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Kaki Ettinger
"current" learning experiences, provided me with valuable tools to react to the dynamic, rapid pace of change in the constantly evolving media and technology space. My HBS experience instilled in me a desire to work at the forefront of innovation: to identify... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Turning Point: Into the Wild
on one of our host’s horses. It was a beautiful day, and as I rode I began to see all kinds of wildlife—impalas, dik-diks, wildebeests, giraffes. I got closer to the game on horseback than I ever could have in a vehicle because, to the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Flexibility Is Key to Product Development in Internet Time
process. "For one of the products in our sample, the designers had only coded about 30 percent of the new functionality before putting it into customers' hands," notes MacCormack. "From that point on, this early version of the product became a View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Hail to the Chief
vehicles from Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM, KeySpan, and Solectria. Speakers included Segway inventor Dean Kamen (OPM 7, 1982), state and federal officials, scientists, and entrepreneurs. “We hope to foster economically viable alternatives to... View Details
- 26 Jan 2021
- News
Numbers Talk at Tesla
When Zachary Kirkhorn (MBA 2013) became CFO of Tesla in early 2019, few envied him. The electric carmaker had just reduced headcount by 7 percent. Tesla needed to cut costs and its vehicle prices to avoid bankruptcy, CEO Elon Musk told... View Details
- 06 Jan 2020
- News
Home Grown
owners who were interested in creating a local ownership vehicle for retiring business owners. “Generally, the owners’ options are to try to succeed the ownership across another generation of family,” says Bauerly. “That’s often the... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Robots to the Rescue
and pack it for shipment. But Mountz has a better idea. As founder and CEO of Kiva Systems based in Woburn, Massachusetts, he has developed a fulfillment system that relies on robotic vehicles to locate and deliver merchandise to human... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Finance Conference Explores Research Methodologies
agenda of how we carry out our research. The papers presented will be our vehicle for discussing academic decisions, just as case studies are a vehicle for advancing our understanding of business decisions."... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Working Knowledge (www.hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu). We are excited that the site not only provides alumni with substantive, faculty-driven content but also serves as a vehicle for career services and networking. In addition, HBS Working... View Details
Keywords: Edmund A. Hajim (MBA '64)
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
disclosure policy should focus not only on what information to disclose, but also on how and where to design disclosure Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54177 Investing Outside the Box: Evidence from Alternative View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Feb 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is the Next Jobs Crisis Just Ahead?
self-driving vehicle combined with information technology designed to make driving more productive, drivers less essential, and the utilization of vehicles more and more efficient. Let’s agree that it is... View Details
- 04 Oct 2007
- What Do You Think?
Has Managerial Capitalism Peaked?
of direct oversight of management by owners—an important element of owners' capitalism—through the vehicle of private equity ownership is the answer. Adrian Grigoriu maintains that "A private ownership will tend to hold more control... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 18 Sep 2019
- News
Buffett Protégé Britt Cool to Start Own Firm
Journal. “Anything I’ve assigned her she’s done a first-class job on.” As for her new firm, Britt Cool told the paper that there will be similarities to Berkshire Hathaway in its approach. “I want to build a long-term platform and a long-term View Details
- 10 Jul 2009
- Research Event
Business Summit: The Coming World Oil Crisis
silver bullets that can solve this problem—not more drilling, greater vehicle fuel efficiency, electric cars, or renewable energy. Political and business leaders must support these measures and more; whatever can help avert a major... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
offered in conjunction with this month's reunions: Transitions and Transformation and Strengthening Your Role as a Nonprofit Board Leader. These were tailored specifically to the needs of alumni. In addition, the committee has urged the School to monitor existing... View Details
- 14 Oct 2014
- News
A man on a mission
also used my teaching as a recruiting vehicle for NASA, to inspire bright students out of high school to go into our apprenticeship program.” Since retiring, the indefatigable Earls has taught college-level ethics courses, launched a K–12... View Details
- 24 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Alumni in Climate Networking Series: San Francisco
efficiency to cut down on emissions, a robotics company that is focused on modernizing the recycling industry, several alumni working for renewable energy firms, and a number working in the electric vehicle space. I left the event... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Social Entrepreneurship Fellows Named
wherever they go. In 1993, Darren and Faith were badly injured in a vehicle rollover accident that seriously damaged Darren’s spinal cord, resulting in quadriplegia. Afterward, they found it difficult to plan trips, because accessibility... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Assets: These Little Piggies
Not long after Joseph Fuller (MBA 1981) cofounded the consultancy Monitor Group in 1983, a competitor made it known that pigs would fly before the firm succeeded. “That became our rallying cry,” Fuller says. He hung a terra-cotta flying pig from the ceiling of one of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
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corporate integrity challenges. Psychology and Behavior Delve into key psychological and behavioral insights, from the ethical dilemmas of AI-driven vehicles to the impact of time zones in remote work. All Collections Topics Industries... View Details