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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Summit Sound Bites
more than we earn. It’s very simple.” —James Wolfensohn (MBA ’59), Chairman, Wolfensohn & Company, LLC “The real strength of America is not its technical schools. What we don’t have in India, and what the world doesn’t understand the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
What Industrial Policy?
"Taxation, meet Representation." Following up on his pledge to provide greater support for manufacturing, President Obama has announced a proposal to cut the effective tax rate for manufacturers to 25 percent. A number of economists... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter
homelessness. But the affordable housing problem is especially acute in urban areas, where entire tranches of the workforce—teachers, laborers, first responders, restaurant and transit workers, for example—are squeezed out of their communities by rising View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Slum for Sale
A NEW VIEW: Slums occupy valuable real estate in India. Photo courtesy HBS India Research Center Located in Mumbai, India, Dharavi is home to an estimated 700,000 people living on just 551 acres. Featured in the 2008 Oscar-winning film... View Details
- 06 Oct 2020
- News
Clearing the Path to Citizenship
who was working as a senior project manager at Amazon, had become obsessed with understanding why the paper-heavy US immigration process remained so difficult and expensive. “Immigration is one of those overlooked areas where technology can truly do some View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
The Businesslike Gourmet: Karen Page on America's Foodservice Industry
and yes. With less time to eat, many Americans rely on fast food and have no real knowledge or expectation of quality. But many other Americans - consumers and chefs - have traveled in recent years to places where food is celebrated.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Building a Social Network
Florida. During a board meeting break, George Weathersby, YPO’s recently appointed CEO, ponders this puzzle: Of the 59 YPO networks (including groups devoted to golf, family business, real estate, wine, and environmental action), half are... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Taking Care of Business
wick away moisture and odor; it has since expanded into sleepwear, shapewear, plus-sizes, and men’s underwear, with an annual growth rate of more than 20 percent. “Stay focused and listen to customers—that’s who opens their pocketbooks,”... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: Cents and Sensibilities
When we talk about a minimum wage increase, what are we really talking about? The US federal minimum wage is not very high—it’s much lower in real terms than it has been for much of the last several decades—and it’s hard to argue that a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
FIELD 2 in Accra
important information." Learning by Doing Introduced in 2011, FIELD 2 is a transformative experience in learning that sends all 900-plus first-year MBA students across the globe to emerging markets each January where they work with partner organizations on projects... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Building a Strong and Prosperous Society
race because they are so efficient and, as a result, generate enormous prosperity. Moreover, real competition is a powerful driver of innovation. It’s not surprising that nearly every developing country is trying hard to get the free... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Steve Schwarzman
companies with annual revenues exceeding $85 billion. Under Schwarzman’s leadership, the firm has diversified into hedge funds, real estate, corporate debt, restructurings, and mergers and acquisitions. In late March, Blackstone surprised... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Leslie Gold
ratings boost and launching a career that has seen a variety of radio gigs, including on Sirius, and many appearances on national television (such as Larry King Live and Nightline) and in print media (including Playboy, Glamour, and the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Q & A: Gustavo Herrero
persistent market imperfections -- the WTO has yet to make its mark, and industrialized countries have been slow to dismantle their protectionist schemes -- unemployment and current account deficits continue to be problems in many countries. High View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Maintaining a Resilient Democracy
freedom to listen and weigh in with real honesty and experience than those planning lifelong Washington careers.” Braun, whose legislative priorities include job creation, defense spending, and debt reduction, serves on several Senate... View Details
Keywords: Deb Blagg
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
A Look at Olook
followers, and a run rate hovering around 15 million reals (about US$6.4 million). The biggest strain on demand? A customer base that just isn't accustomed to online shopping norms: "Being able to return... View Details
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Life Is a Startup
this is something tough to go and do, that there’s a high rate of failure, they’re not willing to go and dive into there. If we can have the passionate founders be able to have the analytic, be able to realize when to pull back on the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Too Big To Fail
the need to identify and regulate financial institutions that pose systemic risks at the top of its list of critical problems in need of legislative repair, along with limiting leverage and reforming the credit rating system (see Setting... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Vivek Ranadivé
a $15 billion market cap and a $300 million revenue run rate per year, TIBCO is one of the fastest-growing software companies ever. Like any corporate executive, Ranadivé is concerned with the dollars-and-cents valuation of his company... View Details
- 31 Mar 2023
- News
How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?
real good data, maybe at all. And to the degree that we have it, in ways that are so aggregated that it's kind of meaningless. It is these normed averages that don't mean a whole lot. What we're hoping to do is to take the data that's... View Details