Utilization - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 9

have been creatively implemented in the U.S. and elsewhere to transplant paired donors, each method uniquely contributing to the success of KPD. As the paired donor pool grows, the problem of determining allocation strategies that maximize equity and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Do I Dare Say Something?

Similarly, senior management in any type of firm can consciously or unconsciously fail to utilize the formal mechanisms that facilitate speaking up. In fact, much of our research has been conducted in settings that don't fit the... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

07 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

XTV: Xerox’s Attempted Recovery From “Fumbling the Future”

in the book, were overwhelmed by Xerox's mismanagement of the computer applications for its technology. In response to the criticism set forth by the two authors, who were consultants for McKinsey, Xerox decided to improve its ability to profit from technology that was... View Details

Keywords: by Henry Chesbrough

2023
Working Paper

Advances in Power-to-Gas Technologies: Cost and Conversion Efficiency

By: Gunther Glenk, Philip Holler and Stefan Reichelstein

Widespread adoption of hydrogen as an energy carrier is widely believed to require continued advances in Power-to-Gas (PtG) technologies. Here we provide a comprehensive assessment of the dynamics of system prices and conversion efficiency for three currently prevalent... View Details

Keywords: Clean Tech; Decarbonization; Carbon Emissions; Learning By Doing; Environment; Energy; Environmental Management; Sustainable Cities; Price; Utilities Industry; Utilities Industry; Utilities Industry; Utilities Industry; Utilities Industry; Europe; North America; South America; Africa; Asia

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August 2014 (Revised May 2016)
Case

Husk Power

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Sid Misra

In late 2013, Husk Power Systems found itself falling further and further behind plan. The founding CEO had decided to resign. His co-founder is faced with the decision of quitting his corporate job in the US to head to India and help form a new management team. Husk... View Details

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Educators

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11 Jun 2020
In Practice

Are Digital Organizations Better at Overcoming COVID?

industry. That said, technology will be most powerfully utilized during the pandemic by those firms who apply it organization-wide to create more nimble, efficient organizations, more capable of managing the factors of production (e.g.,... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

03 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Web Services

ten years. That's a new model for the software industry—think about a ten-year-old PC and what utility value it has—it's a boat anchor. But there are lot of ten-year-old cars that will need service and support." "I would argue... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Service

01 Dec 2017
News

Ask the Expert: Human Intelligence

(AI) technology but a recent McKinsey survey of senior executives shows that financial services, utilities and media firms are now testing the AI waters. On the R&D side, CB Insights research shows that there have been over 3000 VC deals... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Feb 1999
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

their discussion by confirming the following central assumption: in order for clubs to remain viable, they will need to streamline their "back office" procedures, utilize technology to enhance their operations, and find ways to attract... View Details

25 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Will Machine Learning Make You a Better Manager?

learning from a technical standpoint. But, you don’t have to understand how exactly machine learning works in order to utilize it. In simplest terms, machine learning is a combination of fields, including statistics, computer science, and... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information Technology

30 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Do Mergers Hurt Product Quality?

comprised 88 mergers and thousands of brand name products in 20 product categories. Including items such as vacuum cleaners, lawn mowers, power drills, and washing machines, the categories were chosen based on how frequently they were reviewed. The product's inherent... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

03 May 2004
What Do You Think?

How Much Is Enough?

company results as their own personal results; and do the reverse too, dealing with family as just a company exercise." Tak Okamoto suggested that the concept poses real problems for managers. As he put it, "I judge 'just enough-ness' on the marginal View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Web

Privacy - HBS Working Knowledge

information for commercial purposes. Such information will be utilized only for the purpose stated. To accomplish such purpose, Harvard Business School may disclose the information to its employees, consultants and agents (including, for... View Details

08 Dec 2015
News

Living the Legacy

and more marketable to employers,” says Paul. While his favorite module was economics, he is already utilizing the business analytics tools he mastered in CORe. “Being able to create histograms to quickly visualize data makes me more... View Details

07 Dec 1999
Research & Ideas

Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century

Today we might point to Heinz and Noble's skill in exploiting economies of scope, in developing additional goods that utilized existing inputs and organizational capabilities. 48 But neither man thought in theoretical terms about what he... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn

29 Jun 2022
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces the 2022-2023 Blavatnik Fellows

Lime is a Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center spinout from Dr. Dan Heller’s lab, utilizing a novel high-throughput screening approach for discovering lipid-targeting drugs for treating cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. Using its... View Details

01 Jun 2014
News

Early Impact

Mulan Chu Chao Center will open where Kresge once stood. Made possible by a gift from a Dr. James Si-Cheng Chao and family foundation, it will be a hub for executives and a bridge to the HBS community. MBA Program Innovation Continuing its history of educational... View Details

Keywords: Construction of Buildings; Construction; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Feb 2001
News

Drilling Down

The news last October of Chevron's proposed acquisition of Texaco for $36 billion in stock was hardly surprising to industry analysts. The planned merger — which would streamline projects and save some $1.2 billion annually — was considered the most logical path for... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Matthew R. Simmons; Utilities; Utilities; Utilities; Utilities

05 Aug 2002
What Do You Think?

Is Platform Leadership Old Hat or the Wave of the Future?

parts to design complementary products that fitted together. Successful platform leaders exert a great deal of influence. At times, they must build trust among those that choose to utilize the platform as partners. At other times, they... View Details