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- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Summit Higher Than Everest
Mount Koonka could be that high?” Mount Everest—then considered the world’s highest peak—had been measured at 29,002 feet above sea level; it had never been successfully scaled. Carpé was skeptical. He knew there were still unsurveyed... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
China, and others will grow rapidly. The authors predict probable new principles for commercial success, among them that an obsession with return on equity will give way to more broad-based measurements of success, and that Adam Smith’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
“Where can we find such a person?”
for managing a complex organization. Where can we find such a person?” It turns out that an HBS graduate filled the bill. Brock Reeve (MBA ’88), a nonscientist, was hired in 2006 as HSCI’s executive director in large measure because of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Action Plan: Horse Sense
breeding, and temperament. He sometimes uses an outside firm to take a horse’s measurements and conduct a biomechanical analysis, including a sonogram of its heart to evaluate size and efficiency: “You don’t want a horse with a Ferrari... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Advance Racial Equity in the Office
Edited by Julia Hanna and Jen McFarland Flint; illustrations by Rose Wong Can you name a handful of measurable initiatives that your organization is actively pursuing to address racial inequities? If not, chances are good that... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
New Releases
measuring and evaluating performance in the firm; and a system for rewarding and punishing individuals for their performance. The theory presented in this work, Jensen believes, promises a major competitive advantage to managers who are... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Redefining Health Care
value for patients, as measured by health outcomes per dollar expended. Porter recently talked about the book. The American model of health-care delivery is largely private and competitive. Yet costs are soaring, access is restricted, and... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
How the Ron Brown Award Was Born
firm, be part of its business strategy, and include the involvement of top management. Programs have to be innovative and effective and have a measurable impact on the people they are designed to serve. "Nearly five hundred nominations,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Reforming Company Boards
or annually? I think it will go the other way. We will get to a point where some performance measures — like sales or orders — are reported daily. Many people argue that this will increase volatility. I suggest the opposite. Once the... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Services
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Flexibility Is Key to Product Development in Internet Time
encompassed a wide range of applications, including products, services, and development tools for both commercial and individual users. Because the undertakings were so diverse, the researchers couldn't measure each project against the... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Tony Sanchez - Team Builder
classmate Martin Gonzalez or Lance Armstrong, who have achieved so much in the face of adversity. I have a long way to go before I can measure up to their accomplishments.” “To be an effective team leader, you have to be pretty much... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Social Investing Pioneers
simple enough. Investors fund nonprofit social ventures whose interventions result in a measurable social benefit as well as a financial savings to the government. (Government saves money, for example, when fewer people are homeless or... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Ink: Miami’s Dark Neon Era, the Language of Success, and Getting Psyched Up
Believin’”—shows that people who channel their nervous energy into excitement are more successful at tasks than those who remain anxious or try to calm themselves. Something as simple as saying “I’m so excited” before singing Journey can View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Double Vision
web-only offerings like dating sites and streaming content—and divided them into four ad types. Then they matched the ads with the advertisers' web traffic and online purchases in the minutes and hours after they aired to measure their... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
The Businesslike Gourmet: Karen Page on America's Foodservice Industry
when they leave; the restaurant will do whatever's necessary to ensure that. A qualitative experience measured quantitatively - it's a case study in successful customer service and service management. What's the most memorable meal you've... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Big Business of Little Loans
database on consumer behavior—where lenders can find a new way to measure creditworthiness—that could upset the entire credit scoring industry. As for the banks that spurned the little guys? South Asia banking giant DBS of Singapore has... View Details
Keywords: Nancy Miller
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Wendell P. Weeks, MBA 1987
moments when I am a good leader and there are moments when I am not,” he admits. Having devoted his entire career to Corning—both the company and the small town where it sits on the Chemung River—Weeks’s success is hard to miss, whether View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Batteries and Chocolates
yet another networking retreat. It's about fixing the organization—recognizing a diversity of skills and attributes, measuring them in a concrete way, and rewarding people accordingly. Recently, I found myself requesting a favor of one of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Green Dreams: Eco-Friendly Countertops
company’s product throughout its Seattle headquarters. Other customers include NASA, the Ritz-Carlton, Starbucks, Whole Foods, Amazon, Disney’s Epcot theme park, and Google. IceStone has come a long way since Magagnini’s dark day, and not only by traditional View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Capital Architect
Brunell spent five years helping Vietnam transition to a market economy, instituting government transparency measures and a national competitiveness index. (© Whitehotpix/ZUMAPRESS.com) David Brunell (MBA 1962) is a master at making... View Details