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Building A Culture of Health

This ambitious volume sets out to understand how every company impacts public health and introduces a robust model, rooted in organizational and scientific knowledge, for companies committed to making positive contributions to health and wellness. Focusing on four... View Details

November–December 2015
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Active Postmarketing Drug Surveillance for Multiple Adverse Events

By: Joel Goh, Margrét V. Bjarnadóttir, Mohsen Bayati and Stefanos A. Zenios

Postmarketing drug surveillance is the process of monitoring the adverse events of pharmaceutical or medical devices after they are approved by the appropriate regulatory authorities. Historically, such surveillance was based on voluntary reports by medical... View Details

Keywords: Drug Surveillance; Health Care; Stochastic Models; Queueing; Diffusion Approximation; Brownian Motion; Health Care and Treatment; Analytics and Data Science; Analysis

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Succeeding as a Strategic CFO

program, you will learn what it takes to meet the demands of the CFO role. You will begin to build a robust set of skills in strategy, communication, and leadership that will enable you to drive innovation and lead organizational change.... View Details

16 Apr 2007
Research & Ideas

Delivering the Digital Goods: iTunes vs. Peer-to-Peer

to work well as there are fewer peers offering it. With this initiative, record companies seem to be applying traditional "brick-and-mortar thinking" in their competition against p2p. But this is surely the wrong mindset to deal with p2p. At the end of the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Music

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Families in Business

excellence, and wealth management, but also robust scaffolding to interconnect these operations. When the pieces fit together, family enterprises can grow wealth, create jobs, and realize profound societal benefits. In this personalized... View Details

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Business & Environment

What is the Business & Environment Initiative? What is the Business & Environment Initiative? Inspiring innovation and action at the intersection of business and environment Climate Rising Podcast A Preview of COP29: What Business Leaders Should Know with Outrage &... View Details

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Marketing - Faculty & Research

retailer. We demonstrate the robustness of this finding at two retailers. We propose an explanation for the existence of canary categories and then develop a stylized model that illustrates four contributing factors: the probability a... View Details

20 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 20

make it the norm. August 2013 Management Science Pareto Efficiency in Robust Optimization By: Iancu, Dan, and Nikolaos Trichakis Abstract—This paper formalizes and adapts the well-known concept of Pareto e... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research

transient investors. This result is more pronounced for firms with high growth opportunities, not controlled by a family, operating in 'sin' industries, and exhibiting commitment to IR. I find that the results are robust to the inclusion... View Details

05 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 5

a differentially higher response to these benefits. The results, robust to numerous alternative hypotheses and specifications, suggest IFRS adoption is self-reinforcing, which, in turn, has implications for the consequences of IFRS... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Student Research - Doctoral

Conflict: The Case of Dual-use Goods By: Maxim Alekseev and Xinyue Lin Policymakers increasingly use trade instruments to address national security concerns. This paper studies optimal policy for dual-use goods, items with both military... View Details

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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

“canary categories” for which the reverse is true. Purchases in these categories are a signal that customers are less likely to return to that retailer. We demonstrate the robustness of this finding at two retailers. We propose an... View Details

09 Mar 2003
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Six Keys to Building New Markets by Unleashing Disruptive Innovation

Established companies historically have struggled when trying to create new markets. Success seems fleeting and unpredictable. Recent research indicates these problems are systemic. Most companies that are started fail. Of those that succeed, most cannot sustain View Details

Keywords: by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor & Scott D. Anthony

31 May 2011
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Japan Disaster Shakes Up Supply-Chain Strategies

narrow, optimized supply chains," Shih says. "They put all of their eggs with one supplier that had the best product at the lowest price." Suppliers Squeezed, Too At the same time the suppliers, also under pressure to... View Details

Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Auto; Technology; Computer; Electronics

26 Jan 2015
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National Health Costs Could Decrease if Managers Reduce Work Stress

world mathematically and use that to make decisions is very interesting to me," he says. "The world is not deterministic—there is a randomness built into it. And yet, by using robust optimization... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

01 Jun 2024
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Quantum Leap

today’s fastest digital supercomputers years to complete. Quantum computers will be able to carry out complex financial chores like pricing derivatives and optimizing portfolios in the blink of an eye. They will crack even the strongest... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen; quantum computing; innovation; leadership; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

fully automatic cloud solution to workforce optimization and management. Qweek helps business achieve significant savings by breaking traditional rigid shift scheduling and using dynamic shifts to align workforce supply with demand.... View Details

11 Apr 2012
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The High Risks of Short-Term Management

allocation. Investors who care about the volatility of their portfolio should factor in their decisions the time horizon of the corporation. That generates a need for more data that help investors separate companies that are short-term-oriented versus... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

Concepts Develop a robust set of vital and forward-looking business skills to grow as a leader Engage with a global cohort of like-minded peers and build a network that lasts far beyond the program Practice effective teamwork and... View Details

20 Oct 2010
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Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

exports provide positive externalities and thus should be encouraged by government, the policy question is how to do so most effectively. One large body of thinking is devoted to identifying general barriers to exports that reduce trade below its socially View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

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