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- 30 Nov 2021
- News
Cold Calculations
Arctic Ice Project is ready to scale. “It’s time for us to put our foot on the accelerator,” Payne observes. The Arctic Ice Project recently hired a new executive director and is in the process of expanding its board. Fundraising is key... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
She’s Got Your Back
want things to be done right, but we don’t want to invest a lot of thought and process in finding a solution.” Online reviews are nothing new, of course. But Angie’s List was early to the game and operates under an almost unthinkable... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All
people and process as much as technology. So there's more to the Y2K problem than technology? Definitely. You can tell a lot about a company by how it's reacting to the Y2K problem. An organization whose people failed to see how it would... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Robots to the Rescue
Mountz Photo courtesy Kiva Systems Kiva's robots in action Main article: Where Innovation Rules In the News: Boston Globe: Amazon Buys Kiva for $775M Those who know Mick Mountz (MBA 1996) well were not overly surprised when he started a... View Details
- 12 Jan 2017
- News
Personalizing Women’s Path to Success
serves companies that are trying to attract and retain high-potential diverse talent. The challenge for women, Skeete Tatum says, is not one of motivation, capability, or track record, but rather of not knowing where or how to start the View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do I Get Your Job?
price point, packaging, colors. I wanted to make a product that I would buy and that my friends would buy. OW: I’m sure it wasn’t all smooth sailing in the early months or years. Were there any moments where you thought, this is not going... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Faculty Books
negotiation theory, Professor Subramanian explores the common situation in which negotiators are “fighting on two fronts” — across the table but also on the same side of the table with competitors. This is a guide for all involved in View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Think Locally, Act Globally
integration.” Within two years of buying out Zain, operating in Africa as Airtel, Bharti has added more than 14 million new mobile customers (for a current total exceeding 50 million), while investing approximately US$1 billion in network... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Do Good: Eat Chocolate
scrappy,” she recalls. “I learned a lot about the community-building aspects of consumer marketing. That experience has been totally relevant to what we’re doing at sweetriot.” When the start-up siren call got too strong, Endline began the research View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; candy; chocolate; Crop Production; Agriculture; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
Dean Light, the only participant who appeared on all three panels, gave an overview of the market events leading up to the crisis and outlined a three-part process for dealing with it. Using the metaphor of an emergency room, Light... View Details
- 25 Apr 2016
- News
Trail Blazer
coalition came out of McMinn’s community outreach efforts as owner of Vineyard 29, in St. Helena, where he moved in 2004 after buying the winery. “When we started the Vine Trail, I didn’t own a bicycle,” he recalls. “But our family enjoys... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could
considered selling your company?’ He replied, ‘Well, no, not until just now.’ Within days, I had an option to buy it.” Upon hearing this oft-told story, many people evidently have marveled aloud at how “lucky” Rogers was to be at the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
with the idea for the SmartPak — a custom-packed, multi-compartment package containing the exact amount of nutritional supplements needed for each feeding. The idea for SmartPak Canine came along in 2006 when “we noticed that people were View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Ask the Expert: A Fair Share
So if fewer and fewer people are buying insurance policies, what are insurers going to do with their business? They should look at this as a changing market and realize that if they get in now, they could have a commanding mindshare of... View Details
- 30 Jun 2019
- News
Alumni in France honor self-made entrepreneurs; Shih talks trade in Buffalo
enthusiastically showed him the parts and assemblies they are building for various aircraft and space vehicles, as well as industrial process controls. His interest and knowledge impressed everyone,” Sherrill adds. Shih says he jumped at... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers
production facility that are different from typical original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). And the vehicle’s design allows for an efficient production process at low volumes and with manual labor. Because of these innovations, Yong says... View Details
Keywords: Amy Yee
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Case Study: Glass Half Full
leave them in bins that are collected for free by Neutrall’s partner. “In the process of building an American carbon-neutral supply chain, our partners essentially allowed us to build and scale a private, local recycling network,” notes... View Details
- 03 Aug 2022
- News
Hungry for Change
on the back of the package. Eventually, “I really started focusing on the actual ingredients I was putting in my body,” she recalls. When she did, Flynn discovered that a diet of nutritionally rich, minimally processed foods gave her more... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Lori Schock - Listen and Learn
manufacturing workers on a computer system used for data reconciliation. The assignment proved challenging. “I was a total outsider running a class designed to change the work patterns of an experienced manufacturing team,” she grimaces. “The class was a complete... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Brill
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Comfort Zone
and Brazil. It’s not a stretch to understand why this is the case: If airports can reduce processing time through security and reduce anxiety, they will be increasing leisure time inside the airport—and commercial revenues. “But a... View Details