Getting By With a Disrupted Supply
Associate professor Brian Tomlin says the earthquake and tsunami in Japan have reminded automakers about the vulnerability of supply chains.
Jun 27, 2011Associate professor Brian Tomlin says the earthquake and tsunami in Japan have reminded automakers about the vulnerability of supply chains.
Jun 27, 2011Entrepreneur Steve Hooper T’11 and two classmates are spending their post-graduation summer cycling across the country.
Jun 24, 2011For its class gift, the class of 2011 has organized and endowed annual awards to recognize two faculty members.
Jun 16, 2011Marketing professor Kusum Ailawadi studied how gasoline prices impact consumers’ grocery shopping behavior.
Jun 06, 2011Can PepsiCo grow its business without also growing Americans’ waistlines? Peter Golder says yes.
Jun 01, 2011Tuck faculty explore the nuances behind the biggest deal in Microsoft’s 36-year history.
May 19, 2011In his Leadership in the Global Economy course, Professor Slaughter uses the framework of congressional testimony, with students as CEOs at the witness table, to teach students how business leaders should lead companies amidst increasingly present governments of many countries. In other words, how to tell their stories briefly and convincingly.
May 18, 2011Richard Smith T’11 and his Polar Vision team passed their first test of endurance and planning. Next stop: Antarctica.
May 16, 2011Tuck graduates find a promising start in Korea.
May 16, 2011Q&A with Tuck Dean Paul Danos on his reappointment to a fifth term.
May 13, 2011Panelists discuss the social media revolution in the Center for Digital Strategies' latest Britt Technology Impact Series event.
May 13, 2011"Globalization is a big theme that is going to drive people of this generation," says Immelt, CEO of GE. He hopes to impart this message to Tuck’s class of 2011 on June 11.
May 05, 2011Former U.S. Comptroller General David M. Walker offers his prescription for the country’s ailing finances.
May 04, 2011David G. Lubrano T’56, a former Tuck overseer, played an instrumental role in securing the financial future of the school.
May 03, 2011Launched two years ago, Tuck's Research-to-Practice seminars teach MBA students critical-thinking skills, to test ideas against both theory and data. Even more striking than the seminars' unique intimate format is the way they peel back the layers on a particular body of research.
May 03, 2011Timberland CEO Jeff Swartz T’84 is winning people over—one eco-friendly piece of gear at a time—with a deeply held belief that doing good in the world is also good for the bottom line. Will competitors follow suit?
May 03, 2011Professor Vijay Govindarajan posed this question in his blog on the Harvard Business Review website last August and the response was overwhelming.
Apr 29, 2011The lengths online retailers will go to avoid collecting sales taxes is consistent with new research by Leslie Robinson that shows companies can and do avoid taxes not based on income.
Apr 26, 2011