Optimism - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Wrapping Your Alliances In a World Wide Web

chain management and advanced planning and scheduling software embed more advanced algorithms than their predecessors and offer the possibility of optimizing decisions across an entire supply chain, as opposed to within single firms. 52... View Details

Keywords: by Andrew McAfee

06 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Circularity in Denmark

learned how Danes sort waste into 10 different streams at their homes, which enables more efficient recycling and waste-to-energy processes down the line. In general, we were inspired by the high level of ambition regarding sustainability goals as well as a high level... View Details

16 Mar 2023
Blog Post

HySynergy and Crossbridge Energy

source of capital. Crossbridge Energy purchased the Shell refinery with a two-part investment thesis that would optimize the current “dirty” refinery to maximize profits in order to use those funds to finance their “green” transition.... View Details

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3 Technologies that Will Change the World - Course Catalog

well as specialized companies like Videa Health, Metaphysic and Instadeep that are applying AI to more specific problems (Dentistry, Movie/TV production, Route optimization etc.) We also look at the power of algorithms to shape consumer... View Details

01 Jun 2022
News

Making It Count

the tech revolution coming, will be left in the cold. The shift is already under way, Cohen explains, pointing to the fact that Tesla arrived at a trillion-dollar valuation in 20 years by optimizing on three dimensions—what Cohen calls... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

23 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care

think we can stop health-care reform if and when we come to agreement about an optimal insurance model," says Bohmer. "For me, insurance reform is a necessary but not sufficient component of health-care reform. "It is hard... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health

Portrait Project

Martin Eston

generations of my family, whose sacrifice and perseverance afforded me a world of opportunity. I will be open. Out of optimism for anybody who is one kindred spirit away from salvaging a bright future from the shadows of a compromised... View Details

12 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019

available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55802 forthcoming Journal of Medical Economics Time-Driven Activity-Based Cost Analysis for Outpatient Anticoagulation Therapy: Direct Costs in a Primary Care Setting with View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

27 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27

optimality of capital control taxation. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52787 Summer 2017 RAND Journal of Economics Performance Feedback in Competitive Product Development By: Gross, Daniel P.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Oct 2015
First Look

October 20, 2015

illustrative example, we show that production subsidies of higher investment and production cost technologies (such as carbon capture and storage technologies) have no effect on the firm's optimal total capacity when firms own a portfolio... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 Apr 2010
First Look

First Look: April 13

behavior and preferences into service cost and productivity standard metrics. Optimal Value and Growth Tilts in Long-Horizon Portfolios Authors:W. Jakub Jurkek and Luis M. Viceira Publication:Review of Finance (forthcoming) Abstract We... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Sep 2011
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Leveraging Intellectual Property

forms of intellectual property and still be IP-modular, provided that the incompatible chunks of knowledge are associated with different modules within the whole system. The optimal modular structure for capturing value is not necessarily... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

27 Jul 2017
News

Seeing a Way Forward

reduced wait times in salauno clinics by using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to change clinic schedules, optimize operational flow, and improve communication. These practices have resulted in a 20 percent drop in the number of patients... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

Portrait Project

Maureen Monagle Miller

not grow up. I will retain the hopeful optimism of a young girl who tried to fly off of the fireplace ledge. I will seek the simple joys once found in a crabbing line and an open bay. I will imbue everything that I do with the fierceness... View Details

03 Apr 2017
What Do You Think?

How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?

government involvement was an issue. Regardless of the vehicle for achieving it, there was little optimism that we would be seeing a significant incremental effort soon. As I read your responses, a question crossed my mind: In light of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Construction

25 Aug 2015
First Look

First Look Tuesday

KC, and Francesca Gino Abstract—Traditional models of operations management involve dynamic decision making assuming optimal (Bayesian) updating. However, behavioral theory suggests that individuals exhibit bias in their beliefs and... View Details

21 May 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: From Trash to Treasure: Inside a Waste Management Site in Mumbai

our optimism in what’s possible, it also unearthed the sheer number of challenges public and private players will need to address to scale the solution. On the consumer side, it was clear from the mountains of discarded sachets that... View Details

01 Mar 2017
Research & Ideas

A Good Thing Happens When Doctors Start Talking to Their Patients

for treating a medical condition or subpopulation of patients, then it has the incentive to optimize total costs and deliver far better patient outcomes,” says Kaplan. “They can start thinking about what they can do to lower upstream and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

29 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Creating the Perfect Super Bowl Ad

whatever medium, the trick remains the same: strike a balance that holds consumer attention optimally in both media. "If you entertain too much on TV, you're wasting an expensive opportunity to sell." View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Advertising; Media & Broadcasting

12 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

The New Real Estate

world of property derivatives. Derivatives help investors deal with the cumbersome, expensive, and timely nature of buying and selling real estate. Through synthetic derivative instruments, investors can rebalance portfolios and transport "alpha" from one... View Details

Keywords: by Arthur I. Segel; Construction; Real Estate

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