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Shana Hoffman
The very thing that attracted Shana Hoffman to engineering (she completed a BSE in electrical systems engineering at the University of Pennsylvania) frustrated her when she and her family were doing their best to help her father weather a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
product, a small device that Staats had invented and patented, could remotely monitor high-voltage power transmission and generation. This breakthrough enabled electricity traders to get the real-time supply... View Details
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
made by its Board of Executive Directors. However, in any given year the majority of the Bank's member countries do not get a chance to serve on this powerful body. In this paper, we empirically investigate whether board membership leads... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 May 2023
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Quiet Acceleration
company aims to sell 20 million electric vehicles a year by 2030—about a quarter of all new auto sales worldwide. (Last year, the company delivered 1.3 million EVs.) The company’s valuation, now at more than $500 billion, has increased... View Details
- 26 Jun 2000
- Research & Ideas
Presentation Round-Up
their hybrid-fiber-coaxial (HFC) network lose out to the All Fiber Network (AFN) developed by the electric power companies in concert with RCN-inspired entrepreneurs. No, wait. It's 2010, and the channels... View Details
- 01 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Confronting Climate Change in the Classroom and Beyond
of energy to generate electricity is another dynamic area. If we're going to meet the goals set by the Paris Climate Accord, much of the transport sector, which is based largely on fossil fuels, will need to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
MBA vs. MBA
political résumé,” says Jonathan Collegio, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee. Taylor believes his own views on important issues reflect those of the district’s voters. “People here are generally conservative... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
David Horgan: Iraqi Briefing, 21st November, 2003
reorganising like the eastern European elites, to take power subsequently. Spin-doctors also overstate aid commitments, while understating cost and casualties. Peaceniks likewise exaggerate difficulties. The only people putting national... View Details
- 07 Apr 2011
- What Do You Think?
When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?
the management provided by nuclear power provider Tokyo Electric Power Co. in efforts to control a meltdown at its Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear View Details
- 10 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Entrepreneurs: Lessons for Government Policy
matter where and at what price the money to fund an entrepreneurial venture comes from? The answer, it turns out, is that it does matter—a fact that policymakers may benefit from understanding as they look at ways to generate more... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 21 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?
electric power is scarce. IBM's voice-recognition technology is being targeted at secretaries as a replacement for typing. The problem, said Christensen, is that VR technology is limited—administrative... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Lose Money With Customers
several of these relationships in depth. An electrical parts distributor for General Electric, they observed, initially adhered closely to its informal agreement with the company, but eventually provided... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
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Finalists | New Venture Competition
and software to enable bi-directional EV charging and then aggregates this capacity to trade energy in the electricity wholesale markets. Oply Lindsey Chrismon (MBA 2025) Gabe Chrismon Oply is an AI-powered home management assistant that... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
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Books
challengers. Based on a study of twelve radical innovation projects, the book reveals the patterns through which game-changing innovation occurs in established companies — including General Electric and IBM... View Details
- 25 Jun 2014
- News
A Man on a Mission
and—inspired by a guest speaker, an electrical engineer who said he made $300 a week, a distant dream to a boy in his circumstances—an electrical engineer. But given his family's financial limitations,... View Details
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Abhay Saboo
wanted to be afraid to lead engineers and technical people." To complement his technical skills, he looked for employment "where I could learn how to work with good people to deliver great results." As a participant in the View Details
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Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu
Born and raised in Ghana, Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu saw “the impact that business and the private sector have on developing nations.” After graduating from Ashesi University College, she pursued a dynamic career at General View Details
- 13 May 2022
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Climate Stories Episode #5: Phyllis Newhouse, CEO, Entrepreneur, Leader
closed a $250 million IPO in March 2021, making it the only SPAC listed on the NYSE with an African American female CEO. In July 2021, the company announced it was taking concentrated solar power company, Heliogen, public in a $2 billion... View Details
- 10 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Fast Start on Your New Job
high-potential leaders sink when they didn't have to. In addition, it turns out to be difficult to come up with a good general framework for managing transitions into new leadership roles. This is because there are many different types of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 23 May 2019
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Michael R. Bloomberg, MBA 1966
Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1942 Born, Boston, Massachusetts 1964 Earns BS, Electrical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University 1966 Earns MBA 1966 Joins Salomon Brothers 1981 Launches Bloomberg LP 1983 Merrill... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young