Implementation - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Dec 2022
Blog Post

7 Resolutions for Recruiting in the New Year

questions do candidates consistently bring to your recruiters? How successful are your new hires?Answers to these questions will help reveal where you can implement technology and/or an optimized process to achieve improved results in... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

11 Sep 2015
Blog Post

What is the JD/MBA Program at HBS?

public service. The combination of degrees allows JD/MBA students to be thinkers and doers, giving us the tools to work through challenging problems and implement effective, timely solutions. Tian: Similar to Zach, I wanted to build some... View Details

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Modern Corporate Strategy: Revitalizing the Corporation - Course Catalog

just be concerned with the value captured by the one-time formulation of a beautifully aligned competitive strategy, which was the focus of the RC Strategy course, but by the value potential of their business model and with its value realization through effective View Details

29 Sep 2022
News

Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal

examined benchmarks on fiscal and monetary measures that were being implemented across the world. The team also consulted leading actors in the public and private sectors. “We received data from different ministries—tourism,... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

05 May 2022
News

Like-Minded

founder to pledge the company’s commitment to implement these ESG elements.” MPower’s first three investments reflect the firm’s wide range: WOVN Technologies, a group that produces a website and associated app that allows organizations... View Details

01 Jun 2018
News

The Evolution of Modern Pricing Models

discrimination, where companies have various prices at the same time for different customers, depending on everything from geography to browsing history. Donald Ngwe: This has always been the best-case scenario for any seller, but it hadn’t been View Details

30 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 30

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-006.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsKanebo Ltd. (A) David F.Hawkins, Suraj Srinivasan, Akiko Kanno, and Lizzie GomezHarvard Business School Case 111-037 Speculation as to how Japanese companies might View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

02 Mar 2010
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First Look: March 2

discover and implement the breakthroughs required for realization of the vision; 3) the creation of a system that ensures both the timely identification of breakdowns (and the dissemination of information about them) that, if unresolved,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Jun 2013
Op-Ed

How to Do Away with the Dangers of Outsourcing

they never leave responsibility for work conditions in the hands of their partners or cede decisions on quality control. Implemented with care, this freedom within a framework sharpens and transforms value creation and innovation. It sets... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati; Manufacturing; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion

04 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

Five Questions for Max Bazerman

train students across professional schools to identify and implement opportunities for mutually beneficial tradeoffs. Q: Wasn't the U.S. government set up by the founding fathers to, in effect, be inefficient—that is, three branches of... View Details

Keywords: Re: Max H. Bazerman

12 Oct 2017
Blog Post

Why I Spent this Summer Coding

to be playing catch-up a few years down the line. I don’t want to only understand ongoing technical breakthroughs - I want to actively engage in them. For example, though my neuroscience background allowed me to comprehend machine learning principles, it wasn’t until I... View Details

01 Mar 2023
News

The Latest Model

a missed opportunity. “Blockchain platforms are mini-economies written in code,” she explains. These digital systems are intended to help people carry out transactions and create value. And who better to help guide the implementation of a... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; blockchain; cryptocurrency; economic models; innovation; consulting; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

31 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Climate Change Pioneers in the Class of 1978

Lanka, where he is presently the Chief of Party for USAID’s Sri Lanka Energy Program. Rick has 40 years of experience in formulating and implementing international infrastructure development programs in Latin America, Asia, Middle East,... View Details

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Managing Customers for Growth - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Managing Customers for Growth Course Number 1965 Professor Eva Ascarza Fall; Q2; 1.5 credits 14 Sessions Project Overview: Without customers, there is no business! Managing Customers for Growth (MCG) focuses on how firms design and View Details

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Building and Sustaining a Successful Enterprise - Course Catalog

to change? Or, why does this constitute a viable growth opportunity for the company? Then we ask students to think about what needs to be done. What actions can management take that will predictably lead to success? What problems might one predict as management View Details

19 Jun 2007
First Look

First Look: June 19, 2007

in organizational behavior (OB), this is a fundamental departure from the extant operations management (OM) literature. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-058.pdf Future Lock-In: Future Implementation Increases... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Nov 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018

implementing value-based reimbursement models. Infrastructure requirements, including information technology (indicated by 42% of respondents), and changing regulation/policy (34%) are the top two. There is strong consensus on the broad... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

06 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Why Businesses Need a Language Strategy

it - and they have to. But they also save millions of dollars by equipping their employees to perform well in English or another relevant language. That said, they would be the first to say that implementation continues to be a problem... View Details

Keywords: Re: Tsedal Neeley

18 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 18

developmental justification, aid is deeply political. This paper examines the political economy of aid allocation first from the perspective of the donor country, and then the political economy of aid receipt and implementation from the... View Details