Outcome or Result - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn

he was, and wondered why I had asked. Well, I told him of some rules of thumb I have been working on to isolate entrepreneurial opportunities in a recession, and this question was meant as a test for one of the rules. I knew of several new car dealerships that were... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

14 Aug 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 14, 2018

believe that the process of voting has resulted in an unacceptable outcome. More generally, we show that procedural justice plays a key mediating role in determining the relative success or failure of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2020
News

Tried and Tested

also a lot to be optimistic about. Just 20 years ago, the economics literature was in a mode of documenting gender differences, whether it was about discrimination or the different outcomes for men and... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Scientific Research and Development Services

August 2021
Teaching Note

IBM Watson at MD Anderson Cancer Center

By: Shane Greenstein and Mel Martin

Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 621-022. View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Operations; Failure; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Health Care and Treatment; Product Development; Health Industry; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; United States; Houston; Texas

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Purchase

01 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Retail Execs Underplay Current Performance to Investors--but Why?

typically are presented four to six weeks after the close of a quarter, often involve a conference call by company executives with shareholders and stock analysts. Part of those sessions may include executives giving soft “guidance” or... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services

Web

Health Plans - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

reward integrated practice unit models by providers Encourage or mandate provider outcome reporting through registries by medical condition Create standards for meaningful provider cost measurement and... View Details

25 Jul 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017

different types of seats are filled) on distributional objectives is comparable to the effect of adjusting reserve sizes. Either lowering the precedence order positions of reserve seats at a school or increasing the number of reserve... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

17 Jul 2000
What Do You Think?

Where Is the Microsoft Board?

heard. But a significant number supported Bill Gates and the board and weren't even sure that, when the final result is known, it will be a net minus for the company. They generally took issue with one or... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

30 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Mapping Your Board’s Effectiveness

asking an occasional question or offering an occasional comment to show that they are doing their due diligence. Extending the Balanced Scorecard and strategy map framework to board members will enable them to perform more effectively and... View Details

Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan

04 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success

whether the e-commerce initiative is achieving its stated objectives (outputs) and thus contributing to the long-term success of the corporation (outcomes). Companies often waste resources on e-commerce initiatives or do not invest when... View Details

Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein

28 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Ground Game, Air Wars, and Other Marketing Lessons From Presidential Elections

Republican presidential candidates, but the results could help many marketing teams decide how to allocate scarce resources between mass advertising and personal selling efforts, or, as the researchers call it, between the air war and the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Sep 2006
News

Redefining Health Care

PORTER: Health care's zero-sum competition model adds costs and results in severe quality problems. University professor Michael Porter never planned to write a book on health-care reform. In fact, he expected brickbats in response to a... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance

27 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27

For teams with preexisting ties within the boot camp, localized spillovers appear small or nonexistent. For teams without preexisting ties we find that outcomes improve if neighbors are high performing, but... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Sep 2020
News

Alumni Consider Election Reform; Clubs Explore Parenting by Case Method

Clubs News Clubs News HBS Club of Dallas Explores Election Reform and Political Innovation in Virtual Talk As the presidential election nears, the potential for an unusual outcome that could spark a Constitutional crisis seems to grow... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

15 Jun 2021
News

Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy

The high-profile deaths last year of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and George Floyd were not the first tragic outcomes of racial injustice in the United States to send shock waves across the globe. But in their wake—and in... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Mar 2013
News

Sizing Up Social Impact

was adopted by the World Bank and other institutions. Finally, in an effort that posed unique performance measurement challenges, 250 schools were either constructed or rehabilitated. "The outcome of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Crop Production; Agriculture; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

04 Feb 2016
News

From Super Bowl to STEM Bowl

companies in developing and showcasing solutions promoting engagement with the community. One high-profile result of that effort is the STEM Innovation Bowl, a technology-oriented educational event on January 30 that showcased the wonders... View Details

03 Apr 2019
News

Finding Common Ground

many Cicero employees now volunteer or work pro bono on company time mentoring, coaching, and training, as well as gathering and analyzing data to frame the best approaches to ending homelessness. One View Details