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01 Mar 2004
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New Horizons for Iraq

The Lincoln anchored off the coast of Perth. Australia is not a major supply point, so we sourced all over the area, from Guam to Singapore. On some days the seas were so rough that we couldn’t receive supplies from shore. A C-5 cargo... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; James E. Aisner; Julia Hanna; National Security and International Affairs; Government

14 Nov 2024
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How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms

level, right? You know, local governments run the sewer systems. You have to have these sort of macro vision, macro solutions. You need to work with different governments. How can you affect change in adaptation at scale? TS: It simply... View Details

16 Dec 2016
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An Environmental Epiphany

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Jules Kortenhorst (MBA 1986) is CEO of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a leading think tank focused on sustainability and energy use. It has become a go-to source of analysis... View Details

01 Mar 2011
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Making Their Way

explains. “Rather than abandon U.S. manufacturing, my thinking was that once we had established a capability in China, we could then reinvest back in the United States and reinvent ourselves as a global player.” Working with a Chinese OPM classmate whose expertise and... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Rail Transportation; Transportation

01 Jun 1996
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1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"

Considering the title of the 1996 HBS Global Alumni Conference - The Information Revolution: "Bridging the Gap" - San Francisco was a particularly fitting locale for this forward-looking event. The city's Golden Gate has long been a... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

01 Mar 2016
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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

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