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Eugene M. Patterson
Though educated and trained as a lawyer, Patterson eventually joined the family business, expanding it from its tobacco equipment roots to include many other consumer products, most notably automated bowling... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 19 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Here Comes Internet2—Time to Shed Dot Vertigo
fallacious," Nolan charged. In a lively discussion with about fifty HBS alumni held during reunion weekend this summer, Nolan, who spent a year's sabbatical concentrating on Internet2, described the current state and potential of the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
The Past Informs the Future of Work
automating local telephone operation by converting to dial phones, it had to grapple with the business and societal impact of dramatically reducing human interface. A century later, artificial intelligence,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Too Cool for School
content provider, including large universities. Khan quit his finance job in 2009 and turned his full attention to his online, not-for-profit endeavor, Khan Academy (www.khanacademy.org). The academy focuses on K–12 learning with a... View Details
- 20 Nov 2024
- Podcast
Beyond exit interviews: Knowing why workers quit makes for better job matches
Thinking of employees as 'hiring' their jobs opens the way to a detailed analysis of worker motivations, frustrations, and long-term goals, which can reduce costly turnover and make career development a collaborative process. Harvard Business School professor Ethan... View Details
- 06 May 2002
- Research & Ideas
A Toolkit for Customer Innovation
information on a computer screen and send his new design directly to an automated machine (perhaps located at the customer site) that will manufacture a sample within minutes. After tasting the sample, the... View Details
Keywords: by Stefan Thomke & Eric Von Hippel
- 13 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Pick Managers for Disruptive Growth
businesses via the Internet, evolved into a completely automated end-to-end solution. Pandesic was a spectacular failure. It sold very few systems and shut its doors in February 2001 after having spent more... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Raynor
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Digital Transformation Of Health Care
The digital revolution has dramatically improved health care delivery and discovery in recent years. Artificial intelligence is enhancing diagnostic machines and enabling wearable medical devices to collect... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
What Is Harvard’s Impact in the World?
who have founded firms and social enterprises. With the support of Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust, HBS professor Josh Lerner will survey the entire active alumni community for whom the University has email contact information. The... View Details
- 20 Jun 2024
- Podcast
Cengage Group’s Michael Hansen on the employment-ready syllabus
The ed-tech executive on shifting the discussion to emphasize the economic benefits of education, harnessing AI, skills-based hiring, employer-educator collaboration, and the public policy landscape. View Details
- 06 Nov 2024
- Podcast
Guest Episode: Joseph Fuller on The Gartner Talent Angle
Managing the Future of Work co-chair Joseph Fuller delves into what’s driving and limiting the practice of skills-based hiring. The discussion ranges from degree inflation and HR automation to workforce demographics, skills-based promotion and employee retention. Also,... View Details
- 08 Feb 2018
- Blog Post
WesTrek: A Recap of the Largest Professional Trek at Harvard Business School
facility, with its automation and immense machinery. WesTrek at Tesla’s Fremont Factory As WesTrek came to a close, all 150 attendees reflected on the four days of amazing meetings, fun events, View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 01 May 2024
- Podcast
Wharton’s Peter Cappelli on changing the talent equation
What are the consequences of treating employees as an expense rather than an asset? Cappelli argues that this “penny wise and pound foolish” practice hurts the bottom line by discouraging investments in a skilled workforce and prioritizing downsizing, irrespective of... View Details
- 17 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 17, 2015
that improved player development. In 2014 Hopp, who had personally invested 300 million in the club, built a “footbonaut,” an automated training environment that collected data on players’ skills and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
David D. Glass
early proponent of automated technology that Wal-Mart has utilized to develop one of the most sophisticated distribution networks in the industry. Under his leadership, Wal-Mart became the largest retailer in the world View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 04 Feb 2016
- News
From Super Bowl to STEM Bowl
joined in demonstrations of immersive technology, virtual and augmented reality, remote-controlled robots, 3D video, gaming, and Santa Clara’s interactive tool, MapSantaClara. View Details
- 17 Jul 2024
- Podcast
Jacob Morgan on managing the new normal
The future-of-work trendwatcher parses leadership strategies, the tradeoffs of hybrid work, AI adoption, skills-based hiring, and the foundations of a good job. View Details
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable. The DMIC could boost India's flailing manufacturing sector, increase foreign investments, augment exports, generate jobs, View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 30
video ads. In a controlled experiment, joy and surprise were assessed through automated facial expression detection for a sample of ads. Concentration of attention was assessed through eye tracking View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2019
- Lessons from the Classroom
Can These Business Students Motivate Londoners to Do the Right Thing?
central role in a variety of corporate settings ranging from strategy and marketing to finance and human resources. Behavioral economics provides frameworks for knowing where View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman