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- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)
experienced," says Smith. "It's important to establish the fundamentals of general management early in one's career, but sometimes there aren't any precedents to follow. You're simply trying to meet challenges on a day-to-day basis."... View Details
- 01 May 2006
- What Do You Think?
Who Will Cast a Longer Shadow on the 21st Century: Friedman or Galbraith?
of two economists, Galbraith and Milton Friedman, described by Time magazine in 1975 as the modern world's most important economists along with John Maynard Keynes and Adam Smith. There were remarkable similarities between them. Both... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives
who spent six years commercializing drugs and diagnostics in East and West Africa before earning her MBA. “There are frequently delays in diagnosis, where the turnaround time for a biopsy could be several weeks or months.” That lag time, she explains, can be a matter... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- Web
Ansel Adams and Polaroid R&D | Baker Library
company’s research and development. Meroë Morse played a significant role in this effort as company liaison to Adams, who systematically reviewed technical and design aspects of Polaroid prototypes, from the wording of instruction manuals to the tonal values of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
survival of a people. It paints a theoretical and moving portrait of the antecedents of transnationalism and is a must read for students of history who care about the shaping of our modern world. Ping: The Secrets of Successful Virtual... View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
modern car making. “Look at that van,” he says, pointing to a white delivery vehicle parked near the Starbucks drive-through, where Rogers refuels. “How do you make steel look like that?” His explanations typically begin with this kind of... View Details
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
managed, not just to survive the crisis it faced in the early 1990s, but to reposition the company to lead the industry. The powerful lesson from the IBM story is that innovation is not a side business to running the real business.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Profile
Arthur Rock
modern venture capital. In the early 1960s, Rock began to chafe at the conservative attitudes toward new ventures that he encountered in the east. It was “old establishment and old money,” he said. “People... View Details
- 09 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Entrepreneurs Who Invented Economic Forecasting
underscored the risk and uncertainty inherent to capitalism itself. Sean Silverthorne: Why did you decide to write this book? Walter Friedman: The idea came to me years ago when teaching "Creating Modern Capitalism," a short course that... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Charles O. Rossotti, MBA 1964
mandate of modernizing the IRS was Rossotti, who was recruited by then U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin and other top government officials because of his experience in running a major service- and technology-oriented business.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Rx for Too Big to Fail
institutions existed even before the repeal of Glass-Steagall in 1999. The truth is, large financial institutions are probably an unavoidable feature of modern life. Even many of the most ardent opponents of big banks favor the creation... View Details
- 18 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Leading Innovation is the Art of Creating ‘Collective Genius’
says. "He was weighing two things and letting them play out." Companies often make the mistake of compromising too early or letting one or two groups dominate. "He allowed both ideas to be developed and tested enough, to learn and not... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard
- Web
Art Nature Business
historical significance as well. Many of the locations are important places for the local Native American tribes or are situated on, or near, the paths of early western explorers as well as pioneers—all of who[m] once struggled in this... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015
Dreyfoos’s collection, encompass the years from 1950 to 2013 and reflect 60 countries. Those in the early decades have a historical aura, and many others may soon join that group as cultures evolve and the environment eliminates or... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Action Plan: Casting Call
Bert Berkley (MBA 1950) calls it “the dumbest thing I’ve ever done in my life.” Having served in the US Army during World War II for three-and-a-half years, he was offered (and accepted) the chance to go home one day early if he signed up... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; hobbies; balance; meaning; longevity; aging; Paper Manufacturing; Manufacturing
- 22 Sep 2017
- News
The Epicenter of Miami’s Vice
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: The dark neon of late 70s and early 80s Miami has long been one of pop culture's favorite settings, from Miami Vice to Grand Theft Auto. Roben Farzad (MBA... View Details
- 11 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
built with blockchain—a quickly growing technology at the time. AirFox was an early stage startup that sold Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to small telecom companies. AirFox was generating revenue and had a pipeline of interested customers,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 30 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 30, 2007
particular use their talents flexibly; (3) encouraging the growth of good companies that can replace imperial excess with values-based capitalism; (4) restoring respect for government by ending decades of contempt for the public sector... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 May 2022
- News
Onboarding
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Tosh Barron (MBA 1972) grew up outside of London, studying modern dance and competing on her high school’s sports teams. After college, while teaching physical... View Details
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Artist Support | Baker Library
who provided technical advice about Polaroid cameras and films. They included Paul Caponigro, William Clift, Marie Cosindas (an early experimenter with Polaroid color film), Nicholas Dean, Gerry Sharpe, Brett Weston, Ann Bell Robb, Laurie... View Details