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- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
direction, Radiometer began an intensive program of process improvements using the Danaher Business System (DBS), an iterative tool system and company culture that sought to continuously View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Success of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts
shares in a company or part of a company that had been taken private in an initial leveraged buyout. Usually, buyout specialists will hold their portfolio firms for several years, working with existing management as well as bringing in new managers to View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Op-Ed
Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience
to crucial functional systems is not just a one-time task, but an ongoing process. This approach fosters a culture of continuous improvement and preparedness, ensuring that the company is always ready to... View Details
Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch
- 19 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why Innovations Sit on the Shelf
Continued success in diagnostic systems relies heavily on product innovation and software engineering. But Ludwig found that the DIS division had lost its edge—a key competitor had improved its own products... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Eric Schiffer
sells something for $20 adds a penny cost, it’s meaningless. So we try to eliminate waste and increase productivity in every aspect, whether it’s compliance, shipping, handling, distribution, storage — we strive to find ways to deal with costs creatively. I recognize... View Details
- 06 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Small Wins Unleash Creativity
mixer. This project has taken over 1 year to develop, mainly because the division's management team continually asked for more analysis, and R&D was slow in developing a reasonable technology to create a soft-grip handle. Finally, the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 03 Apr 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018
Reminders of Future Busyness Encourage Consumers to Buy Time By: Whillans, A.V., Elizabeth W. Dunn, and Michael I. Norton Abstract—Spending money on time-saving purchases improves happiness. Yet, people often fail to spend their money in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Alumni Books
requirements with life obligations and to persuade managers to adopt these custom-fit work strategies to improve their bottom line. Telling the stories of people at companies like JetBlue, Ernst & Young, and Best Buy, the authors discuss... View Details
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Thomas Grenier
case method is something of a shock," Thomas admits. "I thought I'd learn a lot of content — formulas and models. Here, the emphasis is on skills, which is great, because you can read content on your own. But the section experience and the case method View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Instilling Production with Principles
Hilfiger. But chairman Marjorie Yang doesn’t spend much time talking about apparel anymore. Instead, she’s talking about the importance of improving the livelihood of workers (which reduces turnover) and reducing water and electricity use... View Details
- 13 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rock the workplace with no end in sight, leaving business leaders to struggle with a wide variety of challenges, including keeping staff members happily engaged—and employed. To make sense of the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Jun 2010
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Social Reporting
Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills. Questions To Be Answered: What's the best way to report nonfinancial metrics? How can nonprofit... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
MBA Program:Rapid Innovation in '96
Foundations is organized to build community by allowing each student to meet virtually every other student in the cohort. Foundations begins with a simulation in which students inherit a failing business and must turn it around using teamwork, analysis, and View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Preparing Global Leaders
and long-term value creation. In addition to this, he is cofounder and chairman of Voxtra, a social impact investment firm that focuses on improving the livelihoods of those in the agriculture sector in East Africa. He and his wife,... View Details
- 10 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 10, 2015
Don't Learn: Our Traditional Obsessions—Success, Taking Action, Fitting In, and Relying on Experts—Undermine Continuous Improvement By: Gino, F., and B. Staats Abstract—For any enterprise to be competitive,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jan 2014
- What Do You Think?
Do Productivity Increases Contribute to Social Inequality?
Summing Up Does Social Equality Improve Productivity? Inequality in our society is an important and growing issue. It prompted a debate among respondents to this month's column about the causes, specifically the role played by innovation... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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IFC India 2025: Decarbonizing Rice Paddy Farming - Pioneering Sustainability in Indian Agriculture - Blog - Business & Environment
Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969
Asia, and Israel, it has an international presence and a record of big hits that began in the 1980s with companies such as AOL and Apple and continues to this day with investments in industries as diverse as high tech and health care,... View Details
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
productivity improvement plus growth strategy? While they consider these options in September 2008, the credit markets are about to clamp shut as a global financial crisis is around the corner. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 26 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Clear Eye for Innovation
innovations while also making steady improvements to an existing business is so commonplace—and so fascinating—that it has become a battleground of management thought. For decades, scholars have spun theories to explain the puzzle and... View Details