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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
All Aboard
no-nonsense manager.” “When I get called, it's generally because there's an operational or financial problem, and people have decided it's time to cease talking about it and do something,” he told the Associated Press (June 19, 2002).... View Details
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
PublicationsThe Labor Illusion: How Operational Transparency Increases Perceived Value Authors:Ryan W. Buell and Michael I. Norton Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract A ubiquitous feature of even the fastest... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Dec 2024
- News
From One to Many
In the years after Keith Ferrazzi (MBA 1992) published Never Eat Alone, he confessed some reluctance in being labeled “the networking guy.” “But 20 years after writing that first book, and after coaching thousands of teams, I’ve finally recognized there’s a... View Details
- 26 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Strategic Way to Go to Market
addressing customer needs, and themselves. There is no room under channel stewardship for non-value-adding partners; an effective steward must weed them out. By effectively meeting current needs and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Feb 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
Abstract— We jointly examine the effects of television advertising and field operations in U.S. presidential elections, where the former is referred to as the “air war” and the latter as the “ground game.”... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Talent: The Best Employee Perk?
had a better business model than Blockbuster. It reached the top and has stayed there because it attracts, retains, and effectively utilizes many of the best people in the business. ‘The best thing you can do for employees—a perk better... View Details
Kenneth Salas
Kenny Salas is a fintech entrepreneur and operating executive, currently at the helm of nuDesk, which helps companies scale through AI-driven solutions and dedicated talent hubs in Mexico. As a Partner at Cintar Group, he actively invests... View Details
- 21 May 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: From Trash to Treasure: Inside a Waste Management Site in Mumbai
within the community to operate each plant , and nonprofit organizations aid in the underlying behavioral changes required to effectively collect more waste. Without the government’s regulatory framework,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
operations of their complicated, not-for-profit institutions. "The job of running a museum is much bigger and broader than it once was," observes HBS marketing professor emeritus Stephen A. Greyser, an expert on nonprofit management who... View Details
- Web
Launching Tech Ventures - Course Catalog
companies. Those who will join early-stage startups (typically in a product manager, business development, sales, marketing, or growth role). Those who will work at growth stage technology firms (in a similar range of roles) that try to maintain a similar, nimble View Details
- 04 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 4, 2007
effects and consumers' discount factor of future applications. In addition, contrary to the popular belief that indirect network effects protect incumbents and are the source of market inefficiency, we find... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Jun 2017
- News
Jeff Immelt to Retire as GE CEO
Longtime GE CEO Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) announced his retirement Monday, set to take effect on August 1. John Flannery, president and chief executive of GE Healthcare, was named Immelt’s successor. The announcement, the company noted, came... View Details
- 09 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 9
Abstract Key to the effective use of big data are the analytical professionals known as "data scientists," who can both manipulate large and unstructured data sources and create insights from them. Data scientists are difficult... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2012
- News
Just Compensation
an executive’s pay is in line or out of line with performance over a long period of time, like 10 years.” With its benchmarking, the model helps companies and their investors know if pay and performance are aligned. If improvement is needed, it can help identify the... View Details
- 01 Apr 2024
- News
Generosity Multiplied
There’s little doubt that James Reed (MBA 1990) loves his job. After all, he’s the chairman and CEO of Reed, the United Kingdom’s first and largest jobs website, and he takes the company’s slogan—“Love Mondays”—to heart. Even so, he admits he has a side hustle. When... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Inside Intel
for Integrated Electronics), Grove started as director of operations before rising through the ranks to COO in 1979. For the next two years he presided over an all-out crusade with the fearsome name of View Details
- 21 Nov 2024
- News
Mother Nurture
Julia Cole, Tina Keshani, and Sophia Richter (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) When Tina Keshani (MBA 2020), Julia Cole (MBA 2020), and Sophia Richter (MBA 2020) met at Startup Boot Camp in their first year at HBS, they quickly discovered they shared a vision to create a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Chinese CEOs, Professors Study at HBS
To help Chinese CEOs operate more effectively in the global economy, HBS has teamed up with two other business schools to develop the Global CEO Program for China (GCPC), an Executive Education offering... View Details
- 21 Oct 2020
- News
Cold Calculations
cause of it. Thick, old ice reflects 80 percent of solar radiation, helping to keep the planet cool. Brittle, newly formed ice is only half as effective and melts more easily. And open water reflects only 5 percent of the solar radiation... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 17 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 17
readily available support person whose presence also elicits higher levels of speaking up about operational failures. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/download.aspx?name=13-044.pdf The View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne