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- 01 Oct 2001
- What Do You Think?
Will Information Technology Really Turn Organizations Upside Down This Time?
command? Or for business? For years, W. Edwards Deming, the father of modern continuous quality improvement, had trouble convincing U.S. (as opposed to Japanese) auto manufacturers to implement the keys to View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Portrait Project
Rebecca Gifford
wield. I will use my hammer to ensure quality education for all children, regardless of income or race, across the United States. I will find others hammering out change and work with them to build quality schools, train amazing school leaders, and View Details
- 17 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Hospitals Must Learn to Compete
Here, they discuss what it would take to improve the provision of care. Q: Say you’re settling into your seat for a short-haul flight, and your seatmate is a newly installed hospital CEO, determined to View Details
- 05 May 2003
- What Do You Think?
Is This a Golden Era for Marketing Productivity?
'voice' into action is the way to reach a 'golden era' in marketing productivity." Whether the real potential for improvement in marketing productivity primarily lies in the minds and behaviors of existing or potential customers will... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
An Atypical Case — Robin G. Berglund (MBA 1971)
soberly. "I think the best way I can help children is to work to improve the emotional health of their parents and families." "I think the best way I can help children is to work to improve the emotional... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 28 Nov 2018
- News
Elevating Women at Fidelity
appointments in the company’s stock group went to women—the high-water mark of the last five years. Among the handful of women tapped to manage portfolios in excess of $1 billion, Nidhi Gupta (MBA 2008) was elevated to manage $7.8 billion in tech assets. Johnson View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
Image by C.J. Burton As the aftereffects of the 2008 global economic crisis continue to be felt, nonprofit organizations are competing for fewer and fewer dollars. Donors, also feeling the squeeze of a sluggish economy, just don't have as... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
The path to philanthropic entrepreneurship
Sherry Coutu (MBA 1993) recalls that one of the things she liked most about attending HBS was that it empowered its graduates to continually strive to have increased impact in their endeavors. This has guided her work as an entrepreneur... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Drawing on the Crowd for Innovative Problem-Solving
platform, Lakhani developed the NASA Tournament Lab to create contests that improve computer codes and data analytics solutions. With Harvard Medical School researchers, he designed a competition to break data bottlenecks and speed up DNA... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
Building a Startup at HBS
next months, we refined the idea and worked towards a prototype by continuing to talk with medical professionals throughout Boston. We also met with engineers at MIT to improve the technical aspects,... View Details
- 11 Apr 2018
- News
The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)
want to meet my goal of securing the $500,000 in fundraising prior to June 2018 that is required to successfully execute the deployment. “In the long-term, I want to see The Mission Continues continue to... View Details
- Web
From the Chief Financial Officer | Annual Report 2024
noteworthy considering the challenges that confronted HBS and other academic institutions this year, from an economic landscape marked by higher operating costs to an increasingly complex global political climate that created pressure on certain revenue streams. View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World
it seems that if you work hard and keep your nose clean, they'll get rid of your division." Stevenson believes that many of the remedies prescribed today for enhancing competitiveness - organizational innovations such as restructuring, matrix management,... View Details
- 29 May 2013
- Blog Post
A self-discovery journey
want a challenging job that allows me to continuously grow. I want to have autonomy and increased responsibility. I am collaborative and highly driven by results, so I need a dynamic company culture that fosters View Details
- 21 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
The Power of Business in the Energy Transition
goals. For example, Patricia noted National Grid’s energy assessment, which focused on three key levers to pull along the path to reduced emissions in the US Northeast – (1) continued utility power conversion to alternatives; (2) the... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
New BEI Director: Lynn Schenk
community and its collective energy to continuously improve and I am thrilled to build on the unique platform the School provides to engage leaders who can and will move the needle on problems like climate... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
From Das’s Desk
them said about the experience: “Wow, what an amazing 72-hour ride! I have never been moved like that before. This might have been the best three days of my life (and I will use the lessons to improve the rest of it).” —Tom Shaffer (MBA... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- Blog
When Generations Learn Together
continues to give me new insights just from the way he views a case here at HBS and when we discuss deals and operating improvement opportunities in my business. It's also a huge benefit to learn from the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Two Decades of Social Progress
improve institutions dedicated to creating social value. The initiative's impact on the School has been profound. HBS faculty have written nearly 1,000 cases, articles, and books on social enterprise since the initiative's inception, and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Batten Gift to Support Residential Campus
sidebar). In addition to his business activities, Batten has continually engaged in efforts to improve education. At the same time he made his gift to HBS, Batten announced significant gifts to six other... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank