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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Hollywood and Humility
flurry of movie projects, including a three-picture deal with director M. Night Shyamalan, the pair is becoming, through MRC, one of the largest suppliers of programming for television, according to Daily... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Case Study: Citizen Buffett
study topic." Buffett's offer consisted of an asset agreement to pay Media General $142 million for its weekly and daily newspapers and real-estate holdings, and a credit agreement that included a $400 million term loan. Speculating about... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Q&A: Wrestling with the Unthinkable
get. Our intelligence community has become too risk averse, and we've erected legal barriers that prevent us from dealing with the very kind of unsavory individuals who have access to the sort of information we need. Those shortcomings... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making
negotiation has become a key part of daily management. "Instead of being an important skill for special occasions - making deals and managing disputes - negotiation is increasingly a way of life for... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Ruling from the Bench
including “Ice Princess” and “Judge 232,” a number referring to her sentence for one defendant (the actual term was 213 years). Her hard-line stance has led to numerous death threats and the necessity for 24-hour police protection. “I don’t think about the threats on a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Rediscovering America
from depression to optimism,” explains Kanter, who says she grew up “thinking that Americans have a special responsibility to improve the state of the world.” While her agenda is ambitious, Kanter notes, “The country can accomplish a great View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
David Horgan: Iraqi Briefing, 21st November, 2003
party are past. But you must deal with the people who can run the country. The USA will end up imposing a regime similar to that ousted. Internationalising the conflict by handing authority to the UN would restore legitimacy but not... View Details
- 30 Jul 2019
- News
Turning Around Tesco
mantra to always put the customer first. Last year the company posted profits of nearly £1.7 billion; but the specter of Brexit instability looms large. “The thing about Brexit is it all depends on the detail” Lewis told the Daily Mail.... View Details
- 20 Feb 2014
- News
Managing the World’s Trouble Spots
operations. His time in Colombia opened his eyes to widespread poverty. “I took the time to learn about the people, the environment. I found that people worked with the cartels because they didn’t have other opportunities to support their families, and I realized I was... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
American Dream
ice-cream fountain boasts a marble counter, and customers eat 100 percent buffalo burgers in a walnut-paneled dining room hung with original oil paintings by Western artists. In another part of the store, there are 1,400 historical photos on display that document the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A United Front
comments. "All those experiences and interactions proved invaluable to understanding Sir Alex's day-to-day approach." That daily approach includes a keen sense of how to motivate his international cadre of players. "He seemingly knows... View Details
- 13 May 2014
- News
Inside Africa
reason Americans view Africa as a land of misfortune is that all they hear about in the media is African misfortune. To counter this simplistic picture, Africa.com offers curated articles showing the everyday things that make up much of View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 28 May 2019
- News
Case Study: Building the Base
initial step in his quest to help readers—particularly millennials and Gen Zers—better understand how the news is spun. The company’s launch product is a free daily newsletter that aggregates headlines from both the left and the right,... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Donna L. Dubinsky, MBA 1981
what visibility they give you, and what challenges they give you. I've had the blessing of great bosses, one after the other. I believe that I owe a great deal of my success to my early bosses." CURRENT READING Just for Fun: The Story of... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
New Releases
including Hewlett-Packard, Ford Motor Company, Kirin Brewery Co., and Procter & Gamble - that have successfully implemented such systems. Cost & Effect describes systems that help frontline employees to improve their daily operations and... View Details
- 02 Nov 2020
- News
The First Five Years: Julianne White (MBA 2017)
companies that have made financial or food donations despite their own pandemic struggles. It’s been really humbling and powerful to see people come together to support our communities, and I feel many of us bring that strong sense of appreciation to work on a View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Myth of Laissez-Faire
taxes bring us? Improved schools, universal health care, energy and environmental solutions, better jobs and rising incomes, and the flexibility to deal with abrupt changes in the world. In short, the standard of living will once again... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
HBS Alums Help Jailhouse Entrepreneurs Go Straight
Whether it’s an upfront enterprise on Main Street or illegal dealings on Mean Street, competition, risk management, and profitability are primary concerns in both business venues. That’s the theory behind the nonprofit Prison... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
leaving their survival uncertain. Minorities are falling prey to an Islamist ideology that conveys values and customs diametrically opposed to European ones. Terrorist acts have become the “new normal,” part of daily life. The North-South... View Details
- 13 Sep 2019
- News
Hollywood Ending
a lucrative deal intended to help Quibi compete with a growing pack of streaming services on the prowl for content. Netflix, for one, has been acquiring content at a pace almost no one can match and reportedly spent $12 billion on content... View Details