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John Coleman
memorized those books cover-to-cover. But I couldn't read them. Like a lot of kids, I had learning disabilities that prevented my brain from making sense of the letters and words. So I'd lock myself in my room for hours on end, clenching... View Details
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Managing Service Operations - Course Catalog
depends upon it. Yet, service organizations are often designed and managed in a way that prevents us from realizing our potential. Service organizations are complex and diverse, and they continue to grow in prominence. They account for... View Details
- 16 Sep 2021
- News
Dean Datar on Design Thinking and Innovative Problem Solving
“It causes us to approach problems using earlier, traditional approaches. In an innovation context, however, cognitive fixedness prevents us from imagining new possibilities.” After an overview, McGinnis leads a Q-and-A about Datar’s... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Pricing Paradise
How much is the Grand Canyon worth? What would you pay to prevent developers from building condos on the Cape Cod National Seashore? As difficult as it may seem to answer those questions, Linda Bilmes (MBA 1984) has made it her business... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 10 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: It’s a Bad Idea to Ban Customers From Recording Videos
suggest, though, that a ban is the wrong way to go. Three key concerns are: There’s little evidence that recording bans actually work. As a practical matter, preventing recordings means banning customers who are obviously taking photos... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Cooper Elected Alumni Board President
president last year. Cooper, a native of South Africa, moved to Canada 24 years ago. He and a physician partner founded Scienta Health in 2004 to focus on preventive health care. View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Terry Virts (GMP 11, 2011)
meds: ScopeDex. Scopolamine prevents sickness and Dexedrine maintains alertness. “I’ve never thrown up in an airplane while flying. I need to knock on some wood right now.” Tips for sleeping in space: Close the window shade and put in... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
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3.6 VA Benefits | MBA
31 benefits due to disbursement delays on the part of the VA. Additionally, Harvard University will not prevent a student from attending classes or demand payment in advance for funds expected to be paid by the VA until at least 90 days... View Details
- 07 Apr 2011
- What Do You Think?
When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?
well as criteria for the timing of intervention and, just as important, "the exit process once the desired results (predefined) are achieved." Several argue that prevention whether through planning, laws and regulations-or the... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Q&A: The Post-Pandemic Path
previous financial crisis. “Thankfully, things turned out dramatically different from what we expected,” adds Greenwood. Here, he discusses the scientific, business, and government response that prevented the predictions from becoming a... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 19 May 2020
- News
Exploring the Economics of a Pandemic; Alumni Forums Draw Closer Online
Black community as a private-enterprise desert, with devastating consequences.” To prevent this, he gave an overview of how to fill out the PPP loan application, and shared promising data from Seaway National Bank in Chicago, where most... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Alumni Bookshelf
by Scott Green (MBA 1989)(Wiley) A practical approach for managers who want to improve internal controls to prevent fraud. Learning to Love Africa by Monique Maddy (MBA 1993) (HarperBusiness) Maddy’s memoir chronicles her journey from a... View Details
- 19 Dec 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
New Year, New Habits
number of actions that build society. The following studies reveal proven methods of encouraging healthy eating and exercise. A Simple Way for Restaurant Inspectors to Improve Food Safety Basic tweaks to the schedules of food safety inspectors could View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Jun 2011
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Motivation
behavior: the promotion of good deeds or the prevention of bad deeds. It turns out that employees tend to act more ethically when focused on what not to do. That can be problematic in firms where success is commonly framed in terms of... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Decision Points
loans, and I was blindsided by the extent of the crisis,” he declared. As for the TARP rescue, Bush explained, “My instincts were to let everybody fail, but I was concerned about a depression. I had to set ideology aside.” He added that he couldn’t prove his decision... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Investigation Leads to Sanctions, Recommendations
working with students, faculty, and administrators to establish procedures "for preventing these kinds of situations in the future and for addressing violations of our standards in a fair and prompt manner." He noted that the School has... View Details
- 21 Jul 2011
- News
Social Investing’s Time Has Come
with little or no measurable result, SIBs offer a new way to address intractable societal problems. Here’s how the bonds work. Private investors purchase bonds that finance preventive programs run by nonprofit groups. If the programs,... View Details
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Tedde Tsang
have found no better way for city governments to work toward this ideal than to apply the lessons of management science to do the things that really matter—keeping the schools open, preventing crime, picking up the trash, and providing... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Elevator Pitch: Good Vibrations
Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Bone Health Technologies Laura Yecies (MBA 1988), CEO Concept: OsteoBoost, a wearable vibration belt that is designed to treat osteopenia and prevent osteoporosis by reducing bone... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
A Good Thing Happens When Doctors Start Talking to Their Patients
performing costly medical procedures. And that’s a problem, argues Senior Fellow Robert S. Kaplan, the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus, at Harvard Business School. “It becomes obvious that you can make the tradeoff to spend more time earlier... View Details