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- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
“This has to be a shared mission,” Obama told attendees at the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection at Stanford University, where he signed the order onstage. “So much of our computer networks and critical...
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Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Latest Model
was booming: The price of bitcoin had surged to nearly $20,000; governments were beginning to recognize the cryptocurrency as legal tender; and industries from fintech to pharma were launching blockchain-related projects. (Though best known as the View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Water for Life
for reliable, affordable water service. Nearly two of every three gallons of water pumped through the dilapidated distribution system were lost or stolen. Desperate for a remedy, the Philippine government invited the private sector to...
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- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
intentions and a sense of loyalty to a local organization. As for the foundations that distributed billions to nonprofits, they rarely held their beneficiaries accountable for results. Just as result-driven thinking entered the business...
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- 22 Oct 2013
- News
Pulling the Plug
science fiction, but think about how no one could have imagined wireless Internet networks a decade ago, Giler says. "Now you get mad if you don't have WiFi." In 10 years, he says, wireless electricity will seem completely quaint. Giler...
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- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019
research-based approaches to increase competitiveness in the digital economy. Networking: Coffee Not Cocktails by Janet Shaner (MBA 1989) Lulu.com A good network can bring new ideas, access to resources, funds, clients, and help build...
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- 19 Jul 2011
- News
Brightening the Future
has similar distribution partners in Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, and Argentina. Both companies are affiliated with the Stiftung Solarenergie International Network for Rural Development, a German foundation...
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- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
America and the Caribbean. Gertsacov is particularly intrigued by the power of the media and its impact on the developing world. He spent last summer developing Grita (Speak Up), an on-air campaign for MTV Networks Latin America that aims...
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- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Case Study: On the Table
vans because back in the 1960s and ’70s—and still now—there was no way to reach the consumer who shopped at mom-and-pop stores. Today their distribution networks are formidable barriers to entry for most...
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- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Facing the Music
look at how the music industry functions. After years of consolidation, the business is now dominated by a handful of major distribution companies (often referred to simply as "the majors") that are responsible for some 80 percent of...
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Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Books
century’s end, as mail-order companies such as Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward gained ground and manufacturers began to sell their own distinctive brands and develop their own distribution networks. Birth of a Salesman includes a look...
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- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
Anomalie, a custom wedding dress company, Leslie Voorhees and Calley Means (both MBA 2015) have connections to manufacturers in China as well as to people on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. They decided to use their network to...
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- 01 Mar 2006
- News
One-on-One with Dr. Margaret Chan
support this response by doing workforce or business-continuity planning and by helping to meet the demands that will be created by a pandemic, such as by increasing production of essential services and products. The networks created by...
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- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
to refine the concept, inviting friends over to test and retest the game. The two colaunched the game, Cranium, in 1998 and found an unlikely initial partner — Starbucks — to help market and distribute it. Two more unconventional game...
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- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Reimagining the MBA
they can practice what they have learned in the classroom,” she explains. “Since we don’t have such facilities at our disposal, we have to build a global network of partners that are willing to become, in essence, teaching hospitals for...
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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
system. In August 2020, Mercy Corps handed over the management of the system and its distribution network to the local utility company. (Ezra Millstein/Mercy Corps) On a Wednesday afternoon in early August,...
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- 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...
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Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Pilgrimage to the Museum: Man’s Search for God Through Art and Time By Stephen Auth (MBA 1985) Sophia Institute Press In Pilgrimage to the Museum, author-curator Stephen Auth takes you on a colorful journey through the history of...
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- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
Network Groups (DNGs) organized around particular constituencies but open to everyone. At present, some 29 DNGs have been formed, focusing on networking, mentoring/coaching, and community outreach. DNGs are encouraged to consider the...
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Garry Emmons
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
iStock MESSAGE FROM DEAN SRIKANT DATAR On February 27, Dean Srikant Datar sent a message to the HBS community regarding the invasion of Ukraine, noting the resources available to those looking to offer support and highlighting learning opportunities available at HBS....
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