers will... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
divides resources to a process-based perspective focused on ways to link and leverage the individual competencies and capabilities that exist within the organization. And," he concludes, "they need to shift their attention from sophisticated systems that often result... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 22 May 2020
- Blog Post
Reflections on Service - Armed Forces Alumni Association Student Profiles
in changing lives and the associated feeling of making an effort to solve problems wherever we operated in the world. The feeling of partnering with the Bangladeshi military to help build and support a school for disabled children,... View Details