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- 01 Feb 1997
- News
OPM Celebrates 21st Anniversary at Gala Florida Reunion
B. Clark, an ambitious academic program led by several HBS faculty members, and a variety of social activities. Norman A. Berg, MBA Class of 1958 Professor of Business Administration and chair of the OPM Program, welcomed participants at... View Details
- 25 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
More Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Impact of Modularity on the Computer Industry
parameters," because they don't have to be seen by the designers of other parts of the system. For example, by incorporating new technologies and ideas into the hidden parameters, designers can create better, faster, smaller, more View Details
- 08 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Death of the Global Manager
efficiency. If you're Ford or Toyota, for example, you have to compete in the world market to capture the minimum efficient scale." The second requirement, often in conflict with the first, is a sensitivity and responsiveness to... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Leading Boston and Beyond
innovative IT department focused on using technology to increase citizen engagement and the efficiency of city services. Their flagship project, the Citizens Connect app (recently rebranded as BOS:311), sends residents’ issues into the... View Details
- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
Government Efficiency, and Profitability Around the World By: Healy, Paul M., George Serafeim, Suraj Srinivasan, and Gwen Yu Abstract—We examine how cross-country differences in product, capital, and labor market competition, and government View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Global Activities 2020-2021 - Global Activities 2021
Address the Refugee Crisis A paper written by Swedish student Lovisa “Lisa” Tengberg (MBA 2020) for the spring 2020 elective Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change was selected for development as a case study. “Just Arrived:... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Short Takes
Who Does Good and Why While it's common knowledge that business leaders often serve on nonprofit boards, there has been little formal information about the characteristics and motivations of such individuals. In a 1997 working paper series on View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 16 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 16
of emotions in collaborative relationships in organizations and suggest that organizational policies can set in motion a cycle of negative emotions that interfere with collaborative work. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-138.pdf Worse but Equal:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 23
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-048.pdf Regulating for Legitimacy: Consumer Credit Access in France and America Author: Gunnar Trumbull Abstract Theories of legitimate regulation have emphasized the role of governments either in fixing market failures to promote... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Blog
Understanding the Benefits of Our Virtual Programs
informative, inspirational, and educational as the in-person program and would recommend it to anyone having challenges with travel or timing. The experience is amazing and very much worthwhile. DESCRIBE THE INTERACTIONS YOU HAD IN THE CLASSROOM, IN THE DISCUSSION... View Details
- 08 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 8, 2007
Working PapersStrategy-proofness versus Efficiency in Matching with Indifferences: Redesigning the NYC High School Match Authors:Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Parag A. Pathak, and Alvin E. Roth Abstract The design of the New York City (NYC)... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
What Others Are Saying - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Healthcare Prize What Others Are Saying What Others Are Saying What Others Are Saying “When someone like Michael Porter tells companies that sustainability and related social and environmental issues will affect the future of the... View Details
- 19 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 19, 2010
charitable giving, crowding out intrinsic motivations to give by corrupting a purely social act with economic considerations. Purchase the Book: http://www.psypress.com/the-science-of-giving-9781848728851 Americans Do I.T. Better: U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jan 2021
- Book
How Thinking Like a Startup Helps Governments Solve More Problems
public entrepreneurship is going to work, we have to cut off the failing projects and invest in those that are working. So it’s essential for us to try new things in quick and efficient ways and move on from them, eventually, if the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
and M. Utku Ünver Abstract Many markets have "unraveled" and experienced inefficient, early, dispersed transactions, and subsequently developed institutions to delay transaction timing. However, it has previously proved difficult to measure and identify the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 3, 2008
efficient use of social resources)? We address these questions through the lens of economics, including insights from legal analysis and business scholarship. Download the paper from SSRN ($5):... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Apr 2020
- News
“Raise the Line”
important, but he also knew that there were better, more efficient ways to teach the information. “Even at a great school, the state of education was behind the times,” says Gaglani, who had been exposed to innovations in the sector as an... View Details
- 09 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 9
Publications December 2014 Academy of Management Journal Harnessing Productive Tensions in Hybrid Organizations: The Case of Work Integration Social Enterprises By: Battilana, Julie, Metin Sengul, Anne-claire Pache, and Jacob Model... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 16
destination countries like the U.S. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/wkerr/Kerr_Kerr FEP11_ImmSurvey.pdf Working PapersThe Organization of Firms Across Countries Authors:Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen Abstract We argue that View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
South Florida and Minnesota Launch Community Programs
A strong commitment to community service is a given for most HBS clubs — the challenge lies in determining the most efficient means of leveraging the skills and interests of club members to create change. New York, Boston, San Francisco,... View Details