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- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Drawing on the Crowd for Innovative Problem-Solving
Institute of MIT and Harvard to further genomic research, developing a contest that aimed to improve the benchmark algorithm set by Broad scientists, which it did, 14 times faster. Lakhani explains that when structuring an experiment, he... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Does My Résumé Work?
grow up. If you are unsure of your ideal job or industry, advised Davis, “back away from specifics. Instead, try to picture elements of work that best match your skills and ambitions.” Take advantage of self-assessment tools such as the School’s online CareerLeader... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Tax and Grow
“excess” cash holdings. The definition of excess cash holdings will be critical. But such levels easily could be defined relative to industry benchmarks from periods that featured more standard corporate savings behavior. Implementing a... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Enabling the Dream of Building A Healthy Future for India
attend HBS. Earning her MBA, she says, will enable her “to look at myself and my home country from a very different perspective.” In the first-year Required Curriculum, she found Business, Government, and the International Economy to be especially insightful in View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Speak English, Please!
aware that workers often underestimate their language capabilities. In many cases, testing and offering benchmarks can help calm anxieties, as could limiting meetings for low-confidence English speakers until their language skills... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Star Search
function of having an engaged and motivated workforce. So how do you keep talent engaged and motivated? There is a table stakes component that I believe is compensation related, and we obviously try to benchmark and maintain that. But... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
examined benchmarks on fiscal and monetary measures that were being implemented across the world. The team also consulted leading actors in the public and private sectors. “We received data from different ministries—tourism,... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Future of Foreign Aid
governance benchmarks based on objective, third-party assessments. Once eligible, countries put forward their own proposals showing what they need money for and how they will use it. Overall, of the Western donor countries, I'd say the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Better than Cash
benchmarking to an art museum, a local YMCA, and a philanthropic organization. Alumni volunteer for CAP projects out of their desire to go beyond a simple donation to a good cause. “They want to be involved in the community,” says... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Of Value and Values
stock picker, Generation doesn’t artificially constrain its choices, and the performance of the firm at this time would suggest that its returns can be competitive with traditional global equity funds whose returns are tracked in relation to the View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Third Force: Indispensable to Society, Nonprofits Should Redirect Oversight Efforts
track its effectiveness and set benchmarks for improvement. "Nonprofits are so important in our society," she said. "They fulfill essential purposes. But they lack the market mechanisms of corporations where, if a board falls asleep at... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
attempt to define the characteristics of "good" programs in order to understand how best to structure, deliver, and price new ones. Benchmarking against sister institutions will help define what the market can bear. Marketing to HBS... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Q & A: A Conversation with IRS Chief Charles Rossotti
timely service. Directly related to that approach are our new customer-oriented benchmarks for IRS performance: customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, overall compliance by each tax-paying sector, and continuous improvement. You've... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Case Study: A Good Fit
apps allow, the team discovered a way to guide people through behavior changes with results that stick. Individuals using Gain Life’s weight loss apps achieve results that double the one-year benchmark for other methods, Eldridge says.... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Democratizing Data to Favor Farmers
harvest data with one another to help find the best performing seeds—which represented their largest variable expense. The idea quickly evolved into developing a completely independent, farmer-driven information source identifying top seeds, View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
anticorruption benchmarks as determined by third-party data from organizations such as the International Finance Corporation, the World Health Organization, and the Heritage Foundation, among others. "It's become a valuable Good... View Details
- 17 Feb 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010)
they themselves have accomplished). “I think knowing exactly what I want has enabled me to have my own framework for personal success—which reduces the inclination to benchmark myself against other students/alumni by other metrics (like... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
Ashish Dhawan (MBA ’97), founder and senior managing director of ChrysCapital, a private-equity firm based in Mumbai. Even so, Dhawan believes that a growing awareness of the outside world and a sense of competitiveness in the Indian populace will continue to drive... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Down the Memory Chute
member would select three to five papers for grading by the entire group of readers. We would use those benchmarking sessions to try to assure that evaluations were consistent from reader to reader.” Wailes later became one of only a few... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Do You Speak Business?
general, world-class companies facing global competition do appear to benchmark themselves with global best practices and performance standards.” He defines those aspired-to benchmarks as sound corporate... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons