Operational Complexity - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Exploring Sustainable Energy: A Visit to Vestas Wind Turbine Manufacturing in Odense, Denmark

generator. We were also able to climb the inner staircase to reach the roof of the nacelle for a view of the helipad used for operations, maintenance, and servicing. The sheer scale and complexity of the manufacturing process left us in... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

Leadership in the Digital Age

age means being comfortable with uncertainty. These leaders know how to adopt new approaches quickly, they admit failure, and they welcome collaboration, Hill says. “Today’s leaders must be informed about technological trends and the possibilities they present to... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Oct 2002
News

Making a Difference

the Public Broadcasting Service, the White House Office of Management and Budget, and Teach For America. Fellows also did their part for organizations and governments in several other nations, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mexico, Yugoslavia, Canada, and... View Details

23 Nov 1999
Research & Ideas

Bringing the Environment Down to Earth

well as better bottom-line results. Environmental questions are cause for pessimism. In most arenas, successful managers search for opportunity in adversity and find in complex problems a chance to separate their companies from... View Details

Keywords: by Forest Reinhardt

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Generative AI for Business Leaders - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Generative AI for Business Leaders Course Number 1301 Professor Suraj Srinivasan Spring; Q4; 1.5 credits Project Course Overview Generative AI (GenAI) stands at the forefront of a technological revolution, poised to redefine how businesses View Details

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Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Meaningful progress on complex social issues depends in part on the entrepreneurial ideas and energy of the next generation. In recent years, we have seen a sustained increase in HBS students launching social impact ventures. In response... View Details

01 Sep 2018
News

Case Study: A Good Fit

—Katherine Bach Kalin (MBA 1990) Got a case? To take part in a future “Case Study,” send an outline of your company’s challenge to bulletin@hbs.edu Case Study Update: Wellthy Wellthy is a software-enabled service for coordinating complex... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

25 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

More Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Impact of Modularity on the Computer Industry

a problem of nightmarish proportions [because of] the growing complexity of the systems and the interdependent structure of their designs. Each new computer system had to be designed from the ground up, and only new systems could take... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Computer; Consumer Products; Technology

28 May 2019
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019

neighbors. Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything by Charles Conn (MBA 1990) and Robert McLean Wiley Complex problem solving is a critical skill, and necessary to keep up with rapid change. But this kind of... View Details

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HBS - Financials | From the CFO

Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information From the CFO In fiscal 2021, Harvard Business School navigated the operational and financial challenges of the global pandemic by staying true to its... View Details

01 Mar 2009
News

Your Taxi Is Waiting

term familiar to every good HBS student. With its relatively low price tag (about $2.8 million) and low operating costs (40 percent less than existing small jets), the twin-engine Mustang and other “very light jets” (VLJs) represent a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Air Transportation; Transportation

22 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade

collection look at how to improve decision making, encouraging employees to speak up, and the difficulty of coordinating communication in a complex organization. Enjoy! Most Popular Articles 2000-2010 Creating a Positive Professional... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Impact Stories - Business & Environment

resilient, and consumer-centric through the application of data science and behavioral economics, optimizing the system assets and operations across the electric meter.” Natalie Deschamps MBA 2015 | A Fundamental Foundation "I ultimately... View Details

12 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 12, 2019

and mobilizing employees to embrace them, and practicing dual-minded leadership. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55837 March–April 2019 Harvard Business Review Operational Transparency: Make Your... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 May 2015
News

Celebrating and Supporting Leadership

more complex world, and to increase our scale and reach to bring our mission to even more people, requires a relentless dedication to innovation." John Hess, CEO of the Hess Corporation and chair of The Harvard Business School Campaign,... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services

01 Dec 2021
What Do You Think?

How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity?

known as “the Library,” where it is organized into an alternative environment. The Library was formerly the Library of Congress, but it long since has evolved from information in books to complex computer files. "Mark Zuckerberg reminded... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

26 May 2016
News

Thomas J. Tierney, MBA 1980

his focus to the nonprofit world and launched Bridgespan, an organization dedicated to helping address society’s most complex problems. Tierney has a knack for making it seem like his success is accidental. As a high-school student when... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

04 Jun 2024
Blog Post

ClimateCAP 2024

is shaping industries and markets, where the biggest financial and operational risks lie, and what promising innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities are emerging. The theme for ClimateCAP 2024 was Sustainability in Motion which... View Details

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An Emerging Entrepreneur | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

for the Collective Academy, a for-profit institution of higher learning expected to enroll its first students in early 2016. Initially based in Mexico City, Bichara hopes to expand operations around Mexico and beyond with a curriculum... View Details

01 Mar 2016
News

In My Humble Opinion: Jeffrey Deitch (MBA 1978)

art. “Even though you can’t apply sophisticated financial models to it or the complex structures that I learned in Production and Operations Management,” he says, “art is a business.” And Deitch, in his... View Details