Time Dependency - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Jul 2022
What Do You Think?

Have We Seen the Peak of Just-in-Time Inventory Management?

years, information technology contributed to more complete knowledge about inventory status as well as more dependable transport. Both made a strategy with less safety stock more viable. The result, of course, was what came to be known as... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Manufacturing; Shipping; Transportation

05 Mar 2009
What Do You Think?

How Frank or Deceptive Should Leaders Be?

all organizations in all cultures, in times of success as opposed to decline, when talking about the past as opposed to the future, or in dealing with employees of all generations. As many respondents to this month's column pointed out,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Interviewing - Alumni

Careers Interviewing Careers Interviewing Preparation is key to a successful interview. The tips and questions below are designed to let you know what to expect from the process and to help you plan your approach. Remember, the path of your discussion will View Details

19 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Is Wikipedia More Biased Than Encyclopædia Britannica?

verifiable answer," says Zhu. "They can be quite subjective or even controversial." History, they say, is written by the victors, and can read very differently depending on who is telling the tale. Even modern-day issues such as... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Publishing

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

Inside the OR: Disrupted Routines and New Technologies

adaptation in this specific setting combined with a look at the broader implications that new technologies have for management at a time when the competitive imperative of innovation is leaving virtually no business untouched. The model... View Details

Keywords: by Hilah Geer

03 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

How to Succeed With Your New Boss

such as over how much information the boss wants (and you want to give) and how involved the boss wants to be (and you want him or her to be) in the details of what you are doing. Rather than allowing misunderstandings to complicate your relationship, spend some View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins

04 Aug 2023
Blog Post

Aaron Sabin (MS/MBA 2023): Engineering a Climate Change Solution by Cutting the Cost of Carbon Capture

more than 1°C above where they were in the late 19th century. Levels of CO2 in the atmosphere are greater than at any time in the last 800,000 years. As a result, the climate scientists noted, global sea levels rose an average of three... View Details

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Eligibility | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Eligibility Criteria Awards How to Apply FAQs Qualified alumni may apply at any time during the first ten years following graduation; preference is given to graduates entering the Program within three years of graduation.The annual... View Details

16 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders

responsibilities and make important decisions. It’s easy to confuse hands-on management with micromanaging, Koning says. “Startup founders have a really hard time letting go, so they’re the ones doing the customer interviews and trying to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

12 May 2023
Blog Post

Independent Project: The Rise of Electric Heat Pumps

included varies by source and will change over time In the U.S., 17% of homes have an electric heat pump installed. In the South – in states such as North Carolina and Alabama – this number is above 40% [1]. It is clear that electric heat... View Details

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Research - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

a boom in equity extraction, and increased aggregate consumption. Also, the transmission of QE to the real economy depends crucially on the composition of assets purchased and the degree of segmentation in the market. See Marco’s other... View Details

01 Dec 2006
What Do You Think?

How Important Is Quality of Labor? And How Is It Achieved?

discussion arose as to just what quality of labor is and how it can be measured and developed on the national level. To Nari Kannan, "Quality of labor is such a broad term. It all depends upon 'labor doing what?' Also, quality of... View Details

Keywords: by by Jim Heskett

28 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Billions of Entrepreneurs in China and India

Entrepreneurship in the world's two most populous nations, China and India, has through modern times been somewhat asleep. But now, says HBS professor Tarun Khanna in a new book, both societies "have woken up," and the results... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

New Research Explores Multi-Sided Markets

dating clubs, game consoles, and so on. So the idea is to subsidize one side in order to attract it more or less irrespectively of the other side and then turn to the second side and charge it positive prices. Of course, depending on the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

16 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.

needs. The velocity or rate of adaption that firms need to adjust to a new directional reality will depend on customer demand. Industries with decreasing customer demand—offline entertainment, hospitality, real estate, industrial... View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim; Retail; Service

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Diversity and Inclusion - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching by the Case Method Diversity and Inclusion Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing Participation... View Details

20 Jan 2015
First Look

First Look: January 20

dampen competition, both online and in-store, and its effectiveness in this respect depends on the decision-making stage of various consumers and the heterogeneity of their preference for the online vs. store channels. Surprisingly,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Aug 2016
Blog Post

Writing a Case as a Student at HBS

great way to do independent academic research. Depending on the topic, case writing allows you to conduct primary research and meet case protagonists. Some students have leveraged such research to find new jobs or expand their... View Details

21 Nov 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017

with the model's predictions, we find that whether a firm integrates upstream or downstream suppliers depends crucially on the elasticity of demand for its final product. Moreover, a firm's propensity to integrate a given stage of the... View Details