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Dillon House | About
& White as part of the original 1920s campus plan. Construction was delayed until 1965, however, during the tenure of Dean George P. Baker. When it first opened, the three-story, 5,800-square-foot, stucco and brick building provided... View Details
- 06 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Four Strategies for Making Concessions
on an unsurprising outcome. In this case, a deal at 2.5 percent, the midpoint of the two parties' opening positions, seemed likely to be agreeable to both sides. This time things would be different, he resolved. He would save everyone hassle and View Details
Keywords: by Deepak Malhotra
- 10 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
New Medical Devices Get To Patients Too Slowly
implantable defibrillators or transcatheter heart valves, the FDA's regulatory approval process appears to delay those approvals, which in turn adds to development costs borne by device manufacturers, according to Innovation under... View Details
- 20 Dec 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
How to Design a Better Customer Experience
customer’s champion and own the problem. “We landed after a delayed 12-hour flight and learned that our connecting flight was gone. Our expectations were low because we flew on a mileage ticket from American Express. The airline agent... View Details
- 16 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Simple Economics of Open Source
when they derive a net benefit from the work, with net benefit based on both immediate and delayed rewards. Immediate rewards include monetary compensation, as well as the opportunity to fix a bug or customize a program for their own... View Details
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Running a Program/Submitting a Job - Research Computing Services
indicates the number of compute cores (e.g., RStudio-05G). For a given application, select the appropriate memory footprint for your analysis. For example, you can select 5G, 10G, or 20G when running R. See our Guidelines for Choosing Resources for guidance . If there... View Details
- 29 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
For Entrepreneurs, Blown Deadlines Can Crush Big Ideas
One might expect first-time entrepreneurs to pick up speed as they churn out more products, but new research finds that nascent firms typically launch second products six weeks later than originally planned. What’s more, with each successive product, View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
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HBS - Key Metrics
ventilation to help reduce disease transmission (which increases GHG emissions). Harvard University calculates its GHG emissions factor, but there is a delay in getting current grid data to feed into that calculation. Energy includes... View Details
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Jay Bhandari
of his selection tests, where dozens of candidates had to swim together across a pool at night without visibility. Short on breath and under time pressure, many would attempt to exit the pool as quickly as possible. However, a select few would View Details
- 13 Dec 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Unlikely Upside of Mergers: More Diverse Management Teams
come as analysts predict a coming wave of M&A deals that were long pushed back by the COVID-19 pandemic. As COVID restrictions fade, American companies are expected to move forward with delayed acquisitions in the months ahead, Zhang... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 02 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating in Three Dimensions
problem. More broadly, the best response to a barrier in one dimension may be moves within other dimensions. As the purchasing agent calms down a bit, for example, he mentions that cash is very tight, "especially this quarter." Is this a deal-design barrier?... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Mar 2009
- Research & Ideas
When the Internet Runs Out of IP Addresses
roadblocks are delaying its widespread implementation, probably for many years. So what happens when the last IPv4 address is assigned? Harvard Business School professor Benjamin G. Edelman proposes a solution: Create a market for holders... View Details
- 26 Sep 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Lady Gaga
called "Fame Ball," involved small venues and was not profitable. If they flat-out canceled the tour, team Gaga could certainly prevent losses beyond the $4 million already spent on "Fame Kills." But in delaying... View Details
- 20 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
It's No Joke: AI Beats Humans at Making You Laugh
output of an airline algorithm more if it pauses briefly to search for flights, giving people the sense that the computer is “thinking.” “The delay helps people make sense of the process. The longer it takes, the better they think the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 31 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator
a high-volume sale at the beginning of a quarter would receive a higher commission on any additional sales in the same quarter. A salesperson expecting a large sale early in the first quarter of the year would rationally want to delay any... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Most Accountants Aren’t Crooks—Why Good Audits Go Bad
grow stronger as their personal ties deepen. The longer an accounting partner serves a particular client, the more biased his judgments will tend to be. Discounting. People tend to be far more responsive to immediate consequences than View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Should Pay Be Linked to Performance?
sustainable outcomes to the benefit of shareholders." However, Gary Johnson cautions that "Because excitement is so critical to success, pay for performance value can be diminished the longer the time delay for receiving... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
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Is the Digital Transformation Certificate Right for You?
more programs. If you have already completed one or more qualifying HBS Executive Education programs, you can count them toward your certificate, but just keep in mind that all three programs must be completed within 36 months. Faced with the rigorous demands of... View Details
- 22 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Companies Can Expand Their Talent Pool by Giving Ex-Convicts a Second Chance
conditions are being met now, or could be met with low-cost policies.” Do ‘Ban the Box’ laws backfire? In recent years, 35 states and 150 cities and counties have adopted so-called “Ban the Box” laws that restrict or delay employers from... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 15 Dec 2021
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Articles of 2021
forward to taking delayed vacations. HBS faculty members shared books they planned to read during their downtime, pulling from the worlds of technology, history, and science fiction. 4. How to Learn from the Big Mistake You Almost Make A... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost