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- 19 Jul 2013
- News
All in Good Time
and then, hopefully, you have a real reward in the end because you've made a difference in people's lives." At Eos, Silbert is hoping to make a difference by targeting hunger in Massachusetts, with a specific initiative to get affordable... View Details
- 12 Jul 2011
- News
Phone Fun
“Mobile phones are becoming more, not less relevant,” he observed in Campaign, noting that the devices are such a mainstay of modern culture that young consumers will find a way to afford them, even during economic downturns. A key... View Details
- 13 Oct 2016
- News
Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease
afford these patients a better quality of life for a longer period of time. It could be the first new treatment for ALS in nearly 25 years and the first one to potentially affect muscle function and strength as well as hopefully preserve... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 03 Mar 2014
- News
A Life Transformed
a boy," he recounts. "At home, we ate rice and could only afford roti, a type of bread, on holidays. I thought my uncle must be rich, because his family ate roti every night. "I saw billboards for the first time and bragged to my friends... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
American Dream
Wyoming, and then traveling to Alaska to work his way up through the hierarchy. The schedule — a 12-hour shift for 28 straight days — quickly weeded out wimps. “When I started, my name was rabbit choker,” he says. “They told me, ‘You kids from South Dakota are so poor... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
The Baby Business
it only in these extreme cases. A largely unregulated system leaves open lots of different ways to acquire children but the drawback, you say, is that it benefits only those who can afford it. In my book, I lay out various models of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
credit at an affordable rate, they are often forced to scale back operations and lay off employees. This is why it’s important to understand when and if the banks are lending and why, she says. “We need to make the proper measurement of... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Career to Smile About
challenge after another. "Take India, for example," she says. "How do you get people who use twigs to brush their teeth to trade up to something as alien as toothpaste?" (The answer, she explains, is through grassroots education and marketing, intermediate products... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Exchange: Micro Management
machine. The grace period afforded people the time to make significant investments like that. The second strand of our work is developing new ways to identify which borrowers have high-growth opportunities. Microfinance often operates in... View Details
- 24 Aug 2017
- News
Unlocking Potential
governments on the cost savings her program can provide. She says Reset is working to scale up toward a cost structure that is more affordable than prison {which in some states can cost more than $100,000 per year per inmate), with... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Meal Plan
wage. We all want great benefits. But even with reduced numbers of employees, how much can a restaurant afford to pay if it wants to stay in business? It’s going to take some time before we know how this is going to sort itself out.... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
An Eye to the East
special pleas, too. Ehsan-ul Haque of Pakistan's Lahore University of Management Sciences cited an overemphasis on policy-driven studies at Asian institutions. "The immediacy and urgency of decisions [on policy] are so great that we cannot View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Community Investment
Our class has lived and worked in a prolonged period of unprecedented economic growth, resulting in great wealth for our nation and opportunities for individual prosperity. Our gift affords us a modest, yet critical role in providing... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Innovation, Inc.
most middle-class Indians could already afford to buy. The opulence also justified the high prices and created a natural market because these were luxurious garments that could be worn at festive occasions such as weddings, when people... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Fostering a Supportive Community
(Part 2) MAKING DREAMS ATTAINABLE MBA Affordability An Investment in Tomorrow’s Leaders Full-Tuition Assistance Enabling Students to Pursue Their Passions Forward Fellowship Family Matters View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Mele
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Alumni Books
dozens of tips and tricks for students and parents looking for an affordable education. Health Policy Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Approach by Curtis P. McLaughlin (MBA ’56, DBA ’66) and Craig D. McLaughlin (Jones & Bartlett Publishers)... View Details
Keywords: Management
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Where Are the Innovators in Health Care?
breaks the backs of U.S. firms that compete with companies in countries spending, at most, 12 percent of GDP on health care. Yet, despite this torrent of cash, more than 40 million Americans lack health insurance, mostly because they cannot View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Empowering Entrepreneurially Minded Students
can’t yet afford to pay market rates. For some qualifying students, the Rock Loan Forgiveness Program helps reduce their debt burden after graduation. FAST FACTS 45 Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, Rock Executive Fellows, and Venture Capital... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
The School of Life
technology giants, Intel and SAP. Pandesic was designed to create a more affordable version of SAP’s enterprise resource planning software, targeted at small and midsize companies. It was founded in 1997 with high hopes—and $100 million... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014
(Jones & Bartlett) With the passage of the Affordable Care Act, sophisticated compliance programs are now mandatory for healthcare organizations, and the penalties for noncompliance are more severe. This book prepares managers to build... View Details