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- 25 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Will Machine Learning Make You a Better Manager?
that enable them to predict new patterns for the future. ”We are in a new industrial revolution led by algorithms” We have all seen the process in action, whether it’s Amazon telling us we “may also like” to View Details
- 09 Feb 2016
- News
Providing the Care That Seniors Need
and raising a family, and becoming a caregiver to an aged parent. “Through that process I began to look at what was available in the marketplace for the aged who had cognitive disorders like dementia, but also the aged in general, and I... View Details
- 29 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Whence IT Value?
they were unproductive and after which they started carrying their weight? That seems unlikely. Observers of this phenomenon have advanced three more-plausible explanations about the recent confluence of IT and productivity. The first is that the incredible recent... View Details
Keywords: by Andrew McAfee
- 02 Feb 2004
- What Do You Think?
Leadership: A Matter of Sustaining or Eliminating Groupthink?
down to being an approachable leader." But "once a decision is made ... public criticism of that particular decision should be actively discouraged ... ." As Ina Ferber put it, "
it is important to avoid groupthink during a decision-making... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Nov 2021
- News
Cold Calculations
Arctic Ice Project is ready to scale. “It’s time for us to put our foot on the accelerator,” Payne observes. The Arctic Ice Project recently hired a new executive director and is in the process of expanding its board. Fundraising is key... View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
IT Links for Boundaryless Companies
That includes, especially, an understanding of the open standards process through which the Internet was built, with engineers stacking one set of open protocols on top of another from the physical—how you plug the wires together—through... View Details
Keywords: by Kenneth Liss
- 21 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Loyalty: Don’t Give Away the Store
Frequent shopping programs that reward customers with discounts or other perks are commonplace in grocery stores, but many are not as effective in influencing buying behavior as they could be, argues HBS professor Rajiv Lal. "The... View Details
- 19 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
A Day at Royal FloraHolland: The Epicenter of the Global Flower Market
visit to the Royal FloraHolland Flower Market. Image source: the authors. The Buying Process: From Growers to Buyers In the warehouse, every flower cart is assigned to a designated buyer. Warehouse employees, equipped with headsets, play... View Details
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
Publisher's Link: http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/publications/MF10-16.pdf Unable to Resist Temptation: How Self-control Depletion Promotes Unethical Behavior Authors:F., M. Schweitzer Gino, N. Mead, and D. Ariely Publication:Organizational Behavior and Human Decision... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jul 2013
- Research & Ideas
Everything Must Go: A Strategy for Store Liquidation
the birth and midlife phases of business products and ideas," Raman observes. "We don't spend enough time thinking about the death or liquidation of businesses. What drew us to this problem is that death, or the process of... View Details
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Ruzwana Bashir
the world from one of materialism, where we buy products (such as houses or cars or clothes), to one of experiences, where we focus on having special moments with the people we care about. Despite all the consumerism of the last 50 years,... View Details
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
markets. Behind such corporations was a market for capital in which entrepreneurs had to attract investors to buy either debt or equity. This paper examines the investor protections included in corporate bylaws that enabled corporations... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Supersmart Manufacturing Tools are Lowering Prices on TVs, Bulbs, and Solar Panels
knowledge, is now being embedded into the tools and building blocks used to make products? Willy Shih: Knowledge is one of the core resources in a company, and translating that knowledge into processes that produce products and services... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Robots to the Rescue
Mountz Photo courtesy Kiva Systems Kiva's robots in action Main article: Where Innovation Rules In the News: Boston Globe: Amazon Buys Kiva for $775M Those who know Mick Mountz (MBA 1996) well were not overly surprised when he started a... View Details
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Industrial Production & Materials - Business & Environment
materials and required for handling waste streams. Because closed-looped processes are more efficient, they emit few greenhouse gases. Major Impact Areas Refrigerant Management Refrigerant gases, commonly used in air conditioning, are... View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Navigating the Future of Renewable Energy at Port Esbjerg
rotate them, and the sophistication of the energy generation process were all palpable in this encounter. To see an operational wind turbine early in the trip was great context for many of the subsequent visits that explored individual... View Details
- 12 Jan 2017
- News
Personalizing Women’s Path to Success
serves companies that are trying to attract and retain high-potential diverse talent. The challenge for women, Skeete Tatum says, is not one of motivation, capability, or track record, but rather of not knowing where or how to start the View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 11 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 11, 2006
the following century. Firms employed marketing and marketing strategies to diffuse products and brands internationally despite business, economic, and cultural obstacles to globalization. The process was difficult and complex. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Clarissa Quintanilla
with outstretched arms lined the highway beckoning passing cars to stop and buy wildlife they had captured. The hopelessness of their situation helped Clarissa develop a conviction "to be involved in the View Details
- 16 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
Can Decades of Military Overspending be Fixed?
process has a number of built-in, even cultural, aspects that resist change," Fox writes. "These include an irregular and erratic flow of weapons systems appropriations; the very nature of cutting-edge, highly risky research and... View Details