Knowledge Practice - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Jul 2005
Research & Ideas

Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire?

comes to getting a job done, of course competence trumps likability. "I can defuse my antipathy toward the jerk if he's competent, but I can't train someone who's incompetent," says the CIO at a large engineering company. Or, in the words of a View Details

Keywords: by Tiziana Casciaro & Miguel Sousa Lobo

15 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: November 15

referring users to all manner of other sites, and in light of striking market concentration among search engines. Read the paper: http://www.nls.ac.in/ojs-2.2.3/index.php/IJLT/article/viewFile/92/72 Measuring the Prevalence of Questionable Research View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 1999
News

Banking on Success

really are shooting for zero defects, but if you don't have some failures, you're probably not taking enough risk." When asked to share his proudest achievement, Kennedy looks instead to the career of his wife, Karen, who enrolled in medical school at the age of 37 and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

16 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?

lengthening of value chains, has allowed for a finer division of labor and greater gains from specialization—hyper-specialization—across countries. Just-in-time management practices also dictate holding minimal inventories to improve... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Pay Workers More So They Steal Less

at Urbana-Champaign. “Our study suggests that an increase in wages will decrease theft, but won't fully pay off” With this research, Sandino and Chen contribute to a growing body of knowledge about how wages affect employee behavior and... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Retail

22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

The Hard Work of Failure Analysis

large and small. She bolstered her own technical knowledge of how to probe more deeply into the causes of failure in hospitals by attending the Executive Sessions on Medical Errors and Patient Safety at Harvard University, which... View Details

Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon

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Providers - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

results, experience, methods, and patient attributes. Physicians must seek out partnerships and relationships with excellent providers in their areas of practice in order to access knowledge and improve the... View Details

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Certificates, Credentials, & Credits | HBS Online

yet it is up to the accepting university to determine eligibility. Are you interested in taking the next step in your career? Explore our online course catalog to find the right fit. Hear from our learners Empower yourself with the View Details

01 Feb 2021
What Do You Think?

Has the New Economy Finally Arrived?

values must speak to D&I.” Steve Hopkins added, “I am encouraged by (the) mention of attitude. I would suggest one verb further; behavior Results are not realized in how an organization thinks or feels about diversity (or any other value). It is how it behaves.”... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

15 May 2017
Sharpening Your Skills

The Promises and Limitations of Big Data

How Will the Age of Big Data Affect Management? How do we avoid losing useful knowledge in a seemingly endless flood of data? Jim Heskett's readers offer some wise suggestions. Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Utilities; Public Administration; Health

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Disruptive Innovation Online Course | HBS Online

scope Gain confidence articulating complex viewpoints Who Will Benefit Innovative Leaders Forward-Thinking Strategists Aspiring Entrepreneurs Align your resources, processes, and financial strategy to position your business for growth. I have gotten an incredible... View Details

01 Jan 2004
News

D. Ronald Daniel, MBA 1954

to put his quantitative and analytical skills to good use. Headed by the legendary Marvin Bower (MBA '30), an early leader of both the firm and the management consulting profession itself, who had recently begun the practice of stocking... View Details

19 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

“Most [business scholars] would agree that our primary duties include teaching our students and generating new knowledge in our research,” writes Toffel. “But the lack of practical relevance of much of our... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

29 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)

down, his intelligence dims and his memory becomes less quick, so that he risks committing many errors in his business.” “In a sense, these are very early concepts of corporate social responsibility,” says Harvard Business School professor of management View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

26 Jun 2023
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2023 & ClimateCAP Fellowship

the world. Therefore, after my stint in New York, I went back to McKinsey’s Greater China office to help build their Sustainability Practice while deepening my climate knowledge along the way. As a joint... View Details

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FAQs - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

fees for HBS faculty for any of our services. The Christensen Center is part of the Division of Research and Development (DRFD), whose mission is to provide unparalleled faculty support. The DRFD helps to build and develop the faculty, and facilitates the creation of... View Details

21 May 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)

wanted to leverage my knowledge & experience in finance to focus on making a difference in my home region of Asia through impact investing. In China, for example, the sector lacks quite a bit with regards to human capital and... View Details

01 Aug 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

structure the background against which business operates. The aim is to develop a plausible framework for managerial decision-making that respects the fact of value pluralism in a global economy and that fosters meaningful criticism of current business View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding

practice of onboarding new employees. Although hiring is already a forgotten luxury for many firms, at least for the time being, others are still bringing aboard new people, such as those who made hiring commitments before the outbreak... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg

April 2023
Article

Performance on Patient Experience Measures of Former Chief Medical Residents as Physician Exemplars Chosen by the Profession

By: Lucy Chen and J. Michael McWilliams

OBJECTIVE To compare care for patients of primary care physicians (PCPs) who were former chiefs with care for patients of nonchief PCPs.

DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Using 2010 to 2018 Medicare Fee-For-Service Consumer Assessment of Healthcare... View Details

Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Forecasting and Prediction; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Competency and Skills; Surveys; Health Industry

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