Measurement and Metrics - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jan 2003
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Daniel L. Vasella, M.D.

marketing group, hammering out goals and determining resources, work assignments, measures of success, and even rewards and recognition for a job... View Details

01 Oct 1999
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New Chairman Updates Development in MBA Program

self-assessments. They can measure their accounting, quantitative reasoning, and writing skills to determine their strengths and weaknesses in order to better prepare... View Details

12 Jul 2019
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The Birth of a Silicon Valley Blockbuster

the survey at alumni.hbs.edu/skydecksurvey. Beyond the survey, if you ever want to drop us a note, you can find us at skydeck@hbs.edu. We’d love to hear from you. Ok, now for today’s show. Cloudflare is a web performance and security... View Details

26 Aug 2020
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What the Climate Change Movement Can Learn from the Pandemic

users’ credit card purchases and then connects users with offsets they can buy to mitigate their footprint. Part of Pal’s motivation for building Joro was that she wanted a tool that would not only allow her to better View Details

27 Jul 2017
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Seeing a Way Forward

with staff to create the BooWow Factor, measuring the “wows” and “boos” generated through follow-up phone calls to a sampling of patients who visit a salauno clinic. Management finds that such direct... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

01 Dec 1996
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An Entrepreneurial Journey

ability to persevere when others might give up. Important, too, are a large measure of luck and some help from those who have already traveled the entrepreneurial road... The Stories Behind the Startups So... View Details

01 Mar 2006
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The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could

and retraining, and employee satisfaction surveys periodically measure how well the company is meeting its stated goals. “Today, as I travel around the country, it’s what binds... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2007
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To The Rescue

also funds programs that bring clean drinking water, medicine, and literacy programs to rural Indian villages. He runs the nonprofit EMRI like he does any of his other myriad enterprises, by driving the staff hard View Details

Keywords: Garrett M. Graff; emergency response networks; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance; Telecommunications; Information

15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy

“This isn’t only about giving money. We are planting seeds to increase diversity in recruiting, hiring, and professional development in meaningful and measurable ways. “We want... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Oct 2002
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Faculty Research Symposium

organizational properties of each team, measuring factors such as leadership behaviors of nurse managers; adequacy of training, information, and equipment; team characteristics (stability, composition,... View Details

01 Jun 2006
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India Arrives

their country’s future. A good measure of that faith is based on the energy of India’s people. With 500 million citizens under the age of 25, India has the youngest population in the world — and the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2004
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Retirement's Changing Face

Adams. “As individuals, alumni should measure success by what they feel is essential to their personal growth and happiness, not just job titles and net worth. Waiting until... View Details

Keywords: Personal Services

29 Sep 2022
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Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal

examined benchmarks on fiscal and monetary measures that were being implemented across the world. The team also consulted leading actors in the public and private sectors. “We... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Dec 1997
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"Economists are puzzle solvers..."

priced. So they see that even with an instrument that never existed before they came into the classroom that day, the theory allows us to price it and measure its risk. Bulletin: When did you first become... View Details

13 Dec 2017
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Skydeck Live: What Really Motivates American Voters?

this is where I think maybe the campaign was measuring it. Within that same time period, there was an announcement that Obamacare rates were going to go through the roof. And the way you'd remember this is,... View Details

01 Sep 2004
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One-on-One with Robert McNamara

taught by Professor Ross Graham Walker and others, a company’s numbers had value far beyond mere record-keeping. Statistical data could instead be used proactively as a general management tool for analyzing an organization’s production... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

28 May 2019
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2019

Philanthropies: ‘If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.’ I think you need to have a vision of how you can make a real difference, and have confidence that it’s going to work. View Details

17 Dec 2024
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Solving the Underemployment Crisis

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, it’s Dan. Today, we are sharing a brief excerpt from Managing the Future of Work, the critically-acclaimed podcast from my colleagues at Harvard Business School. Each episode, HBS professors Bill Kerr... View Details

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

to understand its customers' profile. Currently, HBS has no way to actively measure alumni interest in specific areas. A more robust profile of alumni would not only enhance the School's ability to provide valued services but would better... View Details

Keywords: John Hoffman

13 Nov 2020
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Faculty Focus Their Research on COVID-19 Issues

ventilation, air quality, water, moisture, and security. The pandemic is making it “easier than ever to invest in the basics of a healthy building,” says Macomber. He expects that a growing public focus on health View Details

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