Gold Standard - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot

that companies can save 20-30 percent on costs by improving processes. In fact, we heard from two companies who are considered gold standards in operational efficiency in their industries, and in examining... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden

01 Mar 2018
News

Case Study: On the Record

producers. Operational efficiencies will allow Gold Rush Vinyl—which started with $750,000 raised from family, friends, and an SBA loan, to cover the expensive pressing equipment—to reduce wait time from an industry View Details

Keywords: April White

20 Nov 2014
Blog Post

An update from the Hospitality Club

surprise gift - Marriott Gold Membership status! We are also pleased with the increased collaboration with other clubs at HBS, such as the Real Estate Club who we are working with on the Dubai Trek and the Annual Conference. What are the... View Details

06 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Winners and Losers at the Olympics

for over thirty years. He offered his perspectives on the Turin Games in a recent conversation with HBS Working Knowledge. James Aisner: The U.S. Olympic team came away from Turin with mixed results—from the disappointments of the Alpine skiers to the View Details

Keywords: Re: Stephen A. Greyser; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports

01 Jun 2010
News

Green Dreams: Eco-Friendly Countertops

biodegradable plastic. Now customers can narrow their options before IceStone sends out samples. For this and other environmental stewardship practices, IceStone has earned Cradle to Cradle Gold Certification, passing a set of stringent... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

26 May 2016
News

W. James McNerney Jr., MBA 1975

abilities. “I liked the compete-and-cooperate culture at HBS,” says the social chair of Section B. “You help each other and you want to be the best.” McNerney furthered his education through positions at the gold View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Air Transportation; Transportation

04 Jun 2018
Blog Post

How to Create a Presence Without Being Present

The professional job search is a deeply personal journey. For MBA job-seekers, direct engagement with potential employers is essential: they want you to know who they are, and they want to know who you are. Live, face-to-face encounters remain the View Details

Keywords: All Industries

25 Aug 2020
Blog Post

Hikma Health + HBS MBAs Crowdsource Largest County-Level COVID-19 Dataset

research seed funding to “double-code” all 1,320 counties in the dataset (the gold standard of data validation for crowdsourcing in which multiple people research the same outcome and reconcile any response... View Details

22 Apr 2008
First Look

First Look: April 22, 2008

work, we look at the gold standard era (1880-1914) as a "natural experiment" to test whether adoption of a rule-based monetary framework such as the gold View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2010
News

Ilene Lang

positions. Through its research and services, the organization is widely considered the gold standard for information and insight into women, leadership, and business. “I like to say that my avocation has... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; interview; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2018
News

Can a Digital Platform Open Up the Opaque Metals Industry?

Refined metals like gold and silver have a standard quality and are priced on global exchanges like the London Metal Exchange. But concentrates vary widely in terms of quality—some rocks have more copper... View Details

Keywords: Nicole Torres

01 Mar 2010
News

Sole Mates

relationship with France. Yet at the same time, we lack a vision of where to go as a small territory. We have the highest standard of living in the Caribbean, but we miss a collective sense of pride in common achievement. Clearly,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Forestry and Logging; Agriculture; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance; Administration of Environmental Quality Programs; Government

01 Jan 2004
News

Barbara Hackman Franklin, MBA 1964

Remember that integrity counts. Make your ethical standards visible and consistent throughout your career." CURRENT READING Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow As U.S. Secretary of Commerce in 1992, Barbara Franklin reestablished... View Details

14 Nov 2012
Research & Ideas

New Agenda for Corporate Accountability Reporting

of life." "The challenges are incredibly complex but also very rewarding to work on," he adds. Three Gold Standards Ramanna's paper outlines how best-practice View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Accounting; Energy; Utilities

04 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

Why dot.coms Will Rise Again

up the Internet's impact now and in the future, McFarlan told the group, "The gold standard has moved. What is in fact acceptable infrastructure, what is acceptable customer service, has... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

Voluntary Sustainability Standards for Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals By: Sippl, Kristin Abstract—While much is known about transnational climate... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

28 Nov 2012
What Do You Think?

Should Pay-for-Performance Compensation be Replaced?

compensation committee that meets perhaps 10 times a year, and what is the likelihood they'll get it right? We say we should pay for performance, but how? What do you think? Original Article Pay for performance sounds right. It aligns managers and investors. It has... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Dec 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018

Back-of-the-envelope welfare estimates indicate that the 3.9% increase in patent grants at the USPTO could potentially create $1.16 billion in value for the U.S. economy. Southern Responses to Gold Certification: Cooperate, Compete,... View Details