National Oil Companies - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Aug 2002
Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

investment have increased vastly over the last decade, making many people richer. But the problem is that the process has not really been global enough. In fact, some two billion people today live in countries that are actually becoming less globalized: Trade is... View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge

09 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

A Playbook for Small-Business Job Creation

States—about one in six private-sector jobs, according to the National Association of Manufacturers. While largely disregarded by VCs, the Great Lakes and Southeast regions lead the nation in manufacturing... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Banking; Financial Services

26 Apr 2011
News

BioMine Strikes Gold

U.S. Sahil Patel, MBA '05 PhytoTEK biologic infection solutions Watch their pitch. Northwestern U.S. Privahini Bradoo, MBA '08 BioMine e-waste mining solutions Watch their pitch. Southwestern U.S. Ali Fakhari, MBA '07 WikiPay mobile payment/marketing platform Watch... View Details

Keywords: Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining (except Oil and Gas)

24 Apr 2014
News

Necessity became the mother of invention for staffing-firm founder

When she became a new mom, Allison O’Kelly (MBA 1999) wanted to have more flexibility in her life, and realized that other parents did as well. As founder and CEO of Mom Corps, O’Kelly turned a personal challenge into a profession. As a mom of three boys, she leads a... View Details

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Scrapbooks & Collectibles- The Art of American Advertising

Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections Visual Resources More Exhibits Exhibition Gallery Research Links Site Credits The Art of American Advertising: Scrapbooks & Collectibles National Markets Advertising Products Trade... View Details

01 Jan 2012
News

Andrew H. Tisch, MBA 1977

first of four sons born to Larry and his wife, Billie. The firm is one of the largest diversified holding companies in the United States, with interests in commercial insurance, offshore drilling, oil and... View Details

07 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?

efforts in Germany and France), consumers favor products that evolved slowly and are well engineered, while the French prefer style and innovation. These preferences are not just a matter of national DNA, but also reflect decisions made... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

Fast Answer

Investing in Life Sciences - SIP Resources

email address. Reports will be sent via email within one business day. Company screening, how to create a target list: PE & VC investors by investment criteria (industry, stage and geography) Startups: venture-backed, by... View Details

12 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

The Value of a ‘Portable’ Career

League in the MIT Sloan Management Review. "As research on the National Football League reveals, sometimes the specific nature of a job determines whether a great performer at one company can replicate that... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Sports

01 Apr 1998
News

New Releases

Sense & Respond Stephen P. Bradley and Richard L. Nolan, editors (Harvard Business School Press) In the Network Era - where access to and use of information technology is increasing at an ever-faster pace - the way companies interact with... View Details

27 May 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Thinking About Global

political stability. How Can My Foreign Assests And Resources Be Protected? Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments After a string of forced nationalizations of private enterprises in the 1960s and 1970s, the pendulum swung back... View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017

rising leaders in 120 companies and how they dealt with them. The challenges included handling rising pressure and recovering from mistakes; dealing with office villains; taking uncomfortable risks; and knowing when it’s time to find... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Detection devices that outsmart the criminally minded

Anthony Harris (MBA 1979) is engineering a more secure world as president and CEO of Campbell Security Equipment Company (CSECO), the world’s leader in portable contraband-detection equipment. Devices made by the Alameda, California-based... View Details

01 Jun 2014
News

Ready for Takeoff

offers: one from an oil and gas company and another from the consulting firm Bain, which had just set up an office in the country in 1997. She turned to longtime friend and chemical engineering classmate... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Air Transportation; Transportation

Portrait Project

Paul Tranter

and not to yield." My objective is to stay true to involving myself in the areas and issues that I am truly passionate about. Specifically, I want to help make Australia stronger through focusing our nation on developing industries... View Details

13 Jul 2018
News

Creating Opportunity for Indian Entrepreneurs

Harsh Bhargava (MBA 1977), president of the Washington, DC–based consulting company Bankworld, built I Create, a nonprofit organization focused on combating India’s unemployment crisis through entrepreneurship, in 1999. Since that time,... View Details

05 Jun 2013
Op-Ed

Corporate Leaders Need to Step Up on Climate Change

Green initiatives are ubiquitous these days, implemented with zeal at companies like Dupont, IBM, Walmart, and Walt Disney. The programs being rolled out—lighting retrofits, zero-waste factories, and carpool incentives—save money and provide a green glow. Most large... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler

06 Dec 2021
News

Monaco's Digital Transformation

spearheading digital innovation at her company in the 3-Minute Briefing: Bonnie Kintzer (MBA 1987). The Prince wanted Genta to position Monaco as the world’s most digital state—a tall order given that, at the time, a United View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

Larissa Bifano

Larissa S. Bifano concentrates on patent and other intellectual property strategy, counseling, prosecution, diligence, and litigation in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and federal courts. She also leads the firm's team that focuses on efforts to assist... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Creating connections among consumers

Using the power of crowdsourcing, Angie Hicks (MBA 2000) turned neighborly advice about good service providers into a national consumer network that has transformed the world of online reviews and ratings. In 1995, Hicks cofounded Angie’s... View Details

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