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- 01 Sep 2005
- News
WATER Ltd.
inefficiently — amounts that far exceed residential and personal use. And with the global population skyrocketing, the demand for water to sustain, feed, and employ the world’s people is projected to double by 2025. By that date, nearly... View Details
- 03 Dec 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Happens When the Sumo Master Learns Judo?
Summing Up Respondents to the latest "What Do You Think?" column expressed a general lack of concern about adverse effects from Microsoft's settlement with the Federal Government for a variety of reasons. Charley Cullinane reminds us that "There is a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Venture: A Welcome Assist
their families surpasses $13 trillion. About 17 percent of the world’s population is affected by disabilities. There’s also the fact that, beginning in June, any company conducting business in the European Union will need to meet the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Think Locally, Act Globally
appeared more similar to India’s and a more logical move than expansion into so many disparate African countries. Mittal begs to differ: “Africa’s improving political climate, encouraging social and economic development indicators, and a large, youthful View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- News
Finding Her Place
recruiter from Chapman Partnership called. The homeless-services nonprofit was looking for a CEO. Chapman Partnership has provided shelter and other resources to the unhoused population of Miami-Dade County, Florida, since 1995. The... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Mexico on the Brink: A Conversation with Juan Enriquez-Cabot (MBA '86)
of the population is prospering, but we need a model that benefits Mexico's 95 million people. How does Mexico's stability affect emigration to the United States? Economic instability and unemployment drive Mexicans to the States - to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Point, Click, Give: Internet Fuels Philanthropic Fundraising Revolution
(dot-org) WEBSEs populate e-philanthropy, Austin found that dot-coms dominate. They can more readily attract the venture capital and technical talent vital to Internet companies. “Imagine a start-up dot-org asking a major foundation for... View Details
- 07 Oct 2015
- What Do You Think?
What is the Best Immigration Model for the US?
countries like the US and Germany is that immigration has a tendency to attract those with the strongest motivation to form a new life, learn new skills, and obey the law (especially if illegal entry puts them at special risk of deportation). Typically, it lowers the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 25 Feb 2021
- News
Building Hope
Courtesy Mike Zapolin In the United States, military veterans—especially those with PTSD symptoms—are among the most at-risk populations for suicide. The numbers are bleak and getting worse: According to data collected by the Veterans... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Morrell
- 12 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis
providers and patients, he acknowledges its limitations. “Treatment of people with severe and persistent mental illness, who represent about 6 percent of the population and drive over half of total medical costs, has been compromised by... View Details
- Blog
Understanding the Benefits of Our Virtual Programs
receive the same quality education in the comfort of your home/office carries value with a virtual program. TF: I was most surprised with the population of folks who could not have otherwise found time to get on campus. Programs full of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Feedback
Hunter (MBA 1981) via LinkedIn IN RESPONSE: David, I would go a step further. Yes, there is a lot that can be done to improve care delivery; your idea is a good one, though even that is just a Band-Aid on the bigger problem. When the larger ecosystem results in... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 16 Oct 2013
- News
Progress Through Preservation
build as sponges to soak up rainwater and storm runoff. "It's not just about preserving land," says Rogers, "but making it useful for communities." Overpopulation? As the population grows, the need for those local parks and natural areas... View Details
- Portrait Project
Jared Simon
resources for shelter, increased commerce and trade all enabled population growth, increasing lifespan, and a higher standard of living. However, our gains have come at the expense of tipping the natural world out of balance. Natural... View Details
- 21 Aug 2017
- News
The Principles That Divide Us Might Be Greater Than Those That Bind Us Together
“It seems to me that we are now economically and socially divided and burdened in ways that are broadly analogous to 1937. During such times, conflicts (both internal and external) increase, populism emerges, democracies are threatened... View Details
- 07 Dec 2015
- News
Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans
Scott Royster (MBA 1992) cofounded Maarifa Education to help provide high-quality schooling for Africans. “In Africa, roughly 5 percent of the population has completed university. We want to be part of the catalyst of taking that to 20,... View Details
- 10 Apr 2013
- News
Tapped In
company's work with the resin that he discovered an opportunity for a unique social enterprise project. Called Green and Tapped Indian Community and launched in 2010, the program works with indigenous Mexican populations to plant new pine... View Details
- 19 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Finding Success in the Middle of the Market
provider of premium-priced products tailored to a particular customer segment, or you have to shoot for scale, using low prices and volume purchasing to attract a mass market and drive down your cost structure. Midfield has been characterized as a "ditch"... View Details
- 28 Oct 2024
- Op-Ed
Latino Voters Have Grown More Politically Divided. That’s Not Surprising.
electorate for decades to come. Judis and Teixeira actually made two predictions: that Latinos and other Democratic-leaning groups would become a larger share of the population and that they would continue to lean heavily Democratic. The... View Details
- 10 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis
Headquarters in New York for the 2023 Water Conference. The three-day summit was the first major UN conference on the topic since 1977, and it took place in the context of a newly released UNESCO report revealing that “26% of the world’s View Details