Operational Efficiency - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Sep 2020
Blog Post

Founding a Company at the Intersection of Medicine and Technology

nodules from CT scans. As I looked at the business opportunity for commercializing such a platform, the capital efficiency of pure software products became clear and I began looking for new opportunities within this area. Over the... View Details

30 Apr 2018
Blog Post

HBS Grad Drives Lori Systems to Success

student-organized conference at HBS; in 2014, the event attracted more than 1,400 participants. Personally, HBS would be "an opportunity to explore areas I wouldn't otherwise have access to," says Josh. "I would get more on-the-ground View Details

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Making the Most of Government Upheaval

the organizations they studied responded to their post-reform competitive environments in roughly four stages: Stage I: Turnaround and Catch-up. Recognizing that their efficiency and quality levels were far below those of world-class... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry

07 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

Putting Health Care Consumers in the Driver’s Seat

health care by employers will result in a more cost-effective and efficient system. Participants submitted papers that were read in advance of the conference. These papers will be edited by Herzlinger and published later this year in a... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Health

11 Jan 2000
Lessons from the Classroom

New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World

and organizations, strategic planning, and operations management as we have come to know them. Professor Christopher Bartlett is faculty chair of the Program for Global Leadership. Executive Education recently invited him to discuss his... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

17 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 17, 2007

efficient levels and retain unproductive workers, both of which should affect productivity. These theoretical predictions have rarely been tested. We use the adoption of wrongful-discharge protections by U.S. state courts over the last... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

03 Oct 2019
News

Skydeck Live: Galactic Returns

Chief Operating Officer. It’s a company that really advanced the technology of beamed energy propulsion and that technology has since actually transitioned over onto NASA’s roadmap. Can you talk a little bit about the significance of that... View Details

Keywords: Space Research and Technology; Government

15 Nov 2016
News

Cultivating the Next Generation of Thought Leaders

two reasons for management failures to heed shareholder proposals for greater action on ESG issues: processes within the organization may not be sufficiently developed, and performance incentives may be misaligned. “I went back to the data and found both hypotheses to... View Details

01 Feb 2001
News

Drilling Down

covers all aspects of the energy business. "One idea that I believe will be discredited is the mega-merger theory — that Texaco was too small to be relevant." "Fortunately, there are still strategies that allow a smaller operator to be... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Matthew R. Simmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

19 Jul 2011
First Look

First Look: July 19

PublicationsBroadening Focus: Spillovers, Complementarities and Specialization in the Hospital Industry Authors:Jonathan R. Clark and Robert S. Huckman Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract The long-standing argument that focused View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Feb 2016
Research & Ideas

The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp

algorithm, with the goal of implementing a version for actual use in the field. In principle, many areas of city operations could be made more efficient through this type of approach, says Luca. Using Google... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Consumer Products

07 Dec 1999
Research & Ideas

Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century

working to expand a fledgling business operating in a new, as yet largely undefined, market. Heinz and Noble believed that they had no time to lose. To make the most of the opportunity they saw before them, they would have to use their... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn

01 Jan 2002
News

Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)

To accomplish that, Margie Yang has focused her efforts on building an operation that relies on best practices and the latest technology for its competitive advantage. One recent HBS grad who works for her, she points out, is using... View Details

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Launching Tech Ventures - Course Catalog

companies. Those who will join early-stage startups (typically in a product manager, business development, sales, marketing, or growth role). Those who will work at growth stage technology firms (in a similar range of roles) that try to maintain a similar, nimble View Details

15 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.

The ongoing pandemic is forcing a rethink of how the health care system operates in the United States as the death toll climbs, unemployment soars, and leaders debate how best to diagnose, vaccinate, and potentially treat millions of... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

20 Apr 2020
Book

Why COVID-19 Raises the Stakes for Healthy Buildings

(Environmental Insights) COVID-19 Business Impact Center (Harvard Business School) Read COVID-19 coverage from Working Knowledge Many elite companies already use their building’s efficiency or grandeur to send a signal to customers and... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Real Estate; Health

23 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019

academic literature and many management testimonials advocating a broader conception of corporate purpose—one that addresses the interests of firms’ multiple constituencies and the well-being of their employees, customers, and operating... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

Profile

Jason Flood

part of the curriculum is the way it solidifies my knowledge of core business fundamentals, like operations and finance, as they pertain to running an organization. If I were to run a health care organization—a community clinic or a... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare/Biotech; Tech

18 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

Ratcheting, Competition, and the Diffusion of Technological Change: The Case of Televisions Under an Energy Efficiency Program By: Amano, Tomomichi, and Hiroshi Ohashi Abstract—In differentiated goods markets with societal implications,... View Details