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- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Professor Ramchandran Jaikumar Remembered
pioneer in the study of flexible manufacturing systems. A major component of his work was a comprehensive study of more than half of these systems in use worldwide. The project had a significant impact on improving the management of... View Details
- 26 Jul 2016
- First Look
July 26, 2016
and clinician-reported outcomes. These need to be used for internal improvement in health care delivery organizations, as well as for public reporting, so that patients can make informed choices about their health care. We need to do a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Success of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts
shares in a company or part of a company that had been taken private in an initial leveraged buyout. Usually, buyout specialists will hold their portfolio firms for several years, working with existing management as well as bringing in new managers to View Details
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
but over time opportunities for improvement become incremental. Viewed through the modularity-maturity lens, relationships between manufacturing and innovation fall into four quadrants: pure product innovation, pure View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Naina Lal Kidwai
more familiar legal and judiciary system, better protection for intellectual property, and strong English language and engineering skills. The Indian banking system is improving and has a much lower percentage of nonperforming loans than... View Details
- 10 Nov 2020
- Sharpening Your Skills
Research News and Tips: Innovating Across Time Zones
rethink fundamentally how and with whom they partner with suppliers. Writes Willy C. Shih: “They need to analyze their risk exposures, and then think about how to improve their resilience. They should look beyond just relocating supply,... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
Stop Thinking of Climate Change as a Religious or Political Issue
You sometimes hear people say things like, "I believe in global warming" or "I don't believe in climate change." It seems odd to approach climate change in this way, as though it were a question of belief, like religion. Most of the time when we confront uncertainty in... View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Engaging More Deeply with Business in Africa
visitors. “We are focusing on initiatives targeted to improve the economic prosperity of the people.” The message resonated with the HBS group, who visited 20 companies in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya; and Lagos, Nigeria, ranging from a... View Details
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
hit-or-miss at most firms. Tackling the problem systematically, of course, will improve the odds of success. Traditional ways of framing this search examine competencies, customer needs, and shifts in the landscape. This article proposes... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jan 2012
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 24
Colgate. Policy Bundling to Overcome Risk Aversion: A Method for Improving Legislative Outcomes Authors:Katherine L. Milkman, Mary Carol Mazza, Lisa L. Shu, Chia-Jung Tsay, and Max H. Bazerman Publication:Organizational Behavior and Human... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Steve Barger (MBA 1974)
tanks and installing sewer lines. Obviously our work is not glamorous, but we do tough jobs, and we do them better than anyone else. Most of our improvement ideas come from our employees. Everyone is invited to our company planning... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Hands-on Simulations Complement the Case Method
prepare materials by cutting and stripping wires, and assemble the circuit boards. They test their products to ensure that the lights blink and the buzzers buzz before delivering finished goods to their customer. Each team then attempts to View Details
Keywords: Educational Innovation
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
laboratory experiments in food service contexts that suggest that the introduction of operational transparency improves service quality and efficiency. The introduction of reciprocal operational transparency contributed to a 22.5%... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
investment have increased vastly over the last decade, making many people richer. But the problem is that the process has not really been global enough. In fact, some two billion people today live in countries that are actually becoming... View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- 13 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
Workplace: Implications, Issues, and Insights for Future Research and Action,” with 28 other researchers. "Low-cost, light touch interventions can improve conditions for employees." The havoc the virus has wreaked on businesses worldwide... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
IT Strategy: Protecting HBS Information and Data Assets | Information Technology
The Impact & Outcomes The data loss prevention initiative onboarded and rolled out a data protection tool in FY24, reducing the risk of information leaks and improving the School’s ability to respond when data may be in jeopardy. The tool... View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Turning Troubled Schools into High-Achievers
process of transforming troubled schools—and the net results. “I founded and now run an organization, a nonprofit called UP Education Network. We are an organization that focuses on turning around the most chronically underperforming... View Details
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
computational power for model estimation. We overcome computational burden by utilizing an improved simulator for likelihood evaluation and the general-purpose computing on graphics processing units (GPGPU)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
IFC India 2025: Illuminating India’s Solar Future: Reflections on Tata Solar Manufacturing Plant Visit
during this field course. From solar cell to module assembly, the processes showcased precision and commitment to quality. Tata Solar has been a leader in the solar industry for over 33 years, combining a legacy of excellence with... View Details
- 25 Apr 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 25
The result would be improved deal process design in MBOs and improved capital formation in the economy overall. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne