Systems Thinking - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Oil Price Fallout: What Happens Next?

Arabia is now content to stand pat and let the market fix itself. "Oil is a large part of the Saudis' budget as well, but they're also running a huge surplus," he said. "So I think they've decided they can take the lower... View Details

Keywords: Re: Richard H.K. Vietor; Energy; Utilities

16 May 2017
News

Facing the Board

and Al Gordon (MBA 1985), president and CEO of the Delectable Dining Group, as the board members. Kashyap opened the presentation, stating the team is recommending licensing the Aladdin operating system to government clients and... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; photos by Susan Young; Blackrock; The Boardroom

01 Sep 2006
News

Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum

resilience in the face of difficult challenges. “However,” he added, “I think we should all be deeply troubled about the way our political system is functioning.” Rubin also urged the HBS audience, well... View Details

15 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 15

Distributed Innovation Author:Carliss Y. Baldwin Abstract Systems of distributed innovation-so-called business ecosystems-have become increasingly prevalent in many industries. These entities generally encompass numerous corporations,... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

19 Sep 2006
First Look

First Look: September 19, 2006

the school's charter. The case explores the opportunities and challenges of starting up and leading an urban charter school as well as the consequences of a state accountability system based on student achievement data. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Strategy for Small Fish

Welcome to the age of business interdependence, say HBS professor Marco Iansiti and collaborator Roy Levien, authors of the new HBSP book The Keystone Advantage: What the New Dynamics of Business Ecosystems Mean for Strategy, Innovation, and Sustainability. View Details

Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien

16 Dec 2014
First Look

First Look: December 16

money-maximizing evaluation procedure. Our findings are compatible with a behavioral model of information processing and with the System 1/System 2 distinction in behavioral decision research where people have two distinct modes of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Dec 2011
First Look

First Look: December 20

thinkers formed an impression unbiased by the stereotype, suggesting a bottom-up strategy, whereas conscious thinkers relied on the stereotype, suggesting a top-down strategy. That is, when thinking consciously, participants relied more... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

04 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

Don’t Lose Money With Customers

however, that most companies that claim to practice customer relationship management actually focus on managing individual customer interactions. While they think they are talking strategy, firms are actually mired in the execution of... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs

06 Apr 2016
What Do You Think?

As Tim Cook, How Would You Tackle Apple's Next Challenge?

issue for only a tiny fraction of the population of potential Apple customers.” As Guy put it, “I think consumers assume a certain level of security will be in the product--probably no better or worse than other products in the class.”... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer

23 Apr 2019
Blog Post

HBS Shares Their Favorite Books for HR Leaders

role. However, Gino will push you to question why some rules exist, and think about what would happen if you did things differently. Rebel Talent profiles successful business owners, pilots, magicians, and military leaders to highlight... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

07 Aug 2017
Blog Post

A Summer Internship with the City of Boston

Fellowship, has led the charge, championing the end user in a system burdened with legacy IT, a complex government bureaucracy, and the financial constraints that (rightfully) come with using taxpayers’ dollars. The name of the team,... View Details

01 Dec 1996
News

Organizations and Markets: A Challenging View of the World

turn triggers the adrenal gland and floods the conscious brain with chemicals. By the time the information reaches the thinking part of the brain, the cortex has been tainted by the prior emotional response. Thus, messages of emotional... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

10 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists

sufficient child care, “it's the same as having your lab shut down.” The disparity for women with young children could be because inadequate systems don’t allow female scientists to do their jobs at the same intensity as their male... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Pharmaceutical; Biotechnology; Health

25 Apr 2012
What Do You Think?

How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?

it confined to a special set of conditions? Will access to Big Data further enable fact-based decision making or analysis paralysis? What do you think? Original Article Ideas and trends converge from time to time in a way that suggests the possible shape of the future.... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

02 Sep 2002
What Do You Think?

What Can Business Schools Do to Avoid Bad Apples?

person's commitment to service outside of their profession ... as good an indication as any of a person's commitment to more than just achieving status and making money" (Tammy Doty); 3) encouraging a school's admissions group to "focus inward and nurture in... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Rethinking E-Leadership

"enthusiasm, technological wizardry, and unfettered thinking of the younger generations" may be just the tonic your company needs, so it would make sense to adopt the incentives and rewards most likely to help you attract and... View Details

Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni

Web

FAQs - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

systems throughout the world. Challenges of TDABC Use Q: What is the biggest challenge with TDABC? A: Obtaining support of leaders capable of linking clinical care providers with representatives from finance and other key departments is... View Details

01 Sep 2020
News

Turning Point: Change, Stat

this scene that has stayed with me, where we had 30 ventilators in a room going at once, all buzzing and beeping a different tune and tempo. It was such a crushing, insane experience that I don’t think I’ll ever feel overwhelmed again for... View Details

Keywords: COVID-19; healthcare; medicine; innovation; interpersonal communication; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Jan 2006
News

Philip L. Yeo, MBA 1976

Chairman, Agency for Science, Technology & Research Former Chairman, Singapore Economic Development Board Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION University of Toronto, 1970 BASc., Industrial Engineering University of Singapore, 1974 M.S.,... View Details

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