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- 09 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back
an organization that uses engineering and design to improve people’s experiences with the health care system. The intersection of health care and tech is such a powerful space. I took STRATTECH to build fluency in the broader tech... View Details
- 16 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Now Is the Time for Entrepreneurs to Play Offense
begging to have the opportunity to re-engage. Rigorously evaluate the quality and capacity of your senior team and take advantage of the extraordinary executive talent looking for new homes and more promising pastures. 3. Make process... View Details
Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang
- 17 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why a Blended Workforce May Be Key to Lasting Competitive Advantage
In recent years, companies have been anxious about the lack of skilled workers to fill pivotal jobs. But then came COVID-19 and a subsequent recession. The ensuing business turmoil and record-high unemployment may have temporarily distracted companies from their... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller
- Web
Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
C. Edmondson : Awarded the 2024 Medal for Distinguished Service by the Teachers College at Columbia University. Kris Johnson Ferreira : "Warnings and Endorsements: Improving Human-AI Collaboration Under Covariate Shift" with Matthew... View Details
- 07 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?
(shortcuts) when making these decisions. This behavioral approach (to distinguish it from a completely rational agent approach), however, introduces biases in the supply chain management decisions. We use the term bias here to represent the View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston
- Web
the Art of American Advertising - Advertising Products
printing plate. Based on the principle of the repellent qualities of grease and water, lithography involves dampening the stone before applying oil-based ink that bonds with the greasy drawing on the stone, but does not stick to the wet,... View Details
- 13 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands
should they balance operational activities and advocacy efforts? How can they better measure performance against their missions and improve accountability to stakeholders?" The authors discuss their book in the following Q&A.... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy
on this subject. What are some of your findings? A:In The Competitive Advantage of Nations, I articulated the phenomenon of clusters as part of an overall effort to grapple with the enormous question of how a nation can improve its... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter
- 18 Dec 2019
- Book
6 Skills That Wise Companies Harness for World-Changing Innovation
eventually evolved from manufacturing motorcycles to inventing a revolutionary light business jet—fulfilling a lifelong dream to improve mobility and exemplifying the longevity and continuous innovation that characterizes so many Japanese... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 22 Feb 2021
- Book
Reaching Today's Omnichannel Customer Takes a New Sales Strategy
productivity and growth. And as the Harvard economist Benjamin Friedman has shown, growth has moral consequences in terms of a society’s tolerance for diversity, social mobility, correcting inequalities, and democratic values. CEOs who opine about “stakeholders” should... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 02 May 2022
- What Do You Think?
Can the Case Method Survive Another Hundred Years?
questions, questions that students assume primary responsibility for discussing. There is no assumption that there is always a right answer. Rather the emphasis is on the quality of analyses and thought processes employed in coming up... View Details
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Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online
to execute a high-quality, profitable business model Discover how to conduct experiments to determine your venture’s value proposition, go-to-market strategy, and profit formula Understand and learn how to navigate the startup ecosystem to View Details
- 21 May 2012
- Research & Ideas
OSHA Inspections: Protecting Employees or Killing Jobs?
averages implies that a company with a bad year would usually improve the following year even without an inspection. "When they do find a problem, it's not entirely obvious that it wouldn't resolve itself anyway," he says. Toffel has long... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 18 Jan 2018
- News
The Lessons of All-Day Breakfast
tend to have a really nice quality perception, it also helped improve our overall quality scores. So, it really was the trifecta in terms of overall performance. Morrell: So... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
career growth were more available in New York,” Enan recalls. “And the other trade-off was around quality of life. I loved going to the theater with friends, taking improv and writing classes. You can get... View Details
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General Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Kanter : Winner of the 2019 Hutchens Medal from the American Society for Quality (ASQ). Rosabeth M. Kanter : Winner of the 2019 Thinkers50 Lifetime Achievement Award. Rosabeth M. Kanter : Winner of the 2019 Thought Leader Award from the... View Details
- 24 Feb 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Hidden Vulnerabilities of Open Source Software
is difficult to fully understand the health and security of FOSS because 1) by design, it is distributed in nature so there is no central authority to ensure quality and maintenance, and 2) FOSS can be freely copied and modified, so it is... View Details
- 13 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Kind of Blue: Pushing Boundaries with Miles Davis
for director Louis Malle (for Elevator to the Gallows, 1958) in a single night was important. There he might have realized that simplicity was one way to create great music in a very short time. Maybe he realized that this recipe could be View Details
- 27 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution
the bias belted tire, claiming that it conferred significant performance improvements and launched an advertising campaign questioning the benefits of radials. Firestone, Uniroyal and General Tire quickly followed Goodyear's lead and... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
After a year at an investment bank, Dunn began his venture capital career at J.H. Whitney. Having earned his education the hard way, Dunn is particularly interested in improving educational opportunities for new generations of students... View Details