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- 12 May 2023
- News
Alabama's Yella Fella
while Rane could have relocated the business to Atlanta or Houston for a gentler tax bill, he maintained Great Southern's headquarters in his hometown of Abbeville—population 2,000. The company did acquire several plants throughout the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The War Within
which often depicted air raids and destruction. “The children were drawing their nightmares,” she says. (Stanislav Ivanov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) In February 2022, Ames had been planning to relocate to Ukraine. She had... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Too Much of a Good Thing?
years, sectors as diverse as automobiles, semiconductors, steel, textiles, consumer electronics, tires, and pharmaceuticals have been afflicted by overcapacity and some or all of its unpleasant side effects: loss of jobs, plant closings, the pain of restructuring or... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
a fact Sityodtong has made one of the gym’s competitive advantages despite the expense involved in recruiting and relocating fighters from as far away as Brazil. (Monthly pay for an Evolve instructor ranges from $5,000 to $15,000; housing... View Details
- 07 Jul 2016
- News
A World Without Borders
conduit, by which we do that, is exposing guests to experiences that bring to life the wonder of the land, wildlife, and people,” Kent says. Among those projects, Rhinos Without Borders is an ambitious effort to relocate 100 rhinos from... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Early Adopters
Omar Restom (HBS ’12, seated) and Douglas Melchior (MBA ’11) didn’t wait for the Harvard Innovation Lab’s official opening in November to relocate their base for developing Vaiad, a start-up self-serve platform that allows websites to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Cultural Revolution at GE
hiring outsiders for its top management ranks and stopped the merry-go-round of promotions and relocations for top managers. Immelt now wants managers to stay put and become experts in their industries, not just experts in management. The... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Surveying Students’ Summer Plans
be part of GE just as it’s relocating its headquarters to Boston.” Graham Fairbairn (MBA 2018) Hometown: Sydney, Australia Destination: General Mills, Minneapolis “I come from a consumer packaged goods background and have had the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: Taxing Questions
"Tobin tax" on financial transactions? Claire Martin (AMP 175, 2008), VP, Renault, France I'm skeptical for three reasons. First, empirical evidence indicates such taxes have raised little revenue and have simply relocated trading rather... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Europe Business Conference Forecasts the Future
memory of war on one's home soil. We know how tragic history can be, and we understand the fragility of society." A native of France who relocated to New York last summer, Hannezo recalled John F. Kennedy's famous declaration, "Ich bin... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
From a ‘blank slate’ to ‘Mr. China’
Against the advice of many, Jack Perkowski (MBA 1973) ditched his high-flying investment career and relocated to China in 1992 to build his own company. Through trial and error, Perkowski learned that the key to its success was in hiring... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Directors of Research Centers Share Global Perspectives
also play a key role for the centers by helping to identify and facilitate research opportunities worldwide. In related news, Masako Egawa has announced that as of September, the Japan Research Office has a new home, having relocated to... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Tech for the People
disasters. Floods the previous February had displaced 14,000 city residents and caused $100 million in damages. Because his own family’s home in Texas had been damaged during Hurricane Harvey, Tsai understood firsthand the importance of quickly View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Turning Point: Sum of the Parts
Gregory K. Tanaka (MBA 1974) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Gregory K. Tanaka (MBA 1974) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) In a kind of twisted and sometimes painful way, I learned from a Japanese norm how to achieve great things in life, even if the path I took wasn’t... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Joss Kent (MBA 1997)
effort to relocate 100 rhinos from South Africa, where poaching is a constant threat, to safer havens in Botswana. “It’s a very raw experience to be close with a large wild animal,” he says. “Our lives are often very removed from the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Raising the Barrio
most likely run for reelection next year. The city could not forsake the neighborhood, nor raze it. Relocating it was not a practical option: “The concept is to help people improve their lives in the place where they live,” he says. And... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Managing Change
the Graduate School of Education, and collaborations with the Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science as it relocates to Western Avenue. The move, according to the announcement by Dean Nohria and Executive Dean for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
They Call Him Mr. China
management gap he both anticipated and greatly underestimated. Against all odds, and the advice of many, Perkowski ditched his high-flying investment career and relocated to China in 1992 to chase his entrepreneurial dreams. A... View Details