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- 17 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Applying the MBA Skillset to Global Health Challenges: Summer Fellow Vasilis Theodorou (MBA 2022)
management diagnostic, an assessment tool designed to help national malaria control programs and ministries of health assess their managerial challenges in a more systematic way. I am also supporting the strengthening of the existing... View Details
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
financing a risky venture. Structured experimentation, popularized by Eric Ries’ The Lean Startup, has been widely embraced as the gold standard for how to approach the commercialization of radical new ideas. From Boston to Beijing to... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Jun 2011
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Motivation
Dynamic Structural Analysis of Bonus-Based Compensation Plans Companies generally pay their sales staff with some combination of salary, commissions, and bonuses for meeting quotas—with sales force costs averaging about 10 percent of... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 11 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
relationship that favored all parties. We discuss implications for research in the economics and management of MSPs. Specifically, we argue that the literature would benefit from work that endogenizes platform design and that considers... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
occupations, the creative act has received limited attention as an economic behavior and has historically proven difficult to study. This paper studies the incentive effects of competition on individuals' creative production. Using a sample of commercial logo View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 05 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 5
impacts applications even among academically stronger students. Finally, athletic success effects are greater at public schools than at private schools. Download the paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=44101 Do Bonuses Enhance Sales Productivity? A Dynamic View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
and Work Symposium. The Structured World and the Self Elizabeth Haines Elizabeth Haines, Professor of Psychology at William Paterson University, presents "Why so Sticky?" at the 2017 Gender and Work Symposium. Elizabeth Haines, Professor... View Details
- 18 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Open Innovation Contestants Build AI-Based Cancer Tool
learning or competition, regulatory issues related to image and data de-identification and access, and development of contest designs that motivate participation and provide information structures that... View Details
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
practicing executives in case learning. The work is built on the foundation of HBS field cases employing the monomyth "hero's journey" classic story structure along with the creation of associated fictional case characters View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
5 Principles for Scaling Change from IBM’s High School Innovation
illustrates the importance of embedding a scale-up strategy in the initial design of a program that aims to solve a widespread problem. In the following discussion, Kanter and Litow talk about the process through which creative,... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 14 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM
non-conformance and quality control programs that were designed to optimize patient experience. Why did you decide to pursue an MBA given your STEM background? I studied mechanical engineering because I wanted to build upon my analytical,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
centuries, not decades. The ten years that it took to conceive, plan, and build the East Building were well-spent, judging by the superb reception the I.M. Pei-designed structure has received, including its recent View Details
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Credential of Digital Innovation and Strategy | HBS Online
Innovation Master design thinking principles and creative problem-solving tools to develop innovative solutions to your most challenging business problems. Highlights Structuring Observations Using Journey... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
affordable prices, a unique offering in the otherwise crowded wedding industry. But custom design creates ongoing operational challenges. As it grows, should Anomalie leverage its supply-chain advantages to create a line of off-the-rack... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 19 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
headquarters, where Skullcandy creates and markets high-quality, boldly designed headphones, earbuds, speaker docks, iPhone/iPod accessories, and clothing. What’s this first year as CEO been like? We went public in July 2011, a few months... View Details
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
auditor, we identify structural contingencies in the institutional environment and in program design under which codes and monitoring are more likely to be associated with improvements in working conditions.... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 29 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Exploring Sustainable Energy: A Visit to Vestas Wind Turbine Manufacturing in Odense, Denmark
to power the world sustainably. Second, we were impressed by Vestas’ commitment to quality and efficiency. After our first year course in operations management, we were excited to see process design principles in action. Weekly Kaizen and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
authors examine how 20th-century shifts in global governance norms and structures eventually left the high seas open for predatory attacks. Reviewing contemporary debates about how best to combat piracy, they conclude that the solution... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Case Study: Sweat the Technique
completely different product design (electronics), manufacturing process, and software. Consider setting up a different brand or structure to go after this opportunity. —Mark Gallion (MBA 1989) Got a case?... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms
individuals clearly poses an extraordinary challenge. We refer to it as “leadership without control.” Explain the concept of alignment. Lorsch: Alignment refers to the ongoing process of designing organizational practices and View Details