Optimization - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Apr 2020
News

Decreasing the Wealth Gap

the way the system is working in a way to increase the size of the pie and divide it well,” he told NPR’s Noel King. While he did share his fear that the economic aftereffects of the pandemic could increase social unrest, Dalio offers a glimmer of View Details

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HBS Online Scaling Ventures

Scaling Ventures is for startup founders and senior leaders who have achieved product-market fit and now need to successfully guide their company through cycles of rapid growth and organizational change. Program Dates: April 30, 2019 - June 18, 2019 (Every Tuesday from... View Details

Portrait Project

Martin Eston

generations of my family, whose sacrifice and perseverance afforded me a world of opportunity. I will be open. Out of optimism for anybody who is one kindred spirit away from salvaging a bright future from the shadows of a compromised... View Details

29 Sep 2011
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Leveraging Intellectual Property

forms of intellectual property and still be IP-modular, provided that the incompatible chunks of knowledge are associated with different modules within the whole system. The optimal modular structure for capturing value is not necessarily... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

Portrait Project

Maureen Monagle Miller

not grow up. I will retain the hopeful optimism of a young girl who tried to fly off of the fireplace ledge. I will seek the simple joys once found in a crabbing line and an open bay. I will imbue everything that I do with the fierceness... View Details

10 Jan 2017
News

A Side of Data with Your Dinner

also makes it a dangerous time to be a restaurateur.” The danger is the diners’ high expectations amid ever-increasing competition for their dollars. “More than ever, technology must play a critical role in helping a restaurateur optimize... View Details

21 Aug 2012
First Look

First Look: August 21

Opportunities: Optimal Taxation when Children's Abilities Depend on Parents' Resources Authors:Alexander Gelber and Matthew Weinzierl Abstract Empirical research suggests that parents' economic resources affect their children's future... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2021
News

HBS-Harvard Collaboration Fosters New Ventures

impact of alumni giving, plus inspiring donor profiles, visit HBS’s annual Contributors Report. VISIT REPORT For more stories that illustrate the impact of alumni giving, plus inspiring donor profiles, visit HBS’s annual Contributors Report. VISIT REPORT WHOOP strap... View Details

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Product Management - Course Catalog

executive, this course aims to provide an introduction to product management and expose students to key product development and growth strategies so they can build, optimize and scale products following graduation. Product examples cover... View Details

08 May 2015
News

Ubiquitous digital connectivity is now essential to competitiveness

its “industrial Internet,” an open global network of machines, data, and people that provides analytics and designs solutions to optimize its customers’ complex operations. “The paradigm is not displacement and replacement,” says Iansiti,... View Details

18 Oct 2004
Research & Ideas

The Bias of Wall Street Analysts

Analysts and Research Reports," and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) issued Rule 472, "Communications with the Public." Both were effective in May of 2002, which is subsequent to the data used in our study, but seem to have noticeably affected the... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

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Executive Education Courses - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

care with health care partners Increase operational efficiencies: Match clinical resources to clinical processes and improve resource utilization Optimize costs over the full cycle of care Manage reimbursement and payment challenges... View Details

Fast Answer

Market Perspectives

search engine optimized for locating scholarly and academic material. The "Find It @ Harvard" button will automatically appear with search results when Google Scholar is accessed from our page. EconLit - is a comprehensive,... View Details

11 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 11

leading government officials to set policies that undermine competitiveness and sap economic growth. Business is caught in a vicious circle. A big part of the problem lies with companies themselves, which remain trapped in an outdated, narrow approach to value... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Portrait Project

Maria Makhabane

neighbors, saw difficulty and struggle scars that were more than skin deep. But most striking to me was the palpable sense of hope and optimism embodied in each person I encountered. With unwavering certainty, they told stories of a... View Details

Portrait Project

Cordelia Shackleton

optimism being kind, “everything is going to be alright.” She gave me a hug. I started to cry as she walked out my bedroom. I cried all evening. I cried because I felt I had done nothing for my family, and then, when I had failed, my... View Details

07 Dec 2022
News

Dubai-Based Proptech Builds Up

Dubai to Saudi Arabia and beyond. "There are almost 25,000 short-term rentals here in Dubai and 550 companies are operating them," he said. "These are often small companies that do a great job, but in a piecemeal manner. They don't necessarily have access to technology... View Details

30 Aug 2016
First Look

August 30, 2016

impatience parameter is calibrated to local interest rates. A quantitative exercise calibrated to Brazil finds welfare gains of the optimal fiscal policy to be economically substantial, and the optimal rule... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

29 Aug 2017
Blog Post

3 Insights from My First Year at HBS

tensions between optimizing shareholder value and the taking into account the wellbeing of employees and society. I struggle on a daily basis to think of how I can optimize my HBS experience and resources,... View Details

Portrait Project

Jake Cusack

local dress and armed with a notebook instead of combat fatigues and an M4 rifle. I work with local entrepreneurs, who dream of creating a more prosperous and peaceful life. Their optimism can heal wounded spirits and fragile countries.... View Details

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