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Mar 19, 2019

How 3D Printing Can Jumpstart Developing Economies

“3-D printing offers an alternative development path for countries willing to invest in it,” writes Richard D’Aveni.

Mar 17, 2019

Fending off Disruption: Incumbent Strategies for Digital Transformation

Highlights research by Ron Adner and Rahul Kapoor in an article about companies elevating digital priorities in their strategic planning to preempt technological disruption.

Mar 16, 2019

Looking for Hope in the Rubble of Value Investing

Highlights data compiled by Kenneth French in an article about the current state and future of value investing.

Mar 14, 2019

Boeing Takes Hit to Its Reputation After 2 Plane Crashes

Quotes Paul Argenti in an article about the Boeing 737 Max 8.

Mar 13, 2019

A Better Way to Analyze Which Factors Drive Stock Returns

Highlights research by Eugene Fama and Kenneth French in an article about how to best analyze which factors drive stock returns.

Mar 12, 2019

The Only Way Manufacturers Can Survive

Vijay Govindarajan and Jeffrey Immelt D’78 write about the need for manufacturers to embrace digital technology to survive and thrive in the future.

Mar 12, 2019

5 Hot Jobs for MBA Graduates

Quotes Stephen Pidgeon T’07, executive director of career services, in an article about the jobs in high demand for MBA graduates.

Mar 08, 2019

Want to Keep Our Graduates in New England? Build a Robust Offshore Wind Industry

April Salas, executive director of the Revers Center for Energy, champions offshore wind as a way to retain more college graduates in New England.

Mar 08, 2019

Five Ways Male-Dominated Industries Can Attract More Female Talent

Highlights Noreen Doyle T’74, chair of the board of directors at the Newmont Mining Corporation, and other women in business in an article about how male-dominant industries can increase the number of women in leadership roles.

Mar 08, 2019

Time to Give Your Brand a Checkup

Highlights research by Kevin Lane Keller exploring what makes a product or service a true brand.

Mar 08, 2019

How India Builds: Cheaper, Faster, Local

Vijay Govindarajan and coauthor Mahesh Sriram, write how India can be a leader in reverse innovation, particularly when it comes to health care delivery.

Mar 07, 2019

The 20 Best Business Schools for Women in 2019

Highlights Tuck as one of the best business schools in the world for women MBA students.

Mar 06, 2019

U.S. Posted Record-Breaking $891 Billion Goods Trade Deficit in 2018

Quotes Dean Matthew J. Slaughter in an article about the United States’ merchandise trade deficit for 2018.

Mar 05, 2019

Why a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Employee Development Doesn’t Work

Sydney Finkelstein writes that managers to avoid using a one-size-fits-all plan for employee development, in his latest for Harvard Business Review.

Mar 02, 2019

Amazon’s Year-Long Publicity Blitz for HQ2 Has Backfired

“To go out and create a ‘beauty contest,’ and turn it into a media circus—it was a dumb idea,” says Paul Argenti in an article about Amazon’s bidding process for a second headquarters.

Feb 28, 2019

Big Ideas with Calyxt CCO, Manoj Sahoo

An interview with Manoj Sahoo T'10, CCO of Calyxt, which is set to release the world’s first consumer-oriented gene-edited food product in 2019.

Feb 25, 2019

CEOs Urge Congress to Expand Gun Background Checks

Quotes Paul Argenti in an article about a group of four CEOs that sent a letter urging Congress to pass a proposal on background checks for gun sales.

Feb 24, 2019

Stitch Fix Debuts New Brand Campaign on Oscars Night

Quotes Deirdre Findlay T'00, chief marketing officer of Stitch Fix, in an article about the company’s new brand campaign, which debuted during the Oscars.

Feb 24, 2019

Are You a Confident or Overconfident Boss? Here’s How to Tell

“There’s a fine line between self-confidence and overconfidence,” writes Sydney Finkelstein in an article that offers four questions to ask yourself to make sure cockiness isn’t interfering with your—and your team’s—performance.

Feb 23, 2019

B-School Insider Interview: Courtney Duffy T’19

Features Courtney Duffy T’19 in an interview about her Tuck MBA experience and being a dual-degree student at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Feb 21, 2019

10 Remarkable Women MBAs to Watch

Features Makena Timmins Harris T’20 and lists Vivian Guo T’20 in an article highlighting women MBAs from the class of 2020.

Feb 20, 2019

The Pan-Industrial Revolution: How New Manufacturing Titans Will Transform the World

A review of The Pan-Industrial Revolution by Richard D’Aveni.

Feb 19, 2019

Momentum Investing’s Bad Luck May Be About to Turn

Mentions research by Eugene Fama and Kenneth French in an article about the state of momentum investing.

Feb 17, 2019

Amazon Leaves New York but Not the Spotlight

Features Paul Argenti in an article about Amazon’s decision to forgo building a headquarters in New York City.

Feb 16, 2019

What You Need to Know About MBA Class Size

Quotes Dean Matthew J. Slaughter in an article about MBA class size.

Feb 15, 2019

Amazon’s Stormy Week Will Blow Over, but the Debris May Stay

Quotes Paul Argenti in an article about recent controversies surrounding Amazon.

Feb 14, 2019

Momentum Investing’s Bad Luck May Be About to Turn

An article about momentum investing highlights research by Eugene Fama and Kenneth French exploring the volatility of stock returns and how it impacts small and value stocks.

Feb 14, 2019

Amazon Loaded up on Low-Risk Government Bonds Last Year as Investors Dumped Tech Stocks

Quotes Anup Srivastava in an article about Amazon increasing its holdings in U.S. government and agency securities.

Feb 12, 2019

Sununu Back from World Summit Trip on Education, Robotics

Mentions Tuck in an article about New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu’s recent trip to the World Government Summit in Dubai. While at WGS, Sununu met with Tuck students to discuss economic opportunities in New Hampshire.

Feb 12, 2019

Students Tasked with Saving Failed State at World Government Summit

A story about the Shaping Future Governments: Global Universities Challenge highlights a team of five Tuck students that won the challenge at this year’s World Government Summit in Dubai.

Feb 11, 2019

The 20 Business Schools with the Highest MBA Salaries

Highlights Tuck as one of the top business schools for highest MBA salaries. The list is based on the 2019 Financial Times ranking, average alumni salaries after three years, and weighted for purchasing power parity.

Feb 08, 2019

What Kind of Boss Are You?

An excerpt from The Superbosses Playbook by Sydney Finkelstein, illustrating how managers should approach hiring and working with subordinates that perform at their level, challenge them, or even outshine them.

Feb 08, 2019

In 2019, Is Human Capital on Top of Your Board’s Agenda?

Mentions Sydney Finkelstein in an article about the role a board plays in monitoring strategy, talent, and culture.

Feb 07, 2019

Ever Get the Feeling You’re Being Watched?

Roger McNamee T’82, managing director of Elevation Partners and an early investor in companies like Facebook and Google, offers a roadmap to users that want to resist the encroachment of technology into their lives.

Feb 05, 2019

Korean Product Manager Says Grit Got Him to Facebook

A feature story about Jeong-Suh Choi T'11 and the journey that led him to his current role as a product manager in Facebook’s crisis response team.

Feb 03, 2019

Want to Invest in a True ‘Value’ Fund? Good Luck Finding One

Mentions research by Kenneth French in an article about the difficulty of finding, and investing in, true value stocks.