Speed - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Feb 1999
News

Too Much of a Good Thing?

technology adds an increasingly dynamic dimension by dint of its exponential power to boost output while reducing costs through speed and efficiency. Another feature of technology, its ability to produce innovation, can also quickly... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Mar 2024
News

On the Radar

Illustration by Brian Stauffer Illustration by Brian Stauffer Our planet is teeming with trillions of viruses and bacteria, most of which are innocuous or even helpful, but some pose a significant risk to public health, animals, and crops. In recent decades,... View Details

Keywords: Janine White; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

11 Apr 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching a ‘Lean Startup’ Strategy

features to allow useful feedback from early adopters. This makes it easier for the company to speed to market with subsequent customer-driven versions of the product. And it mitigates the likelihood of a company wasting time on features... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Computer

07 May 2020
Research & Ideas

The One Good Thing Caused by COVID-19: Innovation

products, formats, and content will intensify. This will speed up automation and digitization investments and generate new products, services, and business models. "Amidst these massive disruptions, a combination of short- and... View Details

Keywords: by Hong Luo and Alberto Galasso

01 Dec 2016
News

In My Humble Opinion: Chip Brewer (MBA 1991)

San Diego and about 15 minutes from the beach...a very pretty course.” R&D: “Callaway brought in some aerodynamicists from Boeing to consult with our team, which resulted in a little bit of a breakthrough on the XR 16 driver. It has a specific feature called a View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Sep 2023
News

Alumni and Faculty Books

Edited by Margie Kelley The Happiness Handbook By Landon Carter (MBA 1967) Marshall and McClintic Publishing Have you ever wished you had the instruction manual for being a happy human on planet Earth? This book will answer some of life’s fundamental questions: Who am... View Details

01 Jun 2024
News

Leveraging Generative AI

Four decades after HBS became the first business school in the country to require the use of personal computers in the MBA Program, the School is undergoing a different kind of technological transformation, one that leverages generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Timing - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

extra time to go into more depth in the following segments or pursue additional topics. If the discussion has proceeded more slowly than expected, they can draw on questioning, listening and responding techniques to speed up the... View Details

13 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01

mineralize CO2 and essentially turn it into rock. Usually, they are found deep under the ocean, but in Oman and a few other places in the world they have been pushed up to the surface. The friend who sent me that article was setting up a founding team to see if we... View Details

11 Feb 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

10 Rules Entrepreneurs Need to Know Before Adopting AI

for neural networks increase, as does accessibility to off-the-shelf APIs from big tech and academic institutions that help speed up innovation. Entrepreneurs have also learned the wisdom of targeting AI applications toward specific,... View Details

Keywords: by Rocio Wu

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... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Summer Associates | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

be accomplished and the resources necessary to complete the job Ownership of specific project(s) with deliverables Financial and time commitment from organization (see "Your Commitment" ) See past examples Preparing For & During The Summer Over-invest upfront in... View Details

03 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Cut Payroll Costs with Transparency, Fairness, and Compassion

reported trouble staffing up when the economy began to recover. "Helping workers keep attached to their prior employers could speed up the recovery," explained Till von Wachter, an economist with the University of California at Los... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott

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Openings - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

instructor should consider presence and delivery in the opening: Voice Speak slowly and project Modulate tone and speed Movement Standing in a fixed spot (e.g. in front of the doc cam) can help focus student attention Using dynamic body... View Details

Research Summary

Research Summary

By: Leslie A. Perlow

There has been tremendous change in the workplace — ubiquitous technology, 24/7 globalization, hyper-efficiency and now significant changes in work location. Professor Perlow’s research explores the implications for the ways we work and live, and what we can do to... View Details

01 May 2017
Research & Ideas

Bad At Your Job? Maybe It's the Job’s Fault

wide span of influence to figure out how to make the customer happy. One individual doesn’t control all the resources at that company, so that person relies on talking to others about delivery speed and other features to make sure the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

17 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Can Autonomous Vehicles Drive with Common Sense?

as the gold standard, he says. After all, humans often drive unsafely: They may drive a little over the speed limit, fail to come to a complete stop at a stop sign, or speed through a crosswalk instead of... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Auto

09 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government

startups. And when the 2013 Boston Marathon was attacked, Weiss helped establish the One Fund within 24 hours to serve as a central pool for donations to victims. "The One Fund ended up channeling $60 million to survivors and to the families of the victims in 75... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

06 Dec 2017
What Do You Think?

Is It Time To Break Up Amazon, Apple, Facebook, or Google?

strong-arm suppliers and competitors As long as Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple operate transparently and legally, I don’t think we need to worry. The speed with which innovation occurs and expands will almost certainly see competitors... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology; Web Services

10 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

New Medical Devices Get To Patients Too Slowly

While the US Food and Drug Administration has chiseled away pharmaceutical review times over the years to speed innovative drugs to market, the opposite seems to have occurred in the agency's approval of medical devices. Instead of View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Technology

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