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1.7 Grading | MBA

lowest performing 10% of students in an RC section or EC course section. Category IV: Seldom assigned; designates failure of achievement and/or commitment and, therefore, failure to meet minimum standards of the course. If Category IV is... View Details

30 Jan 2019
What Do You Think?

Who Will Measure up to These Two Remarkable Leaders?

well. It is easy to exaggerate the contribution of one leader to the performance of an organization —we do it to excess. But in the case of these two, it is warranted. “Bogle taught us a new way to invest while Kelleher taught us a new... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Air Transportation; Financial Services

28 Jun 2011
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First Look: June 28

Authors:Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim Publication:Business Strategy Review (May 2011) Abstract We are exploring the value of forcing corporations to issue sustainability reports, which provide information about corporate performance... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Jan 2003
Research & Ideas

New Cluster Mapping Project Helps Companies Locate Facilities

the Cluster Mapping Project, uses statistical techniques to profile the performance over time of regional economies in the U.S., with a special focus on clusters. Clusters are geographically concentrated groups of interconnected... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

08 Jan 2001
Research & Ideas

Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]

companies are already starting to find ways to combine incentives for performance with measures to create more loyalty and employee affiliation with the company. Japanese companies created a very extreme version of such affiliation. The... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer

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1.17 Field Based Learning / Independent Projects | MBA

for graduation are detailed in Section 1.6 Degree Requirements , including the maximum limit of 9 non-classroom credits in the year and no more than 6 IP credits in either term. Grading Independent Projects will receive a grade of Pass, Low Pass, or Fail. “Pass”... View Details

01 Mar 2004
Lessons from the Classroom

Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science

one in which your product had to operate 100 million miles from Earth and perform under a range of conditions which were hard to predict in advance), it was impossible to know up front exactly what form a faster, better, cheaper approach... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

Gianpiero Petriglieri , INSEAD Authenticity in Midair Laura Morgan Roberts , Antioch University Moments of Truth? Authentic Encounters with Realistic Identities Panel: Performance & Appearance Tina Opie , Babson College Hair Penalties and... View Details

October 2007 (Revised May 2009)
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Offering the Right Service in the Right Place: Growing Orthopedics at the Brigham and Women's/Faulkner (BW/F) Hospitals

By: V.G. Narayanan, Michael G. Wilson and Rachel Gordon

After the merger of two local hospitals, hospital leaders much decide how to reorganize services to take advantage of newly created efficiencies. Focuses on the Orthopedics department at one of the hospitals. View Details

Keywords: Cost Accounting; Mergers and Acquisitions; Cost vs Benefits; Service Operations; Organizational Structure; Performance Efficiency; Competitive Advantage; Health Industry

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Does Your Startup Set Employees Up to Fail? | Working Knowledge

2025. Is the person failing the system, or is the system failing the person? Ahead of giving someone performance feedback that may lead to letting them go, there is usually a suspicion building in your head that they are not working out.... View Details

12 Dec 2017
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Hal (MBA 1968) and Diane Brierley

field of customer engagement and on his community. In addition to HBS, he and Diane support many Dallas institutions, including the Dallas Zoo (the couple is pictured on the Brierley Giraffe Ridge), the Dallas Performing Arts Center,... View Details

17 Dec 2015
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Applying Strategy Concepts In Innovative Ways Through Technology

brewery compares to the competition. Team members have one hour to digest the information and formulate a new strategy. At the end of eight rounds, industry winners are selected based on their overall performance throughout the game.... View Details

01 Sep 2007
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Faculty Books

including start-up, funding, growth, alliances and collaboration, and performance measurement — to help readers gain an in-depth understanding of the distinctive characteristics of the social enterprise context and organizations. Who... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

27 Nov 2018
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Dan McGinn on How to Ace Your Presentation

about specific ways to manage each of these three elements. Which ones work best for each person will differ, but everyone should find the right routine they use before such events in order to maximize their chances of performing well.... View Details

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Morningstar Direct | Baker Library

Morningstar Direct Multi-currency research platform that provides performance and holdings analyses of investments. Read More Multi-currency research platform that provides performance and holdings analysis... View Details

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders

terms of not only financial performance but management practices and reputation in the community. The result of her efforts is the MBA elective course Globalization, Culture, and Management. According to Paine, as students examine the... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

19 Dec 2016
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The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016

coffee. Preparing the Self for Team Entry: How Relational Affirmation Improves Team Performance Despite their potential to perform at high levels and make decisions that are better than those of individual... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

02 Feb 2007
What Do You Think?

Is There Too Little “Know Why” In Business?

can be found in: (1) discovery, the challenge of adventure and innovation characterized by dot-com entrepreneurs willing to work 24/7 in search of the new or unknown, (2) excellence, in which high standards are not compromised for short-term View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

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Morse and Polaroid’s Creative Ethos | Baker Library

undergraduates), that you were an art major at Smith and never took chemistry, physics, or business administration while here.” 2 The Smith award also recognized Morse’s artistic talents. She earned local renown as a performance artist of... View Details

01 Apr 1999
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Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong

focus instead on improving the performance of existing products - what I call sustaining technologies. For this reason, good companies have little difficulty succeeding in sustaining innovation - even radical innovation. If their... View Details

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