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- 25 Apr 2014
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Entrepreneurship flourishes in the Bayou
sales. He leads a team dedicated to assisting inexperienced entrepreneurs as well as longtime industry players who “require a new way of thinking about common issues.” The team provides strategic planning,... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
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Jacek Makowski (MBA 1960)
says he hopes it will “enable young, entrepreneurial managers from Poland to lead even more business growth in the years ahead.” Educated as an engineer in England, where his father led a Polish squadron of the Royal Air Force during... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Inside the Bestseller List with Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
the world, both for the better and for the more challenging,” says Lemmon, who wrote The Dressmaker while working at global investment management firm PIMCO. “I want to tell stories that have implications for the broader community, and... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Winning Legally
research to administrative agencies that might not have the resources to gather such data on their own. There have been instances where companies have had a huge impact on the laws that govern them. In 1998, for instance, management and... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2017
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3-Minute Briefing: Bruce Levy (MBA 1977)
of events relating to women’s basketball. Then a team from France asked us for someone who could play in their league. And then a team from Spain asked the same thing. That’s how I became an agent. MORE Levy... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photo by Chris Sorensen
- 02 Nov 2010
- News
Commanding Officers
ammunition was in use. He suddenly realized a hand grenade he was holding was defective and that it was two seconds away from exploding. His team was gathered around him and there was nowhere to safely throw the grenade, so Jefferson... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
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Thomas C. Høegh
Northwestern University, he returned home, cofounded a production company, and, as artistic director, gained a reputation for cutting-edge performances of both new and traditional material for radio, television, and the stage. In 1994, he led the creative View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Ink: Alumni Books and Recommendations
certain size, one person making all the decisions is no longer feasible. It’s really different when a business is bigger and a leader needs to build a team and manage through people. You can’t View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
INK: The Bookshelf
of this book is that the volatility through the messy middle of any project is about achieving a positive slope. Your job is to manage the lows and maintain a focus on optimizing the highs.” CLASSIC Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Short Takes
companies gain flexibility in the range of projects they may undertake. "Hiring outside contractors is a way for managers to access the talent they need to get the work done," says Bradach. Independent contractors reported a greater sense... View Details
Keywords: Judith Ross
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Professors Fox, Mace Remembered
the football team and a member of the varsity track squad. After earning his AM (1933) and Ph.D. (1934) in economics from Harvard, he taught economics at Williams College from 1935 to 1949. In 1948, Fox took a one-year leave of absence... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
All For One
The first thing Linda Hill noticed when she walked into Pixar Animation Studios was the energy. Pixar’s cavernous office in Emeryville, California, is totally open and organized around a huge central atrium, allowing a diverse group of artists, animators, computer... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
In Brief
global strategy, a new position. More Social Enterprise Start-Ups Recognized for Bold Ideas Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the developing world, affecting nearly 250 million people. Yet most can't afford the medical monitoring needed... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Mark Tatum
vice president of the university's Black Alumni Association. Working at Procter & Gamble after graduation, he was promoted four times in four years, eventually becoming an award-winning corporate account executive. As a regional sales View Details
Keywords: Susan Young; photograph by Webb Chappell
- 21 Jan 2022
- News
How Leaders Can Build Connection in a Disconnected Workplace
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
One-on-One with Tom Oreck
knows, maybe never.” Did you ever consider declaring the business a total loss? As bad as it was, and as great as the uncertainty was, there was never a question about whether we were going to get up and running. No one on the management... View Details
- 09 Apr 2024
- News
To Serve and Protect the Markets
those markets and potentially crash the economy. “We really want to protect the people who interact with, and rely on, the markets,” says Jones. “If people couldn’t trust how the markets work, then we’d be in a tough space.” Jones and her staff in the SEC’s Atlanta... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Chances Are
Years ago, while Amram Shapiro (MBA 1978) and a team of researchers were busy creating the probability database at the heart of his new compendium, The Book of Odds, the daughter of a friend sat in on one of their weekly data reviews. A... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The New Rules of E-Commerce
site refreshes. Embrace innovative thinking. Rakuten discovered that its Indonesian customers were hesitant to key in credit-card information due to security concerns. The solution: Mikitani heeded the advice of a local partner to create delivery View Details