Quality And Quantity - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work

health care has led her to study nurses, who, as direct care providers, are at the center of the web of supply chains of equipment, supplies, medications, and even physicians. Singer received a grant from the Agency for Healthcare... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Guttry

09 May 2018
Research & Ideas

A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety

are hospitalized, and 3,000 die due to foodborne illnesses, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The research is detailed in the paper “How Scheduling Can Bias View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Food & Beverage; Service

28 Sep 2009
Research & Ideas

Improving Accountability at the World Bank

Inspection Panel for purposes of evaluation and redress. Taken as a whole, however, these successes have been decidedly limited. In particular, persistent problems in the timing, scope, content, and View Details

Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim

16 Jul 2008
Op-Ed

What Should Employers Do about Health Care?

increasing employee attendance and productivity through comprehensive health and wellness programs. What is the best way for employers to address their health benefits issues? Here again, fuzzy thinking has... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Elizabeth O. Teisberg & Scott Wallace; Health

01 Nov 2024
In Practice

Layoffs Surging in a Strong Economy? Advice for Navigating Uncertain Times

push individuals into starting ventures out of necessity. When this happens, aspiring entrepreneurs often lower the threshold for the quality of the business ideas they pursue. Companies founded during such periods often display weaker... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Technology; Information Technology

03 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 3

Working PapersContracting in the Self-reporting Economy (revised) Authors:Romana L. Autrey and Richard Sansing Abstract This paper examines the effect of accounting on the use of intellectual property. We analyze the licensing of... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

The New International Style of Management

certain qualities and practices not observed in firms that fall short. Multinational firms have understood for some time that certain activities, such as marketing, must remain local in concept View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

16 Apr 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom

and case-method teaching, but also for his efforts, as the Robert Walmsley University Professor, to enhance the quality of discussion teaching throughout Harvard. He served at various times as a visiting... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; Education

05 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 5

Authors:Chung, Doug J. Abstract I measure the spillover effect of intercollegiate athletics on the quantity and quality of applicants to institutions of higher education in the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 18, 2007

retailer, we found 65% to be inaccurate. That is, the recorded inventory quantity of an item fails to match the quantity found in the store. We identify factors associated with this inaccuracy that are stock... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Finding My Focus in Health care Amidst a Global Pandemic

Access to an incredible lineup of speakers. Harvard is known to attract some pretty awesome speakers, but I have heard consistently that this semester, the quality of speakers was unprecedented. Paul Begala View Details

23 May 2011
Research & Ideas

Corporate Sustainability Reporting: It’s Effective

statistical and survey measures. Those measures include not only hard statistics but also indicators from anonymous surveys of executives, on issues such as the level of corruption in the country, the View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Oct 1999
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

effectively over the last two years - it is a pleasure to inherit such a healthy organization. My fellow Board members and I are committed to carrying out the overall mission of the Board, which is to continually evaluate the View Details

13 Sep 2019
Blog Post

An Uncommon Summer: Project Management at an Education Non-Profit

simultaneously and meeting personal due dates and quality standards. More importantly, we have the skills to coach teams to meet their deadlines View Details

13 May 2013
Blog Post

Exploring in a Passion Safe Environment

envision the benefits that will come from its fulfillment. I believe in the private sector’s ability to enable positive change within our communities and in the veteran’s ability to contribute values that have enabled our military forces... View Details

Profile

Ann Chao

industry are often at odds with one another; with my creative passion and business background, I hope to better understand and work with people on both sides, ultimately to deliver a higher View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media

02 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

The Curse of Double-Digit Growth

advisable? Would it bring more responsive government, passable roads, fair courts, and a quality education for citizens that the country's leaders desire? The answers to those questions could help not only... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

20 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

Moving from Supply Chains to Supply Networks

Professors Ananth Raman and Roy Shapiro are two members of the HBS faculty team that developed the new Executive Education program, Managing the Supply Chain: The General Manager's Perspective. In this conversation with the Executive... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

29 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

How Economics May Lead to Better Football Games

College football fans may strenuously argue the specifics of play, but there is little doubt the quality of championship bowls they watch is higher than in years past. Does that mean players now pass, run, View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Sports

March 1990 (Revised June 1993)
Case

Analog Devices, Inc.: The Half-Life System

By: Robert S. Kaplan

The company has committed to major improvements in quality, cost, and on-time delivery performance. Despite strong senior management support, however, the actual rate of improvement was disappointing until a new measurement philosophy was introduced. The new approach... View Details