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Archive for August, 2011


Improvising Toward "No Impact"

August 23rd, 2011

I love it when ideas converge, often quite by accident.  In academia we term this synthesis.  I am reading two books simultaneously that, at first blush, seem quite disconnected.  But perhaps by virtue of reading them together, a surprising commonality emerged. The first, No Impact Man by Colin Beavan, is required reading for our incoming [...]


A Marketer Comments on the Markets

August 12th, 2011

I think it is difficult to grasp these complex macro economic concepts for consumers (myself included) who live micro level lives.


No Lazy Days of Summer for the GSB

August 3rd, 2011

The rhythm of the school year dictates a new beginning each September.  The month of August for students and faculty members alike can be a time for vacations, unstructured days and perhaps a review of school supplies before the frenetic school year begins afresh. August in the Graduate School of Business is another story.  We [...]