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Technology & Operations Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research
contribution of a firm's operations to its competitive position. It helps them to understand the complex processes underlying the development and manufacture of products as well as the creation and delivery of services. Topics encompass:...
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- 13 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Six Steps for Reinvigorating America
we could slip even more, and I think the world would suffer. People used to look to America for leadership, but I'm not sure they do anymore. I think we can bring it back. Q: What is the white-coat economy, and why is it important? A: This, I think, is the leading edge...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 14
PublicationsTeaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy Author:Amy C. Edmondson Publication:Jossey-Bass, in press Abstract Continuous improvement, understanding complex systems, and promoting...
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Carmen Nobel
- 02 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 2
equity-bondholder conflicts are economically important, determine capital structure choices, and affect welfare. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-070.pdf The Many Faces of Nonprofit Accountability Author:Alnoor...
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Martha Lagace
- 27 Jun 2016
- Research & Ideas
These Management Practices, Like Certain Technologies, Boost Company Performance
Along with colleagues Nicholas Bloom, Stanford University, and John Van Reenen, London School of Economics, Sadun challenges this view in a new National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, Management as a Technology? They argue...
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by Michael Blanding
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Business History - Faculty & Research
economic uncertainty impacts consumer behavior and companies operating in Brazil. For that, it summarizes the key obstacles faced by these businesses, such as the country’s logistical bottlenecks, complex...
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- 17 Mar 2015
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First Look: March 17
Publications March 2015 Journal of Financial Economics Banks as Patient Fixed-Income Investors By: Hanson, Samuel G., Andrei Shleifer, Jeremy C. Stein, and Robert W. Vishny Abstract—We examine the business model of traditional...
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Sean Silverthorne
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Faculty & Research | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Social Impact Since its inception, the Social Enterprise Initiative has explored the role of business in creating social value. Today, SEI continues to examine the challenges and opportunities in harnessing the power of the markets to create both View Details
- 25 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Could a Business Model Help Big Pharma Save Lives and Profit?
reasonable profits and reduced Hepatitis C, and rates of which are expected to fall by 86 percent between 2020 and 2030, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Health. This real-world example demonstrates how a business model can help Big Pharma address a View Details
- 2023
- Working Paper
Cognitive Uncertainty in Intertemporal Choice
By: Benjamin Enke and Thomas Graeber
This paper studies the relevance of cognitive uncertainty – subjective uncertainty over one's utility-maximizing action – for understanding and predicting intertemporal choice. The main idea is that when people are cognitively noisy, such as when a decision is complex,...
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Cognitive Uncertainty;
Intertemporal Choice;
Cognition and Thinking;
Complexity;
Decision Choices and Conditions
Enke, Benjamin, and Thomas Graeber. "Cognitive Uncertainty in Intertemporal Choice." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 29577, December 2021. (R&R at The Quarterly Journal of Economics.)
- 26 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Learning from Failed Political Leadership
information for all companies striving to succeed in today's global economy. The book identifies two much-loved illusions that pervade today's mass media: a) the conviction that all of the world's economic systems, including China and...
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by Martha Lagace
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Skydeck - Alumni
(MBA 1985) has battled it twice—and has lessons for anyone in the fight. The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix Author Anne Morriss (MBA 2004) on how companies can tackle complex issues with essential speed The Musts of 2023 Alumni...
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- 07 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization
the whole picture and embrace the complexity inherent in shifting one’s operations or organizational design. For example, the company’s decision to increase the use of recycled PET that is more sensitive to moisture has implications for...
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Events - Business History
enjoyed periods of high growth and supposed alliances between autocrats and capitalists. Over time, however, the relationships between capitalists and political elites changed, and economic outcomes diverged. While state-business ties in...
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- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
percent year over year, and the National Restaurant Association projected an industry revenue shortfall of $240 billion for the year. Second-order effects of restaurant closures ripple through the American economy, bringing economic pain...
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Financial Accounting Online Course | HBS Online
Sheet Introduction to Accounting Period Show Hide Details Concepts The Balance Sheet The Income Statement Featured Exercise Construct the balance sheet and income statement 8.5 hrs Module 4 Adjusting Journal Entries Understand complex...
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Leadership - Faculty & Research
organizations. Leadership As our world grows increasingly global, intricate, and ever-changing, the role of leaders is becoming more and more complex and critical to business success. In the 1950s and 1960s, Fritz Roethlisberger and Elton...
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- 12 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 12
in a way that is economically important, has impact on ex ante capital structure choices, and affects welfare. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-070.pdf How Firms Respond to Mandatory Information Disclosure...
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Carmen Nobel
- 09 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 9, 2016
economic activity? This paper exploits the federal preemption of national banks in 2004 from local laws against predatory lending to gauge the effect of the supply of credit on the real economy. Specifically, we exploit the heterogeneity...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Messy Link Between Slave Owners and Modern Management
Caitlin C. Rosenthal didn't intend to write a book about slavery. She set out to tackle something much more mundane: the history of business practices. But when she started researching account books from the mid-1800s, a period of major View Details
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by Katie Johnston