Apple - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?

maybe two directors are members of management, and everybody else is "independent." To argue against independent directors is like arguing against patriotism and apple pie. On the other hand, more and more people are becoming... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson

01 Dec 2015
News

Golden State of Mind

doesn’t have a skeptical or cynical bone in his body.” But he also knows who he is and what he won’t do—like run for public office. “That’s not me so much. If you’re trying to be a politician, you can’t upset any apple carts,” Draper... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

12 Jul 2021
News

Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

Commons Project, a nonprofit that in April launched Common Health, an Android app that allows users to securely download their health information from Electronic Health Records (EHR) and lab sources (similar to Apple Health). The... View Details

23 Sep 2008
First Look

First Look: September 23, 2008

platform has a single provider that solely controls its technology, for example, Federal Express, Apple Macintosh, or Google. With a shared platform, such as Visa, DVD, or Linux, multiple firms collaborate in developing the platform's... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Sep 2016
News

MaiTai Global and Kiteboarding

progress. And ultimately, build companies like Apple and Microsoft and Sun and Seagate and literally, a whole valley was built on that. White: You recently hosted the Blockchain Summit, can you explain what blockchain is and why you think... View Details

01 Jun 2020
News

Keeping the Beat

getting ready to tour in New York City and perform at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store, go to South by Southwest. This year I was invited to be a TED Fellow in the class of 2020 and speak on the TED mainstage in Vancouver, which happens in... View Details

Keywords: Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

01 Dec 2009
News

The Fab Four

involvement as a member of his local board of education; since then, he’s served as chairman of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation and sat on the boards of the Big Apple Circus and many other organizations. In 1999 he founded NPower, a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

Motivation leads to higher performance in iconic companies, from Apple and Starbucks to Southwest Airlines. Most importantly, they teach how to build great cultures, using a systematic and sustainable approach. Can These Bones Live? A... View Details

12 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: Jan. 12

publisher), Barnes & Noble (the largest bricks-&-mortar retailer), Apple and Sony (as manufacturers of competing devices), Google (as a major provider of free e-content), and Adobe (as a competitor in creating an e-book standard).... View Details