Generalized Additive Model - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Oct 2023
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Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta

want from the airline.” The strategy also made good business sense because after all, Bastian told his managers and executives, “If you take care of your people, they take care of your customers.” In committing to the strategy for the long term, Hill says Delta may act... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Air Transportation

06 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

Updating a Classic: Writing a Great Business Plan

doing exactly as written, he or she will be sadly disappointed. At the same time, every player has to be somewhat optimistic about the possibility of overcoming inevitable setbacks. I think of ventures as roller coasters, not rocket ships. Q: Any View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

04 Sep 2001
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Is Government Just Stupid? How Bad Decisions Are Made

choice without government interference. If elected, I will do everything possible to guarantee that there will be no real reduction in Social Security or Medicare spending. If elected, I will do everything possible to protect our natural environment and ensure that no... View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman, Jonathan Baron & Katherine Shonk

30 May 2024
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Racial Bias Might Be Infecting Patient Portals. Can AI Help?

experiment with generative artificial intelligence (AI)—ramifications of its use on practice are just starting to be examined. The research sheds light on the biases that digital platforms, whether a simple messaging solution or a... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Health

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Stages of Development - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Competitiveness & Economic Development CED Competitiveness & Economic Development Frameworks & Key Concepts Research & Applications Frameworks & Key Concepts Frameworks & Key Concepts Drivers of Competitiveness The Diamond Model... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Returning to the Roots

It’s not a role he sought or expected. But when his brother died of a brain tumor late last year, Florent Latour (MBA 1999) became CEO of Maison Louis Latour, a winemaker established in 1797 in the Burgundy region of France. The 11th View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; wine; entrepreneurship; family business; innovation; climate change; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

July 2004 (Revised December 2004)
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Timberland: Commerce and Justice

By: James E. Austin, Herman B. Leonard and James Quinn

When Jeffrey Swartz became the third generation in his family to lead the Timberland Co., he pursued a strategy in which commerce and justice were "inextricably linked." Community involvement, environmental management, and global labor standards became not addenda to... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Innovation and Invention; Leadership Development; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Programs; Opportunities; Alignment; Business Strategy; Value

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Organizational Behavior Curriculum - Faculty & Research

look at successful leaders in action to see how they: Develop a vision of the future. Align the organization behind that vision. Motivate people to achieve the vision. Design effective organizations and change them to achieve superior performance. The final module... View Details

20 Oct 2023
News

Highlights from the Fall 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

On the evening of Wednesday, October 11, Alumni Board members joined with current HBS students in the Spangler Center for "A Conversation about Life Lessons", which was led by Leslie Perlow, the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership. This October, more than 75... View Details

01 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

kindness does not. The value and rewards of kindness have been touted by leaders as legendary as King Solomon and Desmond Tutu to latter-day executives like General Motors CEO Mary Barra, known for her inclusive, employee-centric style.... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson

01 Oct 2001
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How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company

had taken insufficient measures before that to address its long-standing financial problems. Some research suggests that voluntary or preemptive restructuring can generate more value than restructuring done under the imminent threat of... View Details

Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson

20 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 20, 2007

sales, inventory, and gross margin. We show that our model can be used to benchmark retailers' performance in sales, inventory, and gross margin simultaneously. Finally, we show that our model can be used to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Jun 2021
HBS Case

Cruising in Crisis: How Carnival Is Riding Out the COVID-19 Storm

challenges. “To get to a better place, you therefore either have to find ways to generate more cash, or reduce or restructure your liabilities.” In addition to aggressively cutting expenses, Carnival also... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Travel

13 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 13, 2007

discovered two distinct factors: learn-what (activities that identify current best practices) and learn-how (activities that operationalize practices in a given setting). We then conducted general linear View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

19 Jan 2016
First Look

January 19, 2016

of surgeon experience; however, all other procedures had marked increases in the R2 following addition of surgeon experience. Cox proportional hazard models revealed that increased surgeon experience was... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

When Negotiating a Price, Never Bid with a Round Number

make a precise bid, the targets are more likely to accept it, and more likely to accept it at a cheaper price. And with cash bids, they’ll generate a more positive market reaction,” says Matti Keloharju, a visiting scholar at Harvard... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Mar 2024
News

Game On

It’s raining in Sarasota. And not a light sprinkle but a proper, Florida drenching, so the outdoor courts at the Pickleball Club’s Lakewood Ranch location are deserted. Inside is a different story. Most of the 12 courts are in play. With four people to a court, all... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Edward Linsmier; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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Yaoxin Ding

manager for a self-driving car Fiat was developing in collaboration with Waymo, Alphabet’s auto subsidiary. “But I felt that as the industry matures,” Yaoxin says, “the next steps involve bigger business challenges: building public acceptance for the technology,... View Details

20 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Risky Business with Structured Finance

percent of its revenues came from rating structured finance products, versus the 32 percent of revenues generated from its traditional business of rating corporate bonds. A simulation is "still a model... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Banking; Financial Services

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Academics - Health Care

business plan for a global business innovation in health care that can better meet these needs. Students generally already have ideas for business plans that they want to pursue. Course Catalog Listing Innovating in Health Care Innovating... View Details

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