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- 11 Jul 2013
- News
Making Lives Better
to knowing how to reward employees. "All those things you learn in business school make that successful," she says. In particular, Singer recalls her Coordination, Control, and the Management of Organizations (CCMO) class, taught by... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
what makes these CEOs tick and how they manage their most valuable assets. Research Methodology: The Aims, Practices and Ethics of Science by Peter Pruzan (MBA 1959) (Springer) This in-depth guide to effective View Details
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Research in Black and White | Baker Library
many of those working in the lab “had graduated from Smith, some with no scientific background. Land proved many times over that a bright young liberal arts student could learn the routines of the laboratory and the structure of a View Details
- 22 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 22, 2016
the complex regulatory environment that governs Indian gaming. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51932 Fall 2016 Manufacturing & Service Operations Management The Impact of Supplier Inventory Service... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Feb 2020
- News
Honoring a Legend
Inventions at Georgia Tech’s ATDC incubator, with a mission to commercialize a set of scientific breakthroughs for improving silicon photovoltaics. Through his Freeing Energy Project, Nussey is writing a book to help people outside the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
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Policy - Business & Environment
concerted campaign in the U.S. to sow doubt about the scientific underpinnings of climate change concerns. More recently, some companies—including in the energy and automotive sectors—have begun advocating for government policies to... View Details
- 19 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
Analyzing Institutions to Solve Big Problems
able to solve these problems, it's many of the people in this room." Much of the conference comprised presentations of scientifically rigorous research papers that provided clear implications for leaders and organizations. Topics... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel & Anna Secino
- 25 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
Learning the Language of Business and Science – The MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program
introduction of the new MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program and I’m excited for the students who will matriculate. This program will be well focused to teach students to manage the development of biotechnology. They will learn... View Details
- 06 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back?
When American energy entrepreneur Jim Gordon envisioned the first offshore wind farm lining the horizon a few miles off the coast of the eastern United States, he perhaps did not factor in blowback from almost every angle. Gordon's nearly 10-year battle to gain... View Details
- 25 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments
managers valuable insights, but there are potential pitfalls, Luca says. They include: Failing to tie experiments with managerial decision-making. Some organizations tend to relegate testing to specialized teams without deep managerial... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Entering the Age of Alliances
staff and given assignments at Merck's research facilities. Through its network of associated colleges, UNCF affords Merck access to bright minority students with an interest in science, and these students are in turn provided access to Merck's View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 20 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 20, 2007
therefore implies to manage the interaction with these interpreters, in order to access, share and internalize knowledge on product languages and influence shifts in socio-cultural models. Second, we propose a possible direction to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 29, 2008
different versions of their applications for each social networking site. Facebook's managers had to decide how to respond to OpenSocial. Should they join the initiative or keep Facebook Platform proprietary and seek further... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
3 Ways Firms Can Profit From Environmental Investments
In the course of her work, Rebecca Henderson meets business executives who don't address the threat of climate change because they don't believe that it exists. Her recommendation: They should consider investments in environmental sustainability anyway, assuming that... View Details
- 14 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Andy Grove on the Confident Leader
Thus, in many ways, the whole teaching model condemns managers to act after the game is over. Maybe you can't teach intuition, but maybe you can. AG: You can promote intuition. You can recognize the innate aptitude of people to grasp what... View Details
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Winners & Success Stories | New Venture Competition
because they cannot access diagnostic tools to manage their health. DFA aims to solve this problem with an elegantly simple solution that puts the power of a diagnostic lab at a patient’s fingertip. DFA has developed a low-cost,... View Details
- 30 Nov 2018
- What Do You Think?
What’s the Best Administrative Approach to Climate Change?
Summing Up: Should a 'Montreal Protocol' for Administering Global Warming Be Pursued? Climate change and how to manage it is a daunting subject. Nevertheless, several readers of this month’s column were willing to venture a model or two for administering a system... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The Class of 1974: Timed for a Change
sales manager, assistant manager for a large seafood distributor, eel exporter, seafood trader, and fish packer. He has also cast a wide net in an effort to keep up with his classmates as 1974's class secretary and Section F correspondent... View Details
Keywords: Charles B. ("Chuck") Mercer
- 25 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
New Learning at American Home Products
The success of American Home Products reflects a unique path of learning. The company originated with the merger of several companies in related businesses. During the seventy years following its formation in 1926, the company's senior View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Path to Economic Revival
create high-tech products essential for future prosperity is on the decline, argue Gary Pisano, the Harry E. Figgie Jr. Professor of Business Administration, and Professor of Management Practice Willy Shih. They won the prestigious... View Details