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- 10 Aug 2017
- News
Into the Light
real interest was in creating “electrical grids that leveraged 100 percent renewable energy.” In the United States, with its fixed infrastructure, such a goal seemed impossible. But in communities without electricity, Poindexter saw the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Too Big To Fail
that pose no systemic risk should face relatively light regulation, ensuring their continued dynamism and innovation. If Moss’s tough love approach to the biggest financial institutions sounds familiar, you’re right. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s proposals for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Daniel Vasella
years” in a Financial Times poll of 4,000 executives. He recently spoke about the public policy and business challenges ahead. U.S. consumers complain loudly that prescription drugs cost too much. What’s your response? We have a... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
New Wave
shore of Roosevelt Island, a narrow strip of land that lies between Manhattan and Queens. Smith’s eyes are fixed on a patch of water demarcated by a series of white and orange Coast Guard buoys. Thirty feet below the surface, a trio of... View Details
- 17 Mar 2011
- News
Make or Break for the USA?
Germany, despite having the highest labor costs in the world, also enjoys the world’s largest export surplus, at 7 percent of GDP. The United States, by contrast, ranks lowest among the world’s largest manufacturing nations in “export... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
An Orchestral Startup
from recording and touring because you're maximizing the orchestra's productivity. By doing the same concert, for example, in a dozen different cities, you spread out your fixed costs for preparing that one... View Details
Keywords: Linda Goodspeed
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All
They're betting that if they don't fix all of their office PCs, the result may be troublesome but not catastrophic. Can I soften the impact on my personal life? You can to some extent. For example, you can check with the manufacturer of... View Details
- 19 Aug 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Quantum computing has long been talked about as one of the next big things—the kind of technology, like AI, that will change everything. But to our... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
One-on-One with Grover Norquist
meaning they want to spend less. Democrats say they’re against the deficit, meaning they want to tax more. And neither one cares a whit about the deficit nor should they. It’s the size of government that is the cost of government. So what... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 22 Jul 2014
- News
Hungry for Change
Editor's note: Rob Zeaske was appointed director of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative in July 2020. Read more. As CEO of Second Harvest Heartland, a hunger-relief organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Rob Zeaske (MBA 2002) has a clear understanding of what he's... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era
toward renewables, it also moves from variable cost to fixed cost—from an Opex world to a Capex one. How should pricing evolve to reflect a Capex world and induce consumption when energy is abundant and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
Philippe de Montebello, a 37-year veteran of the Met. "We have a strong, diverse, unpredictable revenue base, and the financial demands of running an institution this size are considerable," says Winshel. "We have a not-for-profit revenue stream, but we also have many... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
HBS Alumni On Leading Their Alma Mater
more as a consumer—a purchased good versus an experience that will transform their life.” RM: If I just think about the economics of the expenses—at least here at Harvard—about 70 percent of the expenses are fixed View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Q&A - Mark Fields
have confidence. If you perform the appropriate due diligence up front, then you can be confident that you’ll make the right decisions, no matter where you are. What are some of the business issues you’ve dealt with? Cost issues, an... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
Houston emphasizes. “How often does anyone get a chance to do that?” — DB Creating a Global Blueprint for Change: John Kim’s work as director of operations research at the Clinton Health Access Initiative focuses on fixing bottlenecks in... View Details
- 04 Jun 2025
- News
Slice of Life
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In 2018, Bill Crawford (MBA 2006) founded Righteous Slice, a pizza restaurant in Rexburg, Idaho that has been steadily earning critical acclaim. It has... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Five Honored for Missions Accomplished
helped create Citigroup; and rescued Bank One. As a manager, you are known for cost cutting. Would you say that’s a fair assessment? I never call it cost cutting because that implies it is indiscriminate. I... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Roads to Recovery
FAA administrator Jane Garvey said the agency's $40 billion GPS revamp is making strides but is "very dependent on the budgeting process." "Maintenance is not a vision. It's hard to rally support for it." —Rosabeth Moss Kanter Problem: Road Traffic Road congestion... View Details
- 20 Oct 2016
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Smart Moves
percent of the traffic in most urban areas is caused by people just driving around trying to find parking,” says Mistele, the company’s president and CEO. All that congestion comes at a high price. Mistele says the Texas Transportation Institute estimates the View Details
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
worked with committee members to examine every expenditure, from staff cell phones to printing costs to health care concessions. Trimming was necessary but not enough; unthinkable as it seemed, all librarian positions in the district... View Details