Base Of The Pyramid - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 2002
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Andrew H. Tisch

Growing up in the Fifties and Sixties, Andrew Tisch never had to seek out part-time jobs. Employment opportunities were everywhere in the family business, a chain of hotels in... View Details

27 Apr 2023
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Life Preserver

When Sebastian Giwa (MBA 2009) joined Singularity University's Global Solutions Program in the summer of 2012, he was accepted based on his ideas View Details

Keywords: April White

06 Dec 2021
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Action Plan: Whole Sale

The future of retail won’t be brick and mortar or online, says Musab Balbale (MBA 2007). Instead, it will be a more inclusive combination of the... View Details

Keywords: April White; ecommerce; bricks and mortar; marketing; beauty

01 Mar 2014
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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

Keywords: Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2016
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LA Reid’s Song

Illustration by Brian Stauffer Illustration by Brian Stauffer Edited by April White Record producer LA Reid’s (AMP 154, 1998) first book, Sing to Me, is a memoir of his 25 years in the ever-changing music... View Details

10 Mar 2021
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In My Humble Opinion: A Timely Tension

Pandemic project: When COVID-19 hit, Thoren led a pitch to the UK government to create jobs for unemployed and disadvantaged young people, in restoring the UK’s depleted natural infrastructure, View Details

Keywords: April White

26 May 2016
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Sunil B. Mittal, OPM 27, 1999

going to change the lives of many,” says Mittal. Sunil Bharti Mittal’s life story is partially based on an ability to find new ways when encountering an obstacle and on... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Dec 2016
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Carving a Niche

Above: Faction athlete Candide Thovex racks up millions of YouTube views while inspiring others to face their fears and try new things. (photo by Christoffer Sjöström) Faction athletes test gear in extreme locations for day-to-day use.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

09 Mar 2021
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Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges

foreseen that the insights and problem-solving strategies they would gain would soon help them deal with the profound challenges posed by the pandemic. “The timing View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Mar 2012
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Social Investing Pioneers

Palandjian Photo courtesy Tracy Palandjian Cohen Main article: Where Innovation Rules Governments and philanthropies have long sought to improve the lives of society’s least fortunate and most vulnerable,... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

01 Apr 2020
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What My Time in Vietnam Taught Me About Dealing with Shortages

convoy—at Travis Air Force Base in California. The planes had large red ball markings, and space was guaranteed for the needed supplies and equipment. Ventilators appear to be... View Details

05 Jan 2022
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Untapped Potential

overlooked, giant industry that is at the base of society. Water is essential to our ability to exist,” he says. “[The sector] employs 10 times View Details

01 Jun 2023
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Batteries Included

future fleet, Henderson and cofounder Mike Carter, graduates of the US Merchant Marine Academy, have developed a marine battery system based on a lithium iron phosphate (LFP)... View Details

Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace; Water Transportation; Transportation

01 Jun 2020
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Vital Signs

there are companies that have done well because of the pandemic. The former are stronger because instead of building a business View Details

Keywords: Jen Mele; COVID-19; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 1998
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Short Takes

changes in the law that may have made filing easier. The authors base their assertions on an analysis of historical data involving bankruptcies... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Apr 1998
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Microfinance's Big Payoff: Michael Chu and ACCION International

Michael Chu (MBA '76) is president and CEO of ACCION International, a private nonprofit corporation founded in 1961 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts. ACCION's affiliates in thirteen Latin American... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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HBS Press Books in Brief

who want to become valued and successful members of their organizations without selling out on their identities and their beliefs. These "tempered radicals" may have differences based on moral values, social... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management; Finance

01 Feb 1999
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New Releases

against Netscape, as the two companies vied for leadership in the Internet-browser software market during the mid-1990s. Based on extensive... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Dec 2020
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AI Enhances Diagnostic Care

musculoskeletal diseases. Theranostics, a combination of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to health care delivery, is a new and exciting field of nuclear medicine now offered at MRC, Tantawy says. “It’s... View Details