Systems Design - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2002
News

Bad Times for Business

it a case of dé jà vu or an unprecedented, systemic failure? This roundtable discussion, moderated by Professor Krishna Palepu, sought answers and suggested some corrective measures. Highlights of the conversation follow. Krishna Palepu:... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

15 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

A Better Business Model for Fighting Cancer

system to speed delivery of targeted therapies to the marketplace. “Early on, people would ask us why the (Harvard) business school, and not the medical school, was the recipient of this gift,” says accelerator co-chair and HBS senior... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health; Pharmaceutical

03 Dec 2015
Op-Ed

How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It

Leaders from some 150 nations have convened in Paris this week for the COP21 conference with a singular goal: to fight the global threat of climate change. Each of them have brought to Paris their own national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that drive... View Details

Keywords: by Joseph Lassiter; Energy

15 May 2012
First Look

First Look: May 15

its suspension, consistent with the importance of reputation. Larger firms and those with greater growth options were more likely to leave, also consistent with the reputation argument. Read the paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1557231 ... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

17 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 17

designers and the members receive their clothes six months later. The founders of Moda Operandi-Aslaug Magnusdottir and Lauren Santo Domingo-believe that the firm has the potential to address and eliminate inefficiencies in the fashion... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2018
News

Adapting to Meet Changing Needs

program participated in an intensive summer seminar on systems engineering before beginning their first-year studies in the MBA Program. HBX Course Development Stretches and Energizes Faculty In developing new Leadership courses for the... View Details

20 Apr 2020
News

To Build Connection in Quarantine, Clubs Go Virtual

search for treatments, and the desperate lack of critical data. “Right now we’re plagued by a paucity of proper data,” says Seftel. “We need expanded diagnostics to determine who has been infected and how their immune system has... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

02 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 2

Evidence from a Field Experiment Authors: Kevin Boudreau, Tom Brady, Ina Ganguli, Patrick Gaule, Eva Guinan, Karim Lakhani, and Tony Hollenberg Abstract We present the results of a field experiment conducted within the Harvard Medical School View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Computer Security is For Managers, Too

company computer systems is often left unclear. Managers need to ask, "Who should have remote access to the corporate network? What safeguards must be in place before employees can connect to the corporate network from a remote... View Details

Keywords: by Robert D. Austin & Christopher A.R. Darby

01 Feb 2000
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

for the coming year: encourage clubs to designate an information technology officer to run Internet sessions and develop Web resources; create a system for connecting current students to clubs and... View Details

Keywords: Edmund A. Hajim (MBA '64)

10 May 2004
Research & Ideas

Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures

such far-flung but tightly integrated subsidiaries? How do you ensure that financial reporting is effective while simultaneously optimizing your tax position? How do you design compensation systems that... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

23 Jan 2007
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First Look: January 23, 2007

entrepreneurs. Designed for entrepreneurial and international business courses. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807075 Bill Gates and Steve Jobs Harvard Business School Case 407-028 Bill... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog

leadership to the often-messy reality of rolling up one's sleeves and getting things done. It takes the point of view of a leader who: (1) is new to a situation, (2) must take action, and (3) is asked to operate within a system that she... View Details

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Executive Education Courses - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

through accurate measurement and reporting Apply the concept of Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC) to measure health care costs and outcomes Design and implement a bundled payment system to reduce... View Details

06 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?

superior product, adding to the probability of success. However, OSS has disadvantages too. Most importantly, it comes from behind in terms of market share (installed base). Because the value of an operating system depends critically on... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

16 May 2017
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First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

Tobin’s Q. Collectively, the evidence suggest that current efforts to increase transparency around organizations’ impact on society are effective at improving disclosure quantity and quality as well as corporate value. Effects of an Information Sharing View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

07 Sep 2021
News

Summer Fellowship Recipient is a Changemaker in Tanzania

at Harvard designed to foster student startups. In 2021, the company was a finalist in the HBS New Venture Competition’s social enterprise track and participated in the Harvard i-lab’s Venture Program, where it was named a semifinalist in... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Sep 2016
News

How I Got to Google

create the elective course Product Management 101. Update: A former business operations intern at the software company Autodesk, Soheili recently landed a product manager job at design firm Homepolish. SS: What are the characteristics of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

28 Jul 2009
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First Look: July 28

best-known authority, TRUSTe, are more than twice as likely to be untrustworthy as uncertified sites. This difference remains statistically and economically significant when restricted to "complex" commercial sites. In contrast, competing certification View Details