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- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Venture: Time Heals All
Assembling a nursing schedule for a hospital ward can be surprisingly difficult—a little like playing three-dimensional Tetris, says Ilana Springer Borkenstein (MBA 2022). “It is a really challenging, tedious task.” Nurse managers must take into consideration a host of... View Details
- 14 Apr 2014
- News
The Puzzle of Life
nonprofits, as well as individuals with an annual income of at least $200,000 or a net worth of at least $1 million, excluding the value of one's primary residence.) "It's essentially a form of equity crowdfunding," says Farquharson. "We... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The New Rules of E-Commerce
homes. He thanks Harvard Business School for teaching him how the individual entrepreneur can better the lives of many. "What I learned is that it didn't matter how big your company is; what mattered was how much value you create... View Details
- 17 Dec 2024
- News
Solving the Underemployment Crisis
at talent development and, in particular, the misalignment between what employers are looking for, what individuals are looking for, and what institutions often are producing. So to me, working at Strada has really represented an... View Details
- 18 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 18, 2007
affects emotions. Finally, work in economics on the design of monetary policy makes several assumptions (e.g., a representative agent, a summary measure of emotions akin to utility exists and that individuals only care about income and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 21 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle
millions of customers are able to track how marketing investments affect individual customer's behavior. Every aspect of behavior is being monitored—a customer's first encounter with the firm, the initial and subsequent purchases, and the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Feb 2014
- Case
Flying High, Landing Low: Strengths and Challenges for U.S. Air Transportation
areas. It becomes clear that individual airlines have often been managed back to health and focus on innovation, but the overall system itself and its governmental connections need attention, including the desire for NextGen air traffic... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Entrepreneurs’ Fund
Fund teams on progress and lessons learned. Students are seeking alumni to work with winning teams as advisors. Individuals interested in working with the MVP Funded teams are invited to contact Dan Rumennik (HBS '12) -... View Details
- 23 Mar 2023
Intro to Deferred Enrollment Programs
Visit UVA Darden's location in Rosslyn, Virginia and join Admissions representatives from Harvard Business School, Chicago Booth, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UVA Darden, Columbia Business School, UPenn Wharton and more for an informative conversation... View Details
- 25 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health
too often still result in decisions that take scant account of public health and whether the health of individual citizens is being advanced. When worker safety is jeopardized by unenforced building codes or exposure to harmful industrial... View Details
- 27 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential
result of circumstance and situation. Minor disagrees. “That’s the distinction I was trying to make here--that it is some type of individual characteristic that will predict not only productivity and some of these other behaviors, but... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 05 Nov 2014
- What Do You Think?
Are We Entering an Era of Neuromanagement?
technique. While Dulji Sum opined that "we are not anywhere close to using brain scans for hiring," he suggested that "this could be quite an interesting tool for career guidance." Debra Feldman elaborated on this idea, asking "Has the idea of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Strength in Numbers
individuals invested, the returns to the group pool were then divided among all members of the group. Given the theorized impact of group size on cooperation, the authors expected larger groups to have fewer students contributing their... View Details
Keywords: Re: Gunnar Trumbull
- 14 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing
saw an opportunity and need for entrepreneurship. This family background—and the potential for addressing an industry niche, along with his commitment to raising the profile of hidden talents of individuals with ASD—led him to found... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
A New Approach to Contact Tracing
implemented a tried and tested tool to help contain infectious disease: human-led contact tracing, the process of tracking down and notifying individuals who have been exposed to the illness. Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) used... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Path to Economic Revival
many sectors that’s simply not true. The ability to develop very complex, sophisticated manufacturing processes is as much about innovation as dreaming up ideas. What does this reliance on manufacturing tell us about globalization? Pisano: For any View Details
- 04 Feb 2025
- Blog Post
Leadership with Purpose: Redefining Success & Impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019)
Our group sessions were not just about discussing case studies; they were about understanding our individual journeys, challenges, and aspirations. These moments gave me a greater appreciation for my own strengths and a renewed sense of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Social Enterprise Initiative Marks 20th Anniversary
through class reunion and individual gifts are among a growing portfolio of offerings that further extend the SEI's impact. The MBA Class of 1973, for instance, supports activities ranging from summer fellow- ships for MBAs to Executive... View Details
Keywords: SEI
- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
deploy a manager to one of several possible contexts is endogenous to unobservable factors, and selection makes it challenging to disentangle the effect of workplace context on individual career advancement. We work around this problem by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
that would define the world of technology and transform our lives. At their peaks, Microsoft, Apple, and Intel were collectively worth some $1.5 trillion. Strategy Rules examines these three individuals collectively for the first... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne