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- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All
would be replaced. But instead we kept those programs, and to exploit improved technology, we added new ones. So the problem of date handling was never addressed. Now we know that an imperfection we're willing to tolerate today could... View Details
- 03 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 3
capabilities, developing a reputation within GM for completing high-quality design and analysis projects for other Technical Centers at a substantially lower cost. In areas such as tolerance stacking analysis, GMTCI-Powertrain was now the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Beacon of Liberty
help tolerance grow in America and around the world. America became a beacon of liberty because it gave to every citizen the unalienable right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” It’s time to give that back to everyone,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
A Market-Based Prescription
something that will be tailored to their needs. They will not tolerate the fragmentation and hassles inherent in the present system. How long will it take to implement a consumer-driven system in this country? It took only about five... View Details
- 14 Sep 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Google Engineer Deserved to be Fired by the CEO
Xerox’s Anne Mulcahy and Ursula Burns, I have witnessed firsthand just how well they handle extremely stressful situations. For Damore to say women are more neurotic, anxious, and lack tolerance for stress implies that women cannot handle... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 12 Feb 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
‘UpTick’ Brings Wall Street Pressure to Students
world is a competitive one," adds Coval. But much of finance theory can only be communicated in the classroom by making certain assumptions about the similarity of investors—that they all have the same information, for example, and the same View Details
- 01 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Companies, Cultures and the Transformation to the Transnational
power in a small socio-economic class. Such an environment was less tolerant of the elitism and paternalism found in large, family-dominated companies in Britain. A corporate meritocracy emerged that fostered the development of a new... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Making a World of Difference
also learn that another person has feelings and wants to be seen, acknowledged, appreciated, and respected," adds Slifka, who accepted a Medal of Honor from Israel's Knesset last year. The Abraham Fund's unique contribution, says Slifka, is the "discovery that enhanced... View Details
- 19 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
China’s Complicated Relationship With Mother Nature
Despite its name, the Great Wall of China began as a series of smaller, isolated defensive fortifications. Those structures grew and were later unified into the imposing structure that exists today. The Great Wall is a great metaphor for the Chinese economy. By... View Details
- 04 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
RealNetworks, CNET, and Judo Strategy
people's plans? Second, will consumers tolerate fees for what they've formerly received for free? And finally, has competitive advantage returned to bricks-and-mortar operations? CNET's Bonnie was bullish on the future of Internet... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- Web
Make clear where we stand and where we aim to go. - Advancing Racial Equity
for HBS itself to attract the most promising talent and have its greatest impact, we cannot tolerate social systems and structures that hold back individuals because of their race. Racism is a direct contradiction to our mission.... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Green House
craned into place on site. Factory construction enabled the six layers of insulation and air-resistant and moisture-wicking materials to be cut and adhered with precision. And the triple-paned windows and doors, manufactured in Poland, were installed with exacting... View Details
- 14 May 2014
- News
(Re)moving the Needle
also made me much more tolerant of other people's opinions. I learned that there are other ways to solve a problem than the way engineers think. That was life-changing." But problem solving, like drug development, can take years, so... View Details
- 05 May 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Denial Endemic to Management?
through the selection of leaders. That is, what qualities should we look for in leaders capable of employing denial usefully? To what degree do they include such things as self-confidence (within acceptable levels of hubris), self-awareness, the ability to listen, and... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond Accommodation
little-understood retinal condition that is the leading cause of blindness in the United States. Despite its onset, Gibbons was raised with the expectation that he would excel in life. “My family didn’t tolerate low performance,” says... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
GE's Jeff Immelt
world, he said, “Stars aren't going to be tolerated anymore — the focus is on a solid system, teamwork, and values.” Immelt went on to describe GE as a meritocracy, noting, “You have to link pay with performance to attract the best... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Short Takes
tolerate human rights abuses, Spar advocates that multinationals and human rights are not such strange bedfellows as once thought. Reebok, for instance, created a new production facility in Pakistan and established a system of independent... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 03 Apr 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018
technology markets—cybersecurity. In spite of positive industry trends, there were some nagging concerns that this might be a risky time in the public capital markets. The company had just completed an acquisition, and he had additional concerns that the public markets... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
in those areas. However, those incremental sales were offset by lower margins and return on equity, negating the benefits of those higher sales. "This evidence suggests that multinationals that tolerate corruption are able to grow their... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 13 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
Managing to Learn: How Companies Can Turn Knowledge into Action
also emphasizes the importance of establishing an atmosphere conducive to organizational learning — a task he entrusts primarily to corporate leaders, who, he says, need to be tolerant of dissent and ready to hear new views. Learning... View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron