Northwestern United States - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2011
News

The Path to Economic Revival

article, “Restoring American Competitiveness,” which lays out their views in detail. Despite their dire analysis, Pisano and Shih remain cautiously optimistic that the United States can regain its... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

Profile

Darrin Rahn

Many people do not think of being a young agriculture entrepreneur as their first business venture. But for Darrin Rahn, making hay was in fact his first foray into business. He was born and raised on a family farm in northwestern... View Details

Keywords: CPG

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Read excerpts from DENIAL

By: Richard S. Tedlow

The Edifice Complex: Denial at Sears

Book Excerpt: Denial at Sears (BusinessWeek.com, February 26, 2010)

From Denial: Why Business... View Details

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Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurship | Baker Library

potential target customers including jobs and occupations, educational attainment, employment status, school enrollment, health, housing, and more. Suggested Resources United States Census Bureau Demographic... View Details

01 Mar 2010
News

Hunting Red Balloons

In December, the government agency DARPA tethered to the ground ten red weather balloons at random locations around the United States in a test to see how social networks might mobilize and use the Internet... View Details

Keywords: contests; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

December 2001 (Revised February 2004)
Case

Aviation Security after September 11th: Public or Private?

Was the public or the private sector best positioned to provide security and baggage screening services? The suicide attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and the plane crash outside Pittsburgh, marked September 11, 2001, as the date of the most severe... View Details

Keywords: Private Ownership; National Security; Air Transportation; State Ownership; Air Transportation Industry; United States

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Purchase

01 Mar 2010
News

Money Matters

Indian stock market was booming, and investors had grown accustomed to outsized returns. Then the bottom fell out. The financial crisis spawned in the United States reverberated around the globe during the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

02 Mar 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Trump’s Tariffs Could Harm Allies as Much as Opponents

After many on and off signals, President Donald Trump pulled the trigger March 1 and announced he would slap long-term duties on steel (25 percent) and aluminum (10 percent) imports next week. The last imposition of tariffs on steel by the View Details

Keywords: by Dante Roscini; Steel; Manufacturing

11 Dec 2019
News

A Righteous Path

the New York–based nonprofit, which was founded five years ago to provide legal assistance to young refugees who arrive in the United States alone. Launched with a single full-time employee, the organization... View Details

Keywords: April White; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

February 1996 (Revised May 1996)
Teaching Note

Fidelity Investments: Spartan Florida Municipal Fund (TN)

By: Andre F. Perold and Wai Lee

Keywords: City; Investment Funds; Florida

Citation

12 Apr 2011
News

Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS

'03 David Merle, MBA '03 Superdome building integrated photovoltaics India HBS Club of India Vikram Sharma, MBA '06 Crossover Energy sustainable energy services Latin America HBS Club of Brazil Thomaz Srougi, GMP 6 2009 Dr. Consulta affordable healthcare solutions... View Details

Keywords: Multiple alumni

14 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Time that Government Reopens for Business

Gridlock has unfortunately become a way of political life in the nation's capital. But as of midnight on September 30, things went from bad to worse with the shutdown of funding for the federal government. And as if that weren't unsettling enough, more trouble lies... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

13 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Six Steps for Reinvigorating America

the public sector or nonprofit world, as well as in the business world. “When we start closing minds, we jeopardize our competitiveness.” I've been concerned about what has happened to the United States in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

James A. Farrell

While head of United States Steel, Farrell increased the steel output of the company from 6 million tons to 29 million tons. Upon his retirement, United View Details

Keywords: Metals

01 Jun 2002
News

Steel Tax

more cheaply than the United States, Spar said, “The industry has been seeking and receiving protection for almost thirty years. Parts of the industry have already restructured and become quite competitive in certain niches.” However, she... View Details

Portrait Project

Mike Cohen

When it comes to the legacy I hope to leave, I have some tough acts to follow. My grandparents escaped death in Nazi concentration camps to provide a safer environment to raise their children. Thirty years later, my parents fled a war-torn Israel—with nothing to their... View Details

01 Jun 2010
News

Pitch for Change

The “Pitch for Change” wasn’t a case of saving the best for last, because all that came before was so good. But the elevator-pitch, business-plan showdown did close February’s 11th annual Social Enterprise Conference on a high note: Competing against contenders from... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

10 Feb 2016
News

Investing in Sustainability

produced in the United States is never eaten; 3.8 million gallons of fuel are wasted everyday from unnecessary idling. The nonprofit’s investment strategy is far less typical. Sustainable America makes... View Details

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SimplyAnalytics | Baker Library

SimplyAnalytics Generates tables and maps based upon desired United States data, including population, age, race, income, employment, and education. Read More Generates tables and maps for the View Details

18 Mar 2015
News

9 Alumni Named Young Global Leaders

members are: Ruzwana Bashir (MBA 2011), founder and CEO, Peek.com, United Kingdom Tracy Britt Cool (MBA 2009), CEO, Pampered Chef, United States Sadiq Gillani (MBA 2006),... View Details

Keywords: World Economic Forum

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