Walmart Thinks Shopping via Text Might Be Retail’s Next Big Thing
Quotes Ron Adner in an article about Jetblack, Walmart’s chat-based personal shopping service.
Nov 08, 2018Quotes Ron Adner in an article about Jetblack, Walmart’s chat-based personal shopping service.
Nov 08, 2018Features Senator Tina Smith T’84, who was elected to the U.S. Senate representing Minnesota in the 2018 midterm elections.
Nov 07, 2018Quotes Kevin Lane Keller in an article about the staying power of Levi Strauss & Co. Keller says Levi’s is often dealing with the tension between the heritage of the brand and the need to stay modern.
Nov 06, 2018An article about India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to improve the country’s economy quotes Vijay Govindarajan.
Nov 05, 2018As a guest on Harvard Business Review’s Women at Work podcast, Ella Bell Smith discusses how race, gender, and class play into the different experiences and relationships white women and women of color have at work.
Nov 05, 2018Quotes Kenneth French in an article about the role luck plays in investing, even when using well-regarded strategies over long periods of time.
Nov 04, 2018A feature story about Pandora, led by CEO Roger Lynch T’95, and its journey from an exciting upstart in the music industry, to being on the cusp of bankruptcy, and now fighting to once again be a top streaming service.
Nov 02, 2018Quotes Sydney Finkelstein in an article about top technology companies encouraging employees to pursue opportunities outside of the organization.
Nov 01, 2018Quotes Roger Hochschild T’90, CEO of Discover Financial Services, in an article about the company, along with Capital One Financial Corp., tightening lending standards.
Oct 29, 2018An article about how stock market volatility could impact the U.S. economy quotes Ing-Haw Cheng.
Oct 26, 2018Features Kevin Demoff T’06, executive vice president of football operations for the Los Angeles Rams, in an article about the team’s efforts to win the affection of its home city after returning to the area in 2016 following a two-decade stint in St. Louis.
Oct 25, 2018An article about how to effectively separate the workplace from personal life, particularly for entrepreneurs, mentions Yuki Aoyama T’17.
Oct 25, 2018Mentions Vijay Govindarajan in an article exploring how organizations can mitigate the cost of innovation. Govindarajan has often touched on the politics of innovation, including in his book The Other Side of Innovation.
Oct 23, 2018A feature story about Betsy Nesbitt T’11, founder of Flyway Wellness. Nesbitt has learned over the years the importance of self-work and says understanding yourself and how to manage yourself is just as important as understanding how to manage a business.
Oct 23, 2018Quotes Paul Argenti in an article about the business impact on Saudi Arabia following the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Oct 22, 2018In LinkedIn's featured weekend essay, Richard D’Aveni writes that 3-D printing will allow for the rise of “pan-industrial” firms, or diversified manufacturing giants that will wield unparalleled reach into numerous industries, markets, and communities, including the political sphere.
Oct 19, 2018Richard D’Aveni writes that as trade tensions between the U.S. and China escalate, manufacturers concerned about their supply chains should embrace 3-D printing.
Oct 18, 2018A feature story about Minnesota Senator Tina Smith T’84 and the campaign to retain her seat in the U.S. Senate.
Oct 18, 2018Quotes Colin C. Blaydon in an article about SoftBank, which is scheduled to host an investment conference in Saudi Arabia next week, and its continued ties to the country following the disappearance of a journalist at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey.
Oct 17, 2018A review of The Pan-Industrial Revolution, the new book from Richard D’Aveni.
Oct 17, 2018Highlights Tracy Sun T’05, co-founder and vice president of merchandising at Poshmark, in an article about industry disruptors. Forbes writes that Poshmark is poised to disrupt the consumer fashion market.
Oct 17, 2018As a guest on Cheddar, Richard D’Aveni discusses his new book The Pan-Industrial Revolution, which posits that 3D printing will change manufacturing as we know it.
Oct 16, 2018A feature story about The Pan-Industrial Revolution, the new book from Richard D’Aveni exploring how 3D printing technology could revolutionize manufacturing and lead to the rise of what D’Aveni calls “pan-industrial” firms.
Oct 16, 2018In an interview with Yahoo Finance, Richard D’Aveni discusses his new book The Pan-Industrial Revolution, which explores the impact 3D printing could have on the state of manufacturing.
Oct 16, 2018Dean Matthew J. Slaughter and coauthor Kenneth F. Scheve write that, in order to reduce the backlash against globalization that has grown in recent years, the United States needs to make serious investments in its human capital.
Oct 16, 2018Following the announcement that the SEC is exploring a policy initiative that would enable ordinary investors to invest in private companies, Vijay Govindarajan, Anup Srivastava, Luminita Enache, and coauthor Shivaram Rajgopal explore whether the idea is sound.
Oct 15, 2018Highlights Christina Fanitzi T’13, who was recently named to the 2018-2019 class of White House Fellows.
Oct 15, 2018Lists Jennifer Dannals as one of the top MBA professors to look out for in 2018. Dannals’ research focuses on how individuals interact with each other within groups, as well as how startups can be structured to improve performance.
Oct 15, 2018Mentions Superbosses by Sydney Finkelstein in an article about how to continually innovate throughout your career.
Oct 14, 2018“Known for their openness, generosity, and togetherness, Tuckies are a breed all their own. That’s exactly how they want to stay—and that’s exactly who the Class of 2020 want to be,” writes Poets & Quants in an article profiling eleven members of the class.
Oct 13, 2018Mentions Eesha Sharma one of Marketing Science Institute’s Young Scholars for 2019. Each year, MSI recognizes 34 marketing scholars whom it believes will be the leaders of the next generation of marketing academics.
Oct 13, 2018As a guest on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Peter Fisher discusses the impact of Fedspeak and rising rates on the stock market.
Oct 12, 2018Vijay Govindarajan and coauthor Ravi Ramamurti argue for a bottom-up solution to the problem of America’s uninsured using Ascension, the largest non-profit health system in the United States, as an example.
Oct 11, 2018Mentions Peter Fisher as the moderator of “Ten Year Anniversary of the Financial Crisis,” a public lecture sponsored by the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy.
Oct 11, 2018Richard D’Aveni writes that Larry Culp’s recent appointment as CEO of General Electric does not signal a return to form for conglomerates but that diversification, aided by the rise of 3D printing or additive manufacturing, is going to dominate strategy discussions for the next decade.
Oct 09, 2018As a guest on Harvard Business Review’s Women at Work podcast, Ella Bell Smith discusses how women can draw out actionable, useful feedback from their managers and how to respond when they’re not getting what they need to succeed.
Oct 09, 2018