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- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Ask the Expert: Auto Pilot
automotive company Aptiv for the first autonomous commercial rollout in 2018. To date, customers have logged about 25,000 driverless rides and awarded them an average of 4.94 out of 5 stars. (A human pilot and copilot tag along, both to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
and manufacturing’s contribution to the American standard of living is enormous.” “We don’t have the luxury of saying that we’ll ride this out,” notes Katz of manufacturing’s current slump. “We don’t think there’s anything to View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Retirement's Changing Face
Harley-Davidson, a little gentle coercion on the part of the company’s chairman convinced Snoey to get his motorcycle license; today, he’s still riding. “In the last six years, I’ve put 50,000 miles on my Harleys,” says Snoey, who often View Details
Keywords: Personal Services
- 18 Nov 2013
- News
Diving into the 'Shark Tank'
boxes and were as excited to open them as our young riders. I think gifting them Surprise Rides allowed them to really connect with the joy that our product brings to kids and adults alike. We didn't have to spend any time convincing them... View Details
- 28 Mar 2019
- News
California Alumni Explore Role of Capitalism in Addressing Climate Change
community has failed,” she said. “If we want to solve climate change, we can. It's completely plausible to change. We have the technology to fix this problem. Electric and autonomous vehicles and ride sharing are coming fast. Agriculture... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Wendell P. Weeks, MBA 1987
distills complicated ideas down to their essence, and, as one colleague put it, possesses “a forward-looking vision.” Named a vice president in 1996, Weeks ran the company’s optical communications division and invested heavily in the technology, View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Leslie Gold
contribute to that? I’m riding the wave. I can’t stop the next Jersey Shore from being on TV, but I can open up a discussion about it. I’ll admit to a certain hypocrisy there, and maybe I’m smiling as I ride... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Rethinking Housing in the Motor City
neighborhood was a product of Detroit’s controversial 1960s urban renewal efforts. “But the way people live today, they want to be close to the action. They want to be close to their jobs. They want to ride their bikes; they want to take... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Eyes in the Skies
small commercial satellites deployed by BlackSky can be built relatively cheaply and quickly. They can hitch rides on rockets operated by companies such as SpaceX and Rocket Lab, much like passengers piling into a shared Uber. And once... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Fine Print: Alumni Recommend Their Best Reads
Memoir, by Anna Wiener The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, by Robert Iger —Kurt Daniel (MBA 2000) Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering, by Makoto Fujimura A reflection on... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
are numerous media accounts of the corporate monolith riding its suppliers into the ground. But what about those who manage to survive, and thrive, while dealing with the classic hardball negotiator? In “Sarah Talley and Frey Farms... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Starting Now — Bruce Wasserstein (MBA 1971)
persuaded him to switch from law to banking. Wasserstein has seen both good times and bad. In recent years, his firm, Wasserstein Perella, has had to endure the roller-coaster ride of the M&A business itself; then, in 1993, Joe Perella... View Details
- 16 Jan 2020
- News
Helping California Wildfire Victims Rebuild
the process simpler,” Pechet told Forbes. The company is now managing the rebuild process for 150 victims of the California wildfires. The Homebound software, the article notes, “tracks 379 unique tasks that are common when building a home, allowing customers to track... View Details
- 25 Jun 2019
- News
After the Storm
view that ordinary people can have a space to help in a natural disaster.” Dyson had recently returned from Nepal, where a team of 70 volunteers from all over the world has been stationed following the 2015 earthquake. The team is working in a rural outpost, about a... View Details
Keywords: Paul Flannery
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Made in the USA
to know that across the country, the population of ethnic consumers was growing. “I’ve always subscribed to the theory that trends are like horses,” adds Scharfman. “It’s easier to ride them in the direction they’re already going.”... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Alumni News | Book Briefs
cost (sustaining performance involves capturing value in the form of profits); and finally, there are no other rules. Ride the Wave: How 12 Technologies Will Change the World and Make You Rich by Fred Rogers (MBA 1983) and Richard Lalich... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Navigating rough waters
James ("Jamie") Dimon's (MBA 1982) role on Wall Street has been much analyzed during his 30-year career. Since taking charge of JPMorgan Chase in 2005, the company has become one of the nation's largest banks, with assets of $2.4 trillion. The View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
You goal, girl
monthly by 2001, has solid corporate backing and features freelance writers from some of the country's top publications, Love pointed out. And she knows she's riding the crest of a social phenomenon. "Young girls today show up at women's... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Making a World of Difference
Alan B. Slifka On a bus in Israel, two seven-year-old boys talk about their interest in sports. One makes a joke, the other laughs. The boys, one Jewish, one Arab, are new friends. They met at a day camp designed to bring two of the world's most strife-ridden groups... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Q&A: Wrestling with the Unthinkable
commensurate with military goals. Can the U.S. economy grow if the war on terrorism is prolonged and inconclusive? Because the American economy rides on the back of the American consumer, the fundamental issue is whether we can restore... View Details