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Rosita Najmi
family and my faith that I have learned the significance of leading a life of sacrifice and service to others. My mother left her native Iran and escaped the terror of religious persecution for us, her four children. She knew that... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Web Exclusive: Behind the Scenes with Karen Tumulty
than two weeks old.) Just Show Business 10/28/01 A make-believe bill to save the economy Wartime Recession? 9/23/01 War on terror gives no boost Bush in the Crucible 9/16/01 Is crisis making Bush a leader? The New Kennedys 8/5/01 (Cover... View Details
- 03 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Ominous Background Music Is Bad for Sharks
Sharks have been stigmatized on screen for decades, from the 1975 movie Jaws, in which a gigantic great white shark terrorizes a resort island off the coast of Massachusetts, to the 2013 movie Sharknado, in which the eponymous spout of... View Details
- 21 Feb 2007
- Op-Ed
What a U.N. Partnership with Big Business Could Accomplish
reduce poverty within their borders. Several years ago, world leaders gathered in Monterrey, Mexico, and gave poverty reduction top priority. They committed themselves to halve the number of people living on less than $1 a day by 2015. They realized that poverty is the... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge & Craig Wilson
- 02 Jan 2014
- News
The Power to Change
a world-travel adventure for a year. They were at a Disney resort in Tokyo—riding through a simulated volcano attraction of all things—when the catastrophic 2011 earthquake and tsunami struck. Wilcox says the terror of the moment, the... View Details
- 17 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 2/5
murders – George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery – are preceded by a nearly unbroken thread of terror and oppression that has been imposed on Black Americans. So, what I want to share with the HBS community is simple. I. If you... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Alumni Books
educational institutions. A Democracy Is Born: An Insider’s Account of the Battle against Terrorism in Afghanistan by Matthew J. Morgan (MBA ’07) (Greenwood Publishing Group) In October 2004, more than 8 million citizens of Afghanistan... View Details
- 28 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Can We Expect in the Other War?
dealing with the personal concerns of employees? Will more attention have to be given to "community building?" Will, in fact, the war on terrorism prompt managers to engage in behaviors necessary for success in the war for... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965
huge skills battle," he says, adding that the global workforce is steadily gaining ground on the United States. "The war on terrorism is a very real and important fight, but whether or not we win the skills battle will determine more... View Details
- 07 Apr 2003
- What Do You Think?
Should Global Business Initiatives Be Devalued?
perceive to be a fundamental shift in U.S. foreign policy to appropriate worldwide responses to such things as terrorism and twenty-first-century plagues. Based on an unscientific sample, is it my imagination or is it possible that a more... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Apr 2016
- What Do You Think?
As Tim Cook, How Would You Tackle Apple's Next Challenge?
Summing Up--Is Product Security A Potential Distraction for Apple’s Leadership? The saga of Apple’s stand-off with the United States government over the Company’s refusal to assist the FBI in hacking its own iPhone product to aid in a domestic View Details
- 28 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Microfinance: A Way Out for the Poor
Uruguay, Chu graduated from Dartmouth College in 1968 "right in time to go back to Latin America at the time of the Dirty Wars," he said. He saw extreme political polarization, urban guerillas, terrorism from both the liberation... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 27 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015
boil under the wealth gap heat up or cool down? Will the climate change accord catalyze investment in alternative energy? What impact will international terrorism have on business? Please add your comments below. 10 Most Popular Articles... View Details
- 28 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Harness Auction Fever
organizations diagnose and solve the various types of trust problems that they face internally and externally. I also study issues related to international and ethno-political conflict (e.g., the effects of terrorism on the prospects of... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- News
Finding Common Ground
company seem bigger than it actually was. He was almost discovered when a Japanese customer arrived in the United States and insisted they meet and go to dinner. Two years shy of legal drinking age, Crespin spent the evening in mortal View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 23 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Brexit: Should Britain Stay or Go?
work closer together on global challenges, from poverty and migration to climate change and energy security, from terrorism to geopolitical issues. This requires a new, bold common purpose that can take it to the next stage of its... View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dante Roscini
- 23 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
China’s 60-Year Road from Revolution to World Power
more) of small landlords; and the consequent destruction of entrepreneurial talent as well as opportunity. To this we must add the execution of between three to five million alleged "counter-revolutionaries" in the political-economic View Details
Keywords: by William C. Kirby
- 01 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
Two Decades Later, is the 'New Economy' Finally Here?
joined this train of thought as he commented, “A new economy has not arrived, if we define it as one that will sustain humanity on the planet for eternity ” The reasons it has not arrived are many, he continued. “(Unsustainable) global population View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 17 Sep 2001
- What Do You Think?
What Is “Business as Usual” After September 11?
terrorism over freedom? Perhaps more relevant for this column, at a commercial level, what are the implications of a possible loss of certain freedoms, its impact on free enterprise, and its effect on global enterprise? How great are the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Conducting Business
played by their terrors, competitiveness, and uncertain knowledge. Our terrors were like musical instruments, and we were the imperfect musicians, each playing a tune. He gradually learned our tunes, and he let each one of us solo from... View Details