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- 22 May 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018
improved girls’ outcomes by moving households’ human capital investments closer to the efficient frontier. This is consistent with an incomplete contracting model, where negotiation allows daughters to strategically cooperate with... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Portrait Project
Sylvie Tran
companies to help enable enduring positive impact on developing countries. I want to help the world transition to clean and efficient energy by convincing everyone in my community to buy hybrid cars. That afternoon in the leper village, a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Making a Difference in the World
http://www.japanfocus.org/-David-McNeill/3247 Sidebar “Residential sector ” McKinsey & Co.: “Curbing global energy demand growth: the energy productivity opportunity” May 2007 “Most efficient available ” US EPA/Dept. of Energy... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Faculty Books
bare compliance with regulations, do firms have additional social responsibilities to commit resources to environmental protection? Should firms sacrifice profits in the social interest, given their fiduciary responsibilities to shareholders? Is this an View Details
- 24 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
Chloe Ho, MBA 2019: Data-Driven and In Demand
on Netflix to personalized healthcare.” As for kicking off her new career post HBS, Ho is excited to be a part of the booming AI revolution that provides not only innumerable consumer benefits, competitive advantage, and efficiency gains... View Details
Keywords: Technology
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Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator - Health Care
trials, impact clinical pathways, and solve some of the biggest challenges in medicine. Learn more: Landscapes: Data and AI Data Sustainability Listen to the Podcast 3. Clinical Trials: The KPMA developed methods to make clinical trials run as View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
stewardship to a number of important initiatives, including global conferences, career services, and the nominating process. He has helped us streamline our work and encouraged us to operate more efficiently and effectively. Monty’s... View Details
- 24 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Data-Driven and in Demand
on Netflix to personalized healthcare.” As for kicking off her new career post HBS, Ho is excited to be a part of the booming AI revolution that provides not only innumerable consumer benefits, competitive advantage, and efficiency gains... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Reimagining Capitalism In a World of Limited Resources
knows quite a bit about the topic. "Capitalism has traditionally been about driving wealth and productivity through efficiencies in capital and labor," says Henderson, who teaches the MBA elective Reimagining Capitalism. "But in the 21st... View Details
Keywords: Dalai Lama
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Faculty Books
Productivity: Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours by Robert C. Pozen (Harvard Business Review Press) Senior Lecturer Pozen offers practical tips on how to prioritize efficiently and maximize time at work while leading a full and... View Details
- 29 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Emerging Into Singapore
of running a business, especially a fast growing one that requires lean and efficient processes. Building a lively team environment is a great motivational tool to build comradery. Chili crab is actually sweet and egg yolks can taste good... View Details
- 29 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
New Life for Old Tech: Startup Provides Network Security Solutions for Obsolete Devices
Perigee enables customers to more efficiently plan device downtime. “One-size-fits-all is great, and it is scalable, but it doesn’t always reach the needs of the people you are working with and the things you are trying to protect,” Breen... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Alumni Books
reader to imagine a workplace where everyone speaks openly about their weaknesses and are committed to overcoming them, where colleagues help each other become more efficient and less disruptive by speaking the truth about what detracts... View Details
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking E-Leadership
by transforming" the existing business or creating a new one. An effective e-leader, Hargrove continues, must shift from "being a productivity and efficiency junkie to being an opportunity seeker and innovator who quests for... View Details
Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni
- 18 Jun 2001
- Research & Ideas
Caught in the Cogs: When Manufacturing and IT Meet
to compete as efficiently as possible for customers and build the enterprise's value," Deninger said. The new business model delegates non-core activities to various specialized partners, creating what Deninger refers to as an... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Big Deals: Financing Large-Scale Investments
regularly." More and more companies are turning to project finance to support large capital investments, and the trend is likely to continue due to privatization, deregulation, and globalization. "In an increasingly global business environment, achieving... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Case Study: On the Record
producers. Operational efficiencies will allow Gold Rush Vinyl—which started with $750,000 raised from family, friends, and an SBA loan, to cover the expensive pressing equipment—to reduce wait time from an industry standard of twelve to... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 22 Oct 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Motivate Me, Please
for what makes a productive employee, an effective leader, and an efficient team, may help people better calibrate their self-perceptions with reality. What do you think of this research? Share your insights below. View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Fast Answer
Sustainability in the Transportation Industry
technologies/services, documented impacts on California’s transportation ecosystem, and future growth projections (as appropriate). Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a Competitive and Resource Efficient... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Taking Tailoring High Tech
the cost and time commitment of a traditional bespoke tailor. The efficiency of the technology allows Acustom to sell jeans—one of the most difficult tailoring challenges—starting at $225, about a quarter of the going price for custom... View Details