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- 24 Mar 2023
- News
Exploring Talent Markets; Aid for Turkey
switching jobs. "He outlined some key frameworks from his upcoming book, with things to think about when hiring for your next job as well as what companies should be thinking about," says Kwok. "He talked about how to apply the right...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Tech Trekker
picture-framing shop on the East Coast. After graduating, she started a custom photo lab in Cambridge and in 1977 began raising a family. Lang returned to high tech in 1982, when she joined Symbolics, the emerging leader in computer...
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Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
The Next Big Thing
these ends. Massachusetts Governor W. Mitt Romney (MBA ’74, JD ’75) has also endorsed these goals. In a wide-ranging panel discussion, alongside Massachusetts’s strengths, it was noted that problems exist with the site-regulation process, the View Details
- 02 Apr 2014
- What Do You Think?
Has the Post-Capitalist Economy Finally Arrived?
entrepreneurship " Peter McCann pointed out that things are déjà vu all over again. "There will be increased productivity but the day of zero marginal cost for more than a small set of goods and services is not even on the...
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- 20 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
US Competitiveness at Risk
previous one. The question was, "Why did this happen?" What were the causes of the problems, and what could leaders do about them? Jan Rivkin: By many current measures, America looks all right today: we have an enormously productive economy, View Details
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Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin
- 01 Feb 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is Concierge Management an Answer to the “Big Quit”?
contributing to the so-called Great Resignation (or “Big Quit”) that has gained publicity recently. Quitting in the United States is a major business expense. Applying generally accepted rules of thumb for the annual cost of quitting to...
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by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
The Campaign for Harvard Business School
Two years into The Campaign for Harvard Business School, there is notable success to report. Giving to the School is at an all-time high — annual and reunion gifts and pledges topped $94 million in fiscal 2004, as more than 12,000 alumni...
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- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
College is launching Level Up, a program that will partner with Scranton and other local high schools to enable juniors and seniors to work toward an associate’s degree at the cost of $100 per credit....
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- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Slum for Sale
Hollen, is at a critical juncture: Weighing the cost of capital, construction, and expected market prices for developed units, should Hollen meet the government’s minimum bid for one of five development contracts, submit a proposal well...
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- 28 Nov 2016
- Research & Ideas
Challenging the Belief that Liability Laws Kill Medical Device Innovation
deviate from commonly accepted treatments. By that line of thought, medical malpractice lawsuits would put a damper on innovation, and tort reform laws that limit exposure would spur it. But, there is another potential effect. “When physicians are under pressure from...
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- 15 Nov 2004
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Health Care Conundrum
countries. However, despite the fact that the U.S. has more competition than virtually any other health care system in the world, the costs are high and rising without delivering higher quality. The problems...
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- 21 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 21, 2009
was the high cost of implementing these programs, together with political constraints that prevented the government from subsidizing land reforms to a greater degree. The second was the reluctance of the...
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Martha Lagace
- Web
Commencement 2015 Address | About
live without electricity, and he knew how life-changing it was to be able to flick a switch to turn on a light or a fan. As a teacher and now as dean of this institution, I too have been fortunate to find Purpose in my professional life....
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- 17 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 17, 2007
system with periodic review, constant leadtimes, infinite supply, full backlogging, linear holding and penalty costs and no ordering costs. Forecasting ARIMA time series requires tracking forecast errors (interpolations) and using these...
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Martha Lagace
- 30 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 30, 2007
pre-specified limit. Mr. Sattaiah, managing director of the BASIX's bank, considers a revised insurance policy for the coming season, weighing the costs and potential risks of expanding the product against the potential benefits. Purchase...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 12, 2007
mutually agreed-upon transfers with compensation and are located within the task network. Placing a transaction in a particular location in turn requires work to define, count (or measure), and pay for the transacted objects. The costs of...
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Martha Lagace
- 16 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #9: Shelly Xu (MBA 2021) Reducing Waste Through Beautiful Design
believes that good design can inspire the fashion industry to avoid these frightening forecasts. Her business is built on two prongs: She’s developing a software algorithm that she hopes will automate zero waste designs that both cost...
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- 31 Jul 2007
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First Look: July 31, 2007
microfinance banks join forces to face the new challenges of globalization, competition, and politics while common shareholder ACCÍON investments considers its options. From an initial project to share costs in the revamping of their IT...
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Martha Lagace
- 24 Oct 2007
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Innovation
innovative solutions? Can Innovation And Creativity Be Managed? High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet Many managers in business experience difficulty dealing with their best creative thinkers. So how does violinist Paul Robertson,...
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Alumni-Authored Books | Baker Library
Harvard Library borrower card . Alumni access to eBooks is limited to the computers in the Stamps Reading Room (3rd floor of Baker Library). 1979 Chirls, Cliff: Teams That Work: The Six Characteristics of High Performing Teams . Dent,...
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