New York State - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jan 2011
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Peter Harf, MBA 1974

detergent part of Benckiser public. Subsequently, in 1999, this company merged with Reckitt & Colman, forming Reckitt Benckiser. The new firm thrived, reaching a total shareholder return of 16.5 percent per year over a period of 10 years.... View Details

01 Apr 2002
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Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms

Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms In their new book Aligning the Stars: How to Succeed When Professionals Drive Results (Harvard Business School Press), HBS professor Jay W. Lorsch and former Bain & Company... View Details

Keywords: professional service firms; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2010
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Michael Depatie

larger chains seem to be adopting some of the distinctive, personal touches that characterize boutique hotels like Kimpton. Yes, what was once a fairly small niche has become a legitimate segment of the industry. The big chains are adding more design elements to their... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Accommodation; Hospitality

01 Mar 2013
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A Healthy Profit

organizations to help improve existing businesses or to develop new ones. Each year, Antares carefully selects approximately three new organizations as field-study partners. In addition to affecting partner... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance

03 Jul 2024
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Surviving the Iditarod

that I was having a good day when I spent 14, 15, 16 hours just in my head with my thoughts, with my memories and feeling entirely present in the moment, just the fluidity and the continuity of being in that present mindful state for so... View Details

01 Jun 2003
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Up Against The Firewall

virtually any metropolitan center these days, unsecured “hot spots” can be found and exploited. It is, he says, an example of “the twin–headed dilemma of new technology — introducing better productivity and novelty into the workplace... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Robert Austin; Corporate Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2007
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The Plight of the Global Poor

takes an in-depth look at microfinance, an important and relatively new poverty-alleviating weapon. Introduced about thirty years ago, this system of very small loans to grassroots entrepreneurs such as street vendors, subsistence... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; bottom of the pyramid (BOP); Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

14 Nov 2024
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How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms

talk about how Liberty actually can support mitigation and adaptation and what that looks like in real terms. Tim Sweeney: We have risk engineers on staff. And so even when new construction projects are happening now, we lend our risk... View Details

20 Aug 2014
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With No Time to Lose

community for ALS research news and resources. “Prize4Life has proven very successful in its strategy,” says Kremer, who lives with his family in his native Israel and stays in touch with his Prize4Life teams via Skype and by using... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Charles Duhigg (MBA 2003) is a Pulitzer- Prize winning journalist and a New York Times best-selling author. His first book, The Power of... View Details

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