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- 11 Jul 2012
- News
A Man, and a Plan, in Africa
been a powerful model that’s been replicated for other development and investment programs,” Bloom explains. “For the MCC, private investment is clearly the ultimate engine of growth View Details
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
but costly Olympic Games come to an end, significant maintenance and operating costs for publicly owned large Olympic venues, which were constructed or renovated for the Games, continue to burden host cities... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 12 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019
forthcoming World Happiness Report Happiness and Prosocial Behavior: An Evaluation of the Evidence By: Aknin, Lara B., A.V. Whillans, Michael I. Norton, and Elizabeth W. Dunn Abstract— Humans are an... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 31 Jan 2022
- Research & Ideas
Where Can Digital Transformation Take You? Insights from 1,700 Leaders
is not for the fainthearted. Most of us know how to drive—we have the basics—but we recognize we are ill-prepared to race against world-class competitors. While data and digital technologies were once enablers of efficiency View Details
- 03 Sep 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
How the Zebra Got Its Stripes: Imprinting of Individuals and Hybrid Social Ventures
Keywords: by Matthew Lee & Julie Battilana
- Fast Answer
Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry
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- 26 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019
scholars of economics, history, and political science, we bring an interdisciplinary approach to constructing and revising the BGIE Twenty, and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Nov 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017
Hungary: Launching Production (A) This case examines design choices in the construction of flow lines. Flow lines are a popular way of arranging production because they are simple and inherently efficient.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 14 Feb 2022
- Research & Ideas
Curiosity, Not Coding: 6 Skills Leaders Need in the Digital Age
eye. Roundtable executives described learning what they need to know through regular meetings (both in-depth and more informal) with engineers developing and deploying digital... View Details
- March 2007 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
The University of Utah and the Computer Graphics Revolution
By: H. Kent Bowen and Courtney Purrington
Computer science departments were new to universities in the 1960s, and the one created at the University of Utah by David Evans and Ivan Sutherland had a research mission to invent the field of computer graphics. Details the research process that led to many of the... View Details
Keywords: Engineering; Entrepreneurship; Management Practices and Processes; Mission and Purpose; Research and Development; Technology Adoption; Computer Industry; Education Industry; Utah
Bowen, H. Kent, and Courtney Purrington. "The University of Utah and the Computer Graphics Revolution." Harvard Business School Case 607-036, March 2007. (Revised April 2007.)
- 2023
- Article
Probabilistically Robust Recourse: Navigating the Trade-offs between Costs and Robustness in Algorithmic Recourse
By: Martin Pawelczyk, Teresa Datta, Johannes van-den-Heuvel, Gjergji Kasneci and Himabindu Lakkaraju
As machine learning models are increasingly being employed to make consequential decisions in real-world settings, it becomes critical to ensure that individuals who are adversely impacted (e.g., loan denied) by the predictions of these models are provided with a means... View Details
Pawelczyk, Martin, Teresa Datta, Johannes van-den-Heuvel, Gjergji Kasneci, and Himabindu Lakkaraju. "Probabilistically Robust Recourse: Navigating the Trade-offs between Costs and Robustness in Algorithmic Recourse." Proceedings of the International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) (2023).
- 10 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Governance in India and Around the Globe
Tarun Khanna and Krishna Palepu are engaged in an ongoing project focused on understanding the convergence (or lack thereof) of corporate governance practices worldwide. That is, rules-on-books regarding corporate governance appear to... View Details
- 22 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
LM Wind Power Test and Validation Center
circle). The amount of energy that can be captured by the blades on a turbine are proportional to the swept area. The authors at LM Wind, in front of a blade of the world’s first offshore wind turbine. With blades growing longer and... View Details
- 28 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
under construction in Boston, Massachusetts, but before going any further, the two leaders plan to discuss what they have learned so far from their U.S. experience and how that should inform their strategic... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- February 1977 (Revised October 1980)
- Teaching Note
FMC Crane and Excavator Division, Teaching Note
- October 1997 (Revised September 2003)
- Case
Eli Lilly and Company: Drug Development Strategy (A)
By: Stefan H. Thomke, Ashok Nimgade and Paul Pospisil
Describes how Eli Lilly and Co. tries to accelerate its new drug development process with the aid of "combinatorial chemistry"--a rapidly emerging and revolutionary approach to preclinical drug discovery. The product manager of a potential blockbuster migraine drug... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals; Finance; Innovation and Invention; Time Management; Markets; Product Development; Organizations; Business Processes; Problems and Challenges; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Competition; Pharmaceutical Industry
Thomke, Stefan H., Ashok Nimgade, and Paul Pospisil. "Eli Lilly and Company: Drug Development Strategy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 698-010, October 1997. (Revised September 2003.)
- September–October 2017
- Article
Blurring the Boundaries: The Interplay of Gender and Local Communities in the Commercialization of Social Ventures
By: Stefan Dimitriadis, Matthew Lee, Lakshmi Ramarajan and Julie Battilana
This paper examines the critical role of gender in the commercialization of social ventures. We argue that cultural beliefs about what is perceived to be appropriate work for each gender influence how founders of social ventures incorporate commercial activity into... View Details
Keywords: Community; Cultural Beliefs; Social Enterprise; Gender; Local Range; Commercialization; Culture
Dimitriadis, Stefan, Matthew Lee, Lakshmi Ramarajan, and Julie Battilana. "Blurring the Boundaries: The Interplay of Gender and Local Communities in the Commercialization of Social Ventures." Organization Science 28, no. 5 (September–October 2017): 819–839.
- July 1975
- Article
Mineral Agreements in Developing Countries: Structures and Substance
By: Louis T Wells Jr and David Smith
Wells, Louis T., Jr, and David Smith. "Mineral Agreements in Developing Countries: Structures and Substance." American Journal of International Law 69, no. 3 (July 1975).
- 01 Apr 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
The Contingent Nature of Public Policy and Growth Strategies in the Early Twentieth-Century U.S. Banking Industry
- 23 Apr 2014
- News
Providing Advantage and Opportunities for Disadvantaged Youths
deficits or liabilities. They perceive the challenges they’d face as adversities that weaken them,” he says. “My perception, having now served over a decade and 5,000 young people, is: one, they are assets; two, they are critical... View Details