Individual - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Improving Fairness in Flight Delays

working paper, "Modeling Passenger Travel and Delays in the National Air Transportation System," Fearing and coauthors Cynthia Barnhart and Vikrant Vaze of MIT apply statistical techniques to develop a representative sample of View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Entertainment & Recreation; Air Transportation

27 Oct 2009
First Look

First Look: October 27

intensive companies, and blind review of solution submissions. We find that technical and social marginality, being a source of different perspectives and heuristics, plays an important role in explaining individual success in problem... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Oct 2008
Lessons from the Classroom

Achieving Excellence in Nonprofits

results. And there is more attention today than there was five years ago on building broader coalitions—"networked organizations"—that can work in a coordinated way to achieve system-level changes like the alleviation of poverty that View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

13 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

Making Biotech Work as a Business

And, they should revisit their acquisition strategies. Some firms are acquired for the sake of scale, but the scale argument did not persuade Pisano. Biotech companies should also think about their internal organizational structures and processes that help or hinder... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

26 Feb 2001
Research & Ideas

Evolving for Success [Part One]

idea: "e-culture." Why? A: In Evolve, I write about the changes that businesses, other organizations, and even individuals are going to go through as a new way of working, leading, and living. I call it e-culture because I'm... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

11 Aug 2020
Blog Post

Supporting Independent Workers During COVID-19: One Phone Call at a Time

coffee shop. These self-employed individuals were forced to make a tough decision: either continue working and put their family at risk of COVID-19, or stay at home and not get paid. In early April, Congress stepped in and began providing... View Details

Fast Answer

Global Climate Change

accessible inside Baker Library. Individual account sign up is required. View Details

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Flatiron School: Reflections from Summer 2020 - Recruiting

has drastically impacted the type of role I’m interested in. With the skillset that I gained this summer, I have much more confidence and interest in one day assuming a managerial position where I can direct teams and individuals that are... View Details

24 Mar 2023
News

Exploring Talent Markets; Aid for Turkey

turbulence in talent markets that isn't ending anytime soon. "There's been a fundamental shift in the marketplace, where employees have more power than they had in the past," says Kwok. "So companies are asking, ‘how do we attract and retain the right people?' and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2012
News

Ideas in Action

goals we are chasing are the correct ones.” In I Moved Your Cheese, a few maze-busting mice teach us that many of the presumed constraints (mazes) we face are self-imposed and that we underestimate our ability to alter our circumstances, behavior, and destiny. Malhotra... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

13 Jul 2020
News

The First Five Years: Meaghan Fitzgerald (MBA 2016)

Player One. And recently it’s felt like the right time in terms of technological advancements, accessibility, and investment for a field like VR to really start taking off and I wanted to be there when it did.” What promise do you think VR holds for View Details

01 Mar 2013
News

A Healthy Profit

can be commercial." Roslyn Braeman Payne (MBA 1970), president of Jackson Street Partners in San Francisco, California, is the "angel" whose financial support launched Antares. "While supporting an AIDS-focused program in San Francisco," Payne explains, "I saw the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance

27 Aug 2013
First Look

First Look: August 27

simplifies the retirement savings plan participation decision. Individuals received an opportunity to enroll in a retirement savings plan at a pre-selected contribution rate and asset allocation, allowing them to collapse a... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Vanguard, Trian And The Problem With 'Passive' Index Funds

of individual investors are able to wield great influence on management teams of companies in their investment portfolios. By contrast, index funds almost run on autopilot—with no active investor analyzing companies, rewarding those that... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

18 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Excerpt: Manufacturing Morals

to interact, and I invariably bump into individuals I know (including students) on my way to work. Even on the far side of the river, before reaching campus, such encounters are frequent. Students typically wear an outer jacket emblazoned... View Details

Keywords: Education

16 May 2012
Research & Ideas

Can Decades of Military Overspending be Fixed?

to minimize the conflicts associated with frequent turnover of military personnel and widespread military retirements to industry, while preserving the rights of individuals to careers in acquisition management. The basic goal of any... View Details

Keywords: by J. Ronald Fox; Service

12 Jul 2011
First Look

First Look: July 12

conservation was morally wrong. Warren needed to convince both individual and institutional investors that his vision would succeed in both generating returns and preserving the natural beauty of Patagonia. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

16 Jun 2009
First Look

First Look: June 16

maximizing, yet asymmetric payoffs. Studies 1 and 2 showed that people prefer to maximize profits when interacting within their social category, but chose suboptimal individual and joint profits when interacting across social categories.... View Details