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- 01 Dec 1998
- News
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measuring and evaluating performance in the firm; and a system for rewarding and punishing individuals for their performance. The theory presented in this work, Jensen believes, promises a major competitive advantage to managers who are... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
When No News Isn’t Good News
want to ask several respected colleagues to serve as an informal “advisory board.” Whatever format you choose, says McKay, keep the following points in mind: If you aren’t receiving any feedback on your performance, it doesn’t mean everything is fine. Asking for View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
Pease (MBA 1967) (Deucalion) Following on Pease’s 2009 compendium, The Golden Age of Jewish Achievement, this book explores the “why” behind the “what” of Jewish achievement. Pease evaluates the major theories offered to explain the... View Details
- 27 Nov 2013
- News
No Bologna, Please
arms and legs." That sort of no-nonsense approach typifies Shaich's outlook. "When evaluating one's life, I've always felt the key was to do a pre-mortem, not a post-mortem," he says. "I like to constantly challenge myself to see if I'm... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Opinion: Making It Better
products with various levels of cost and provider choice. Its impressive organic growth also has many lessons on how to train and evaluate people. Modeled after HBS professor emeritus Ray Goldberg's highly successful Agribusiness Program,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Tony Sanchez - Team Builder
SEALs, divers, technicians, and administrative personnel. Despite their inexperience, he notes, the platoon pulled together within eigh-teen months to be evaluated as one of the best reconnaissance groups ever. The team that figures most... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Good as Our Word
to interact with financial markets, even indirectly.” It’s still too early to evaluate KBRA’s results, although in 2011 the firm came in third place in the first market where it chose to compete (commercial-backed securities with a single... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
The Influence of Geography on Work and Innovation
mobility. To explore possible solutions, in another recent study Choudhury evaluated how policy changes around worker location in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) improved productivity. The USPTO employs about 8,000... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
HBS Press Books in Brief
expectations embedded in a company's stock price. Providing a fundamentally new way to evaluate all stocks, Expectations Investing will set investors on the path to success. Managers can also use the book to devise, adjust, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
HBSAAA Conference Addresses Pathways to Power
firms employ to evaluate opportunities. Cathy Hughes, founder and chairman of Radio One, the largest African American– owned and operated broadcast company in the United States and the subject of an HBS case study, spoke at the opening... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Short Takes
only the costs for capital, labor, and traded goods but also social costs like the effect of air pollution on health or even the value people derive from the continued survival of an endangered species. At the same time, managers are never View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Corporate Governance Conference Addresses Global Challenges
achieve," he explained in a recent interview. This premise allowed exploration of many approaches to corporate governance, drawn from a wide variety of countries and cultural histories. Presenters evaluated success in terms of outcomes... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Growing Together
performance. The process helps these organizations measure the volume of services they deliver, determine customer satisfaction, apply special analytic techniques to evaluate performance, and keep the public abreast of the results.... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
effective learning environment and respond to issues that may arise in the classroom. In addition, a group of faculty, administrators, and students is evaluating the most effective way to communicate our standards to new students.... View Details
- 11 Jun 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Brittani Rettig (MBA 2010)
and brought us together in a sort of familial way. Business leadership is more than generating a profit; it is adding value to the lives of others. HBS taught me how to thoroughly evaluate business purpose from both a moral and monetary... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
startup executives across many different functions, who share their stories and describe their responsibilities; and a methodology to identify and evaluate startups and position readers to find the opportunity that’s right for them. Rebel... View Details
- 11 Oct 2022
- News
Righting the Ship
First, there was no standard to evaluate the CIP managers at the division level, so a 60 percent execution rate, for instance, might conceivably seem “good enough.” Second, the way the money was being distributed at the headquarters... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 11 Aug 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Melissa Fensterstock (MBA 2012)
with a healthy alternative.'" Which HBS case study had the greatest impact on you, and why? "'NuCor Steel' changed the way I evaluate innovation. I am now very much on the lookout for low-end disruptors as well as aware of incumbents'... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
The Exchange: Micro Management
borrower to come up with a personalized repayment schedule that matches their cash flows. Rigol: We’ve given out about 20 loans so far, and we’re planning to run a randomized evaluation to understand the impact of these kinds of loans on... View Details
- 17 Jan 2019
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
opportunities and risks when evaluating investments. The technology classes gave me some subject matter expertise on the industries in which North Island invests. The general management and negotiations classes gave me a toolkit to manage... View Details