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- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
unprecedented to have a large cohort of people all over the world start working remotely at the same moment. The only parallel I can think of is from World War II, when waves of women entered heavy manufacturing for the first time. This... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
In a Landscape of 'Me Too' Drug Development, What Spurs Radical Innovation?
windfalls on drug development choice, researchers looked at more than 12,000 drug candidates from 3,108 firms, eventually narrowing the field to 270 companies that had at least one drug already approved by the FDA. The cohort included... View Details
- 09 Nov 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Simple Secret of Effective Mentoring Programs
for more than 600 new call center employees in 2019. They tested two different versions of the program. "Some people just won’t admit they need help." The first version created a “broad-mentoring” program in which some new employees were randomly provided mentoring... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 25 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Economic Cost of Physician Burnout
long run.” About the Author Michael Blanding is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: iStock] Related Reading How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity Clay Christensen on Disrupting Health Care Research Paper View Details
- 03 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Is the Future of MBA Education?
with team projects and experiential learning. Training might come initially through the collective work of multiple business schools, with cohorts of alumni who receive a short dose of either functional knowledge or research skills or... View Details
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: Manufacturing Morals
despite the fairly large student cohort (521 students in 1926). For instance, each student residence used to have its own dining room. Though the annual entering cohort has almost doubled since the 1920s, a... View Details
Keywords: Education
- 17 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Beyond Pajamas: Sizing Up the Pandemic Shopper
created two cohorts of new online shoppers. The first cohort contained those who joined during the first wave, between March 15 and June 15. The second cohort comprised those... View Details
- 17 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
The Climate Targets Leaders Need to Know as Regulations Loom
Professor of Business Administration; a new cohort begins every few months. First, a math lesson Many firms use the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol developed by the World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 23 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 23, 2018
cohort that had previously eluded JPMorgan Chase and its competitors. With the one-year anniversary of the launch approaching, managers are focused on retaining customers attracted by a one-time signup bonus of 100,000 reward points and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Sep 2016
- First Look
September 27, 2016
concentration in the origins of invention. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51660 Cohort Turnover and Operational Performance: The July Phenomenon in Teaching Hospitals By: Song, Hummy, Robert S.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
greater marriage age gaps, increased marital abuse, lower reported autonomy, and poorer health. My results are robust to a TS2SLS specification employing distance to a major health center as my instrument. As the first cohort of females... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 21, 2018
However, there were interesting positives as these ecological horrors also created opportunities for a surprising cohort of green businesses across sectors ranging from beauty and health to ecotourism. In the 21st century, both business... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Jun 2016
- First Look
June 28, 2016
supports our model’s underlying mechanisms. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49868 Cohort Turnover and Operational Performance: The July Phenomenon in Teaching Hospitals By: Song, Hummy, Robert S.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Feb 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
How Following Best Business Practices Can Improve Health Care
Either Heal Health Care?A public insurance option could use its scale to hold prices down, but only if the approach avoids the financing gimmicks that are undermining Medicare. Research Papers Cohort Turnover and Operational Performance:... View Details
- 14 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Growing CEOs from the Inside
outsider riding in on a white horse. I'd rather have an Anne Mulcahy than a Bob Nardelli (CEO of Chrysler) or even a Jim Kilts (former CEO of Gillette). Q: In a company that does manage succession well, what role should a CEO play in choosing his or her successor? A:... View Details
- 16 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 16, 2016
activities of a large cohort of physician-MBAs by gathering information on 206 physician graduates from the Harvard Business School MBA program who obtained their degrees between 1941 and 2014. Key outcome measures that were examined... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders
hire in cohorts are more likely to have strong organizational career imprints. These two factors socially reinforce the kinds of capabilities, connections, confidence, and cognition that people pick up; they enhance the commonality among... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 14 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 14
cohorts who first attended them. Rather than partner with a university to develop an accredited program, the firm decided it would be better off developing the program itself, with the help of an outside consultant who had done something... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support
and what companies can do. Interview has been edited for clarity and length. "Well over 50 percent of workers report they have some caregiving obligation." Harvard Gazette: There are 50 to 60 million caregivers in the nation. They make up the largest portion of a View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 06 May 2015
- What Do You Think?
Are You Ready for Personalized Predictive Analytics?
knew she was pregnant. Target's Big Data analysis of hers' and others' purchases, combined with related information, had placed her in a cohort with other women known to be pregnant. Predictive analytics will be essential to the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett