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- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Where Are They Now?
ZALEZNIK: “I don’t think it’s useful for people to worry about the rules of leadership or command. I think the central concept is character and character in the uses of power.” Leadership is best studied from the inside out, declares Abraham Zaleznik (MBA 2/’47, DCS... View Details
- 15 Dec 2016
- News
Research: Why Americans Are So Impressed by Busyness
- 23 Dec 2019
- News
The rise of the smartphone and streaming services
- 22 Nov 2010
- News
The Business of Weird: Why People Pay for Bizarre Experiences
- 25 May 2020
- News
For Kenny Chesney and Others, Promotion in a Pandemic Is a Quandary
- 30 Aug 2021
- News
How to Buy A Little Happiness, No Matter How Much Money You Have
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971
bought the rest of the stock and changed the name to Boston Concessions Group. From the beginning, O'Donnell's vision of the company's future went far beyond the traditional parameters. "The way I looked at it," he says, "we were in the View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Crazy Days of Summer
Foy: Performing a perfect 10 leisure dive. As winter’s icy winds make the walk across the Weeks Footbridge feel like a trek to the Arctic Circle, hot sunny days can seem a distant memory. But summer will return to the Charles River and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
income, adjusted for inflation, was 300 percent higher than in 1869. Combined with the early 20th century’s rise in leisure time, the use of installment credit, and advertising, Americans acquired a taste for consumer goods and... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Comfort Zone
and Brazil. It’s not a stretch to understand why this is the case: If airports can reduce processing time through security and reduce anxiety, they will be increasing leisure time inside the airport—and commercial revenues. “But a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Happy Monday
disconnected from work. The second has to do with the notion of leisure: “It sounds like such a luxury and something we shouldn’t permit ourselves to have, but we’re seeing how leisure contributes to our success,” Carbonell says.... View Details
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
surprising to Gordon. For the past year, she’s been helping build out this Havana-based travel and consulting business with her husband and brother-in-law and is reliant on a rising network of Cuban entrepreneurs to deliver deep, curated travel experiences to View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 14 Mar 2019
- News
The Merchant of Osaka
At the time, most physicians graduated from the overworked hospital setting to a solo practice with hours that allowed for a leisurely morning and a long lunch. The Yoga clinic, by contrast, was open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., with three... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Elevator Pitch: Rec Checks
and more. Heard: “Likewise helps people maximize their leisure time in a positive-only space. There are already enough sites that focus on negativity, so we made it a place where users come to recommend things they love.” “Likewise helps... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
The Wisdom of Crowds
The judgments of many people regarding the merits of a restaurant, hotel, or bar trump a single reviewer’s opinion. That’s the philosophy behind the Zagat Survey leisure guides, and Ted Zagat (MBA 2004) has literally grown up with that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Evergreen Business
of the 125-acre property. From there, “it can literally take half a day to buy a tree,” says Kok. The leisurely pace is all part of the purchase price—which starts at $85 for a six-foot fir or spruce. Only about 25 percent of US live-tree... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
The Best of Costa Rica
the top five rafting rivers in the world. Those seeking a more leisurely journey took the scenic “float” down the Sarapiqui River, enjoying views of some of Costa Rica’s lushest vegetation. During our tour of La Selva Biological Station,... View Details
- 07 Dec 2022
- News
Dubai-Based Proptech Builds Up
inspiration for Silkhaus, a Dubai-based proptech startup that offers short, medium, and long-term rentals to business and leisure travelers. "When I couldn't extricate myself out of the Boston lease, I felt that residential real estate... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Up Your Time Affluence
led to time savings and happiness. and reframe it If you’re bothered by work tasks that seem repetitive and meaningless, reframe them in the context of helping your colleagues and your organization achieve higher-level goals. And shift your perception of View Details