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  • 15 Aug 2017
  • Blog Post

What is Field Foundations?

100th anniversary, several faculty participated in an analysis of the MBA Program. They took a closer look at what was working and what we could improve upon. Feedback from companies and alumni indicated that the school should provide... View Details
  • 19 Mar 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

algorithms for antibody clustering, imputing gene expression data, and querying the Connectivity Map (CMap). Performance gains are evaluated quantitatively using realistic, albeit sanitized, data sets. The solutions produced through these... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 15 Mar 2010
  • HBS Case

Developing Asia’s Largest Slum

and improved services in the same area. Written with the assistance of Namrata Arora, a research associate at the HBS India Research Center, the case considers the potential risks and rewards of approaching an area like Dharavi with a new... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Construction; Real Estate
  • October 2002 (Revised June 2006)
  • Case

KnowledgeNet (A)

By: William A. Sahlman and Elizabeth Kind
Describes the internal reporting package for a rapidly growing company in the e-learning industry. Management must analyze the data in the package and decide what actions to take. They must also decide what to communicate to the board of directors. Contains a... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Growth Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Performance Improvement; Performance Evaluation; Education Industry
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  • 10 Nov 2015
  • First Look

November 10, 2015

and display ads also exhibit significant dynamics that improve their effectiveness and ROI over time. Finally, in addition to increasing search conversion, display ad exposure also increases search clicks, thereby increasing search... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Oct 2007
  • First Look

First Look: October 2, 2007

within targeted firms, the likelihood of adoption increases in the degree of voting support for the proposal; (iii) non-targeted firms were more likely to adopt ESO expensing when a peer firm was targeted by a proposal. With View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Blog

Inside the Learning: Sustainability—on Campus and Beyond

Harvard University has engaged its entire community in an effort to improve sustainability. Harvard Business School (HBS) is committed to Harvard's Sustainability and Climate Action Plan, which includes achieving a fossil fuel-free... View Details
  • 09 Apr 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

supply of ethically and environmentally sourced diamonds from artisanal and small-scale mines (ASM) in Sierra Leone. Whether this project would yield a meaningful supply of rough diamonds for De Beers, View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 05 Feb 2008
  • First Look

First Look: February 5, 2008

procedural shortcomings. We also show that the creation of an independent group responsible for managing the forecasting process, an approach that we distinguish from generating forecasts directly, can stabilize the political dimension... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 13 Aug 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Why Companies Shouldn't Delay Software Updates—Even After CrowdStrike's Flaw

highlights one simple change companies could make: updating software sooner after improved versions hit the market. The research finds that some 60 percent of US organizations continued to use a popular web-server software with known... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald; Technology; Information Technology; Computer; Web Services
  • 01 Apr 2015
  • Research & Ideas

The Slow, Steady Battle to Fix Cancer Care

payment model undoubtedly simplifies billing matters for the patients, the main impetus is to lower health care costs while simultaneously improving quality of care. In the traditional fee-for-service model,... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health
  • 02 Sep 2008
  • First Look

First Look: September 3, 2008

congruence. Performance appraisals with 360-degree feedback improves congruence and collaboration, opens communication when feedback is discussed by the team, and provides an opportunity for more accurate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • October 1997 (Revised May 1998)
  • Case

Decision Making at the Top: The All-Star Sports Catalog Division

By: David A. Garvin and Michael Roberto
Describes a senior management team's strategic decision-making process. The division president faces three options for redesigning the process to address several key concerns. The president has extensive quantitative and qualitative data about the process to guide him... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Management Teams; Performance Improvement; Planning; Mathematical Methods; Strategy
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  • 27 Feb 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Corporate Values and Employee Cynicism

they understood as revolving around mutual respect and the company as a family. Focusing on a different element of the HP Way, Fiorina saw her actions as consistent with the HP value of seizing opportunities. Hypocrisy may be unavoidable... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 27 Jun 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Gen AI Marketing: How Some 'Gibberish' Code Can Give Products an Edge

search engine optimization, the established and mostly accepted practice of optimizing website content for better search rankings. For decades, organizations have sought to View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand; Technology
  • 13 Jun 2005
  • Research & Ideas

From Turf Wars to Learning Curves: How Hospitals Adopt New Technology

their portfolio of cardiac services. At the time, this decision did not create much conflict between surgeons and cardiologists, as the two technologies were not great substitutes for each other. As angioplasty's performance View Details
Keywords: by Sara Grant; Health
  • 31 May 2023
  • Research & Ideas

With Predictive Analytics, Companies Can Tap the Ultimate Opportunity: Customers’ Routines

If knowing what customers need is marketing gold, pinpointing exactly when they need it may just be platinum. Services that become part of a customer’s routine may deliver advantages beyond repeat business for a company, Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Transportation
  • 11 Jun 2013
  • First Look

First Look: June 11

a fictional case study on new product development and improvement after the successful launch of a first breakthrough product. Topics include business planning for brand name products, finance and investment... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 22 May 2007
  • First Look

First Look: May 22, 2007

modularity and software evolution, which can be used for description, prediction, and prescription. According to Baldwin and Clark's theory, modular architectures add value to system designs by creating options to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 06 Oct 2015
  • First Look

October 6, 2015

with a discussion of task shifting’s potential to improve access to affordable tertiary care in resource-constrained settings. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49780 Integrated Reporting View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne