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- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Books
includes real-life case examples, Connecting the Dots gives managers the tools to make the most of their technology- and projectrelated investments as they optimize expenditures on the new business frontier. — Deborah Blagg Selling China... View Details
- 18 May 2011
- News
U.S. Manufacturing Comeback?
Don’t give up on American manufacturing yet. There are signs of new life that give rise to optimism about a U.S. manufacturing renaissance. A new analysis by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) estimates that within the next five years the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Is AI OK?
were less likely to optimize their revenues. “There is no more biased instrument than the human brain.” “There is no more biased instrument than the human brain.” Fixing such problems will also be complicated, Zhang says. A good place to... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Merton's Economics Research Wins Nobel Prize
their own assessments of his contributions to the field. Andre F. Perold, Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management and chair of the School's Finance unit, noted, "Bob has pioneered the use of sophisticated stochastic calculus for pricing financial... View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- News
Embracing Chaos
realize you have very finite time," he says. "At that moment, you need to switch from optimizing achievement to optimizing how you spend your time, because that becomes the scarce thing—your time on earth."... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Action Plan: Fruit of the Vine
Valley. Knudsen blends its wines from the highest quality blocks of grapes. What makes a good grape? Elevation influences the fruit’s sugar content (measured in “brix”), notes Knudsen Cowles: Those with optimal sugar levels for the... View Details
Keywords: Ryan Jones
- 27 Oct 2016
- News
Paying It Forward
profit margins, so getting rid of that problem can mean retailers make their profit, or even double it. “It’s been motivating to create something out of nothing, and make a step change in things, as opposed to just optimizing what’s... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Books
research and stressed in this book is the consistency with which real change is generated by engaging people's emotions, not their intellect, to alter behavior. Emotions such as fear and anger typically present obstacles to change, and replacing them with hope and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Faculty Research Symposium
that offer them. Hall's research is focused on the optimal design and incentive effects of compensation plans built around equity-based pay and especially stock options, the instruments most responsible for the huge numbers associated... 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
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Starting from the premise that successful communication with some 65,000 HBS alumni is essential to optimize the relationship between HBS and its constituents, this committee will examine the existing channels of communication to current... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
FIELD 2 in Accra
and tech-savvy efficiency" in a country where energy and optimism coexist with persistent poverty and corruption. He says the team came away with a more realistic view of the challenges, opportunities, and responsibilities that await a... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Benaree Wiley
of a century spent working to level the playing field for people of color in Boston's professional circles, Wiley's optimism remains intact. "We've got a long way to go," she allows, "but I think we've made enormous strides as a country.... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 29 Apr 2016
- News
The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)
Why is the mission of ArtLifting so important? “We’re demonstrating how something as simple as optimism can change lives and create jobs. This is very powerful and very personal to me. My older brother has a rare metabolic disorder that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Big Bailouts, Little Debate
The query represents a dogged belief in the future. Almost everyone is ready to chase the next big thing, no matter how badly they’ve been burned. That optimism has filled HBS’s classrooms and coffers, Wall Street’s accounts, and, sadly,... View Details
- 18 May 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Anjali Vaidya (MBA 2010)
Optimize for people. Many variables will influence your career choices after HBS—geography, industry, function, company, manager, salary, equity, etc. Sometimes there are correlations between these variables, like high-growth companies... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
and learning tools outside of school. We’ve optimized digital learning tools for use inside classrooms over the last decade. There’s a long way to go to ensure that seamless, high-quality learning experiences persist whether students are... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Business Answers the Call
(see sidebar). “What business managers and leaders most have to share with education officials lies in the domain of organizational behavior and human resources,” says Leschly. “Education is a people-intensive activity, and businesses know how to View Details
- 08 Mar 2013
- News
The Accidental Innovator
that even more than the student-to-teacher ratio, this is optimizing the student-to-valuable-time-with-the-teacher ratio. This model we’re experimenting with gels with the best learning experiences I had in my own public school in... View Details