Complex Technical Systems - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 1997
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Short Takes

regulatory bodies that are taken for granted in the West but are not available in emerging markets. "Companies can create value by developing these systems for themselves," notes Palepu. For example, large diversified companies doing... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

30 Mar 2017
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Negotiating Peace in Canada's Largest Rainforest

what you were engaged in as a negotiator for the provincial government. Talk to me about the approach that you guys employed. Wally Eamer: We were trying for what I think technically is called a Pareto optimal outcome, which is better for... View Details

01 Apr 2000
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Getting the Message

important in advertising, but now a new element -- understanding the complex technology-related issues -- has been added to the mix." Sorrell, of WPP, agrees, noting "Technical know-how is an essential part of building e-commerce models."... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Dec 2020
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New News

has existed for decades claims to be impartial, there are different incentives and political systems that can come into play. Again, that’s not to say there isn’t a lot of great journalism out there; but at the end of the day, it can be... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneuship; digital media; startups; news; business models; young alumni; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Dec 2000
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Latin America's Decade

latecomers, as we build a technological infrastructure, it will be the newest and most advanced," Sicupira explains. "That has happened in Brazil with our digital cable installation, which surpasses the analog cable that is the core of the U.S. View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Latin America; research; infrastructure; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

01 Dec 2003
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Business Answers the Call

to get inside the system.” Nielsen decided to run for the Seattle school board and was elected in 1993. For the next eight years, he and other reformers on the board pushed through some remarkable changes, making Seattle one of the most innovative urban school View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Jan 2008
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Jeffrey R. Immelt, MBA 1982

says with characteristic ease and candor. Those words are often used to describe Immelt, yet they belie the extreme complexity involved in leading a company that employs more than 300,000 people around the world, each working in areas... View Details

11 May 2020
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Better Than Cash

in sanitation or health or education, it starts with a payment system everyone can use.” Goodwin-Groen offers the example of a mother who has to pay for her children’s schooling once each semester. She needs to save money for several... View Details

09 Mar 2021
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Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges

Mills considers the complexities of a school administrator’s job, she says it’s not enough to be just a great manager or instructional leader. “You have to be able to marry the two because you can’t have one without the other and truly... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Dec 2010
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Ilene Lang

study, we looked at how gender-based assumptions in over 100 companies influenced issues such as career planning, goal setting, promotions, and raises. We examined the characteristics most frequently cited in performance management View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; interview; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016

approaches to solve technological and organizational problems. This view of innovation counters the dominant paradigm, which casts firms’ profit-seeking incentives as the main driver of technical change. This volume provides a... View Details

01 Sep 2005
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WATER Ltd.

In an age of global scarcity, water has become a valuable commodity in both the industrialized and developing worlds. With governments and communities increasingly unable to manage the complexities and expense of water treatment and... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Dec 2002
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Bad Times for Business

it a case of dé jà vu or an unprecedented, systemic failure? This roundtable discussion, moderated by Professor Krishna Palepu, sought answers and suggested some corrective measures. Highlights of the conversation follow. Krishna Palepu:... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Oct 2002
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Sam Hayes

course, affects investor confidence. Given that fragility, what rules and enforcement are appropriate? The capital markets are so complex and fast-moving that their integrity must in the end rely on self-regulation, rather than on... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Dec 2007
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The Wise Men

discipline. It comes in a mess, and we try to figure out how to understand it, and how to deal with it. What the world most needs going forward is integrative, holistic, and systemic thinking. The challenge for the School is how to keep... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna

01 Mar 2009
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Letters to the Editor

untested, financial system,’ one that has proven to be unexpectedly fragile in a way that nobody really understood.” This is the Harvard Business School? If the basics of the financial system are not understood here, then perhaps the... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 1997
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"Economists are puzzle solvers..."

structural changes in financial systems all over the world - it's easy to see why the ability to take financial securities and products, many of which never existed before, and analyze them both with respect to pricing and risk... View Details

09 Mar 2021
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Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic

in higher education. We have the largest school system in the world, one that’s complex and was already underperforming, especially on learning dimensions. See more from the online-only March Alumni Bulletin... View Details