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01 Jun 2023
News

An Engine of Innovation

the life sciences ecosystem. We’ve had about 50 student- and alumni-affiliated teams work there. To be accepted, high-potential biotech and life sciences ventures go through a selection committee chaired by Amitabh Chandra [the Henry and... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

27 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution

Firestone's bottom-up capital budgeting process functioned flawlessly, quickly converting Ford and General Motors' demands into concrete commitments to radial production capacity. In a November 1972 Executive Committee meeting,... View Details

Keywords: by Donald N. Sull; Manufacturing; Transportation

12 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

Pay Workers More So They Steal Less

wages and benefits are linked to a company's low turnover and to happier, more honest workers. What Businesses Can Learn The study has important practical implications for business. For example, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Retail

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Ellen Mahoney | About

University, where she contributes as a member of a variety of committees and task forces. Ellen’s previous experience at Harvard University includes running a career and professional development office that served Harvard’s 12,000... View Details

24 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Harvard’s JD/MBA: Viroopa Volla (JD/MBA 2021) Answers Your Questions

intersection of law and business creates a unique mindset, which allows for students to pioneer innovative research. What was the HBS interview like? The HBS interview is 30 minutes and in many interviews there will be two members of the admissions View Details

2012
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Labor Productivity and Quality Change in Singapore: Achievements in 1974-2011 and Prospects for the Next Two Decades

By: Koji Nomura and Tomomichi Amano

Labor productivity growth in Singapore that has grown at a rate of over 3.0 percent per year since 1970s considerably slowed down to 0.5 percent on average per annum in the latter half of the 2000s. The purpose of this paper is to ask, first, to what extent Singapore’s... View Details

Keywords: Labor; Performance Productivity; Quality; Economic Growth; Singapore

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Faculty - Race, Gender & Equity

Faculty Faculty Lynda M. Applegate Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Emerita Lynda M. Applegate is a Baker Foundation Professor at HBS and is Chair of the Advisory Committee for Harvard University’s Masters Degree of... View Details

01 Apr 2000
News

New Home for External Relations

campus frequently, and official alumni events, such as reunions, board meetings, and reunion committee meetings, will continue to be held on the main campus. In addition, there will be space set aside on campus where External Relations... View Details

27 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

When Rights of First Refusal Are a Bad Deal

And we've helped set up the New England Program for Kidney Exchange. And I'm the chair of a committee of the American Economic Association to recommend changes that we should make in the marketplace for new Ph.D. economists. As is the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Construction; Real Estate; Entertainment & Recreation

06 Oct 2010
Research & Ideas

John Kotter: Four Ways to Kill a Good Idea

by delay can be a very powerful strategy because it's so easy to deploy. A case is made that sounds so reasonable, where we should wait (just a bit) until some other project is done, or we should send this back into committee (just to... View Details

Keywords: by John Kotter & Lorne A. Whitehead

24 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

directors. Independent directors are now expected to play a greater role, audit committees are required to take on greater responsibilities, and senior managers and boards are being held more accountable for the veracity of company... View Details

Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu

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Recent Alumni - Alumni

which also features articles on business topics, alumni endeavors, faculty research, and campus life. Event Liaison Help with regional event coordination. Serve on event host committees to determine event venues and logistics and to... View Details

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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Accountants (CIMA) Financial and Management Accounting Committee for "The Outsiders" ( Management Accounting , June 2000). Geoffrey G. Jones : Winner of the Wadsworth Prize for the most outstanding book published on British business... View Details

01 Aug 1998
News

High Honors

Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Toronto School of Theology, Victoria College, and the University of Toronto. In addition, he has served on numerous federal and provincial committees and chaired the advisory board of the University of... View Details

06 Feb 2023
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on HBCUs

the courage of the A&T four, who started the sit-in movement in the 1960s across the nation with the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), I chose to attend an HBCU because of the rich history, legacy, and impact on the... View Details

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John H. McArthur | About

committee memberships, and consulting posts in business, government, education, and health care organizations around the world. For many years, he served as chair of Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), which sparked a lifelong... View Details

21 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

From Emerging Economies to the Global Market: The Case of Embraer

started the case for his elective course on Globalization and Strategy, said that it also illustrates the first efforts of the LARC advisory committee to address business issues unique to the region. "We started talking about what... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Manufacturing

December 5, 2024
Article

A Consensus Definition of Creativity in Surgery: A Delphi Study Protocol

By: Alex Thabane, Tyler McKechnie, Phillip Staibano, Vikram Arora, Goran Calic, Jason W. Busse, Sameer Parpia and Mohit Bhandari

Introduction
Clear definitions are essential in science, particularly in the study of abstract phenomena like creativity. Due to its inherent complexity and domain-specific nature, the study of creativity has been complicated, as evidenced by the various... View Details

Keywords: Creativity; Health Care and Treatment; Outcome or Result; Measurement and Metrics