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- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Karen Tumulty Reports on America
After more than twenty years in journalism, covering everything from the coroner's office to the Oval Office, Karen E. Tumulty (MBA '81), Time magazine's national political correspondent, has seen it all. So how to explain the warm smile,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
political biases in preventing leaders from recognizing and acting on warning signs of impending disasters. Could you give an example of each? In the book, we talk about the cognitive biases of those involved in the fishing industry who... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
profit-making; unlike financial performance, there is no common currency of measurement and aggregation," Ebrahim explains. "The value created by social-sector organizations accrues to society rather than to a set of owners or shareholders, which raises View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Cracks in the Foundation
sharpen understanding of America's competitiveness issues, formulate recommendations, and inspire corrective action. The October alumni survey, the first of its kind for the School, laid the groundwork by providing a unique picture of the country's competitiveness... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Think Locally, Act Globally
Issue Focus: The Global Manager Mittal Issue Focus: The Global Manager Around the World They Call Him Mr. China Bringing Global Back Home In 1976, in India’s Punjab region, 18-year-old Sunil Bharti Mittal... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Do You Speak Business?
average companies in France, Germany, and Japan may all look quite different from each other, those countries’ best-performing multinationals look quite similar. “When you consider the top-quartile companies across multiple sectors — such as B2B, B2C, services, View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Pamela Thomas Graham
professor who takes on unsolved murders and issues of race with equal aplomb. Thomas-Graham admits that progress on her third Ivy League mystery (set at Princeton) has been slow. "My husband and I are parents of a three-year-old son, so... View Details
- 17 Nov 2015
- News
Carbon Neutral
to drive a cheaper car, or insulate their house and be a little more energy efficient,” says Minnick. At the same time, however, the plan would use the extra revenues generated from the carbon fee to issue a tax credit to middle-class... View Details
Keywords: Michael Blanding
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
View from the Top
President Bush and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani exhibited remarkable leadership following the September 11 crisis. I also admire Michigan Governor John Engler, who's shown courage in taking on some tough but important political and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
wants to open a chain of retail shops selling a commodity product you can get anywhere for 25 cents, but he will charge 2 dollars. Of course, you listen politely and then fall off your chair laughing when he leaves. [Starbucks founder]... View Details
- 02 Dec 2016
- News
The Story Behind the Stories
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Gayle Tzemach Lemmon (MBA 2006) is a journalist and author of two New York Times best selling books. She was a political reporter and a TV producer in DC before coming to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Profile: The Invisible Hand - Robert Massie and God's Green Earth
“In my senior year,” Massie explains, “I questioned many things, including the existence of God. I issued a challenge, saying, ‘God, if you are out there, I'd like to feel you more in my life.' And God responded with grace and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
HBSAAA Conference Addresses Pathways to Power
in Washington, D.C., October 11–13. “Bringing people together is an important objective,” said HBSAAA vice president Rena Clark (MBA '90), “but we also strive to present a highlevel perspective and in-depth understanding of the issues and... View Details
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
ubiquitous on city rooftops, potable water access an egalitarian issue in the city.) These kinds of complications, Benedetti notes, are commonplace. “Last week we had no lemons,” he says with a broad smile. “And Thursday we had no... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
History’s Lessons
Lincoln—already besieged by personal and political difficulties—weighed his options, knowing that a loss at the polls would almost certainly mean a permanently divided nation. By late August, Lincoln faced a crisis as great as any other... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
The Exchange: The Tech Leader’s Tightrope
revealed the telecom giant’s “extreme willingness” to hand over billions of emails—revelations that galvanized Professor Nien-hê Hsieh and Senior Lecturer Henry McGee. “Seeing a huge company in the middle of these privacy issues felt like... View Details
- 08 Apr 2021
- News
Real Talk
part of its 10th Reunion. This was not their first time partnering to tackle the thorny issue of inclusion. Harmeling, an ethics and entrepreneurship professor at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, had... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
entrepreneurship. Added to that is the issue of high crime rates and political volatility in some countries. Says Azuela, "In our hearts, we want to go back, but in our minds and in reality, sometimes it's... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
consultant told him, but Vaccaro politely declined. His current business model, such as it is, works just fine. And the search for additional models continues. DeCoons sees boutique studios dedicated solely to mindfulness and meditation... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Halber
- 26 Feb 2020
- News
Phoenix Rising
unemployment that peaked at 28 percent, while more than 44 percent of the population slipped below the poverty line. And violent protests.So many years of protest, much of it fueled by anti-austerity anger and the inherent tensions from years of View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint