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- 24 Apr 2014
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Multiple generations of computing
Palm Computing, with founder Jeff Hawkins, she introduced the PalmPilot, the first successful handheld computer. Under Dubinsky’s leadership it became the fastest-selling computer and consumer electronics product in history and created a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Working World
How did you become interested in the impact of high-skill immigrant labor? In the 1990s I helped develop a wireless data technology for a Korean company. The inventor was a Korean scientist living in Silicon Valley, so I spent a lot of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Way You See It
computer Television came in second, and its drawbacks too were duly noted, along with its enormous power and influence. "Television was revolutionary in its impact on information dissemination, culture, and politics; the View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Not a Regular Joe
common touch. What drew you to the story of Joe Wilson? He had a huge impact on my life in the most light-touch kind of way. I was an analyst working for Rockefeller Brothers and was sent to record what he said at a speech. I was a year... View Details
- 07 Dec 2015
- News
Nurturing a Healthy Food System for Producers and Consumers
Andrew Kendall (MBA 1988) is on a mission to change the way New England eats. As executive director of the Henry P. Kendall Foundation, his family’s philanthropic organization, he is dedicated to creating a “resilient and healthy food system in New England that... View Details
- 25 Jun 2024
- News
On the Move: Alexis DePree (MBA 2007)
chief supply chain officer, following leadership roles at Target and Amazon. What do you like about the retail sector? No two days are ever the same! It’s dynamic and fast-paced, which makes the work exciting and engaging. The ability to directly View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
The Value of Difficult Conversations
wanted to find a way to channel his frustration into something productive and realized that creating pedagogic material [see related story] on these issues could be powerful. For Desai, it was important to go beyond featuring a Black... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
The Sparkles in Our Skies
of millennial and Gen Z consumers in the United States say these impacts could stop them from purchasing diamond jewelry entirely. In India, where the market is expected to grow 10 percent annually when the pandemic ends, that figure is... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Hansjörg Wyss, MBA 1965
responds in the negative. "I knew I would be with Synthes for a certain amount of time, because I had some equity in the company and saw there was huge potential for our products in the United States—if we could survive the first five... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Books
post–Civil War era to commission-based canvassers hired and trained by manufacturers to sell agricultural products and books by Mark Twain and Ulysses S. Grant, for instance. “Drummers,” who acted as the middlemen between manufacturers... View Details
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Sharing the Road
impact on various aspects of the way economies are developed as we go forward. The number of cars that can be shared on a car-sharing network, and the number of people it can impact, really reduces the overall burden of vehicles on the... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Enabling the Dream of Building A Healthy Future for India
locations in India, as one solution. She also explored ways that health care products can be produced at lower costs, making them accessible to larger populations, while working for a Boston-based medical technology company during the... View Details
- 19 Feb 2020
- News
Capitol Ideas to Combat Climate Change
bills-in-progress which would address important, but incremental, changes, such as methane waste prevention in fracking. “But the most important policy thing we can do is to price carbon,” he said, which would reduce carbon production and... View Details
Keywords: April White; photos by Jack Conroy
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Robert Goodwin
relationships with the community. These investments can be modest. Just providing safe drinking water can lead to greater productivity and more profit, one of many instances where philanthropy makes good business sense. I get excited by... View Details
- 12 Jan 2017
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Personalizing Women’s Path to Success
degree in chemical engineering, in 1989, she worked at Procter & Gamble in engineering and product development, and then in product supply, as the company started buying cosmetics businesses. When a New... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: Barreling Ahead
How are resource constraints (e.g., water shortages in California, hop shortages in general) impacting the beer business? —Matt Rhenish (MBA 2008) BUECHLER: To date, resource constraints haven’t been overly significant. Our pro–craft beer... View Details
- 29 Mar 2023
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Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
iStock The faculty, students, and staff of Harvard Business School are thinking about the people of Turkey and Syria who were impacted by the recent earthquake. We have all been touched by the loss of life, the hopeful stories of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Inside Out
the compensation component. While the 3-30-300 rule of thumb is a generalization and a simplification, the order of magnitude is appropriate and useful. Some professions pay much more. When higher salaries are considered, the impact of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Leading Change
weaving to dyeing, sewing, and retailing. By leveraging vertical integration, best practices, and technology such as automation and robotics, the company is constantly improving productivity and raising 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