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- 01 Jun 2006
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Silver Lining
Energy International, a company formed to manage its physical assets, which, as it happens, are actively being sought after by private-equity groups from around the world. Said Bhatnagar, who has since founded THOT Capital Group, an...
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- 24 Apr 2014
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Employees crave meaningful progress in their work and find joy in making an impact
of hundreds of managers around the world, Amabile found “progress” ranked dead last as a perceived source of employee motivation. Her book, The Progress Principle, details the research and addresses important questions about how our inner...
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- 01 Dec 2000
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A London Lodging Landmark
hangers to properly accommodate different kinds of clothing. What's more, he noted, "the hangers are all of a higher quality to that found in almost every other hotel."
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- 25 Apr 2014
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Piloting new career horizons for women in aviation
pilots, and The Ninety-Nines, an international group of female pilots founded by Amelia Earhart. "The industry needs more women in it," she says. "Diversity is good for everyone." (Published April 2014)
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- 24 Apr 2014
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Fueling a sustainable enterprise in Brazil
Ana Maria Diniz (OPM 36, 2007) found a way to convert elephant grass into clean energy. She combined her interest in renewable energy and her keen business sense to cofound Sykué Bioenergya SA, which provides equivalent power to 200,000...
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- 01 Sep 2004
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The Wisdom of Crowds
The judgments of many people regarding the merits of a restaurant, hotel, or bar trump a single reviewer’s opinion. That’s the philosophy behind the Zagat Survey leisure guides, and Ted Zagat (MBA 2004) has literally grown up with that concept: His parents View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
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Working Behind the Scenes — Alan F. Horn (MBA 1971)
became especially concerned about local air and water quality when their first child was born in 1988. Together, they helped found the Environmental Media Association, designed to encourage writers, directors, and actors to incorporate...
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- 01 Sep 2004
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Alumni Board Wraps Up Year
year-end report. The Alumni Career Services Committee, chaired by Jim Gibbons (MBA ’94), found that alumni are changing job responsibilities and employers more frequently than in the past, and that many are interested in making the...
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- 06 Jul 2015
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Lights! Camera... Market!
win tickets to the Tribeca event. Then, at each premiere, Terra Chips were given to audiences as they left theaters. “That was another way Professor Elberse’s class had helped us,” says Simon. “They had done some market testing on the film, and View Details
- 29 Aug 2018
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The Value of Valleys
from your struggles, it can still be hard to share those publicly. Nevertheless, we set up on Spangler lawn at Spring Reunions and asked a few brave souls to recount some of their greatest challenges and tell us what they learned from those experiences. READ MORE David...
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- 01 Jun 2009
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Too Big To Fail
system closely resemble those found in Moss’s own playbook. In this instance, the book is a Special Report on Regulatory Reform, substantially shaped by Moss and widely read in Washington since it was submitted to Congress in January by a...
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- 01 Dec 2011
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Making the Case for Leadership
understanding, especially of my peers,” Johnson says of the experience, which in the end was a resounding success. In the case, Johnson privately wonders if she can transition from the intensity and engagement of “defending freedom” to “producing snack food.” To her...
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- 27 Mar 2019
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German Family to Give $11M After Learning Extent of Nazi Past
After an internal investigation revealed his company’s historic ties to Nazi Germany, JAB Holdings’ managing partner Peter Harf (MBA 1974) announced that the company intends to donate 10 million euros to a yet-to-be-determined charity. The research View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
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Shaking Up the System
founded BLS in 2004 and has been its principal ever since. A Teach For America alumnus, Sternberg insists on teachers and a curriculum that engage his students — youngsters from the neighborhood, who are not specially selected. “The kids...
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- 01 Jun 2000
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A Canadian Hero
list of the most successful business leaders this country has ever produced," according to the Toronto Globe and Mail, is president and CEO of ONEX, a thriving public company he founded sixteen years ago. A diversified global firm...
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- 24 Apr 2014
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The 'multiplier effect' of supporting education
André Jakurski (MBA 1973), founding partner/managing director of JGP Asset Management, and his wife, Maria, generously support various organizations that provide direct services in Rio de Janiero as well as educational institutions,...
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- 24 Apr 2014
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Giving hope and inspiration to cancer patients around the globe
Every new day is a good day for Kathryn E. Giusti (MBA 1985) since that morning in 1996 when her oncologist told her to get her affairs in order because she had a rare blood cancer, with three years to live. Leveraging her past experience as a pharmaceutical industry...
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- 24 Apr 2014
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Addressing the housing needs of India’s poor
to scale up without massive subsidies, as it is owner-driven and bottom-up,” says Mehra, who founded mHS with her husband, architect Marco Ferrario. (Published April 2014)
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- 24 Apr 2014
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Finding a cure so that others may benefit
In 1986, Joe O’Donnell (AB 1967, MBA 1971) and his wife, Kathy, founded the Joey Fund in memory of their son, who died as a result of cystic fibrosis. O’Donnell has raised millions to battle the disease, and when asked to help the Cystic...
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- 01 Dec 2005
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Style Check
16, 2005). On the need for change, Benetton said, “The company was very innovative when it began. We don’t want to change the model. On the other hand, we may want to introduce some experimentation.” Benetton, who will remain as chairman of 21 Investimenti SpA, a...
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