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- 01 Jun 2013
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Collective Wisdom
firm that's providing a new model of entrepreneurship. "More generally, crowdsourcing has now been successfully applied in a range of settings, from designing T-shirts to creating complex software products and solving View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Raymond V. Gilmartin (MBA '68)
groups and class discussions revolved around learning how to think about complex issues." On the other hand, he believes, the news media have placed too much emphasis on "celebrity CEOs" in recent years. "Chief executives are too often... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
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Brick by Brick
globalize, the financial picture grew worse. One problem: The company's growing complexity was choking it. Adding more bricks made products harder to assemble, forecasts harder to determine, and inventory more difficult to manage. The toy... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
New Senior Executive Programme Strengthens African Managerial Leadership
One key to becoming more integrated into the global marketplace will be southern Africa's ability to respond to the radical economic and social changes taking place in its own backyard. "This not only poses complex challenges for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
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Chances Are
Understanding complex odds relative to something more universal—say, a baseball game—makes math and probability more palatable, he argues. "The world is increasingly dividing between those who understand this kind of math and its... View Details
- 22 Sep 2016
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Building a Green Energy Grid
I figured the world didn’t need another wind developer as much as it needed someone who could figure out the transmission problem.” The complexity of expanding the US electric grid becomes clear when Skelly describes Clean Line’s $2.5... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
“Where can we find such a person?”
for managing a complex organization. Where can we find such a person?” It turns out that an HBS graduate filled the bill. Brock Reeve (MBA ’88), a nonscientist, was hired in 2006 as HSCI’s executive director in large measure because of... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
The Work-Life Balancing Act
The five discussion questions that Jackie and John Coleman propose were born out of their own personal and professional experiences—Jackie as a marriage counselor, John as an executive. “Openly discussing the ways to make that complex... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
For Education Reform, PELP Is on the Way
“Leading and managing in the complex and dynamic environment of an urban K–12 school system is an incredibly difficult challenge,” observes HBS Dean Kim B. Clark. “One of the toughest problems is that although there are many excellent... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Research Brief: As the Wind Blows
constant work in progress,” says Jones, who also explores this topic in his new book, Profits and Sustainability: A History of Green Entrepreneurship. There’s a complex range of factors well beyond policy that have determined success,... View Details
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
Applying Strategy Concepts In Innovative Ways Through Technology
example of the way experiential learning and technology are being incorporated into the curriculum. HBS’s most complex simulation to date, “Strategic Brew” focuses on maximizing the profitability of a beer company. Students are assigned... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Education: Investing in the Next Generation of Workers
colleges to develop programs to meet specific needs. There is still some distrust on both sides: Higher education institutions see their mission as instilling skills for lifelong learning, not to pursue a good salary, and businesses can be daunted by the View Details
- 25 Jun 2024
- News
On the Move: Alexis DePree (MBA 2007)
When Nordstrom announced the promotion of Alexis DePree (MBA 2007) to COO in early June, media outlets noted DePree’s expanded, end-to-end role in managing operations and customer experience in an increasingly complex retail environment. DePree joined Nordstrom in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
A Student Plan Goes to Washington
no longer be a liability. The college also solves a second problem. Many directors work full-time as CEOs or academics, and many serve on multiple boards, leaving little time for them to master the complexities of the businesses they... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Balanced Scorecard and Beer Game Go High-Tech
Narayanan, the Thomas D. Casserly Jr. Professor of Business Administration and chair of the Accounting and Management Unit. Called the Balanced Scorecard Game, the complex simulation was the result of intensive research, development, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Preparing Global Leaders
Kim Wahl (MBA 1987) Kim Wahl (MBA 1987) credits the case method with providing training that has helped him address difficult and unexpected business challenges. “The two years that I spent at HBS shaped me intellectually and provided me with important tools—including... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Lessons from Everest
behavioral-decision theory, group dynamics, and complex systems. “The problems that occurred at each of these levels were mutually reinforcing,” Roberto said. Key contributors to the disaster may have been overconfidence based on recent... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
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
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- 08 Jan 2025
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Mapping Pain Points at the IRS
Initiative is a project I’m particularly proud of. Our ambitious goal was to redesign the long, complex notices we send. We made simple but high impact changes like putting a headline up front, converting paragraphs into action-oriented... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
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The Changing Nature of Research
Rivkin, the C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration and senior associate dean for research. “The world’s problems are becoming increasingly complex and no longer lend themselves to a single method of research.”... View Details