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- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Stealth Mogul
purchased and revived Wired magazine before selling it at a sizable profit to CondŽ Nast. Last year, Providence led a consortium that bought the largest cable television company in Europe. A native of Providence and a graduate of Brown... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Filling a Vacuum
According to the headline in the Wall Street Journal (October 26, 1999), Gregory Slayton (MBA '90) is a "Silicon Valley Hybrid: A Boss Who Makes Others' Ideas Pay Off." Slayton, president and CEO of ClickAction, Inc., an Internet marketing-services company, is credited... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Gregg Petersmeyer
C. Gregg Petersmeyer learned about giving back from his parents. He observed in them and their contemporaries a tremendous empathy for their fellow citizens going through the shared hard times of the Depression and World War II. “Today,” he says, “we must View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Bill Dunaway (MBA 1964)
located in a Greek Revival plantation home. He now serves as mayor of Marietta, a job he describes as both rewarding and frustrating. His reason for running? “Payback. It’s a trite but true answer. This town has been good to me.” My... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Competencies and Credentials
educators, policymakers, and labor leaders to spark a revival of middle-skills jobs.” Jay Rogers (MBA 2007) set out to build a car manufacturer from scratch, no holds barred. The result is Arizona-based Local Motors, a decentralized tech... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
An Action Plan for Economic Recovery
rating. But the issuer would still pay for the fees of the rating agency after it was selected by the third party. You note in your book that loan securitization collapsed at the end of 2008. Has it revived yet, and why is it important... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
William K.L. Fung
skills to develop its infrastructure and revive heavy industry. "Guess who's going to be in there?" he says with a smile. "The guys who were sewing garments in Hong Kong in the 1970s will now be running steel plants in China." With the... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Cutting Edge
an executive at several food companies, Silk had revived other century-old brands such as Jell-O, Lea & Perrins, Hebrew National, and Armour. Based on those successes, New York–based hedge fund York Capital Management asked Silk to become... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Faculty Books
underinvestment in manufacturing. They argue that companies must reinvest in the collective operational capabilities underpinning the development of new products and processes. Only by reviving this “industrial commons” can expertise and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Can the United States Avoid a Fractured Future?
We’re bringing religion and some very personal terms into it. A whole series of fissures that have sat quiet in this country for a long time can be revived if there isn’t space for moderation. What can be done to bring the country... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Ink: The Habit of Innovation
revive the zombie. ... Almost every company has more resources than it realizes. Find and put the zombies down, reallocate resources on your most promising projects, and you will suddenly see your innovation efforts become bigger, better,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Capital Architect
the GDP. Are there any lessons from other countries that have gone through this? How can Nigeria revive its economy through agriculture? —Suleiman Yakasai (PLDA 22, 2016) BRUNELL: Nigeria typifies the problem of the “resource curse”—with... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
What Industrial Policy?
revive manufacturing that I don’t buy. One is that it is somehow more valuable to make real (tangible) things than provide less tangible services. That’s silly. Another is that the “rebirth” of manufacturing will suddenly solve America’s... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Michael R. Bloomberg, MBA 1966
11, 2001, he led the mourning city to a resounding recovery. His administration rebuilt and revived Lower Manhattan and improved the lives of millions of New Yorkers across the five boroughs, creating a record number of new jobs, cutting... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 13 Dec 2011
- News
Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project
RELATED LINKS Video: Dean Nohria introduces the Project U.S. Competitiveness home page HBS Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness The Path to Economic Revival Made in America — Making Their Way How Boeing Competes — James McNerney Jr.... 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
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Long-Term Investor: Dick Jenrette
It is ten o'clock on a mild March morning in Charleston, South Carolina. A gentle mist is falling, weighing down the yellow Lady Banksia roses in the garden outside Roper House, an impeccably restored Greek Revival mansion that overlooks... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Buffett Preaches Investment Discipline
When Warren Buffett speaks at HBS, it's always standing room only in Burden Auditorium. The cavernous hall fills up early, reverberating with the mounting excitement of a revival meeting. When the 69-year-old investment sage finally takes... View Details
- 14 Nov 2019
- News
Keeping Red Lobster Fresh
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Courtesy Red Lobster Dan Morrell: Kim Lopdrup (MBA 1984) is a turnaround expert. Early in his career, he helped revive Dunkin Donuts’ American coffee business and then... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues
behavior and how this competitive dynamism is reviving the Japanese economy. Conference cochairs Amar Lalvani and Yen Liow (both MBA 2001) were pleased with the event: “The conference’s timing was perfect,” stated Lalvani. “The challenges... View Details