Evaluation - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 31, 2007

management's goals and that of academics in the prospective management enterprise. Finally we review and evaluate the efforts of Fenix, an academically based applied research institute, and TruePoint, a U.S. research based consultancy, in... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

Moving from Supply Chains to Supply Networks

about investing in these companies need to understand what they bring to the table. Raman: That's very true because venture capitalists often base their evaluation of established companies on their supply chain capabilities. Shapiro:... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Sep 2011
News

Extraordinary People

pianist. Meeting with colleagues at Baupost. Enjoying a Red Sox game with his wife, Beth. For 30 years, Seth Klarman has exercised an investment strategy of evaluating businesses based on their worth and of seeking out bargains. “It’s... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2011
News

The Rankings Game

school in one ranking fail to make the top five in others? The answer lies in the methods the publications use to evaluate schools. The big five — Bloomberg Businessweek, U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, the Financial Times, and the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; rankings; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

11 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

complaint. Companies should carefully review employee files to see if other complaints have been recorded. It’s important to determine whether the complaint is an isolated incident or whether a pattern of behavior is evident. The severity of the accusations also... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

25 Oct 2016
First Look

October 25, 2016

can be used to evaluate the implications of marketing actions, consumer heterogeneity, competition, successive technology generations, and globalization. The exposition is filled with vivid examples from a wide array of domains (video... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 May 2003
Research & Ideas

Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance

provide business leaders with a helpful tool for evaluating the legal and ethical aspects of their decisions. Managers should first ask themselves whether the proposed action is legal. The legality of the proposed action is addressed... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

March 2022 (Revised January 2023)
Case

Innovation at Moog Inc.

By: Brian J. Hall, Ashley V. Whillans, Davis Heniford, Dominika Randle and Caroline Witten

This case focuses on the challenges of incentivizing innovation within Moog, an engineering company based in New York state that designs and builds guidance systems for space, air, and land-based travel. The case enables students to grapple with the challenges of using... View Details

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24 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 24

leading up to the restructuring played a central role in the success of this restructuring. The case protagonist is Rajath Shourie, Managing Director at Oaktree Capital Management. Shourie evaluates the opportunity to extend a $3 billion... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

12 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care

diseases, treatments, and procedures. The data would be made publicly available after a waiting period during which providers could correct any errors. Over time, information about providers' risk-adjusted medical outcomes also would need to be collected and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health

17 Feb 2015
News

The First Five Years: Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010)

translate for us, willingness to donate isn’t so different—and so my strategy class has also been very helpful. I use accounting to evaluate finances and develop budget documents both here and in my role on the board of the organization I... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

April 2024
Case

Dr. Tom Mihaljevic and Cleveland Clinic

By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

In December 2022, Dr. Tomislav (“Tom”) Mihaljevic, CEO and President of Cleveland Clinic, was reflecting on the last few years at the hospital, marked both by unprecedented challenges and remarkable achievements. Cleveland Clinic had recently been ranked the world’s... View Details

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03 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?

passing and running, defensive formations to protect the pass and the run—that Holcomb, Holmes Jr., and Connelly called resource bundles. Head coaches rely on their evaluations of players’ skills, and they reallocate players with specific... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports

01 Sep 2020
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020

are the best-positioned market sectors and stocks as well as those to avoid. Hot Stocks provides a roadmap detailing how to invest in this new reality, and evaluates the many ways global warming will affect profit flows in the economy.... View Details

01 Apr 2000
News

Books

Realizing the Promise of Enterprise Systems, by Thomas H. Davenport, presents an authoritative, no-nonsense view of the enterprise system's opportunities and challenges and provides a set of guidelines to help evaluate the benefits and... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

08 May 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018

Harvard Business School Case 818-013 Magpie: Developing and Using Buyer Personas The founders of a start-up platform for publishers have developed preliminary personas of target customers and are evaluating the implications for initial... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Web

What Google, Lego, and Other Brands Know About the Promise and Peril of AI | Working Knowledge

they been cheating me elsewhere? Are they not authentic with me in other places? It raises a bar of suspicion.” Intuit decided to add an AI-powered assistant to TurboTax. However, the tool provided incorrect tax advice to users, as View Details

30 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

Where Could More Regulation Help Small Businesses? Online Lending.

disclosure of product outcomes, such as average APRs and default rates. Requiring disclosure of such data would empower watchdogs and the market itself to evaluate bad actors. 5. Respect fiduciary duties Small business loan brokers have... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills and Brayden McCarthy; Financial Services

03 Dec 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Against the Grain

with was in fact corrupt, and he didn't know either." When discussing the case in the classroom, some students puzzled whether Jim didn't suffer from a "savior complex." Could he really have landed in Tanzania thinking it would be simple to View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Food & Beverage

26 Mar 2012
Research & Ideas

What Neuroscience Tells Us About Consumer Desire

result of neural activity. By attaching electrodes to subjects' heads and evaluating the electrical patterns of their brain waves, researchers can track the intensity of visceral responses such as anger, lust, disgust, and excitement.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

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