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- 01 Sep 2012
- News
A Silent Workplace Crisis
resources or employee assistance programs. One simple change, to have information and referral requests managed by experienced geriatric-care managers, would dramatically improve utilization of services. Corporate wellness programs and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Back to School
shinier, too. And yet I supply pencils and paper. When I ran out of lined paper, I tried to be “green” and use the blank side of obsolete handouts. The students said this was “too ghetto” and refused to use the paper. When I demonstrate the View Details
- 24 Oct 2013
- News
Engineering a More Secure World
Management. Harris approached the three decades after HBS as if he were tackling case studies in entrepreneurship. From executive positions at utility companies and owning a car dealership, to launching a Silicon Valley startup, each of... View Details
- 30 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
HBS Grad Drives Lori Systems to Success
both "Best of Show" and first place in the productivity and utility category. "The experience has validated my application thesis that HBS would greatly expedite the relevancy I could have in an organization or system on... View Details
- 08 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)?
they have the highest chance of success. Through training as well as motivations, even average players might become rising superstars. "It pays for firms to invest in hiring and developing great managers" In the corporate world, this is analogous to team... View Details
- 15 Nov 2010
- Lessons from the Classroom
Connecting Goals and Go-To-Market Initiatives
what your salespeople (and other customer-facing personnel, such as service personnel) must be good at. Then, the issue is aligning field behaviors with those required tasks and utilizing the appropriate internal levers for doing so. The... View Details
- 25 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 25, 2006
Authors:Jakub Wojciech Jurek and Luis M. Viceira Revised Working Paper Author's Abstract We develop an analytical solution to the dynamic portfolio choice problem of an investor with power utility defined over wealth at a finite horizon... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2019
channels; The secret marketing vector that only cleantech companies can use; Harnessing utility companies to help you sell your product; How to establish your credibility; and Financing your sale. Forget It; What's the Point?: Letting Go... View Details
- 22 Oct 2013
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First Look: October 22
of the sales force, i.e., the degree to which existing consultants recruit new consultants. The company utilizes a range of periodic incentives for recruitment but hopes to build a system of salesforce compensation and management that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Apr 2017
- Blog Post
7 Ways MBA Students Use Baker Library
startup ideas and business plans. We asked members of our team to share stories about meaningful interactions with MBAs, and the different ways students (and their partners) utilize the resources at Baker. Here’s what our librarians have... View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Navigating the Future of Renewable Energy at Port Esbjerg
lower operational costs. This transition is abundant with innovative solutions. The heat pumps used to extract energy from sea water and inject it into the town’s district heating system are custom designed and constructed. They utilize... View Details
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Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry - Course Catalog
restaurants are assessing, adopting, affording and maximizing the utility of technological changes such as mobile ordering, delivery and advanced loyalty programs. We’ll also consider how restaurateurs are developing asset light models... View Details
- 07 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Looking to Leave a Mark? Memorable Leaders Don't Just Spout Statistics, They Tell Stories
blocked by irrelevant information. “This is one of the first studies in economics that actually tries to study the role of memory and similarity in a controlled way,” Graeber says. A story that people will remember The findings have significant View Details
- 03 Mar 2017
- News
Big Blue’s Big Bet
students began to attack these cases by working together. The goal was threefold, says Dr. James Young, executive dean of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine: Watson was to help doctors get better at diagnosing illnesses and diseases; Watson was to View Details
Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page
- 25 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 25, 2008
Working Papers Reality versus Propaganda in the Formation of Beliefs about Privatization Authors: Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Galiani, and Ernesto Schargrodsky Abstract Argentina privatized most public utilities during the 1990s but... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Letters to the Editor
Seeds of Green Congratulations to Erika Diamond and Annie Fishman (both MBA 2007) on their founding of the HBS Green Business Alumni Association as reported in the September Bulletin. It’s great to see their efforts and the related story of HBS alumni in green... View Details
- 15 May 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Women Find New Path to Work
in everything you need to know to re-enter the professional work force, a combination of deep dive into yourself, a look at who you are and understanding what is really satisfying to you. What's the best utilization of your skills that... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 30 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
Readers Ask: I Need Tips for Working at Home
flexibility in this timeframe and might start demanding flexible work as a long-term solution. Doesn’t making employees work remotely save on utility expenditures? Choudhury: If companies allow workers to live anywhere, they might save... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 11 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Kel Jackson, MBA 2019: "[My Job] Matters. I Didn't Want a Role that Would Box Me In."
Intern at Aurora Flight Sciences in Cambridge, Massachusetts. “I was looking for an opportunity where I could use some of the skills I’d learned so far at HBS in terms of [fundamental] business acumen and apply them in an environment that also View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing