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- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Ears to the Ground
partnership with General Electric, in which ShotSpotter will soon be integrated inside every “intelligent” LED streetlight GE installs around the world. That means no more installation costs; if a city has these lights, it has the ability... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Merton Named University Professor
he consistently gives of himself to his colleagues and his students. His appointment will do honor to the University." Merton said he is honored by his selection as the first McArthur University Professor. "That the professorship bears John McArthur's name has special... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Message and the Media: Advertising's Brave New World
Long defined almost exclusively in terms of print and broadcast outlets, mass media as an industry has been undergoing a major transformation - and that means big changes for the advertising industry, too. The Internet, for example, which... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs
- 08 Oct 2013
- News
The Green Giant
international conservation organizations in 2004. "It goes way beyond the stock price of the companies they lead. It means solving the biggest problems that the world faces. And the new generation is impatient; they don't want to wait to... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
John R. Davis
and accounting for all 800 “cow units” (a standard measurement that in this case means about 1,175 actual cattle). Calving season calls for constant monitoring of the pregnant cows and helping them give birth — including stitching them up... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
splashing all over my laptop, and I think, that can't be good for a computer. So I'm swerving to avoid some jerk who doesn't realize that a yellow light means "speed up," and I'm trying to put the roof up on the car, and I look at the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
brings real value to our customers. “Innovation isn’t just about engineering discoveries,” Timken adds. “It also means getting close to customers, understanding their needs, and finding ways to address them.” Doing so was part of the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
that means core elements such as water, transportation, and roads, as well as access to seeds, fertilizers, and new training and technology. But any funder will be confronted with a situation where a potential grantee says, 'We'd like to... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Q&A: William Kerr and Joseph Fuller
that the rate of change in terms of content of work has been accelerating, and the capacity of the traditional skill system—K–12, college, and other degree-granting institutions—hasn’t moved at the pace of technology or business competition. That View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Money (Actually) Can Buy Happiness
say they want meaning and purpose in their jobs and a work-life balance. They want happiness. + ONLINE web-only content How do these ideas of time, money, and happiness play out in interpersonal relationships? AW: Much of the research on... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 05 Oct 2016
- News
Harvard to Open Life Sciences Lab
world.” She added that the Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab is a BSL-1 rated facility, which means that teams will work with materials that pose no danger to anyone outside the lab. The Life Lab will also play an important role in Harvard’s... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Leonard Dick (MBA 1990)
bottom up: Staff writer, story editor, coproducer, producer, supervising producer, co-executive producer, executive producer, show runner. “Titles in Hollywood mean everything and nothing. Executive producer sounds very important, but... View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
- News
Stick with Plan A
Ezuza, Inc., a Mexico City-based mobile payments company she launched in 2007 that focuses primarily on the unbanked and under-banked in emerging markets. Zuza means "gain" in Zulu; the e stands for "electronic." "Ezuza is interested in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Next Level
won’t get as good a result,” she says. But that doesn’t mean endless meetings just to have meetings, a challenge at a company that has occasionally weighed itself down with bureaucracy. Bond wants problems solved, issues aired, and... View Details
- 15 Jun 2018
- News
Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life
situational awareness. And everyone is familiar with this phrase. This phrase actually comes from aviation. And what it means is that you build mental models while things are going on. You tell yourself stories about what is occurring as... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
business development in the medical field, which is much more complicated, does not mean that Brian should take his focus away from hospitality. One should make use of the opportunities one is getting and consider every... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Case Study: On the Table
is the profile of 80 percent of your customers? Focus on better serving these customers. (2) Manage the online part of the business outside Mexico—there are many Spanish speakers who are e-efficient. (3) Focus on scalable furniture sales and distribution. This may... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Massport, Back on Course
we have maintained our operating budget relatively flat, which means we’ve had to take $20 million out of other areas. And that’s quite a challenge without sacrificing safety or efficiency. What other security steps have you taken? We’ve... View Details
- 13 Apr 2022
- News
New School
have,” Waldron says. “You need to have an outstanding team; you have to have the right product; you have to have the business systems; you have to be the right kind of organization.” For Waldron, that means being a company with purpose.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Star Search
excited about a job is their team, feeling they have impact on the broader company goals, and being intellectually engaged by the work. For us, that means allowing our employees to follow their passion and change roles. We call it the... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell