Process Improvement - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Sep 2019
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Launching a Career in Clean Energy

international development and microfinance. Today, as cofounder of pathZERO Energy, she’s leading an effort to help businesses transition to cheaper, cleaner, more reliable energy solutions through improved efficiency, better data, and... View Details

17 Mar 2009
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First Look: March 17, 2009

develop to support improving value for patients. In addition to restructuring care delivery in the hospitals and throughout northeastern Ohio, The Clinic has investments, facilities, and staff in several other states in the U.S. as well... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

2 million square feet. Space and occupancy expenses include costs related to maintaining and operating the School’s buildings and campus infrastructure. Additionally, facilities improvement and renovation costs that do not qualify as... View Details

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Providers - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

reliable. Physician referrals should be based on excellent patient results, together with the ability of referred providers to share information and integrate care across the entities involved in the care cycle. Improve the View Details

2008
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Survey Questionnaire on Environmental Management Practices: Summary of Results by Industry and Practices

By: Magali Delmas and Michael W. Toffel

This document provides a summary of the results of a survey on Environmental Management Practices (EMP) conducted by the University of California at Santa Barbara during October and November 2003. The survey was sent to 3255 facilities in 8 industrial sectors: pulp,... View Details

Keywords: Economic Sectors; Surveys; Management Practices and Processes; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Non-Governmental Organizations

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22 Mar 2023
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Decarbonization and Sustainable Production: Immersive Field Course in Denmark and the Netherlands

back in 2012, I was hoping to graduate and work in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. My goal was to contribute to eradicating energy poverty and improving general welfare. At that time, petroleum accounted for roughly 80% of the... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

numbers increasing from 605 million to two billion. This book is dedicated to the proposition that a basic understanding of what happens when the brain ages can improve quality of life for individuals as well as benefit society as a... View Details

20 Apr 2021
Book

A Simple Question That Can Guide Companies to Epic Success

companies have the potential to create more value and increase their profits. Even modest advances can have dramatic implications. “If a US company that ranked 50th today jumped to 40th next year, its return on invested capital (ROIC) would increase by 21 percent,” he... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Wyss House | About

with a Swiss company run by four doctors who had developed a new process to help bones heal more quickly and with better results. In 1977 Wyss became president of Synthes USA, where he was responsible for expanding the company’s... View Details

09 Jan 2023
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How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Sam Perez Diarte

The HBS 2+2 program is a deferred admission process for current students in their final year of study, either in college or a full-time master’s degree program. If you are admitted through 2+2, you work for two to four years in a field of... View Details

25 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Who is to Blame for 'The Great Training Robbery'?

training typically doesn’t yield the return on investment in improved organizational effectiveness and performance that companies expect. “Individual development has to take place in the context of a larger change View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Education

02 Jun 2009
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First Look: June 2, 2009

selection processes help organizations adapt in the face of technological and market changes. We show how this process, along with the concepts of organizational ambidexterity and dynamic capabilities, may help organizations survive over... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions

corrective action. Is there any way to find out earlier whether you're on the right track? There is indeed. The trick, we believe, is to periodically assess the decision-making process, even as it is under way. Scholars now have considerable evidence showing that a... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto

08 Aug 2017
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First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017

with increased risk of primary cesarean delivery and maternal morbidity. Other proactive management practices may be associated with decreased risk of prolonged length of stay, indicating a potential opportunity to safely improve labor... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Technology & Operations Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

C. Edmondson : Awarded the 2024 Medal for Distinguished Service by the Teachers College at Columbia University. Kris Johnson Ferreira : "Warnings and Endorsements: Improving Human-AI Collaboration Under Covariate Shift" with Matthew... View Details

20 Dec 2011
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First Look: December 20

its influence on team processes and performance are discussed. What Drives Sell-Side Analyst Compensation at High-Status Investment Banks? Authors:Boris Groysberg, Paul M. Healy, and David A. Maber Publication:Journal of Accounting... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

11 Feb 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

10 Rules Entrepreneurs Need to Know Before Adopting AI

Although adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for the enterprise is still in the early days, the technology has matured enough for entrepreneurs to start gathering inspiration and evaluating opportunities for potential applications. Every... View Details

Keywords: by Rocio Wu

18 Dec 2019
Book

6 Skills That Wise Companies Harness for World-Changing Innovation

eventually evolved from manufacturing motorcycles to inventing a revolutionary light business jet—fulfilling a lifelong dream to improve mobility and exemplifying the longevity and continuous innovation that characterizes so many Japanese... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

13 Mar 2023
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Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01

mineralize CO2 and essentially turn it into rock. Usually, they are found deep under the ocean, but in Oman and a few other places in the world they have been pushed up to the surface. The friend who sent me that article was setting up a founding team to see if we... View Details

18 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

than the others? Does there always have to be a corporate justification? Will we see any trends? A: As I describe in the book, the paths to values are many and varied. Some managers arrive by way of a crisis or scandal, and others by way of personal conviction or a... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

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