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- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Japanese Connection
whose father had been stationed in Tokyo after World War II and brought back objects and stories about Japan. “But I also wanted to learn a non-Western language because, in the back of my mind, I thought I might eventually teach English... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Where Conservation Means Business
influence the present.” Looking ahead, Baker Library Collections director Laura Linard says the library is concentrating on acquiring collections that document contemporary global business during the post–World View Details
Keywords: Roger thompson
- 17 Jun 2020
- News
Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines
as how to cope with chaos. To help club members begin to reframe the way they think about these uncertain times, the club tapped one of its own members, Neil Pasricha (MBA 2007), bestselling author of The Book of Awesome, The Happiness... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Matter of Opinion
Christopher Hitchens, a surprising Iraq war advocate, quit in a huff in 2002, accusing the magazine of being soft on Saddam. Firebrand columnist Alexander Cockburn remains on... View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Understanding Challenges Across the Supply Chain
the Baker Foundation Professor and George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Emeritus, carried on Goldberg’s work: “At each seminar we assemble case studies from across the industry and across the globe that help... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?
threats to the global economic system. It survived two world wars and the Great Depression. It won the Cold War. Doesn’t capitalism reign supreme in the 21st century? Looking forward, we certainly can see challenges that will have to be... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Mr. Coffee
great battles and wars that were won by finding an adversary’s weaknesses, rather than making a frontal attack on their strengths. It contains a lot of wisdom that can be applied to business situations.” Now... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Academic Cross-Pollination
ever be persuaded to seriously consider a scientist’s point of view. In a later discussion of the war on cancer, he communicated the scientist’s point of view so effectively that I had MBAs coming up to me... View Details
- 02 Dec 2016
- News
The Story Behind the Stories
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Gayle Tzemach Lemmon (MBA 2006) is a journalist and author of two New York Times best selling books. She was a political reporter and a TV... View Details
- 11 Jul 2025
- News
Utah Club Dives into Great Salt Lake’s Challenges; Colorado Alumni Talk Defense Over Breakfast
Before a gathering of 30 alumni and guests, Steed detailed the lake’s geological history and described some of the industries that are vitally dependent on it today. The salt produced from the lake goes into many food products,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Back to School
working with leadership teams from nine urban school districts over the course of three annual sessions to coordinate research and create coherent, scalable systems for education reform. Two cases written for PELP and taught by HBS professor David Thomas focus View Details
- 23 Jul 2013
- News
Building Great Schools around Great Teachers
Tony Klemmer Photo courtesy of NAATE Plans for a second career took an abrupt turn in just one day for Tony Klemmer (MBA 1983) when, after a quarter century of successful startup launches, he left the business world to pursue personal... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Q&A: Donna Dubinsky
war of the handhelds,” Dubinsky is well aware of the challenges facing Handspring. “This is an explosive market,” she says. “We need to create outstanding products, build a great company to deliver those products, and get some lucky... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2019
no.” Fast money: “My husband, Barry, and I raised a million dollars in two weeks to start Bluemercury in 1999. The initial idea was to build an e-commerce company, but then we changed course and focused on freestanding beauty stores where... View Details
- 09 Nov 2017
- News
Paving the Way for Veterans to Serve in Congress
create a $30 million fund to provide strategic national support to a surge of younger veterans running for Congress in the 2018 elections. The organization focuses on what Barcott calls “next-generation” veterans—military personnel who... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 04 Nov 2020
- News
The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes “We are only as good as our experiences. I think of every setback as an experience to make me stronger, more marketable and a better executive... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Banishing Balkan Ghosts
It's past midnight and the Minister of Finance and Economy is home early from work, fumbling around in the kitchen of his spartan apartment, trying to find something to eat. He's two years into the job, but meals and sleep still occur mostly as afterthoughts. Talking... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Gazprom Goes Global
A Russian Giant Grows, Despite a Bad Rap THE BIG CHILL: Russia and Ukraine’s gas wars give Europe the shivers. In a virtual replay of events this past January, in 2006 Russia’s energy giant Gazprom cut off its supply of natural gas to... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
A. Malachi Mixon, III, MBA 1968
decide to stay in Cambridge rather than transfer to the U.S. Naval Academy. Entering the Marine Corps after graduation, Mixon trained as an artillery officer and landed in Vietnam in 1965 just as American involvement in the war began to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Alumni News | Bookshelf
view focusing on pieces he found interesting and attractive. Representing many different tribes and regions, the collection includes textiles, leather pouches, war shirts, dresses, vests, cradleboards,... View Details