Topic: South Bronx

A High-Tech Body Shop

Problem: How to dispose of corporate PCs. Solution: Recondition them for sale to low-income families.READ»

Education: Pre-Collegiate Branding

The next generation of business leaders certainly won't struggle with the concept of personal branding. Personal branding has become crucial at an even earlier life stage: the increasingly high-stakes college admissions process ...READ»

The Harlem Shuffle

My daily online missive may be called "Cool News" but sometimes the stories I write about are anything but cool. In fact, every once in a while the news is the opposite of cool. That was certainly true of a news item I ...READ»

Tommy Boy Can CD Future

Rap`s smartest label shows how brute force yields diminishing returns in the face of a better idea.READ»

Radicals for Responsibility

Social responsibility has captured the attention of a new generation of MBA students. At a time when trust and benevolence are scarce, these students aim higher. Here's how.READ»

Can CSR Fit a Recession Strategy?

Can Corporate Social Responsibility remain on strategy’s short list in the teeth of a severe recession? How much good can struggling corporations afford to do?READ»

HOK Imagines the Ballpark of the Future

A look at the Yankees' and Mets' pricey new homes -- and the stadium of tomorrow.READ»

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Wishful Thinking

Getting and giving: fun tech toys for your holiday list, plus three worthy causes.READ»

How to Wow

Meet three project experts who can teach you the Art of Wow!READ»

Learning 101

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Timberland's Jeff Swartz on Corporate Responsibility

No one preaches corporate responsibility quite like Timberland's Jeff Swartz. Embraced by hip-hop trendsetters, his boot company grew eightfold in market capitalization from 1992 to 2005, hitting $1.6 billion. He used his position to deploy social initiatives galore, instituting some of the toughest worker-protection standards in the manufacturing industry, planting 1 million trees, and sponsoring thousands of volunteer events. He won accolades from Wall Street and social activists alike. But with his company's revenue soft and the stock price tumbling, is his own job sustainable?READ»

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