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24 May 2011
First Look

First Look: May 24

development projects in an Indian software services firm, we find that knowledge repository use has a positive effect on project efficiency but not on project quality. However,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 14

tolerance by principals has the potential to stimulate innovation, but it has not examined how this affects which projects principals will start. We demonstrate that failure tolerance has an equilibrium price?in terms of an investor's... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

May 20, 2016
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World Health Organization Lacks Leadership to Combat Pandemics

By: John A. Quelch

When it comes to emergency preparedness for pandemics, the World Health Organization is falling short. It has not provided prompt and clear leadership to the world in combating either the Ebola or Zika viruses. Its leadership has been low energy, its representatives... View Details

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09 Jul 2024
News

On Balance

topics Wooldridge wants to address, such as desegregating Australia’s feminized and masculinized industries. “It’s a generational project to shift mindsets about traditional roles and traditional industries to drive gender equality,” she... View Details

29 May 2013
Blog Post

It’s going to be a beautiful summer…

know, the really large beauty retailer” I replied. “Oh I think my [sister] [mom] [wife] buys her makeup there do you work at a store?” .. No, no, it’s not what you think. Or maybe it is. In any case, I am actually based out of their downtown San Francisco headquarters... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

25 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Climate Stories

United States’ Clean Energy Future Climate Stories Episode #9: Shelly Xu (MBA 2021) Reducing Waste Through Beautiful Design Climate Stories Episode #10: Amanda Li (MBA 2018): Speeding Climate Change Through Project Finance Efficiencies... View Details

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Strategies for Cross-National Regions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Michael Porter’s competitiveness frameworks More about competitiveness frameworks Baltic Rim Project The Baltic Develop Forum seeks to stimulate growth, innovation and competitiveness in the Baltic Sea Region and its 11 member countries.... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

Research Brief: Launching into a Downturn

to ourselves.” But given the fact that most startups fail, a potential founder should really consider the lost resources and time, which they could have spent making money. On the other side of the table, Roche suggests that funders should be extra stringent about... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

25 Feb 2020
News

3-Minute Briefing: Ellen Pao (MBA 1998)

create a more diverse and inclusive environment. That’s what we’re doing with Project Include. Through our program, a CEO can talk with peers and see data on their startup’s diversity and sentiment levels. You need data to see what is and... View Details

Keywords: April White; photo by Eric Millette

01 Dec 2017
News

Diagnosing DC’s Dysfunction

School’s US Competitiveness Project from business leader Katherine Gehl and University Professor Michael Porter. Gehl and Porter use the lens of industry competition to analyze the US political system and propose a strategy for reform and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Government

01 Mar 2016
News

The HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation

A Resource for the Next Big Idea, and More The HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation is instrumental in bringing innovative projects to life at the School. Recent successful HBS initiatives that are advancing management... View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

A Trusty Board

Field's board, worked with McCarter on numerous civic projects when McCarter was at Booz-Allen and later recruited him to run the Field. Similarly, the Smithsonian's Bob Fri joined the natural history museum at the request of board... View Details

Keywords: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment

20 Nov 2014
News

Strengthening America's Public Education System

business in America’s education system. Among its findings: Business is involved in 95 percent of school districts, but largely through “checkbook philanthropy” supporting short-term efforts. Most superintendents would welcome deeper business engagement. In response,... View Details

01 Jun 2004
News

Cyberposium: Pros and Cons of Outsourcing

percent outsourced. “We are absolute converts,” he said, citing the benefits of cost reduction, quality, and flexibility. The end of a contract is always a new opportunity to make improvements, demand more, and reprice. If IT workers were to transfer a View Details

Keywords: cyberposium; cost; Corporate Services

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Latin America - Global Activities 2020

“action research,” through which faculty members deeply engage with organizations and their leaders over an extended period of time to test and implement new ideas and approaches to problem solving. What types of projects have you worked... View Details

17 Feb 2022
News

A Big Bet

certificate courses in IT support, data analytics, project management, and user experience design. In addition to hard skills, the training partners will provide support and guidance in soft skills such as collaboration and communication.... View Details

Keywords: jobs training; social enterprise; upskilling; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services

01 Feb 2001
News

Drilling Down

The news last October of Chevron's proposed acquisition of Texaco for $36 billion in stock was hardly surprising to industry analysts. The planned merger — which would streamline projects and save some $1.2 billion annually — was... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Matthew R. Simmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

Profile

Fabian Frick

the summer, Fabian will fulfill a digitization project with McKinsey. Long-term, Fabian plans to return to Europe with a more informed perspective on technology, “not as a software developer, but in a management role that leverages what... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Tech

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Elisabeth Ndour

learned that good things happen through trial and error. I knew that my experience at HBS would be richer because of the energy that would be here!” As it turned out, the most challenging part of her FIELD 2 project in Shanghai was the... View Details

16 Jul 2020
News

Accounting for Real Change

environmental record. Cohen, who serves as chairman of the Portland Trust and the Impact-Weighted Accounts Project at HBS, is a philanthropist, venture capitalist, private equity investor, and social innovator. He is also the author of... View Details

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