Filter Results:
(1,302)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(1,302)
- People (3)
- News (242)
- Research (889)
- Events (1)
- Multimedia (5)
- Faculty Publications (336)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(1,302)
- People (3)
- News (242)
- Research (889)
- Events (1)
- Multimedia (5)
- Faculty Publications (336)
- 03 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 3
entrepreneurship researchers. Working PapersSpeaking Up Constructively: Managerial Practices That Elicit Solutions from Front-line Employees Authors:Julia Adler-Milstein, Sara J. Singer, and Michael W. Toffel Abstract Ideas that could enable organizations to View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
effectively over the last two years - it is a pleasure to inherit such a healthy organization. My fellow Board members and I are committed to carrying out the overall mission of the Board, which is to continually evaluate the quality and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Curing Health Care
Prescriptions: Free the Data! Build a Killer App Measure Health Care's Real Costs Make Medicine Personal Leverage Human Nature Integrate Preventive Care and Payment BUSH: A passionate advocate for improving health care efficiency and... View Details
- 27 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Learning the Language of Product at Duolingo
quality language education freely available for anyone, anywhere. They’ve recently gone through a huge growth spurt: head count is on track to grow 50% year on year to almost 200 employees. Revenue is growing rapidly as well, and the... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 20 Jun 2012
- Lessons from the Classroom
Teaching Leadership: What We Know
improving the practice and quality of leading has never been greater for those responsible for preparing future leaders, the sense of urgency and commitment is palpable. Third, after spending only a few... View Details
- 14 Jul 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina
about how to improve the quality of education for students in urban areas. Sarah and Matt were in the classroom when we discussed the case, and as much as the students admired their commitment to New... View Details
- 03 Dec 2024
- News
Magic Numbers
Courtesy Shalinee Sharma Courtesy Shalinee Sharma As a sixth grader in Buffalo, New York, Shalinee Sharma (MBA 2005) believed math just wasn’t her thing. There were only a few girls in the honors class at her new school, and Sharma soon realized that she was far behind... View Details
Keywords: Amy Crawford
- 11 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 11
demonstrates that when employees can see their customers, the beneficiaries of their efforts, the quality and efficiency of the service they deliver can actually improve. Studies in food service show how revealing customers to employees... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 24, 2008
log variance of income per worker. This figure should be compared to the 42% success rate of the usual model. Download the paper from SSRN ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w14060 Bounded Decision Making: From Description to Improvement... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Jul 2005
- Research & Ideas
Should You Outsource Your Marketing?
may lack the left-brain analytics needed to better understand their customers in today's information-rich environment. Besides, argue McGovern and Quelch, outsourcing marketing can lead to better quality and lower costs. McGovern offers a... View Details
Keywords: by Poping Lin
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Student Startups Help Fight COVID-19
virus. “They created products and services that have the potential to reduce the spread of the virus, improve patient care, and create community when in-person gatherings aren’t possible,” explains Matt Segneri (MBA 2010), the Bruce and... View Details
- 20 Nov 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, November 20, 2018
organizations, which often use capitated payments, and bundled payments. Nearly half (46%) of respondents say value-based contracts significantly improve the quality of care, and another 42% say value-based... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Mar 2017
- Research & Ideas
What's the Ideal Frequency for a Sales Quota?
according to Chung and Narayandas. The paper follows a 2013 study in which Chung and colleagues developed a structural model to determine the ideal frequency of quotas. That study showed that quarterly bonuses would improve sales among... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 26 Aug 2024
- Research & Ideas
Can AI Match Human Ingenuity in Creative Problem-Solving?
When ChatGPT and other large language models began entering the mainstream two years ago, it quickly became apparent the technology could excel at certain business functions, yet it was less clear how well artificial intelligence could handle more creative tasks. Sure,... View Details
- 02 Jul 2013
- First Look
First Look: July 2
and goad managers. This response assesses Caesars Entertainment's CodeGreen scorecard, advocates a more comprehensive environmental assessment to target subsequent improvement efforts, and describes how the company can leverage and scale... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
- 28 Aug 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018
Breaks in Interaction Improve Collective Intelligence By: Bernstein, Ethan, Jesse Shore, and David Lazer Abstract— People influence each other when they interact to solve problems. Such social influence introduces both benefits (higher... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Student-Profile
Talia Gillis
other disciplines. The HBS Experience The administrative support is outstanding. The dedicated staff has provided me with guidance and support and truly encourages students to do the best they can. The research agenda of HBS faculty, which manifests a commitment to... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Vision: Learning Curve
Indian nonprofit devoted to supporting the millions of low-income women who toil in the country’s informal economy. Serving young people and working mothers, brother and sister each came to believe that intervening at the preschool and primary-school levels was... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy
on this subject. What are some of your findings? A: In The Competitive Advantage of Nations, I articulated the phenomenon of clusters as part of an overall effort to grapple with the enormous question of how a nation can improve its... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter
- Blog
Understanding the Benefits of Our Virtual Programs
Kristine Schmidt, Board Director, PG&E Corporation HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE TO A COLLEAGUE WHO IS INTERESTED IN A VIRTUAL PROGRAM? Augusto Bassanini (AB): The quality of the material is the best and the expertise on... View Details