Utilities - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 May 2017
Sharpening Your Skills

The Promises and Limitations of Big Data

replacement of physical assets by digital technologies. But a bigger and more impactful trend, according to researchers Frank V. Cespedes and Amir Peleg, is the use of online tools to improve physical asset utilization in many traditional... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Utilities; Utilities; Utilities; Utilities

Louis T. Wells

Professor Louis T. Wells is the Herbert F. Johnson Professor of International Management at the Harvard Business School. He has served as consultant to governments of a number of developing countries, as well as to international organizations and private firms. His... View Details

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Online Leadership Principles Course | HBS Online

effectiveness Create a diagram of your professional network in order to visualize, reflect on, and better utilize professional relationships Reflect on what you’ve learned throughout the course, and consider your personal leadership... View Details

22 Aug 2012
Working Paper Summaries

A Randomized Field Study of a Leadership WalkRounds™-Based Intervention

Background: Leadership WalkRounds have been widely adopted as a technique for improving patient safety and safety climate. WalkRounds involve senior managers directly observing frontline work and soliciting employees' ideas about improvement opportunities. However, the... View Details

Keywords: by Anita L. Tucker & Sara J. Singer; Health

30 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Can AI Predict Whether Shoppers Would Pick Crest or Colgate?

saying that utilizing this tool, which is in some ways a consumer simulator, actually gives you useful and meaningful information, as if it came from a sample of customers,” says Israeli, the Marvin Bower Associate Professor at HBS.... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

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From C-Suite to CEO - Alumni

determine if the CEO role is right for you, and if so, what type of company you would want to lead. Self- Assessment Self-assessment can be a process of reflection as well as utilizing assessment tools. First, ask yourself important... View Details

07 Jul 2011
What Do You Think?

So We Adapt. What’s the Downside?

we convince ourselves that there isn't much to be learned from a mistake because the mistake doesn't matter. He prescribes such things as the utilization of spaces like universities in which to experiment safely, or a personal critic or... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

Joseph B. Lassiter

Joe is the Senator John Heinz Professor of Management Practice in Environmental Management, Retired. He focuses on one of the world’s most pressing problems: developing clean, secure and carbon-neutral supplies of reliable, low-cost energy all around the world. He... View Details

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Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Harvard Business School, the book became a standard textbook in business schools. Lehman Brothers also issued bonds for public utilities and branched into the business of advising on mergers and acquisitions. Within a generation, the firm... View Details

23 May 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Board Games: Timing of Independent Directors’ Dissent in China

Keywords: by Juan Ma & Tarun Khanna

2024
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Corporations as the Central Institutions of Society

By: Joseph L. Badaracco

Mark Twain observed that, “Prediction is very difficult—particularly when it involves the future,” and he was right. One way to reduce the risk of becoming an infamous forecaster—like the experts who told us the Internet would quickly collapse, that Apple would never... View Details

Keywords: Trends; Business and Government Relations; Organizations; Power and Influence; Society

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11 Apr 2016
HBS Seminar

Pian Shu, Harvard Business School

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Creating an Inclusive Recruiting Process for Candidates with Diverse Abilities - Recruiting

helping companies attract and retain candidates with diverse abilities. As a wheelchair user who utilizes voice recognition software, O’Grady has been intentional in seeking out remote workplaces where he can drive impact for a company in... View Details

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Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online

Unidentified Industries Ratios Over Time Show Hide Details Concepts Examining the Balance Sheet Utilizing Ratios Finding Meaning Case: Unidentified Industries Comparisons Featured Exercises Categorize financial ratios DuPont Analysis... View Details

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

technology for the telecommunications market, utilizing a proprietary, patented optical process development by leading quantum researchers at Boston University. Social Enterprise Track, 2001 Low Cost Eyeglasses Neil Houghton, HBS Ashley... View Details

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Online Management Course | HBS Online

Final Mission Leading Change at Fuerte Construction Featured Exercises Small group process analysis Peer feedback exercise 10-12 hrs Module 2 Shaping the Decision-Making Process Analyze the decision-making process and evaluate potential drivers and pitfalls. View Details

22 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?

benefits of performance-based pricing. The problem is that the savings from the software utilization might take months to determine, thus delaying payment to the software vendor. Most startups can't wait for cash flow. A possible solution... View Details

Keywords: by Benson Shapiro; Manufacturing

02 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies

A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

25 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

The Dark Side of Fintech Borrowing

fintech lenders harvest deeper insight into those borrowers that banks typically reject after running a standard credit check. Fintech lenders claim to consult additional metrics like utility bills or rent payments to identify... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking

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Logging In - Research Computing Services

"Resize remote screen" and click "Done" twice. For more details about configuring your display you may refer to the NoMachine documentation . The Grid runs the Gnome desktop and includes "Tweak Tool", a configuration utility for... View Details

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