Indian Institute Of Technology - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Mar 2021
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Community Colleges as Engines of Economic Opportunity

college immediately following high school or who are adult learners. Because we are a large commuter institution with thousands of students coming to us from all over the state and because many students are... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Sep 2015
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Is the Auction House of the Future Online?

Fifteen-year-old Saffronart, cofounded by Dinesh Vazirani (MBA 1994), was one of the earliest entrants, creating both a market for Indian art and an early model for bringing offline auctions online—one that... View Details

Keywords: April White; Wu-Tang Clan

25 Feb 2020
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The Influence of Geography on Work and Innovation

four regional offices. Through a program instituted in 2006, many of these patent examiners were allowed to work from home up to four days a week, which gave them flexibility in their schedules. In 2011, the... View Details

Keywords: April White

15 Nov 2016
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Enabling the Dream of Building A Healthy Future for India

locations in India, as one solution. She also explored ways that health care products can be produced at lower costs, making them accessible to larger populations, while working for a Boston-based medical technology company during the... View Details

01 Feb 1999
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

attempt to define the characteristics of "good" programs in order to understand how best to structure, deliver, and price new ones. Benchmarking against sister institutions will help define what the market... View Details

01 Aug 2001
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

graduates indicated a vast disconnect between the School's resources and the perceptions of students and recent alumni. The committee proposes instituting targeted presentations by senior faculty to current... View Details

Keywords: John Hoffman

01 Oct 1996
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Tedlow on Tires and the Meaning of Life

edited by Ted A. Adams "When you study the tire industry," HBS professor Richard S. Tedlow told a Class Day audience of graduating MBAs last June, "you are confronting the meaning of life." A distinguished... View Details

01 Dec 2000
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

their cue from alumni feedback, the organizers have assembled a first-rate roster of HBS faculty members who will present their latest research in one of four timely areas: Managing Innovation, the... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

24 Apr 2014
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Improving the lives of underprivileged children in rural India

children. “We need to ensure that India’s children have access to quality education to help them realize their true potential,” says Mittal. The foundation has also set up specialized centers for higher education and research, such as the Bharti School View Details

01 Jun 1998
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Renewing Baker: Tom Michalak, Executive Director of Baker Library

Since his appointment as executive director of Baker Library in 1996, Thomas J. Michalak has been closely involved in the ongoing effort to shepherd a venerable institution into the electronic business... View Details

01 Apr 2000
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Rethinking Call Centers: Effective Delivery of Service is Key

a direct effect on retention of existing clients and can have a significant impact on acquiring new business. The result is that satisfaction is based on how well an institution meets and exceeds a... View Details

23 Jan 2017
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Helping Warli artists profit from their work

01 Jun 2017
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Building India’s First $100 Billion Company

01 Feb 1997
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Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS

the decades of research and teaching that began immediately after World War II. By the late 1960s, however, institutional interest in the subject (reflective of broader... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry and Susan Young; profiles by Garry Emmons