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  • 23 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 23, 2008

increasingly successful claims of social scientists, backed by philanthropic foundations, on business education and the growing appeal of "scientific" approaches to decision-making and management. We also show that these... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Formal Measures in Informal Management: Can a Balanced Scorecard Change a Culture?

By: Robert Gibbons and Robert S. Kaplan
Agency theorists, historically, have analyzed what kinds of performance measures should be used in formal incentive contracts. For example, after Kaplan-Norton proposed a balanced scorecard of both financial and non-financial measures, some envisioned its role only in... View Details
Keywords: Relational Contracts; Performance Measurement; Informal Management; Balanced Scorecard; Economics; Mathematical Methods
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  • 19 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 18

Influence (Un)ethical Behavior Authors:F. Gino and Joshua D. Margolis Publication:Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (forthcoming) Abstract In four laboratory studies, we find that regulatory focus induced by situational... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Megastudies Improve the Impact of Applied Behavioural Science

By: Katherine L. Milkman, Dena Gromet, Hung Ho, Joseph S. Kay, Timothy W. Lee, Pepi Pandiloski, Yeji Park, Aneesh Rai, Max Bazerman, John Beshears, Lauri Bonacorsi, Colin Camerer, Edward Chang, Gretchen Chapman, Robert Cialdini, Hengchen Dai, Lauren Eskreis-Winkler, Ayelet Fishbach, James J. Gross, Samantha Horn, Alexa Hubbard, Steven J. Jones, Dean Karlan, Tim Kautz, Erika Kirgios, Joowon Klusowski, Ariella Kristal, Rahul Ladhania, Jens Ludwig, George Loewenstein, Barbara Mellers, Sendhil Mullainathan, Silvia Saccardo, Jann Spiess, Gaurav Suri, Joachim H. Talloen, Jamie Taxer, Yaacov Trope, Lyle Ungar, Kevin G. Volpp, Ashley V. Whillans, Jonathan Zinman and Angela L. Duckworth
Policy-makers are increasingly turning to behavioural science for insights about how to improve citizens’ decisions and outcomes. Typically, different scientists test different intervention ideas in different samples using different outcomes over different time... View Details
Keywords: Policy Making; Behavioral Science; Behavior; Change; Decision Making; Policy
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  • 21 Feb 2017
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First Look at New Research: February 21

and Robert S. Kaplan Abstract—Previous studies have documented wide variation in health-care spending and prices; however, the causes for the variation in supply purchase... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Jun 2017
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Developing Insight that Has Power in Practice

industries, and companies. HBS faculty also work hand in hand with organizations in the field to find solutions to complex problems, often with actionable results. Among them is Robert S. Kaplan, senior... View Details
  • September 2009
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A Detailed Analysis of the Reduction Mammaplasty Learning Curve: A Statistical Process Model for Approaching Surgical Performance Improvement

By: Matthew Carty MD, Rodney Chan, Robert S. Huckman, Daniel C. Snow and Dennis Orgill

Background: The increased focus on quality and efficiency improvement within academic surgery has met with variable success among plastic surgeons. Traditional surgical performance metrics, such as morbidity and mortality, are insufficient to improve the... View Details

Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Health Care and Treatment; Medical Specialties; Outcome or Result; Performance Efficiency; Performance Improvement
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  • 17 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 17, 2009

within-country variation is employed. Download the paper from SSRN ($5): http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=986322 Protect Strategic Expenditures Authors:Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 May 2011
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First Look: May 10

history, and the lessons learned to date. It discusses the current challenges faced by policy makers wanting to further improve the program. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/811100-PDF-ENG Continental Media Group:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 8

Epstein, and Kristi Yuthas Publication:In Scaling Social Impact: New Thinking, edited by Paul Bloom and Edward Skloot. Palgrave Macmillan, forthcoming An abstract is unavailable at this time. Order this Book:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Tools & Resources | Institute for Business in Global Society

and Julia Comeau. Harvard University and urban mining industries: Decarbonizing the supply chain By Shirley Lu and Robert S. Kaplan Monsters in... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2013
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Faculty Books

habits of quantitative thinking, and deal effectively with an organization's "quants." What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential by Robert Steven View Details
Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • 29 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 29

note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/110070-PDF-ENG The Robin Hood Foundation Alnoor S. Ebrahim and Cathy RossHarvard Business School Case 310-031 Created by hedge fund and financial managers, the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 Sep 2011
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Faculty Books

Skills of Disruptive Innovators by Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregersen, and Clayton M. Christensen (Harvard Business Review Press) Christensen, the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration, and his... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • June 2016
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When Doctors Go to Business School: Career Choices of Physician-MBAs

By: Damir Ljuboja, Brian W. Powers, Benjamin Robbins, Robert S. Huckman, Krishna Yeshwant and Sachin Jain
There has been substantial growth in the number of physicians pursuing Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees over the past decade, but there is continuing debate over the utility of these programs and the career outcomes of their graduates. The authors... View Details
Keywords: Medical Education; MD; MBA; Physicians; Executive Education; Training; Personal Development and Career; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; United States
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2021 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

writes for the Atlantic . Sarah Kaplan Sarah Kaplan is Distinguished Professor, Director of the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE), and Professor of Strategic Management, at the University of... View Details
  • October 1994
  • Teaching Note

Yamatake-Honeywell Company, Ltd.: Activity-Based Costing System TN

By: Robin Cooper and Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Cost Accounting
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  • August 1994
  • Teaching Note

Topcon Corporation: Production Control System TN

By: Robin Cooper and Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: System; Production
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  • August 1994
  • Teaching Note

Taiyo Group, The: The Bunsha Philosophy TN

By: Robin Cooper and Robert S. Kaplan
Keywords: Perspective
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  • September – October 2011
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Managing the Multiple Dimensions of Risk-Part II: The Office of Risk Management

By: Anette Mikes and Robert S. Kaplan
In the second article of our two-part series, we explore the concept of an Office of Risk Management along with a case study of an innovative risk management function at JP Morgan Private Bank. We also look at the "softer" components of risk management, including a... View Details
Keywords: Banks and Banking; Innovation and Invention; Management Style; Managerial Roles; Risk Management
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