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- 13 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Can AI Save Physicians from Burnout?
documentation, litigation defense, and regulatory compliance. These excessive documentation requirements also strain the patient-physician relationship, reducing the time patients spend with their doctors and hampering effective View Details
- 06 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back?
exploration, Doppler oceanographic studies, avian research, socioeconomic environmental studies, community outreach, and litigation. Late last year, the Minerals Management Service (recently renamed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,... View Details
- 11 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
The New International Style of Management
Chinese national, and deliver it to him in person. Recalls Klump, "I had achieved success, was enjoying rapid promotions, and worked well with my manager. When it came time for him to receive feedback, he encouraged direct View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 19 Jan 2021
- In Practice
Leadership Advice for Biden: Restore a Sense of Calm
might not like particular policies). This will give a big boost to business and consumer confidence. Under Biden and Harris, drama and uncertainty will be replaced by goal clarity and communication transparency. President-elect Biden’s... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 26 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Yes, You Can Raise Prices in a Downturn
Finally, performance pricers relentlessly communicate their value. An example is PACCAR, producer of Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks in a market viewed as a commodity by others. Throughout 70 consecutive years of profitability—a period from... View Details
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
twentieth century because of communications improvements, this article shows that the challenges of managing governments and political risk grew sharply. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/gjones/papers/Jones Lubinski Managing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Incubators Take Notice: Your Entrepreneurs Are Networking with the Wrong People
engineering Koning’s research might be sobering to the cities and institutions that invest in startup-focused events and programs in the hopes of stirring innovation and prosperity. Even if a fledgling community emerges from the... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 11 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Free Trade Needs Nurturing—and Other Lessons from History
that’s actually not true. There are times when globalization takes a step back. From 1850 to 1914, there was a technological revolution: With the telegraph, suddenly you could communicate from New Zealand to London in seconds, and... View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Auto; Aerospace; Chemical; Consumer Products; Electronics; Energy; Industrial Products; Manufacturing; Shipping; Transportation
- 03 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Forget About Making College Affordable; Make it a Good Investment
reason is that college graduates who can’t secure college-level employment often settle for non-college jobs. According to U.S. Census American Community Survey data, millions of college graduates with at least a bachelor’s degree work... View Details
- 07 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
Why Immigrant Workers Cluster in Particular Industries
“Most of my kids’ playmates are Finnish, and they have a Saturday morning school where they learn the Finnish language,” he says. “There are probably 8 to 10 organizations catering to the Finnish community in Boston.” All that... View Details
- 27 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Social Network Marketing: What Works?
it's important to understand both who influences purchase decisions in online communities and which groups of users can be influenced. “Viral campaigns truly leverage the network aspect of these social networking sites.” "By understanding... View Details
- 11 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Riding the Internet Fast Track
a narrow segment of higher-end families in selected communities in the Boston area. After four years of perfecting its business model, Streamline only recently expanded to the Washington, D.C., market. Its narrow market focus bypasses... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- 13 Mar 2007
- First Look
First Look: March 13, 2007
financial returns but are also deeply committed to improving the environment and making a difference in people's lives. Robert Salas, CEO, wants a management system that communicates and motivates Amanco's three high-level goals.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 18
"advanced leadership" in a complex social system such as a community or region. There was no central leader; instead there was a collection of coalitions and collaborative activities that contributed to the end result. Purchase... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 30 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
Only Capitalists Can Save Capitalism
that can turn these problems into opportunities. The book provides examples of business efforts that promote social good without sacrificing profit: a mobile communications rollout in rural China that "extended the benefits of... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 17 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 17, 2008
RCA's Sarnoff Lab, and the Rockwell Science Center, and as it built its capabilities and ventured into new application areas, it discovered a "killer app" for optical communications which led to its acquisition at the height of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Businesses Can Respond to AIDS
and AIDS exert such power to wreck communities and companies that they should almost be viewed as a metaphor for "disruptive technology" along the lines of the model proposed by HBS Professor Clayton Christensen in his book, The... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
A Bold Proposal for Investment Reform
out of the rut we're currently in, both the suppliers and those demanding information have to be willing to consider radical ideas in terms of reform. What radical measures should the investor community or those demanding information... View Details
- 20 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 20
value-relevant before disclosure, for negative earnings adjustments it is value-relevant only after disclosure. This finding is consistent with managers delaying the communication of bad news until IFRS compliance. A finer model shows... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
employee communication about operational failures. Doing so may result in higher levels of frontline system-improvement efforts and ultimately improved work processes. Cases & Course MaterialsAllianz AG: Becoming a European Company... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace