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- 01 Dec 2003
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An Authentic Leader
excess costs, which was a good thing. But many CEOs saw how much people were making in these takeovers and raiding attempts and thought they should be well compensated too. They started to get very large rewards for eliminating costs and... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Lillian Lincoln Lambert, MBA 1969
of its contracts. "Suddenly, I was losing a lot of money," she says "It took us three years to be profitable again." Stringent cost controls and aggressive outreach to commercial clients made the difference. As Centennial One grew through... 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
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Competencies and Credentials
degree inflation: Over the last decade, changes in employment expectations have created a powerful combination of underachievement and misalignment that is costing both US competitiveness and working-class Americans aspiring to a decent... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Making a Difference in the World
million would be saved in annual energy costs. If each household replaced its appliances with the most efficient available, $15 billion of savings in energy costs would result. The top 3,000 public companies cause over $2.15 trillion, or... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
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Setting the Legislative Agenda
assume trillions of dollars in liabilities spent to try to repair a broken system. The costs of regulatory failure and the urgency of regulatory reform could not be clearer.” Related Links Too Big To Fail View Details
- 10 Apr 2019
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Rakuten’s Mikitani Bets $5.5 Billion To Shake Up Japan’s Telecom Industry
A recent feature in Forbes outlines Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani’s plan to disrupt Japan’s mobile phone market. Named Rakuten Mobile, the company hopes to build the network in “half the time and at a cost of up to 40% less than what it... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Q&A: Playing the Hits
dollars to spend in a given year, you're better off making 100 movies that each cost $10 million, or 20 that each cost $50 million. But it turns out that it's much safer to make a handful of really, really... View Details
- 25 Jun 2020
- News
Covering All Corners
basic ventilators, which are around 1 percent of the cost of high-end computerized ventilators. They’re now being tested in a hospital in Egypt. Our most significant efforts in the global battle against the pandemic are possible thanks to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Q&A: Andrew Kendall
committed to maintaining it forever. Over time, that cost will far exceed the acquisition price. We've got to be ready to invest significant resources to endow the preservation of these properties so that my successor, and his or her... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
security, but politically, it would have been a very unpopular decision. The airlines, which had contributed to the Clinton-Gore campaign, didn’t want it, it would have cost taxpayers $3 billion, and we all would have had to wait in much... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
FAQ
they are awarded a loan package first and then the fellowship amount is determined. Financing the MBA Sample One-Year Budget, Class of 2013 $18,390 Expected Student Contribution - Calculated based on student’s prior earnings and personal financial circumstances.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Comeback Trail
economy are rebounding in fits and starts, the Congressional Budget Office estimated in July that the pandemic’s impact would last a decade and cost the US economy $16 trillion. To better understand how to approach an economic recovery of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Banking on Success
you’ll keep the cost line flat and that you have the discipline to raise revenues faster than your competitors, your stock price can rise in double digits,” he said. View Details
Keywords: Management
- 24 Apr 2014
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Tackling the data dilemma
centers. HP’s answer is the Moonshot server system, introduced in 2013, which uses 89 percent less energy and 80 percent less space, and costs 77 percent less than a traditional server environment. “No other company is taking on the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Alumni Bookshelf
case studies and analyses of major corporations, Michaelson offers an in-depth view of common techniques of restructuring and discusses how to deliver increased value. A Manager’s Guide to Creative Cost Cutting (McGraw-Hill) Techniques of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Opinion: Making It Better
Image by Jezper by Regina E. Herzlinger Health care now represents some 18 percent of the American economy. With its costs continuing to rise, and with tens of millions uninsured, we in the United States are understandably preoccupied... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Good Odds
industry, Behn says. “We know that nature doesn’t produce perfectly homogenous output,” he says. “The variability is normal, and it’s actually endearing.” It’s also less costly. Imperfect fruit and vegetables cost about 30 percent less... View Details
- 21 May 2019
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Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest
2016), cofounder of Chicago-based Lotic Labs, a data platform for more efficient water markets. “Those costs have to be borne by investors who have to take certain kinds of risks and think about risks in a different way,” he adds. There... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 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