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- 27 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work
in hospitals. One condition of funding was that she also create a tool to improve the safety climate and encourage senior managers to become more engaged in hospital safety initiatives. “It was not that senior leaders were solving... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Guttry
- 28 Jun 2010
- HBS Case
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
implementing a "forcing function" into the operating room process that keeps patients out of the OR until they've received antibiotics, thus reducing surgical site infections. For another project, she selects the hospital's... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Maintaining a Resilient Democracy
Selected as a 2018 “new leader to watch” by the Leadership Now Project, cofounded by Daniella Ballou-Aares (MBA 2001, MPA 2002), Harder sees Washington’s hyperpartisanship as a roadblock to legislative... View Details
Keywords: Deb Blagg
- 05 May 2010
- What Do You Think?
Is Denial Endemic to Management?
through the selection of leaders. That is, what qualities should we look for in leaders capable of employing denial usefully? To what degree do they include such things as self-confidence (within acceptable... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 24 Nov 2014
- News
New York Alumni Connect Around a 'Vision' for the New HBS
today, I am awed by the people who are gathered in this room,” said Lee. “We are leaders, not only in our respective business fields but we have leaders who have contributed so much to our communities, to our school, and across all... View Details
- 19 Feb 2008
- Research & Ideas
Radical Design, Radical Results
divided the corresponding sample of 100 manufacturers into innovators and imitators, identifying a company as an innovator if it had been selected for or received the coveted Compasso d'Oro, a prestigious international prize awarded to... View Details
- 24 Feb 2015
- News
Florida Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
alumni in the region, as well as speak with HBS faculty members and administrators. The evening featured remarks by Dean Nitin Nohria, Professors Rosabeth Moss Kanter and William A. Sahlman, 2013 Alumni Achievement Award recipient Roe Stamps (MBA 1974), and young... View Details
- 07 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
How One Organization Increased Their Internship Yield
Murphy, “Companies have put tremendous time, thought and management resources into selecting and evaluating new talent, the potential leaders of the future.” But it’s at this precise juncture, when the... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 30 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018
Amit Seru Abstract—We examine whether firms have an informational advantage in selecting arbitrators in consumer arbitration as well as the impact of the arbitrator selection process on outcomes. We collect... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 14 Jun 2024
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2024 Alumni Board Meeting
Harvard Business School hosted its annual spring Alumni Board Meeting in late May, bringing together its members for a two-day event that included interactive sessions with faculty and HBS leadership on the School and its programs, updates on Board working groups, and... View Details
- 26 Oct 2011
- News
On Top, Down Under
also notable for its activity in the community, “investing millions of dollars, and with nearly one-third of employees volunteering their time to help out with community-based organizations,” the Australian reported. In 2010, for the second year in a row, GPT was View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Have Ideas, Will Travel
With a growing body of knowledge supported by its global research centers, the School last May conducted its first research symposium abroad, hosting an all-day event in Rio de Janeiro for a select group of 45 Latin American business... View Details
- 04 Aug 2003
- What Do You Think?
Are We Facing an Attitude Shortage?
of nearly all respondents to the August questions of the month. And many respondents believe they know who is responsible for the "attitude deficit": leaders and managers. Edward Hare summed up the views of many respondents most... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
New York Club Honors Goldman Sachs CEO
International Dinner on May 29. The black-tie event brought together more than four hundred HBS alumni and other business leaders at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. In his speech, Paulson emphasized the need for corporations and Wall Street to... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
How the Ron Brown Award Was Born
leaders established a board that included McKinsey managing partner Rajat K. Gupta (MBA '73), whose firm provided a pro bono study of the issue. "When they realized the extent of our experience in such matters," Cavanagh says, "they asked... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
A Close-Up Look at the Men behind the Empire
mid-19th century. I selected individuals from different parts of the country who became true titans through the relentless pursuit of a vision or mission. My subjects either were inventors themselves or had leveraged technology in a new... View Details
- 19 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 19, 2010
leader selection and development programs. Originality/value-This is the first study to examine the influence of psychological hardiness together with Big Five personality factors on View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
New Economy Theme of HBS African-American Alumni Conference
Basden (MBA 1997). Former Georgia Congressman and Atlanta Mayor Andrew J. Young, Jr., also led a forum on influencing political and economic agendas. Telecommunications industry leader Robert E. Knowling and media entrepreneur Keith T.... View Details
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Research Resources | Baker Library
the company and insights into its leaders and employees. Records Related to Meroë Morse, circa 1945–1972 (Series VII) Administrative records, research and development records, and photographs associated with Meroë Morse, who worked at... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Stephen M. Moret: A Campaign for Positive Change
resulted in a variety of positive changes, including extending hours at the Shad athletic facility, improving the recruiting process, redesigning Admit Day, and cutting down on junk e-mail. Longer-term issues like course selection in the... View Details