Persistence Of Performance Improvements - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity

from the rooms. Those sorted participants who liked competition performed twice as well on the test, putting in more hours and coming up with better results than the unsorted groups. At the same time, the researchers inserted another... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

10 Apr 2006
Research & Ideas

American Auto’s Troubled Road

installing the latest fancy technology. "Their plants are in a state of continual improvement and repurposing, with input from everybody," Snow notes. "But what's really gotten the Japanese to... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

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faculty, students, alumni and Executive Education participants, the Initiative's mission is to disseminate knowledge that will help improve the performance of aspiring... View Details

08 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Everything Must Go: A Strategy for Store Liquidation

working paper, doctoral student Nathan Craig and professor Ananth Raman introduce a dynamic approach for optimizing the profitability of store liquidation that increases net recovery on cost by 2 to 7 percent View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

10 Mar 2021
Blog Post

COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace

can deter. Collective, because you want to hear from a cross-section of employees across your organization. Internally public, because you want all employees to know you care enough to ask and want the unvarnished truth. That in itself... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Oct 1997
News

Shaping the Way Business Does Business: HBR at 75

approach to performance measurement, and the importance of workforce diversity were first introduced." While HBR has served as a platform for innovation, the inner workings of... View Details

05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Five questions for Regina E. Herzlinger

the rich at the expense of the poor, and to the healthy at the expense of the sick. How would you like to reassure employees that your idea is in their best interests? A: Consumer-driven health care will... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

23 Jan 2019
Blog Post

The First Five Years: '30 under 30' Edition

line impact fund that was launched in 2016.” Gandhi: “I am a music producer and drummer whose mission is to elevate and celebrate the female voice. I produce music that tackles issues of modern gender equality today, and I travel the... View Details

17 Jan 2019
News

The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

music producer and drummer whose mission is to elevate and celebrate the female voice. I produce music that tackles issues of modern gender equality today, and I travel the world to speak and perform about... View Details

06 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

Unexpected Exercise Advice for the Super Busy: Ditch the Rigid Routine

serve as powerful motivators. But an enduring habit ultimately transcends any potential reward. “You do the habit because it’s a habit, not because you get something from performing that action,” Beshears says. “Regardless View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 Dec 1998
News

Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All

outsourcing, and integration services company that he founded in 1965. First in a Wall Street Journal ranking of one thousand companies listed according to best stock performance from 1987 to 1997, Keane Inc... View Details

01 Jun 2009
News

Cynthia Carroll

several fatalities there. There were 28,000 employees at that mine; we brought people up from below ground and worked to retrain and refocus them. We lost millions of dollars while production was curtailed, but it was the right thing to... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Management; Mining

17 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #14: Bonita Stewart (MBA 1983) – A Career Devoted to Creating the Future

activities. Last year, Deckers was named one of the Top 100 ESG companies by Investor’s Business Daily, a ranking based on both ESG performance and stock performance for... View Details

17 Sep 2001
What Do You Think?

What Is “Business as Usual” After September 11?

thought: "Safety precautions, etc. are reactive approaches. The proactive approach will be to involve under-privileged peoples in constructive work, (help them) improve their standard of living, and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

08 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Building the Bridge from Nonprofit to VC with Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021)

venture ecosystem,” he said. “The Managing Partner believed my networking skills and persistence were indicative of how I would pursue building relationships with early-stage founders.” The Journey Forward... View Details

08 Dec 2008
Research & Ideas

Thinking Twice About Supply-Chain Layoffs

distribution centers with the goal of improving operational performance and ultimately increasing profits and wages and offering a better work environment. The answer from my... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail

02 Oct 2015
News

The ‘F’ Word

about butts in seats—it’s about helping people learn and make progress in life. That experience set me on a trajectory to convert a passion for education into my career. Now I am leading a transformation at the world’s largest education company to View Details

Keywords: Walt Disney Studios

19 May 2014
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Should Compete for Your Privacy

receive lower prices in return but also because, in some cases,firms provide better service. A: There are many examples of how firms exploit consumer personal information to improve online services.... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Consumer Products

02 Mar 2017
What Do You Think?

Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?

improve their trade ‘interoperability...’" Nevertheless, "the US will stay a country with a young and ambitious population benefiting from the flow of immigrants while China is rapidly growing old... View Details