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publicly challenged the veracity or integrity of research published by a University center or institute, the leaders of that center could publicly defend the research. On the other hand... Following natural disasters, acts of mass... View Details

01 Oct 1998
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Value Added

do business. Other recent efforts have focused on topics such as the forces shaping the world economy, the nature of the corporation in the 21st century, and emerging-market opportunities. In addition, Gupta notes, the McKinsey Global... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

01 Jun 2006
News

Getting on Board

Membership on a corporate or advisory board seems like a natural fit for MBAs with solid managerial skills and career experience. But according to the experts, unless you are a prominent CEO, finding a seat at the boardroom table today... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

01 Sep 2003
News

Transforming Baker Library

with data connections and climate conditioning. Even the furniture will get an upgrade. The library’s collections will be located in the main reading room and the two lower levels, while a central stair hall will bring natural light into... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

09 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

Warring Algorithms Could Be Driving Up Consumer Prices

The widespread use of pricing algorithms is reshaping the nature of competition in online markets and potentially driving up the prices of retail goods, according to recent research. These automated, price-adjusting software programs may... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Retail

18 Jun 2007
Op-Ed

Leveling the Executive Options Playing Field

taxes. Similarly, tax authorities can rely on the use of the 1040 for other purposes to limit the degree of income understatement given your need for capital. The uniformity with which you are forced to characterize your economic situation provides a View Details

Keywords: by Mihir Desai

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Design: At, Into, & Beyond - Race, Gender & Equity

natural human and human-informed technological bias. Embedded Ethics A distributed pedagogy initiative at the Harvard John A. Paulson School Of Engineering And Applied Sciences that embeds philosophers directly into computer science... View Details

30 Sep 2015
News

Looking to Rwanda’s Future

investing where the country has a natural competitive advantage,” Goldstein explains. That strategy has led to significant advances in areas such as tourism, coffee and tea production, and incubators and maker spaces for start-up... View Details

01 Dec 2005
News

MBAs by the Numbers

Minorities 22% International 33% Median Age 27 Total Countries 68 Undergraduate Majors Humanities and Social Sciences 37% Business Administration 24% Engineering 22% Other 7% Natural Sciences 6% Unspecified Major 4% Class of 2005 Median... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

December 1993 (Revised January 1994)
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Montana Land Reliance

By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Thomas Patterson

The Montana Land Reliance is a small not-for-profit organization in the business of creating conservation easements on private lands in Montana. The easements preserve the scenic character and recreational value of the lands by precluding subdivision and other forms of... View Details

Keywords: Private Ownership; Motivation and Incentives; Business or Company Management; Natural Environment; Nonprofit Organizations; Property; Environmental Sustainability; Government and Politics; Montana

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09 May 2018
Research & Ideas

A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety

that may bias our decisions, and we should proactively change the system so that we naturally make better decisions.” Related Reading: Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Food & Beverage; Service

15 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Apple Pay’s Technology Adoption Problem

believes merchants who consider adopting Apple Pay will naturally wonder: What do we get out of this? And they will specifically want to know if they will be asked to pay higher fees than credit card companies are charging?... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Technology; Retail

08 Jul 2015
What Do You Think?

Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?

would ask, "What are you doing, Tony?" And, always a mischievous type who often made light of the culture, he would take delight in replying, "Nothing." Why do we work too hard and, at times, thoughtlessly? Edward Hare attributes it to human View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

26 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity

of information in those meetings is not replicated by even the most detailed summary report coming out of an EHR," Huckman says. "My guess is that the size of many larger organizations allows for fewer natural opportunities for this... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

09 Aug 2013
Research & Ideas

Read All About It: Digital CEO Buys Traditional Media!

understanding what they want. And there's the rub. Newspapers have historically not been centered around this. Instead, their natural center of gravity—and one that served it in good stead for a long time—has long been their product... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Journalism & News; Publishing

26 Jun 2012
First Look

First Look: June 26

technical champion, trusted advisor, and engaged toolmaker-and trace the movements of experts between these positions. Our empirical findings and theoretical framework contribute to our understanding of the nature of expert influence and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Misgovernance at the World Bank

capital, shareholder losses, and, in the extreme, financial crises—at the end of the day the investors by their nature have some tolerance for risk. "In an aid organization, however, the costs of misgovernance are borne not by the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

26 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Where is Home for the Global Firm?

firms to particular nation-states. In my paper "The Decentering of the Global Firm," I describe how these changes represent a natural extension of trends that have been operative for decades in how firms organize themselves, and... View Details