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- 17 Apr 2020
- News
Decreasing the Wealth Gap
need—took a moment to share his thoughts with NPR’s Morning Edition on how the ever-increasing wealth gap could be addressed as the world’s economies grapple with the social and economic effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. “There’s a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Elaine L. Chao (MBA 1979)
operating style. Effective communications also means knowing how to listen. My family means a lot to me. Since I married U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, Kentucky has become my home state. We are in Kentucky... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Manufacturing: The Supply Chain Goes High Tech
The globalization of manufacturing and the increased dependence on digital technology is transforming the sector and changing its competitive advantage profile. This is a long-term trend, but we are seeing its effects more clearly with... View Details
- 28 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Omowale Casselle (MBA 2009)
the expectations of our consumers, retailers, and brand partners. "In addition to managing our product lines, I also lead our operations team, which means that I make sure that each retail partner (Walmart, Walgreens, Kroger, and Meijer)... View Details
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
A born adventurer with a passion for social justice, Heidi Brooks (MBA 2003) uses her business savvy to effect social change. Since 2014 Brooks has served as chief operating officer of the Schott Foundation... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Ensuring a business’s profitability enables it to serve society
utilities, and trucks—each with the best quality, fuel efficiency, safety, smart design, and value.” Global demand and increasing vehicle production in North America and Asia have resulted in the addition of thousands of jobs in order to continue the company’s growth.... View Details
- 03 Dec 2024
- News
From One to Many
In the years after Keith Ferrazzi (MBA 1992) published Never Eat Alone, he confessed some reluctance in being labeled “the networking guy.” “But 20 years after writing that first book, and after coaching thousands of teams, I’ve finally recognized there’s a... View Details
- 10 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Cofounders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke
that perspective to the next level,” she shared. Schoonbeek was also eager to gain more experience as an operator at a startup company to supplement her experience as a consultant working with large businesses. Specifically, she was drawn... View Details
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
PublicationsThe Labor Illusion: How Operational Transparency Increases Perceived Value Authors:Ryan W. Buell and Michael I. Norton Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract A ubiquitous feature of even the fastest... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Teens and Magazines: Where There's Smoke, There's Advertising
authors noted, among other things, that last year, magazine advertising for the three cigarette brands most popular with young people on average reached more than 80 percent of American youth seventeen times per brand. King and Siegel concluded that "the Master... View Details
- 11 Feb 2015
- News
Dedicated to a public service mission
Western Pacific deployments during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, then joined the private sector at Caustic Soda and, more recently, Dow Solar. Outside the office, he has actively volunteered at his local church and a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Communicating the Language of Business Across Borders
organizations face when coordinating operations across linguistic and national boundaries. As a doctoral student at Stanford, she participated in a large-scale global teams study and identified language differences “as the most divisive,... View Details
- 26 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Strategic Way to Go to Market
addressing customer needs, and themselves. There is no room under channel stewardship for non-value-adding partners; an effective steward must weed them out. By effectively meeting current needs and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jun 2017
- News
Jeff Immelt to Retire as GE CEO
Longtime GE CEO Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) announced his retirement Monday, set to take effect on August 1. John Flannery, president and chief executive of GE Healthcare, was named Immelt’s successor. The announcement, the company noted, came... View Details
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Launching Tech Ventures - Course Catalog
companies. Those who will join early-stage startups (typically in a product manager, business development, sales, marketing, or growth role). Those who will work at growth stage technology firms (in a similar range of roles) that try to maintain a similar, nimble View Details
- 03 Apr 2012
- News
Just Compensation
an executive’s pay is in line or out of line with performance over a long period of time, like 10 years.” With its benchmarking, the model helps companies and their investors know if pay and performance are aligned. If improvement is needed, it can help identify the... View Details
- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
effects and consumers' discount factor of future applications. In addition, contrary to the popular belief that indirect network effects protect incumbents and are the source of market inefficiency, we find... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cross-Sector Collaboration: Lessons from the International Trachoma Initiative
donation." In "Cross-Sector Collaboration: Lessons from the International Trachoma Initiative," Barrett, Austin and McCarthy examine one such collaboration, a joint effort of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation and Pfizer, Inc. to combat the devastating... View Details
- 17 Jan 2007
- Op-Ed
Learning from Private-Equity Boards
for corporate boards. The yes answer reflects the fact that many productive aspects of corporate governance and control that have proven effective in the private-equity industry were noticeably absent at Enron. If Enron's board (which was... View Details
- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
variance in operative time, and operative time all decrease with surgeon experience. In-process statistical analyses may represent the beginning of a new paradigm in academic surgical quality and efficiency... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace