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01 Jun 2006
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Profiles from the Class of 2006

life “a credible example of how an individual, with faith, hard work, love, and support, can achieve her purpose.” — GE Brendan Kennealey Inner-city school founder, social entrepreneur, dreamer Kennealey Brendan Kennealey began to hone... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Margie Kelley;Lewis I. Rice;Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

13 Mar 2019
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The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)

improvement that both solved the issue but also led to a broader patent. These are the things that you will only figure out if you lean in to imperfection and resolve to figure it out as you go.” What roles do each of you fill? Smith:... View Details

02 Sep 2018
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Havana Rising

ubiquitous on city rooftops, potable water access an egalitarian issue in the city.) These kinds of complications, Benedetti notes, are commonplace. “Last week we had no lemons,” he says with a broad smile. “And Thursday we had no... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North

21 Nov 2017
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Alumni Peer into the Future of Energy

electrified, both because of the greenhouse-gas issue and economics. “Here’s an interesting piece of data: The size of the storage market for transportation is potentially 10 times the size of the storage market for the grid. If we care... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; solar power; wind power

28 May 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019

method that can be applied to everything from everyday decisions to strategic issues in business to global social challenges, the authors provide 30 detailed, real-world examples to transform the way you... View Details

01 Oct 1996
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Lasting Impressions

those in the Class of '71 were destined to earn their MBAs during one of the most turbulent social and political eras of our times. Turbulence within the class, in the form of widely divergent views on the day's events, was also in... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

25 Aug 2022
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September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

Business: Current Issues, Future Directions offers a contemporary and forward-looking survey of the global sport industry, introducing the key themes, trends, and critical issues that will impact decision-making and strategy in the coming... View Details

23 Oct 2018
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Coming of Age as the World Comes Apart

to, I was a summer intern at Lehman Brothers in 2008. You see all of these things that my generation has inherited, all the promises, so many of them have turned out to be false. That's before you even get to the fact that we'll never have View Details

01 Sep 2020
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The Devil You Don’t Know

seems to recover quickly as well, which in turn leads to further rounds of closures and social distancing, and further economic contraction. So, bottom line—and I think this is obvious—the pandemic has created tangible barriers on both... View Details

01 Jun 2006
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India Arrives

protected economic climate that managed business by issuing a limited number of permits in each industry and dictated production quantities. “When I started in business in the 1960s, many of our companies didn’t have a profit plan;... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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