Optimism - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Oct 2010
Research & Ideas

How Government can Discourage Private Sector Reliance on Short-Term Debt

School PhD candidate Samuel Hanson, and Harvard University Professor Jeremy C. Stein take on this question in a recent working paper titled A Comparative Advantage Approach to Government Debt Maturity. Their paper asks how the government should View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Financial Services

24 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Growing the Seeds of an Early-Stage Startup

personally blending and packaging the pilot batch. The chasm between small batch and bulk production is very real, and we have to be creative to optimize investment until we get to sufficient scale. I have also come to appreciate how... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail

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Corporate Finance: Corporate Financial Operations (CFO) - Course Catalog

ideas in other courses and how they can be applied to address a broad set of business decisions. We will study the optimal design of processes that are key to an organization’s success, including strategic planning, forecasting, capital... View Details

24 Apr 2020
News

Spreading the Love

price and getting the gowns approved. “One of the hardest things about this health care crisis is recognizing how serious it is. At the same time, you’re seeing all of this energy and optimism and everyone working together in really... View Details

01 Feb 1998
News

New Releases

optimize use of resources, encourage knowledge exchange and development, and increase innovation. "This book grounds the concept of a differentiated network more firmly in organization theory and tests its validity more rigorously by... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Jun 1998
News

Short Takes

the U.S. and Japanese semiconductor industries, he made a surprising discovery: Although U.S. and Japanese firms' development programs were both successful, they appeared to pursue radically different organizational strategies that showed no sign of converging into a... View Details

Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey

01 Sep 2017
News

City of Dreams

seemingly impossible medley of challenges to juggle, Mawilmada admits, in a free-association stream of thought that captures the alternating states of optimism and despair that can come from trying to help steer your country in the right... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

09 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 9, 2018

research to understand when and for whom cash and non-cash rewards increase intrinsic motivation, organizational commitment, and optimal functioning in order to improve the design and implementation of existing reward programs.... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

11 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 11

that pursuing both chemicals and fuels added even more complexity to a business that was already executing multiple development steps in parallel. The case looks at the various strategic and operational decisions facing Melo as he planned the company's View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Deborah A. Farrington

wish you had a boy?” he would laugh and reply “I wouldn’t know what to do with boys! I love my girls!” In fact, his optimism and encouragement coupled with his connection to Wall Street instilled a financial curiosity in... View Details

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Brand Name Management - The Art of American Advertising

they were manufactured linked consumer goods to the glorification of modern industrial life. “The frequent depiction of majestic factories on trade cards is simply further proof of the obvious confidence and optimism with which... View Details

02 Sep 2021
News

Back to School

best run a classroom, or a school, are wrapped up in basic management and leadership skills. If you think about the nuts and bolts of a middle school, you have 400 kids, each with their unique needs and schedule. You’re trying to maximize learning time, and the View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

15 Jun 2021
News

Case Study: Inside Story

Optimize for Speed The competitive and customer context can be critical in deciding whether to go big quickly or be scrappy. Is the customer ready for your vision? Do you understand their needs well, and have you built the solution to... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

10 Mar 2021
Blog Post

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

real-time connections with colleagues, but will prefer to maintain their at-home work lifestyle. I suggest managers put some structure in place to ensure that time in the office is optimized for face time. For example, make a team... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

28 Aug 2012
First Look

First Look: August 28

business loans, has witnessed dramatic growth, reaching over 150 million borrowers worldwide. Much of its success has been attributed to overcoming the challenges of information asymmetries in uncollateralized lending. Yet, very little is known about the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Nov 2011
Research & Ideas

Only Capitalists Can Save Capitalism

Corporate Accountability. "Where I think we still have far to go is in teaching the skills for operating in the high-conflict, low-authority zone outside your own firm. Most of what we teach is about how to optimize within your firm,... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish

17 Jun 2008
First Look

First Look: June 17, 2008

organization's different tiers have overlapping responsibilities; together they create a multilayered net to catch any problems that arise. Second, managers at all levels serve as integrators, coordinating diverse activities and View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Rethinking Retirement Planning

into an IRA) to determine and implement a dynamically optimized portfolio strategy that maximizes the chance of achieving your desired retirement income goal. Over the years, that managed portfolio adjusts for factors such as increases or... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Banking; Financial Services

10 Mar 2021
News

Chasing the Silver Tsunami

says there is reason for optimism in the senior-care space. “As the population swells, as there are more expectations around technology and quality of care, I think that we’re entering a very, very exciting decade.” View Details

Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov; illustration by Dan Page; Nursing and Residential Care Facilities; Health, Social Assistance

20 Jul 2020
News

Responding to Racism Amid a Pandemic; LGBT Alumni Take Pride Celebration Online

I was humbled by this conversation. It was very powerful and very well received.” Julia Rocco (PLDA 24), club copresident, added that conversation was encouraging for her, as many people expressed a lot of optimism for the LGBT community... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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