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- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Facing the Music
intense pricing wars by electronics chains and discount department stores destabilized account bases." Some record executives have admitted to losing touch with their audiences and to alienating consumers by relentlessly pursuing and... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
Cash By Christopher Kawaja (MBA 2004) and Shannon Matthiesen Independently published Most of us know how to balance the immediate needs of a checking account or to invest long term for our retirement plans. But financial advice falls... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Light Years Ahead
more direct international experiences for our students, and for our faculty. One idea might be short study trips that would combine immersion in key regions around the world with individual preparation beforehand and class work or field... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
combination, the two chemicals can form kidney-blocking crystals that cause renal failure). “I think it would be hard to make a blanket statement about all Chinese companies,” continues Gisholt. “There are some good facilities and companies that have View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Capitalizing the Corner Shop
Ejeh. Instead, he grabs his phone, pulls up the Lidya banking app, applies for the cash cushion he needs, and—a day or so later—gets the money in his account and goes about the business of expansion. Since he began borrowing with Lidya in... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Conference Brings Global Perspective to Cape Town
growth that South Africa is leading in the region." The Burden of Geography Economist Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of the Harvard Institute for International Development, delivered the first keynote address, a captivating presentation... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Up from the Ashes
sometimes tragic personal life. “Light and chipper in public,” McCraw writes, the charming and generous Schumpeter “lived an altogether different life in private — a continuing, desperate internal struggle with melancholy.” Excerpts from... View Details
- 20 Jun 2019
- News
Reframing Modern Art
was said about the black woman off to the side. Murrell would later discover the model who posed for the painting had a name, Laure, as noted in Manet's journal. In that moment, Murrell found the topic of what would become her dissertation and later an View Details
- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
shipping containers—necessitates a white cap and a lab coat. The units feature a double-door protocol that requires the exterior door to be closed before a second internal door can be opened. In the far corner of the building, a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
undervaluing its currency. The Chinese government has pegged the yuan at 8.3 to the dollar since 1996, which undervalues it by 15 to 25 percent, according to Morris Goldstein of the Institute for International Economics in Washington,... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World
some new sign of the apparent retreat of government in the face of the relentless power of free market forces. Yet, in reality, contends HBS associate professor Willis Emmons, international trends in deregulation and privatization do not... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
world in life expectancy, at 77.9 years. Half the U.S. population does not receive standard preventive care such as cancer screening, blood pressure checks, or vaccinations. A 2007 McKinsey study found that compared with the average for... View Details
- 05 Apr 2018
- News
A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art
of African American artists,” she says. Over time, Joyner’s collecting has evolved to include pieces by mid-career American artists such as Mark Bradford, Glenn Ligon, Julie Mehretu, and Lorna Simpson. More recently, she has sought out View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Accidental Pioneers
other schools accepted only men. "One of the men used a mild bit of profanity, then looked at me and said, 'Oh, I'm sorry.' The professor very wisely said, 'Mrs. Wilkinson has worked at IBM. She's heard all those words before.' " Wilkinson thought she might like to go... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
explanations about the development of the United States’ Federal Reserve System, which was created in 1913 in direct response to the Panic of 1907; and an engaging and entertaining account of a fascinating period in financial and economic... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
eye-opening account that challenges our preconceptions of identity as it shines new light on the long shadows of white supremacy and marginalization that continue to hamper progress for Black Americans. The Able Archers By Brian J. Morra... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Case Study: Off to a Fine Art
platters in counts of 30 each. “But for me to have 100 original pieces to offer a catering company, that’s a relatively big investment for a small and young business,” she says. Rentals accounted for a third of Clay’s revenue in the first... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Andresen Becomes First European and First Exec. Ed. Graduate to Endow HBS Professorship
Andresen's 1986 departure). Andresen took time out to attend Harvard's Advanced Management Program in 1974 in order "to test my standards of management," he says. "I had been working nonstop for over five years and felt the need to take... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Not Your Typical Business Conference
early and regularly. According to a recent study, she said, 88 percent of American women invest primarily in low-yield vehicles such as savings accounts and CDs, none of which outpaces inflation. By not entering the more high-yield world... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Next Normal
accepted to an MBA program on the East Coast, and they had recently relocated. After some discussion with leadership, they realized that her positioning in Eastern Standard Time Zone was perfect for the team, which had people in... View Details