Economics Of Information System - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Dec 2020
Blog Post

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged

performance, and not performers. Performance may be based on factors besides the talent and motivation of the individual in question, such as job or market conditions. A person may perform well in some aspects View Details

01 Jun 2016
News

Case Study: On the Table

Amazon.com had to do, and this was in the United States! Partnership with established logistics companies is a choice, and renting warehouse space may be possible, but building a completely captive system and investing in it would destroy... View Details

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Mi Zhou

dinners with my sectionmates; intimate, small-group gatherings.” For her summer internship, Mi will invest her time in Hong Kong, where she will conduct equity research. “I eventually want to work in China again,” Mi says. “There are lots View Details

27 Mar 2019
News

Life Is a Startup

is, is essentially a modern reframing of Gam zu l’tovah, let me make this for the best. How do I design a system that can actually gain strength from the bumps in the road? And an example is that he goes and... View Details

02 Nov 2020
Blog Post

WE RISE

personal relationships and pattern matching. “We’re already seeing the current economic changes impacting women disproportionately as some women have to drop out of the labor force to look after children.... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Other Financial Services; Venture Capital / Private Equity

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Past Issues - Alumni

Founder and CEO Sal Khan on the pandemic’s impact on the future of education Complete Table of Contents March 2020 Phoenix Rising After four years of populism and a decade... View Details

01 Jun 2007
News

Steve Schwarzman

think the economy is going to get weaker, we tend to buy companies that do better than others. In a weak economy, when we see potential for a big rebound, we tend to buy cyclicals because those companies tend to do the best in the early stages View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

25 Sep 2017
Blog Post

Michael Schrader (MBA 2012) on Finding Entrepreneurial Success with HBS Resources

the delivery system easier and more efficient. The vaccine is on a small patch "like a little piece of Velcro," says Schrader, which delivers the vaccine into the skin using microneedles, instead... View Details

01 Jun 2017
News

Streamlining the Supermarket

few healthy-eating options. 2–3.When your order is received, mobile robots retrieve storage containers of products from the shelves and deliver them to picking stations staffed by TakeOff employees. It’s a more efficient View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs

01 Dec 1997
News

Growing Together

its economic decline. Austin's case series "Leadership in Action: The Cleveland Turnaround" serves as a backdrop for discussion. The cases introduce students to the Cleveland of the 1960s and 1970s - a city... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry

Profile

Matt Thurmond

class, you see a specific business situation; you have to apply a multitude of theories and ideas to come to a decision, an action. For me, it means creating a habit of View Details

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate

private capital sources," says Dubrowski, a founding partner of The Lionstone Group, a Houston-based investment firm. They took big risks and hoped for big rewards. The 1980s brought additional players to the table, none driven by... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Construction; Real Estate

31 Jan 2023
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Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups

startups, led the panelists through a meaningful discussion that touched on their various experiences with building and scaling a tech company during the pandemic and now, during a time of great economic... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

22 Jun 2021
Research & Ideas

The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients

information provided by office culture is gone. You could wear your best suit and have a two-hour meeting in the middle of the day with the C-suite of your firm’s biggest... View Details

Keywords: by Robin Abrahams, Boris Groysberg, and Steven L. Manchel

15 Sep 2020
News

How To Make Diversity a Reality

(GMP 6, 2009) about what it takes to make real change to the diversity of your organization. READ MORE Chitra: You've helped build companies, build people, processes, and systems at scale. So what has to be... View Details

01 Dec 1998
News

Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All

With Y2K predictions running the gamut from glitches with home appliances to worldwide economic collapse, Y2K expert John F. Keane (MBA '54) assesses the situation as it appears with one year to go. John F. Keane is CEO and chairman View Details

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Hiring Process | Employment

rounds of interviews. We hope that you will take this time to absorb as much information as possible about the position and the work environment. This time is not just an opportunity for the team to evaluate... View Details

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Real estate: emerging markets

which focus on the real estate market in countries around the globe. EMIS Select a country from the list. Click on the Industry Analysis tab and select Real... View Details

01 Jan 2008
News

James D. Wolfensohn, MBA 1959

explains Wolfensohn, who speaks with quiet authority and more than a trace of his native accent. At the World Bank, Wolfensohn acted decisively to decentralize operations, root out corruption, utilize technology to improve communication,... View Details

16 Dec 2016
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An Environmental Epiphany

a massive challenge. What are those things that keep you optimistic? Those things you hold onto? Kortenhorst: So first of all, we have no choice. If we do not make this transition to essentially, a zero carbon energy View Details

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