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- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
They are critical but without an efficient transmission system of local industries, their value generation does not translate into a high standard of living for the broader population. While both parts of the economy are important, they... View Details
Keywords: by Christian Ketels
- 07 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?
Measuring and interpreting efficiency along these higher aims can also be behaviorally compromised when measures have to be simplified or aggregated. Q: What is the potential... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston
- 03 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Box Office Power of Stars
relatively good forecasts of actual box office returns. In fact, the forecasting accuracy is what makes it such a valuable research setting. I used HSX to measure how the involvement of a movie star affects likely theatrical movie... View Details
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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
into Platform Markets” with Feng Zhu, Xinxin Li, and Ehsan Valavi. Christian Kaps : Winner of the 2019 Dutch Material Handling Thesis Award for “Towards Better Warehouse Efficiency Distinction through Cross-Efficiency Measurement.“... View Details
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
effective and efficient in the company’s core business. The focus is improvement, not exponential growth. Improvement is always possible. Yes, it may be small, but even extremely small improvements can be worthwhile. Look at the example... View Details
- 26 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers
sophisticated improvements in robotic welding equipment that reduced cost, increased quality, and won recognition with an award from the Ministry of Environment. At NHK (Nippon Spring) another team conducted a series of experiments that increased quality, productivity,... View Details
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
waters, with asymmetric and unpredictable shocks hitting throughout the value chain. In such an interconnected and uncertain world, entire production networks are at risk of disappearing. Many companies interviewed in our project took extreme View Details
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Business Economics Online Course | HBS Online
approach to various planning-related problems I tackle each day. My ability to identify details related to business efficiency and performance that I may have missed in the past was fine-tuned in the program, and my understanding of the... View Details
- 27 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
Want a Happy Customer? Coordinate Sales and Marketing
even more difficult than in the past. Why the concern about coordination between sales and marketing? Every business exists for financial performance—making money. We know generally how to measure it across different companies and... View Details
Keywords: by Benson Shapiro
- 26 Nov 2001
- Op-Ed
Why Corporate Budgeting Needs To Be Fixed
performance—by legitimate means or, if push comes to shove, by illegitimate ones. If the measure is profits, for instance, she will have a strong incentive to increase the current year's earnings at the expense of next year's, either by... View Details
Keywords: by Michael C. Jensen
- Web
Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
understanding of capital markets, portfolio theory, and risk and return. Can I use this course for CFA Institute credit? CFA Institute (including the Chartered Financial Analyst and Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement... View Details
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
philanthropy. Conducting Business Experimentation Professor Benjamin Roth + More Info - Slides – Less Info - Slides This interactive lecture will introduce the tools of randomized experimentation (A/B tests, RCTs, etc.) for both measuring... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Curing Health Care
Prescriptions: Free the Data! Build a Killer App Measure Health Care's Real Costs Make Medicine Personal Leverage Human Nature Integrate Preventive Care and Payment BUSH: A passionate advocate for improving health care View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Is Private Equity Blockchain’s Killer App?
between agreement on the [private equity] fund, the commitment on the part of investors into the fund, and the closing—it gets measured literally in months, as opposed to days,” he says. There’s the signing and mailing paper contracts,... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 25 May 2016
- News
A Focus on Sustainability
governance—into a single report. “For the last 40 years, the mantra has been return on invested capital. While this remains critical, looking ahead, we need to institutionalize the measurement of environmental impact,” says Ferenbach, who... View Details
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Executive Education Courses - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
your organization's strategic agenda. Key Benefits Focused on improving the quality and delivery of health care, Value Measurement for Health Care provides more efficient and more cost-effective approaches... View Details
- 08 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp
Even as citizens generate more data than ever before, most cities haven’t taken full advantage of that information flow to improve services and become more efficient. “Historically, cities have been moving in analog, trying to measure... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
increased expectations for hard, measurable results. Which seems only fair, right? The problem: Nonprofits can lose sight of their mission if a major funder's performance measurement priorities don't align... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Capturing Human Capital
corporations rely on information planning and control systems and processes that are designed to help management make sound strategic choices and ensure efficient implementation of those decisions. "They do this by allocating scarce... View Details
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Judging | New Venture Competition
articulated. Performance Measurement The plan takes a practical approach to milestones and organizational outcome measurement, and provides a clear plan to deliver high performance that is durable, sustainable, and relevant to the... View Details