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- 27 Apr 2015
- News
“A Unique Leadership Experience”
ceiling in the low-gravity atmosphere of the International Space Station. For the last five months, Virts, an astronaut with NASA since 2000, has served as the commander on the International Space Station, working with a crew of five to conduct View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Righting the Ship
around 60 percent, where they remained. The inability to execute the work came from a host of problems, including the ability of contractors to perform or finish projects in any given fiscal year. The result was deferred maintenance on... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
New Economy Theme of HBS African-American Alumni Conference
said of his decision to become CEO of CarStation.com, a Web site linking car owners, repair shops, insurers, and suppliers. Mature industries with established relationships can present barriers to minority... View Details
- 05 Jan 2022
- News
Untapped Potential
technologies and providing services that are designed to improve water management worldwide. Already, the fund has invested more than $9 million in 12 companies that address such pressing problems as flood tracking, water waste View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
These Walls Can Talk
when energy use is lowest; companies will begin to use data to predict and prevent home maintenance issues. Soon: New homes will be wired for connectivity just as they are wired for electricity. “Think about... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 02 Feb 2017
- News
A Vision for the Earth
astronaut is that every day is different; you don’t go and do the same thing day after day. In space, we have space walks, we have science experiments, there’s maintenance you have to do on the station. “One... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Turning Point: Coming to Cambodia
Cambodian or otherwise, to teach the next generation the skills to revive the arts, to manage cultural organizations, or to lead the country. I made about 10 trips to Cambodia over 10 years. At the National Museum, I worked with a team to View Details
- 10 Apr 2008
- News
The Sum of Our Own Greatness
landscapers, kitchen staff, mail room workers, maintenance crew, and more. The parade paused periodically to play a brief film clip of a staff member commenting about work at HBS. At the end, the applause... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Ears to the Ground
a decade and was only active in about 30 cities. Clark saw the problem: “From a police department point of view, it was a significant and risky IT project,” he says. ShotSpotter systems cost about $250,000... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
HBS Releases 2003 Financial Report
expenses to a level of $11 million less than originally planned. Major savings came in maintaining lower staffing levels, trimming costs in Executive Education and HBS Publishing, and deferring a number of... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
W. James McNerney Jr., MBA 1975
General Electric 1997 Named President and CEO, GE Aircraft Engines 2000 Named Chairman and CEO, 3M 2005 Named Chairman, President, and CEO, Boeing 2015 Named CEO of the Year by... View Details
- 30 Oct 2018
- News
Paths of Victory
their vehicles, plan more efficient routes, reduce fuel expenses, receive maintenance notifications, and track the behaviors of drivers. When Cobli won in 2016, it had 12 employees View Details
- 25 Mar 2018
- News
Modernizing Infrastructure Management
actually know and inventory what's in their town, but then to actually have the tools to be able to maintain them and track those maintenance so that when the fire hydrant... View Details
- 13 Oct 2016
- News
Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease
of directors in terms of what should be most important in my life and career. The positive impact they are having across a variety of industries and in their own communities helps guide my personal View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Peter C. Wendell
early-stage information technology companies. "We had some good luck early on, and that made it easier to raise subsequent funds," says the humble New Jersey native, a Princeton graduate who, along with his wife, Lynn, is raising their... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Where Conservation Means Business
four-inch-thick volumes of Moody’s financial directories from the early 1900s. And Anderson demonstrated the delicate work of making an almost invisible repair to a torn page in a Dutch commodities price... View Details
Keywords: Roger thompson
- 25 Jun 2019
- News
After the Storm
after the initial cleanup operations are finished. Once they’re on the ground, the mission includes repairing homes, rebuilding schools, health clinics, community centers, and whatever else is needed. It’s a... View Details
Keywords: Paul Flannery
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
A Boomtown's Echo
Floor hand Ray Gerrish works to make repairs on a drilling rig outside Watford City. Employees work around the clock at Raven Rig No. 1, one of more than 150 oil rigs in the Bakken. (photos by Jim Gehrz/Minneapolis Star Tribune/ZUMA Press... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
WATER Ltd.
new water systems or repair deteriorating ones, there is money in water. Already a big business attracting major corporate players such as General Electric, Siemens, ITT, Suez, and Tyco, water is a $400... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Green House
single-family Passive House can require 10 percent to 15 percent higher up-front investment, the lower energy and maintenance costs can offset the expense. And Harper estimates... View Details