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- 06 Dec 2018
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it’s going to have to be technology based on our ideas.” They’re not there yet, though. “We can’t sit here and say, ‘Hey, today, somebody come and take our technology and program a robot to go to Mars.’ But our bottom View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Summit Higher Than Everest
recently moved into its eight-story home on West 110th Street, the room already had an air of timelessness. The wood-paneled walls were lined with portraits of great American adventurers and the trophies they had brought back from the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Curing Health Care
has been growing 30 percent annually since 2006. In the years ahead, athenahealth announced, it would nearly double the size of its workforce, to some 5,000 employees. It would also further redevelop the 29-acre site by adding 150,000... 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
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
Illustrations by the Voorhes Edited by Julia Hanna Complete and utter defeat was something Christina Wallace (MBA 2010) had never really experienced. Academically advanced and musically gifted, she attended Michigan’s Interlochen Arts Academy before earning a View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
My HBS Eureka Moment
must be prepared to do whatever it takes. Exceed Expectations Bill Bogardus (MBA 1972) DURING THE FIRST OR SECOND WEEK of his first-year managerial economics course, Professor John Pratt gave us a pop quiz. Data were presented and three questions were asked, two of... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Keepers of the Flame
and systems, I'd lose the finance side." On the subject of finance, she emphasizes, "The bottom line is that the Olympics - especially when they're privately funded - are a big business in which you're... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Conference Brings Global Perspective to Cape Town
bottom line: "Climate does affect in a fundamental way the basic picture of global development," said Sachs. Thus, the "harsh physical environment" of most of the countries in Africa "provides a tremendously difficult backdrop for... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era
Africa’s largest oil- producing country, has expensive and unreliable energy. Whether it is lines for automobile and generator fuels or blackouts of the electricity grid, Nigeria is a perfect example of a country that cannot afford to do... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Spangler Effect
to put the study rooms in the library instead of Spangler, and how many seats to put in the auditorium.” Ultimately, Spangler got 29 study rooms and a 350-seat auditorium. Essential Spangler: Warm weather always draws a crowd to the patio; the main lounge View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Water for Life
Water adopted enables us to drive our bottom line and enhance our financial capability while being socially and environmentally responsible. We think that starting young executives in the front View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
CEO, Orbital ATK When Thompson launched Orbital in 1982, it became the first corporate space contractor in nearly 30 years. (courtesy Orbital ATK) David Thompson (MBA 1981) was working at NASA in the late 1970s when the agency’s funding began to View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
diverse product lines in health care, computers, printers, and scientific instruments, he notes, because it has established autonomous divisions around the globe with clear performance targets and incentives to grow. Other innovative... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Business at the Summit
in income while the bottom 80 percent lost that same $600 billion from 1979 to 2008. That translates into an average gain of $500,000 in annual income for each person at the top, while the bottom 80 percent... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Luxe Redux
refreshing their product lines and extending their brand to more affordable items. Pressure to innovate is intense, says HBS professor Nancy F. Koehn, a business historian and author of Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumers’ Trust... View Details
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
Happy Meals (Are Here Again)
and working to the back.” In other words, McDonald’s was not going to ask the customer to meet its needs—it was going to have to meet theirs. As successful as the effort was both for the bottom line and for... View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
Appliances division—his destination this morning—has piqued the interest of manufacturers worldwide. There is a long call about a potential new hire. The company, which Rogers cofounded in 2007, has almost doubled in size over the past... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
also helped lengthen and restore his tight, overworked muscles, and it became part of his workout regimen. During his time at YogaWorks, he is credited with boosting the company’s market position and launching its online platform, as well as View Details
Keywords: Deborah Halber
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Making Change
and nearly 100 fellows in the field. We have doubled in size each year, and plan to engage 1,000 fellows in the next five years. Is there something you're particulalry proud of? I am most proud of our commitment to diversity: To date,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
scientists, and engineers, Koehn says, the legal and financial expertise quickly follows. Soon, Sand Hill Road, which cuts through Palo Alto and Menlo Park, was lined with eager VC firms. Koehn: That's essential, because you can't make... View Details