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May 09, 2008
Tips for Managing a Fast-Growing CompanyWhen a company’s development is driven primarily by industry-wide expansion rather than a company’s innovation and operational excellence, you can be certain that the business will experience its share of growing pains.
May 08, 2008
Marketing AfricaDuring spring break we traveled to Ghana with the mission of developing a marketing strategy that would increase tourism and investment in Kumasi, Ghana’s second largest city.
May 07, 2008
Flying the Frenzied SkiesFlight cancellations, delays, inspection fiascos, mergers, bankruptcies. And now a second bag tax? What’s going on with the airline industry?
May 06, 2008
Mortgage Delinquencies and ForeclosuresMany foreclosures are not preventable. However, if a foreclosure is preventable, and the borrower wants to stay in the home, the economic case for trying to avoid foreclosure is strong.
May 05, 2008
Class of '08 Makes Their MarkThis year, the Class of 2008 not only became the first class in the history of CBS to pledge an unrestricted gift, but also attained a never-before-seen participation rate: 95 percent.
May 02, 2008
Solving the Entrepreneurship PuzzleTo many, entrepreneurship calls to mind the path-breaking motivation envisioned by Schumpeter’s “creative destruction.” But much of entrepreneurship — and much of what we can teach in business school — is more akin to “nondestructive creation.”
May 01, 2008
Pre-MBA Globetrotting: 18 Cities in 15 WeeksThe day after completing my application to CBS, I purchased a world map and a box of thumbtacks and began charting my trip: a 15-week journey to some major cities around the world. I was hoping for the adventure of a lifetime.
April 30, 2008
Overcoming Start-Up Doubts in IndiaOn February 1st I moved to Hyderabad, India to officially start GreenMango’s operations. That first day, a lot went wrong.
April 29, 2008
Financing Business in TajikistanIn March, Lukas Bauer ’09 and I worked with the First MicroFinanceBank of Tajikistan to assess the viability of providing commercial loans to small and medium enterprises.
April 28, 2008
When Life Hands You Lemons, Create a Classroom Market ExperimentDuring a classroom simulation, students were able to witness the failure of a market due to asymmetric information between sellers and buyers. |
