Productivity Gains - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 28, 2009

impact. However, although this practice is generally lauded as a win-win for business and the environment, the firm may actually increase emissions if it acts to maximize profit because it would increase production to leverage the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

08 Feb 2024
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Joint Degrees

New Jersey. What was your pre-MBA industry and role? I explored several different roles prior to attending HBS. My post-MIT career began at Microsoft, where I spent several years as a Product Manager working on Artificial Intelligence,... View Details

04 Jun 2018
Blog Post

Reapplying to HBS

dinged. Life went on and, following graduation, I started working for Worthington Industries—a manufacturing company based in Columbus, Ohio. After a few years at Worthington, and a recent promotion to a Product Manager role, I again... View Details

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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

This course is part of the CLIMB program , Leadership & Management and Strategy track. Introduction to Strategy Execution ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today! Strategy Execution $1,850 Next 8-week session starts... View Details

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Disruptive Innovation Online Course | HBS Online

disruptive 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... View Details

23 Oct 2007
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First Look: October 23, 2007

board accountability through greater transparency in decision making, more representative vote allocation, or better parliamentary scrutiny. In other words, although civil society efforts have led to some gains in accountability with... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Global Business Course | HBS Online

helped a lot. It’s one of the reasons Aphrodite supports 50 currencies now. Daniel Dietzel CEO of Aphrodite at Aphrodite Gain the skills and knowledge needed to grow your business internationally and more effectively manage global teams.... View Details

05 Jan 2010
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First Look: January 5

externalities, two traditionally under-emphasized forces, exert consistently strong effects. Within each macro network, there is a large heterogeneity across subsidiaries. Subsidiaries with greater size and higher productivity attract... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Is AI Coming for Your Job?

be displaced in large numbers. Those job losses will be partially offset by job gains for machine learning specialists and emerging jobs like prompt engineers. But, once companies learn how to exploit generative AI, we can anticipate... View Details

14 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 14

PublicationsThe Paradox of Excellence Authors:Thomas J. DeLong and Sara DeLong Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 6 (June 2011) Abstract Why is it that so many smart, ambitious professionals are less productive and satisfied... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Oct 2023
Blog Post

A Journey of Discovery, Teamwork, and Impact with FIELD Global Immersion

prioritize impact After ten days in Seoul, my team and I proposed a new product feature to attract new customers to the DoctorNow platform. We ended the week with a presentation highlighting our design thinking process, sharing insights... View Details

13 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

Want to Be Happier? Spend Some Money on Avoiding Household Chores

feel. Money is a tool that allows you to purchase that control.” Knowing that, Whillans hopes more people will realize that gaining time for money is well worth the expense. “There are simple, small things you can do,” she says. “Instead... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

long-standing feature of economics. The theoretical arguments focused traditionally on the ability to exploit gains from trade, essentially leading to higher productivity by exploiting comparative... View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Why IT Does Matter

had the courage to invest in its performance, and they used it to gain a significant competitive edge. It is naive to assume that other sharply discontinuous technologies will not offer similar transformation opportunities in the future.... View Details

Keywords: by F. Warren McFarlan & Richard L. Nolan

25 Apr 2011
Research & Ideas

What CEOs Do, and How They Can Do it Better

reassuring," Sadun says. Likewise, time spent with insiders was strongly correlated with productivity increases. For every 1 percent gain in time spent with at least one insider, View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

15 Dec 2023
News

Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

explaining why the club organized the webinar. “Over the next 20 years, it will become the most populous continent, and with the largest youth population that would be 100% digital native. They are smart, highly motivated and, with technology, they are View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jan 2013
News

Thai Lee, MBA 1985

& Young's New Jersey Entrepreneur Of The Year, Technology 2013 SHI International reaches $5 billion in revenue Thai Lee has an extraordinary ability to take the long view. After earning a degree in economics and biology from Amherst College, she returned home to Korea... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

31 Jul 2019
Research & Ideas

Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training

Every year depression affects one in every five employees and costs American businesses $210 billion in medical bills and lost productivity. In fact, for every worker with a depressive disorder, a company loses an average of 32 productive... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

21 Aug 2017
Lessons from the Classroom

Companies Love Big Data But Lack the Strategy To Use It Effectively

brands goes to digital media. What happens when products with sensors generate such volumes of customer experience data that advertising may be a less significant factor?” Jeff Polzer, of the Organizational Behavior faculty, introduced... View Details