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- 01 Jun 1998
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Diversity and Community
toward attracting and retaining a diverse workforce with the skills to achieve the company's marketplace goals. The input of diverse ideas improves company decision-making. By contributing their thoughts on new business possibilities and... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Rival Visions
of his time." Like many other immigrants, Gallatin was in part attracted to America by the allure of its wide open spaces. Owner of an ample tract in Pennsylvania, Gallatin as treasury secretary oversaw elements of western expansion such... View Details
- 02 Feb 2023
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Can We Really Engineer a Climate Fix?
help address the climate change crisis by removing excess carbon dioxide right out of the atmosphere. The promise of this approach has launched a raft of companies that not only capture but also store and even reuse the carbon—creating an industry that has View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
liquid and effective," he says. "Mutual funds deepen the capital markets, and the capital markets lubricate our entire economy by allocating financial resources." For the consumer, the mutual fund combines a number of attractions in a... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 21 May 2018
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Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
attractive to alumni who want to do more in their communities, have an impact, and pay it forward. “What they lack is a clear path on how to make that happen inside a hectic life of work and personal commitments,” he says. “Community... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of
and Joe Kiernan (MBA 2017) and based at the Harvard i-lab. Endorse.gg (“gg” is esports slang for “good game”) recruits esports “influencers” to represent brands to their audiences during streaming sessions. The data available on viewers and the high level of engagement... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
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Blockbuster Deals
these curious combinations may have seemed financially attractive at their inception, they were now so functionally ill-conceived that the individual parts were worth more than the agglomerated whole. The M&A; restructuring of those 1960s... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 2003
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Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
choice: accept an attractive offer from the Boston Consulting Group or take on the task of turning around Union Corrugating Company (UCC), a corrugated steel roof-ing and siding manufacturer founded in 1946 by Union’s grandfather. Eleven... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
impact? And how can Acumen build industrywide benchmarks on measuring returns in order to attract investors to the field? "I'm developing frameworks that can serve as diagnostic tools for organizations to help managers and front-line... View Details
- 09 Jun 2017
- News
Curating the Cuisine of Southwest China
love nature. I love hiking. I love going to Tibet and just hike for days and days, or go to the Andes and do the same thing, hiking all the way Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, which is just physically thrilling and challenging. And I get addicted to that. But more long... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
costs, transforming the country over the past decade into the world’s workshop. In 2003, China ranked as the world’s major recipient of foreign investment — nearly $53 billion. It is on pace this year to attract even more. Long-term... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Around the World
opportunities for MBA graduates. “It became clear that innovation was no longer taking place only in the United States, and that there were different kinds of innovations in different places,” says Palepu. Beginning in the late 1980s, Japanese innovations in product... View Details
- 09 Dec 2021
- News
Higher Returns
And on the positive side, firms that do well on the ESG spectrum—environmental, social, and governance spectrum—and run their businesses with purpose, show a massive benefit in attracting and retaining talent—which is by the way, a huge... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management
expressed an interest in working for a small company, attracted by opportunities for advancement and the opportunity to be involved in all areas of a business. Bowen's new course helps students prepare for small-business management by... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
done, but we retain U.S. production. That flexibility and one-stop shopping is a key to attracting business.” For manufacturing operations conducted in China, CGM has experienced on-site teams that are well-versed in Chinese culture,... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2
suppose, attract that new wave of talent that you're seeing? JI: Yeah. Look. I think in two ways you've got to sell the mission harder. You know? And, and I think that's where big companies still have great strengths. Is that scale can... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
leveraged as a skilled global workforce. With a shortage of qualified teachers and access to quality education still limited in many parts of the country, that condition remains a significant barrier. “If the Indian government privatized education, it would View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
of 2019, Gordon is bringing a group of about 250 YPO members for their annual conference—and the Kempinski’s availability was a big factor in closing that deal. “In terms of volume, there’s nothing more attractive than MICE business,”... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Class Acts
increasing the overall profitability of the concession. "I like to fix things," Richardson reflects. "I'm attracted to unstructured environments where I can solve problems and create systems that help businesses operate more efficiently."... View Details
- 10 Mar 2017
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The Business of Lego Batman
examples are so different really. And I wondered what attracts you to a project? Lin: It's always the story and characters. I never thought I would be producing a horror movie to be honest. I'm not a horror movie guy. I'm not a horror... View Details