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- 23 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Partnering and the Balanced Scorecard
purchasing departments. The process transforms these from functionally oriented cost centers into strategic partners with the line-operating units and the company. This alignment is often accomplished with a service agreement that defines the menu of services to be... View Details
Keywords: by Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton
- 02 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #11: Mary Jo Veverka (HBS 1978): Fostering Actionable Climate Literacy
carbon footprint. MJ cited a 2020 study included in the National Library of Medicine, which estimated that individual yearly carbon emissions could be reduced by almost 19 gigatons if all secondary school students were taught about climate change. And yet, experts say... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
districts and community colleges and creating apprenticeships. I'm not talking about jobs tourism, “Come on a field trip to my company.” I'm talking about compensated work to gain work experience and earn credentials. Such programs are... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 16 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Times Captures History of American Business
"Will we make something strong and good and wise out of all the destruction of the past two years?" Koehn is an authority on entrepreneurial leadership and history. Her previous books include Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned... View Details
- 30 Jun 2020
- Book
Capitalism Is More at Risk Than Ever
context of the economic turmoil at the turn of the 20th century, the alumni asked whether Harvard might develop a school to educate professional managers who would improve the quality and integrity of the managerial class, much as the law... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
may not be a pure-strategy equilibria. In the standard case where marginal costs are weakly positive, there is no pure strategy where the lower quality B firm obtains positive market share. We also consider the case where A has negative... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
Publications August 2013 The Industrial Policy Revolution I: The Role of Government Beyond Ideology Growth and the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment: Is All FDI Equal By: Alfaro, Laura, and Andrew Charlton Abstract—In this paper we... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 17
forgetting of moral rules. In four experiments, participants were given the opportunity to behave dishonestly, and thus earn undeserved money, by over-reporting their performance on an ability-based task. Before the task, they were... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- Web
Staff Directory | Baker Library
Library. She earned her Masters in Art Conservation with a specialty in Paper Objects at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. She is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation and a Board Member of the... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
large food brands have earned accolades for recent decisions to eliminate GMOs from their supply chain. It was into this market that Haven Baker (MBA 2009), Simplot’s VP of plant sciences, launched the first direct-to-consumer produce... View Details
- 28 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
A Dedication to Creation: India's Ad Man Ranjan Kapur
class grew with large disposable income, and these foreign brands returned, it pushed the local brands to improve their quality and services. Competition rose and consumers benefitted. Q: So at this very fortunate time, Ranjan Kapur comes... View Details
- 13 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?
low quality to washing machines that have decent quality. It is not rocket science. Many people had the necessary capability, but only a few saw the opportunities and said, OK, I’m going to do it. While this pattern of success is common,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 22
selection of a firm for participation meant an increase in filed patents by up to 520%, granted patents by up to 430% and peer-reviewed publications 370%, but the effect of selection was mainly felt in quality of the innovations.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 31
the mechanisms underlying racial paralysis, revealing greater recruitment of brain regions implicated in socially appropriate behavior (VMPFC), conflict detection (ACC), deliberative processing (DLPFC), and inhibition (VLPFC). We discuss the impact of racial paralysis... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel
- Web
Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition
Hooper, MBA 2001 Nigel Killick, MBA 2001 Fabien Mousseau, MBA 2001 Reallyenglish.com is an on-line English language teaching company, with offices in Japan and London. The business model is to offer students a combination of the highest View Details
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
related to EPS and price forecast accuracy, the same is not true for the subsidiaries. We establish that this "forgotten child" phenomenon is linked to a "neglected parent" effect, whereby inaccuracy in subsidiary View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet
variation. One of them might be some degree of turmoil in the group. Throughout the case, we see Paul trying on different leadership hats. A lot of them don't fit, in his estimation. It's remarkable how much doesn't work given the superb View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
environment for CEOs, dedicated to improving the quality and profitability of their life and enterprise, through shared experiences and personal growth. Today, the CEO Clubs is a worldwide phenomenon with new chapters springing up from... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Technology for Learning's Sake
In an interview in last December's Bulletin Dean Kim B. Clark talked of launching "a profound transformation around information technology (IT)," an initiative that would earn for the School an unequaled reputation for intelligent,... View Details
Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
out.” Gertsacov has clearly taken full advantage of his time here. A star HBS rugby and ice hockey player, he’s a gourmet chef whose Thai cooking lessons earned his section $1,600 in its charity auction. He also launched a monthly... View Details