Western United States - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Aug 2012
First Look

First Look: August 7

defined as the extent to which an actor's network contacts are connected to one another, affects the initiation and adoption of change in organizations. Using longitudinal survey data supplemented with eight in-depth case studies, we analyze 68 organizational change... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 1, 2008

of Boca Junior's business model and how it differs from that of the richer soccer clubs in Western Europe. Also enables an assessment of successful talent and brand management strategies in the context of a sports franchise with a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Yaw Agyenim-Boateng

One of my mentors put it this way: Humanity is counting not only on us but on those who we help to thrive and blossom in our wake. Deep? Very. Dramatic? Maybe. But I agree, because that's how I got here. My parents grew up as farmers in Jinijini, a small village in... View Details

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Xiaomu Yu

I learn a lot from my twin babies: They live simple lives – eating and sleeping; They make their voices heard – crying all the time; They dare to take risks – grabbing and biting everything near themselves. Most importantly, they enjoy and appreciate every moment of... View Details

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Vatsala Deora

"No." I taught fourth-graders in a slum in the heart of Mumbai. Of the fifty-two students squashed together on flimsy wooden benches in my class, Avdesh was the weakest performer. He was twelve, much older and bigger than his peers, and suffered from several... View Details

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Una Kim

I will be daring. I will dare the world... to change the way it sees itself and its fringes. to learn from those who are not valued but who are valuable. to create better places by including more perspectives. to respect individuals and cherish community. ...to become... View Details

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Tracy Williams

Why me? How could something like this happen to me? The first time was my freshman year in college. I couldn’t believe I had gotten into my dream school. Eager to change the world, I knew I’d study politics. But that dream quickly turned into a nightmare. I met a boy.... View Details

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Tedde Tsang

Fillmore. Geary. Stockton. Mission. Polk. Van Ness. The names of San Francisco's bus lines still come easily to my mind more than half a decade after working at the city's transit agency. In my time there, I religiously rode all 66 bus lines, stopwatch and clipboard in... View Details

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Taniel Chan

I was seven. I was oblivious. I threatened to run away from home. I grabbed my Buzz Lightyear and burst out the door. I ran boldly to the front gate and then froze, scared, with nowhere to go. I stood stubbornly for fifteen minutes before dragging myself back in,... View Details

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Sarah Lind Wimmer

I will dance. My eldest brother inherited all of the athletic genes and my formal dance training ended when I outgrew my tutu. But for me, skill is an afterthought - life, like dancing, is not a spectator sport. It requires passion, enthusiasm, ambition, confidence,... View Details

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Sophia Virani

Even as she worked in investment banking and hedge funds, Sophia Virani felt drawn to science and medicine. "I really wanted to be in a career that was more service-oriented, that allowed me to interact with people," she says. Sophia volunteered in hospitals... View Details

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Stephanie Tilenius

Today, Stephanie Tilenius is the Senior Vice President at eBay North America and Global Product, a highly visible role in an Internet powerhouse recognized worldwide. But the path Stephanie has taken to get there has been anything but obvious. After graduating from... View Details

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Scott Spencer

In my pocket, I carry a Gratitude Rock. When I pick it up in the morning, it reminds me to be grateful for all of the opportunities I've been given, for the love and health of my family, and of the promise that someday I might have a really positive impact on this... View Details

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Seth Shapiro

I am always rushing. As a native New Yorker, I am pretty good at it. I can cross a street faster than most, beeline my way through a jam-packed subway, and nimbly squeeze into a closing elevator. And I never miss a train. But I was en route to the 2013 Boston Marathon... View Details

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Sara Roedner

Throughout college, Sara Roedner spent her summers working at Steiner Sports Marketing, where she saw, "the power of sports to motivate people." Companies came to Steiner asking for athletes who could serve as spokespersons or make motivational speeches.... View Details

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Sabina Robinov

My mother passed away when I was nine. As the oldest child, I spent my childhood taking care of my three young siblings while my dad worked tirelessly to provide for us. At an early age, my priorities became clear. I quickly learned to put my feelings aside and focus... View Details

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Sandy Ottensmann

My greatest discovery as a scientist began with a mistake. Months in the lab had proved futile, and I had just lost another day's work because of a careless mistake: I used the wrong stopper to seal the flask. Overnight, the internal pressure shot the stopper clear... View Details

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Sheharyar Malik

You're 15 years old and have skipped school to appear on the witness stand. All eyes are on you when the judge asks, "Did you ever love your father?" That moment was the abiding image of my childhood, as it marked the final stage of a legal battle that had... View Details

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Sylvia Ko

“Good luck! Have fun!” I gleefully exclaim. My friends and I drop into the arena. My pulse picks up. My jaw tightens in determination. I buy a shield and three health potions before racing to a strategic position. When I log in, I enter a more connected, equitable... View Details

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Shirley Cardona

I'm glad I sweat the small stuff. My mother, a Colombian immigrant, juggled several low-paying jobs to provide for the two of us. As a child, I split most of my waking hours between school and a sitter's home. Every two weeks, on my mother's day off, we'd catch up on... View Details

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