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- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Books
diagnosing whether a company is trapped in active inertia, selecting the right commitment, giving it traction, and avoiding mistakes that commonly derail transformation efforts. Sull maintains that inaction is rarely the cause of an... View Details
- 30 Jul 2024
- News
Reddit’s Rise
opportunity, was the grace of a friend. And I often say, if it’s not right for you, take the call from the recruiter, pass it on. I think that’s a really good thing. I had always known how awesome Reddit was. I mean, it had grown over the... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
ability to act on ideas using zero-cost trading tools like Robinhood. On the positive side, Cohen notes, meme stocks signal levels of engagement with the stock market that haven’t been seen in decades. But the valuation of meme stocks is inflated to levels that are... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Seven Honored with Alumni Achievement Award
Merck, Gillette, and Searle, Kathy Giusti was diagnosed in 1996 with multiple myeloma, a rare and incurable blood cancer. She then founded the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation and the Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
A Hollywood Backstory
Armbruster Photo courtesy of Michael Armbruster While Hollywood is more than capable of glorifying the cardinal sins, it's also adroit at depicting our shortcomings as human beings. Good protagonists in stories (and in life) think,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Security Chief
formerly independent companies into a single, cohesive operation “has been the most difficult job I’ve ever had,” concedes Parker on a rare day when he’s off the road and in his office. (Travel requires 60 to 70 percent of his time.) “We... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
“HBS has always been good at running experiments — reinforcing the ones that make progress and killing the ones that don’t,” says HBS professor of management practice Joseph B. Lassiter, who, together with Sahlman, worked with student... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Heartland
three farmers each week and log their problems in a database,” she says. So far, water, labor, and lack of consumer understanding lead the pack. A good agtech founder has three qualities, Lambert continues: “They understand the problem... View Details
- 13 Dec 2022
- News
The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith
families in their story. Their connection to community, service to others, and faith resonated with us." Christine: "We also noticed that students are rarely taught how to lead during a period of decline. West Virginia experienced... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Everything Old Is a New Opportunity
infancy. That, in turn, led to an experience working with a wealthy family in medical philanthropy searching for a cure for a rare dementia, and the idea for Aging2.0. "This combined my interest in trends with a desire to do something... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
On Credit
Decoded A detailed breakdown of a report from the R.G. Dun & Co. Collection Should you sell lace on credit, for example, to Henrietta Bruckman & Co., a milliner at 403 6th Avenue in New York City? Here’s the scoop: “The extent of her means she declines, stating as her... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Luxe Redux
Cashing in on the $60 billion global luxury goods market has never been tougher — or more rewarding. Competition is keen. And consumer preferences are constantly shifting, causing the concept of luxury itself to change over time. As a... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019
research-based approaches to increase competitiveness in the digital economy. Networking: Coffee Not Cocktails by Janet Shaner (MBA 1989) Lulu.com A good network can bring new ideas, access to resources, funds, clients, and help build... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
One-on-One with Thomas Riley
in the other direction. What are Morocco’s major differences with the United States? As with most Arab nations, many people are not happy with the situation in Iraq and the Middle East peace process. Officially, we are on very good terms... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Books
magazine.) In addition, Reiss draws upon several dozen interviews that he conducted with other entrepreneurs in a variety of fast-moving industries. Reiss explores entrepreneurial issues across the life span of a company, from finding View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story
In this business, you're only as good as the person peeling the potatoes," calls out Jerry Shafir (MBA '84) through a rising cloud of steam, as a hundred pounds of freshly chopped vegetables slide into a Jeep-sized cauldron of chicken... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
What We’re Reading
Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; illustrations by Fabio Consoli Whatever your summer plans might look like this year—whether you’re traveling to a faraway beach or enjoying downtime much closer to home—nothing has the power to transport us quite like a View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
is that bad guys have so much data that they just haven’t gotten to yours,” says Thomas. It’s easy to steal your credit card. “The only hard part is using it without tipping anybody off.” There is evidence of the relative ease of these crimes in the prices that the... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 26 Feb 2020
- News
Phoenix Rising
after assuming office, Mitsotakis is taking meetings at Maximos Mansion, the official seat of the prime minister, in central Athens. He and his wife, Mareva Grabowski Mitsotakis (MBA 1996), are fresh off a series of state visits and looking forward to a View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
second election or, in rare cases, require the company to negotiate with the union as sole bargaining agent for the employees. Most companies will deny a union’s request to represent its employees on the basis of signed authorization... View Details