Flexibility - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Jul 2020
News

Reimagining Chicago’s Schools

in the Hermosa neighborhood of Chicago made up of large, open-classroom spaces called Pods for traditional class periods, with up to 60 students, and broken into subjects based on personal learning data. Three teachers support each Pod, and the setup allows them to be... View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era

function. One important element will be time-based pricing that stimulates demand when renewables are producing abundant electricity. Additionally, electrification of whole new sectors such as transportation (through electric vehicles) or heating (through heat pumps)... View Details

01 Jun 2014
News

The Digital Deck

can be adapted to a range of content and uses. "Some alumni have told us that they're interested in a forum for real-world challenges like US health care and water scarcity, or life-stage issues like estate planning and returning to work," she says. "It's a very... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

04 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 4

the optimal rating. This suggests that large gains could be made by implementing optimal ratings. Much of the gains come from our method responding more quickly to changes in a restaurant's quality. Our algorithm can be flexibly applied... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

04 Feb 2014
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First Look: February 4

explaining why monetary policy was tight during the Great Depression. The paper shows that the evolution of policy was much more gradual and flexible after the Volcker disinflation, when the Fed was not generally deemed to have made an... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

19 Sep 2017
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 19

just maintaining their capital ratios. Third, the best way to deal with the inevitable gaming of any set of ex ante capital rules is not to propose further rules, but rather to allow the regulator sufficient flexibility to address... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Apr 2015
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First Look: April 21

characterize the direct effects that changes in that price index would have on retirees who differ in their initial wealth at retirement and in their mortality rates after retirement. I propose a simple but flexible theoretical framework... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 2001
News

Drilling Down

in foreign countries. "Some of the governments are quite small, and they like dealing directly with the person who makes decisions in the company," he explains. "There's more flexibility involved than there would be with a larger... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Matthew R. Simmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

01 Dec 2012
News

From Where We Stand

been successful, all the way up to the C-suite. Look for an organization with a truly flexible culture, where new ways of thinking are embraced. Women are most successful in work and in life when they build careers in companies that value... View Details

28 Aug 2018
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New Research and Ideas, August 28, 2018

flexible childcare options, would be well-received by U.S. consumers and help it stand out from the existing, more-standardized options. The question now is how, and how fast, to grow. Should it just replicate the exact model it has... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

24 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 24

the design commons organization was robust, although it displayed some areas of fragility. We conclude with the rudiments of a contingency theory describing when and why a commons organization can be advantageous for design production. We also discuss design View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Feb 2007
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First Look: February 27, 2007

Macroeconomics (forthcoming) Abstract This paper presents a complete general equilibrium model with flexible wages where the degree to which wages and productivity change when cyclical employment changes is roughly consistent with postwar... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017

flexible framework of an annual review process on the child’s birthday, combined with a structure for increasing permissions, responsibilities, and conversations. Entitlemania: How Not to Spoil Your Kids, and What to Do If You Have by... View Details

26 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019

a practice described here as “structured empowerment” to balance control and flexibility as they grow. I define structured empowerment as a practice that grants employees both (a) the power to make choices from narrow sets of options on a... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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HBS - Financials | From the Chief Financial Officer

current use gifts totaled $44 million in fiscal 2023, down 2 percent year over year. The flexible nature of these gifts provides the bedrock that allows the School to advance new initiatives and expand the faculty’s research agenda.... View Details

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HBS - Financials | From the CFO

immediately capitalize on emerging opportunities that advance the faculty's pedagogical mission and research agenda. MBA tuition and fees declined $23 million, or approximately 17 percent for the fiscal year, to $113 million. The change was driven primarily by the... View Details

01 Mar 2009
News

Your Taxi Is Waiting

strategy to get us through this period of uncertainty, both with the Eclipse and with the broader economy. I see this as an interim step that will allow us to level off and get to the point where we can start climbing again.” ALL ABOARD: Herp’s strategy in building... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Air Transportation; Transportation

01 Sep 2018
News

Case Study: A Good Fit

solution is more robust? How they answered the question: “Being flexible proved to be the most effective path forward for us,” Jurist-Rosner says. Wellthy offers a range of pricing models—all informed by utilization data. The PEPM pricing... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Dec 2016
News

Case Study: Sweat the Technique

The company has raised about $500,000 in funding so far and is readying a Series A round. The Question: Unger and her team at Nix built the biosenser as an analog system, differentiated from the growing wearables market by its thin, View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

14 Mar 2023
Blog Post

How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations

Track attrition and tenure by gender. Combat flexibility stigma by focusing on measurable aspects of performance, and don’t turn a blind eye to high performers who harass. Despite these efforts, the authors stress that success is unlikely... View Details

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