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- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
is a myth, and how eliminating options leads to more choice. In the Spirit of Napa by Jennifer Raiser (MBA 1990) (Assouline Publishing) Rasier surveys Napa’s great local culinary establishments, legendary wine pioneers and cult labels,... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- News
To Market, To Market
building an agricultural and market infrastructure in places—like parts of Nepal, Romania, Haiti, and Guatemala—where little or none has previously existed. “The way we do this is through value-based development, where we engage farmers in wealth-creating value chains... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Get Ready for Saudi Oil Shock
traffic congestion, which is public enemy number one on passenger car fuel efficiency. The second thing we could do is address our agricultural food distribution system. If we went back to localized farming,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Case Study: On the Table
possible, then a change in your business model may be necessary. Go local: pre-sent choices to customers only from local suppliers so that the delivery and logistics is managed by the seller, but monitored and guaranteed by the e-commerce... View Details
- 21 May 2019
- News
Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest
implications can have local consequences, said panelist Alesha Black, the managing director of the Global Food and Agriculture Program at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. The first panel spent some... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
A model of service
Through 20 years spent as director of All Souls Soup Kitchen in New York City, Ashley Garrett (MBA 1987) transformed volunteer work into an educational experience for students. At All Souls, a feeding program for some of the city's neediest families, she created a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Steven Rogers
the corner store, and helped his mother, a single parent of four, sell furniture at weekend flea markets. Although his family was "periodically on welfare" and food stamps were a regular part of life, Rogers describes his upbringing with... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
Protecting the Power Grid
says, usually less than 24 hours, while longer outages have been more localized and the areas affected have been able to rely on outside help. The recent collapse of Puerto Rico’s power grid after Hurricane Maria, however, is a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Shop Talk, Different Avenues
disruptive business model: an online site that requires customers to register, featuring flash sales of discounted luxury goods for men and women in categories including designer clothing, accessories, home goods, food and wine, and... View Details
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
passed away. “In everything I had been doing in Detroit, Max was my partner in a literal sense or a spiritual sense, and a lot of the joy of doing stuff here evaporated when he died,” Cummings says, as we tour the city Fisher helped shape. Cummings was done with... View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
like Cisco, Microsoft, and Airbnb to scale their impact. Since its programs are driven by local needs across 40 geographies, they run the gamut, from agriculture and financial inclusion to food security,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
cross-cultural learning aspect to it that you can’t duplicate in the classroom, which is very much a part of being a global business school. That doesn’t mean putting a U.S.-born student in the Paris office of Goldman Sachs. It’s immersing students in situations with... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Lisa Churchville (MBA 1979)
Century.” Okay, that might be a bit of local television hyperbole, but it was amazing to see the grainy video, spartan sets, rudimentary weather graphics, weathermen with long hair and sideburns (I am sure we did not look that dorky at... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Whit Sears (MBA 1959)
Born in Kansas, Whit Sears graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, before attending HBS. He and his wife, DD, are currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers in Thailand, where they teach English and mentor local teachers.... View Details
- 31 Oct 2019
- News
Business Success Means Community Success in Wisconsin; GNN Roundup
Clubs News Clubs News Wisconsin executives share success More than 100 alumni and guests of the HBS Club of Wisconsin gathered on October 8 at the Fiserv Forum, home arena of the Milwaukee Bucks, to explore how two local business leaders... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
blown wide open, forcing students, their families, and educators to confront a greater range of challenges simultaneously, among them widening socio-economic gaps, the digital divide, food and housing insecurities, domestic abuse, and, in... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 12 Nov 2020
- News
All in the Neighborhood
Photo courtesy of Angela Hicks Photo courtesy of Angela Hicks As native Hoosiers, Angie’s List cofounders Angela Hicks (MBA 2000) and Bill Oesterle (MBA 1992) knew they wanted to ground themselves in a community where their business could not only grow, but foster... View Details
- 24 Mar 2023
- News
Exploring Talent Markets; Aid for Turkey
the bank provided interest-free loans and postponed credit card payments. Now, ING in Turkey, with $100 million Euros donated by the ING community of banks globally, will work closely with local NGOs to rebuild Kahramanmaras. "We ask you... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
speakers: Maria Bartiromo, anchor, CNBC; Betsy D. Holden, president & CEO, Kraft Foods North America Bartiromo on gauging a company’s strengths: Watch the fundamentals. “Cash flow does not lie.” Scrutinize the management. “Governance is... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
it far because there’s a lot of air you’re moving around,” he explains. “This is very much a local business.” Consumer preference for plastic and the marketing trend toward rejuvenating a brand with new packaging designs have been pushing... View Details