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- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Spray Canon
discussion about how value is created in the art market, says Riley, is an understanding that “there is no objective, external measure of quality or even value in certain contexts—and we are now very aware that it is constructed, so... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
AI Enhances Diagnostic Care
diaphragm up and down, leading to blurry imaging, but now machines can understand that pattern of breathing and collect the data accordingly to avoid blurring. This results in better image quality and the improved diagnostic accuracy we... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
A Case for Coffee
grown by 400,000 small-scale farmers owning fewer than ten acres of land. After much back and forth about the numbers in the case, the difficulties of working with geographically separated small farmers, the challenges of producing high View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Alumni Books
success. It shows entrepreneurs how to grow their business with less money than they thought they needed and steers them to free quality advice. Winning in Turbulence by Darrell Rigby (MBA ’78) (Harvard Business Press) Many more companies... View Details
- 07 Mar 2017
- News
From Harvard to INSEAD: Change Management in a Disruptive World
feel too weak and naked when disruptions come out. It’s a support, a strong one, but surely not an answer. The rest is up to each of us to shape and create.” On the qualities of leadership: “The great leaders of tomorrow will be people... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Research Brief: So Many Sites, So Little Time
and news to social media and video. That stability becomes easier to understand if you take into account that internet use inside most homes is an activity that takes place in little moments of free time that don’t change much. This “bursty” or “plastic” View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964
of disobedience. "To lower my costs while improving the price and quality of my products, I needed economies of scale," he explains. "Ignoring a government regulation, I increased my volume by more than the permitted 25 percent of my... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Turning Point: Change, Stat
system that pays for quantity without regard to quality and opaque regulations, in fact one study found that nearly 80 percent of the rules patients and physicians cited as barriers to great care were basically rumors. Plus, we have a... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Books
upsetting the West's conventional wisdom about the reasons for Japan's success, Porter and his coauthors emphasize that Japanese practices such as total quality and continuous improvement were valuable additions to U.S. industry. But, as... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Sir Martin S. Sorrell, MBA 1968
success in running an established business or entrepreneurial venture." ADVICE TO STUDENTS "Have fun. Try to balance family, career, and society—something that is, in fact, very difficult to accomplish. For those who can do it, the View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Supporting our Exceptional Faculty
Bell In recruiting candidates for HBS faculty positions over the years, one of the many qualities I’ve looked for is what I call “boundless interest,” a passion for not just business but for inquiry as well. Our exceptional faculty — over... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Novartis AG Establishes Global Research Fund
face and the strategy that will guide our future success as a worldwide leader in life sciences. The quality of the HBS faculty has been tremendous and has helped our top management to develop a new Novartis mindset and an aligned... View Details
Keywords: Anne Kavanagh
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Becoming a VC Insider
“Venture capitalists admire tenacity and resourcefulness, both qualities that an entrepreneur can and should exhibit from the first e-mail, phone call, or handshake with a VC.” View Details
- 05 Aug 2014
- News
A Diversified Portfolio
says Dorsen, "including several of whom had not even been formally invited." While there was a lot of interest in the idea, the principal concern among the group was whether there were enough good companies in the pipeline to generate View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Action Plan: Fruit of the Vine
Valley. Knudsen blends its wines from the highest quality blocks of grapes. What makes a good grape? Elevation influences the fruit’s sugar content (measured in “brix”), notes Knudsen Cowles: Those with optimal sugar levels for the... View Details
Keywords: Ryan Jones
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Rethinking Call Centers: Effective Delivery of Service is Key
"institutions have to fully understand and be able to implement superior customer service. "Each service interaction forms the basis of a consumer's perceptions of the overall quality of an organization," the authors continue. "How well a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
A Student Plan Goes to Washington
an impediment to quality service. They would sit on no more than four boards and devote themselves to honing skills in oversight and governance. Since the CGC proposal was completed in April, it has circulated among academics and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Nagisa Manabe (MBA 1991)
package delivery. The American consumer has rising expectations about the speed and quality of package delivery. So what we’re working toward is a 7-day, 364-days-of-the-year schedule. Do you know the one day we’re not going to deliver?... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Books
Advantage outlines a framework that goes beyond maximizing internal competencies to leveraging the collective competencies of one’s entire network for competitive advantage. Confidence by Rosabeth Moss Kanter (Crown Business) Taking on the elusive View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
Shanghai, expects that as the quality and cost-efficiency of its electric cars improve, Chinese manufacturers will begin snapping up traditional American brands. “Are you really going to want to wait eight hours to recharge your vehicle?... View Details