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- 01 Apr 1998
- News
World Class Learning
the increasingly global environment. "At HBS," Baeza continues, "I learned to establish priorities, work under pressure, look at projects with a Ôhelicopter view' before looking at details, and be aware that there is usually no set answer... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 08 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017
NPC had been quite successful doing. In 2011, the five-year revenue projections were revised significantly downward, and Wyss needed to cut costs while also building the organization's capabilities quickly in early 2012. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 19, 2016
documents a role for debt financing related to innovation. We highlight the new literature on learning and experimentation across multi-stage innovation projects and how this impacts optimal financing design. We further highlight the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 18
situations. Filled with stories of people facing a range of challenges, from going on job interviews to asking someone out; scientific research on how our bodies change our minds; and revolutionary strategies like "power posing," Presence is a must-read for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
timing of profit recognition. Performance measurement issues still need to be addressed directly. The standard setters' current projects on 'revenue recognition', 'insurance contracts', and 'measurement' therefore need broadening to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
the inception of the company in 1999. eClinicalWorks was a privately run business in the healthcare information technology field that took in $25 million in revenue in 2005. Revenues for 2006 were projected to reach $40 million. This... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Build Winning Streaks
support, they don't have to fear their attacks or monitor their every move. When people give one another the benefit of the doubt and, better yet, believe in one another, more projects are launched, more innovations get seeded, and more... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017
professions, organizations, and industries. Extreme Teaming provides new insights into the world of complex, cross industry projects and the ways they must be managed. The authors analyze contemporary cases that expose the complex demands... View Details
- 12 Jan 2015
- News
Good Investments
successful model that way,” he says. Set a low bar and you’ll end up with mediocre projects. “And it’s never going to scale, and it’s never going to create an industry, so it’s always going to stay as a cute little project that is just... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Trillion-Dollar Fixer-Upper
players to the table, none driven by purely economic rationale, says Lee Sandwen (MBA ’77, JD ’78), the former head of real estate for Fidelity Management & Research Company in Boston who now handles special projects for Fidelity. Real... View Details
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
Impact Reporting & Investment Standards (IRIS). And social impact bonds that use private investment to support government and nonprofit projects are now coming from the United Kingdom to the United States—Massachusetts might be one of... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
Charron. "In response to this focus, at the suggestion of our Leadership Council, we recently began a project to create a unique and identifiable aesthetic for the Liz Claiborne brand. The steering committee consists of seven senior... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 07 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 7
Douglas S. Fearing Publication:Transportation Science (forthcoming) Abstract When air traffic demand is projected to exceed capacity, the FAA implements Traffic Flow Management programs. Independently, these programs maintain a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
of resources. “We don’t have a culture that rewards risk. But jump in, it’s fun, and the adrenaline keeps you strong.” Gerardo Ruiz Maza (MBA ’01) sees a huge opportunity in Mexico’s housing market. His firm, Grupo Módulo Progresivo, has seven small, low-income... View Details
- 28 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 28
from CEOs to frontline workers commits preventable mistakes-for example, underestimating how long it will take to finish a project or focusing too much on information that supports their current view. It is extraordinarily difficult to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 21
Rollins, chief scientific officer of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, attempts to engender cross-scientist collaboration by applying project management principles to medical research. The resulting innovation, Integrative Research... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 3
sustainability of the natural environment and dramatic increases in urbanization. This paper reviews the goals, business models, and partnerships involved in eight early "ecocity" projects to begin to identify success factors in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Feb 2007
- First Look
First Look: February 27, 2007
Midway" within Microsoft, the console project was intended to counter the perceived threat to the Windows franchise posed by Sony expanding the original PlayStation into a broad entertainment platform with the PlayStation 2. Seamus... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 18 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
SIPs in 2021
result of a collaboration between students, faculty, and the Business and Environment Initiative (BEI). As part of a student sustainability associate project last spring, Rob Self (MBA 2021) and Lauren Buchanan (MBA 2021) found a high... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
useful when jobs of the future are still being invented? Will jobs even exist or are we moving to a world of projects and gig work? How do you make sense of all this and more? In What the Heck Do I Do With My Life? Ravi Venkatesan makes... View Details