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- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Action Plan: Casting Call
after graduating from HBS, at the height of the Korean War, Berkley served an additional 17 months, 11 of which were in Korea. As a first lieutenant in the infantry, he led his platoon on night patrols. It was a harrowing experience: “Of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; hobbies; balance; meaning; longevity; aging; Paper Manufacturing; Paper Manufacturing
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
it hit me right there.” That moment, the moment Wilcox fell in love, was the starting point for a wild ride called E Ink, which manufactures the electronic “paper” used in e-readers like Amazon’s Kindle, cell phones, and graphic displays... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Two Kinds of Green
philosophical fit was there, he felt, even if it left many scratching their heads. Currently taught by Marquis in the MBA elective course Commerce and Society, the case details Burt’s Bees’ pioneering initiative to formalize and institutionalize the industry-wide... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Start-Ups Make Their Pitch
their start-up pitches to a panel of judges in late April. To his surprise, Mahesh, representing the HBS Club of India, took top honors and was awarded a $25,000 cash prize for his plan to manufacture low-cost medical beds for Indian... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
clear that if my family was going to stay in manufacturing, we would have to become globally competitive.” The Wisconsin businesses were sold in 2002, and a new company with a new strategy, Chirch Global Manufacturing (CGM), was born.... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers
loads, and a price tag that starts at US$13,000—about the equivalent of a seven-year-old imported sedan. “At Mobius, we get to play a part in the emergence of a stronger manufacturing base.” “At Mobius, we get to play a part in the... View Details
Keywords: Amy Yee
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Wyss Celebrated for Career, Conservation
Hansjörg Wyss (MBA 1965) has been unusually public of late, celebrated for his visionary accomplishments in health care and conservation. Wyss, 75, founded Synthes USA, a Swiss-American firm, in 1974 and led it to global prominence as a pioneer in the development and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
East to West
Issues surrounding corporate governance are a source of ongoing debate in the boardrooms of companies around the world — not just the United States. A new case, “Governing Sumida Corporation,” takes readers inside a Japanese manufacturer... View Details
- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
Above: illustration by Matthew Roharik/Getty Images In November 2019, a team from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, visited Moderna, Inc.’s manufacturing plant in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Turning Point: Sparking Change
teaching in the MBA program at the University of Chicago, I find myself remembering my own MBA experience and the professors who made such a difference in my life. My retailing professor, Claudine Malone, was exceptional in her teaching skills, in View Details
- 20 Nov 2019
- News
From the Ground Up
children would come to school, but not have lunches with them, so they wouldn't have proper nutrition during school. They were often just embarrassed to come to school. And school supplies––in addition to being required to have a uniform,... View Details
- 30 Oct 2018
- News
Paths of Victory
600 employers and 80,000 job seekers. In addition to offering on-demand workers through its marketplace, Apli’s chatbot and machine-learning models are now helping companies with mass recruiting of permanent employees. “Through Apli,... View Details
- 13 Jul 2011
- News
China Boot Camp
’76) of Esquel Group (the world’s largest manufacturer of woven shirts), Bruno Filipi (AMP 164, 2003) of Coca-Cola, and Alexander H.K. Zhang (MBA ’07), founder of Clear Suppliers Corporation, all opened their doors to the group, while HBS... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
purchasing, had just been notified by the contract manufacturer of SmartPak’s dog food that the weight-control formula might contain melamine. The substance, which has been used by Chinese manufacturers to... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
New York Club Names Entrepreneur of the Year
Latin, Central, and South America, founded by Fernando Espuelas, and Bayside Motion Group, North America's leading manufacturer of precision gearheads, founded by Howard Lind (MBA '86) and Avi Telyas (MBA '86). The evening's keynote... View Details
- 16 Dec 2021
- News
A Global Alumni Response to the Pandemic
Clubs News Clubs News HBS Alumni Confront a World of Pandemic Problems Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, HBS alumni across the globe have been stepping up to respond to the crisis in numerous ways. Some led the way in the development of vaccines, others... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Get Well Soon
CEO, he convinces Kotagal to lead the hospital’s improvement efforts as senior vice president of quality and transformation. Anderson, a practicing attorney with expertise in the quality improvement methods used by manufacturing firms, is... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
A Better World, One Idea at a Time
commission-based, door-to-door sales organization while reinvesting profits to expand and provide employee benefits in Haiti. In addition to the judges’ picks, the “Audience Choice” award went to Essmart, a retail distribution company in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Martin Gonzalez - Quiet Courage
received strong support from many of his professors, MBA Program staff, and classmates. “Students who don't have the troubles I did go through this place without finding out who their real and true friends are,” he observes. “I found that I had many.” In View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Green Day
for better views and more natural light. That means happier tenants who are willing to pay more for the space. Soladigm, which has a pilot manufacturing facility in California, is in the process of building a high-volume View Details