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- 01 Feb 2002
- News
As the Future Catches You
"I would like you and me to have a conversation," HBS senior research fellow Juan Enriquez tells his readers in the prologue of his new book, As the Future Catches You: How Genomics & Other Forces Are Changing Your Life, Work, Health & Wealth. He points out...
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- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Full Stream Ahead
Illustrations by Franziska Barczyk Illustrations by Franziska Barczyk Back in 1985, when Michael Jackson paid what at the time was an eye-popping $47.5 million for ATV Music—and with it the Beatles’s back catalog—he justified the sum by reportedly saying that, just as...
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- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”
realized that because of where things are in this part of the world—namely underdeveloped infrastructure, underdeveloped skill sets, probably nascent understanding of new spaces altogether—I think it is, more than ever now, that it's...
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- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Faculty News
books, Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumer's Trust from Wedgwood to Dell and The Power of Commerce: Economy and Governance in the First British Empire. A member of the HBS faculty since 1991, Koehn is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of...
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- 01 Apr 2020
- News
What My Time in Vietnam Taught Me About Dealing with Shortages
convoy—at Travis Air Force Base in California. The planes had large red ball markings, and space was guaranteed for the needed supplies and equipment. Ventilators appear to be the most critical items today, but back then it was munitions....
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- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Sharing the Road
Sakshi Vij (GMP 23, 2017) is the founder and CEO of Myles, an innovative car-sharing company operating in 21 cities in India. In this interview, she talks about the potential growth in the car-sharing space and how new technologies enable...
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- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014
around you, and improving leadership skills. Drawing on a wealth of real-world examples, from the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster to Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, Professor Bazerman diagnoses what information went ignored in these...
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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Innovation: Frozen Assets
knew she was onto something when her son started snagging Luvo meals from the freezer after school. “This is a space where the consumer is actually ahead of the food industry,” Day says. “We have the opportunity to disrupt the whole...
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Janelle Nanos
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Get Creative
attention paid to the open parts. Create a center that will attract users to your space and get the user-innovators to self-identify. Beyond that, foster a space where a community can collaborate and...
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- 23 Feb 2023
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In My Humble Opinion: Hometown Reboot
David Motley (MBA 1988) grew up in Lincoln-Larimer, a struggling neighborhood in Pittsburgh’s East End. He remembers the soot on the snow in the cold winters of the 1960s. And if he looked south, toward the Monongahela River, he could see the steel mills that were its...
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April White
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
“Soon after that, the head of the UDA asked him to become its director general.” Colombo’s Diyawanna Lake incorporates some of what Mawilmada expects to see in the more environmentally sensitive areas of the city—recreational spaces that...
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- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
base. The companies provide free office space where iTrust “relationship managers” meet with employees. The arrangement gives iTrust, starting with zero brand recognition, “instant credibility in the eyes of company employees and a...
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- 17 Jun 2020
- News
Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines
supplies, food, and other essential commodities. They’re doing everything from providing critical funding to donating space for medical services, as the ICCP Group did when it offered its property, the World Trade Center Manila, and...
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Margie Kelley
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
thousands of abandoned homes, needs more housing The Detroit economy was already wavering when the Cummings family arrived. By early 1992, Detroit’s debt rating would be cut to junk bond status. From an investor’s point of view, the city...
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April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
An American Odyssey
Africa within the space of a couple of weeks, Richard America (MBA ’63) appears upbeat and none the worse for jet lag. Dressed in a crisp suit and tie, the tall and affable Georgetown University Business School professor chats easily...
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- 28 May 2019
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A More Perfect Union
like a venture philanthropy investor group, where members invest time and money to support organizations and candidates that align with its principles. Those include protecting and renewing democracy, promoting fact- and evidence-based policy-making, creating an View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
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September 11: A Community Reflects
encourage shared reflection and support. The Class of 1959 Chapel became a gathering place for those wanting a quiet space for prayer and contemplation, and in the late afternoon, many members of the community came together outside the...
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Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
- 02 Nov 2020
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The First Five Years: Julianne White (MBA 2017)
Julianne White (MBA 2017) is vice president for food acquisition at the Greater Boston Food Bank. How did you become interested in the food industry? “I grew up with a lot of ties to agriculture. I was raised in a small community where much of the local View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
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Rural Renewal
began to think that “the compensation was no longer commensurate with the risks.” With the aim of cutting back on the workload, she and her partner decided to stop raising new funds. At the same time, her growing appreciation of greener View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
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June 2021 Books and Podcasts
jet-powered airliners. The growing requirement for more factory space was fueled by new models and a surging worldwide demand for air travel. Massive construction projects were launched, including a new factory on 760 acres at Paine Field...
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