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- 07 Jul 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can We Have Too Much Productivity Improvement?
had risen to the highest rate in nine years. Economists assure us that productivity (the ratio of product and service outputs to labor and capital inputs) improvements are good for all of us, whether we are employed (and thus factored... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 May 2020
- What Do You Think?
Does Remote Work Mix with Organizational Culture?
workers more fully in their work? What has to be done to assure adherence to an organization's values by everyone? Do effective organization cultures and remote work mix? What do you think? Acknowledgement: I am indebted to Dan O'Brien... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 11 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The IT Leader’s Hero Quest
procedures?" "Such as they are." This confused Barton. He'd heard, time and time again, about the call lists and emergency procedures that assured business continuity in a crisis. "What do you mean, 'Such as they... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Jun 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Monetizing IP: The Executive’s Challenge
the "patent thicket." In many cases, the pooling agreements also specify the pricing schedule in the agreement that establishes the pool, assuring that no party attempts to extract very high fees or to increase its fees after... View Details
- 13 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Career Journey: Karan Khimji, Co-Founder of 44.01
form or escape once it’s been turned into rock. Instead, it’s eliminated from the carbon cycle forever. This sets us apart because we don't need to monitor CO2 plumes for decades after a site is closed off, which is beneficial to the people living around our sites, who... View Details
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Most Accountants Aren’t Crooks—Why Good Audits Go Bad
bias and moderate its ill effects. Only then can we be assured of the reliability of the financial reports issued by public companies and ratified by professional accountants. Professional accountants might seem immune to such biases... View Details
- 15 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
The New Global Business Manager
suggests, the great challenge for multinational companies in the next decade will be to establish the confidence of society at large, governments in particular, and even of individual consumers, to assure them that they are worthy of... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
You Only Thought You Were Republican
benefits of these cuts would go “to people at the bottom end of the economic ladder,” he assured voters. And yet, of course, CEOs — let alone hedge fund managers — now routinely pay a lower proportion of their income in federal tax than... View Details
- 16 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be
pigeonholed shirts) with a sense of whimsy and fun. "There is a vast profusion of colors and patterns that makes it like a candy store, so you want to come in and treat yourself," she says. In addition to the quality of fabric, design, and tailoring, people... View Details
- 04 Jun 2018
- What Do You Think?
Are There Conditions Under Which Directors Should Consider Hiring a CEO Fired Elsewhere for Inappropriate Behavior?
such as adding contractual clauses to assure that the manager will not repeat the offenses that led to the earlier firing.” Shadreck Saili observed that getting fired in itself might transform a candidate. MrScott remarked that the issue... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
was up from 11 in 2019. Even if these players don’t make it to the United States, the BAL assures them local opportunities to compete at a high level. “Our goal is to make sure that the BAL is one of the top professional basketball... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
2013, analysts scoffed, saying the move reeked of an older, dynastic India. Infosys responded swiftly, assuring investors that the younger Murthy would not receive special treatment. Nisa faced another challenge: upending business as... View Details
Rochelle Lazarus
Lazarus introduced “360-degree branding” to the advertising world: assuring that the client makes a significant impression every time they communicate with their customers. Lazarus has been a driving force in building and overseeing... View Details
Keywords: Services
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Protecting conservation land while turning a profit
lands with important conservation attributes, usually in partnership with regional and national land trusts and conservation organizations. Through the conservation transactions we structure, the public gets the assurance that the... View Details
- 01 Feb 2013
- News
Growth Strategy Has Double Bottom Line
philanthropy or government funding," Hourdequin explains. "What the public is getting back is the assurance that the property won't be converted to some other use, the assurance that the forest will be... View Details
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We look forward to seeing you on campus
What to Expect When Coming to Campus If you are planning a trip to campus for one of our Executive Education programs you can be sure that HBS is working hard to keep you safe. We want to assure you that the health, safety, and well-being... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
New HBSAA Board Members
'63) Oslo, Norway Senior Partner Hoegh Invest A/S Michael C. Kwee (36th PMD) Hong Kong, China Chairman and CEO PAMA Group Sanford J. Sacks (MBA '66) Scarsdale, New York First Vice President Ambac Assurance Corporation Saquib H. Shirazi... View Details
James G. Treybig
Treybig was a pioneer in the early days of computer development. In 1976, his company introduced the first fail-safe, no fault minicomputer at a time when system failures and breakdowns were commonplace. By stringing together a series of computers in tandem, clients... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Understanding the global economy from a new perspective
to further economic growth and environmental preservation in the United States and China. “The United States and China need to help power global growth, rebalance the global economy and global investment flows, and, ultimately, assure a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Marriage, Inc.
London Observer (September 28, 2003), the book made major best-seller lists in the first week of publication, and Greenwald had already sold the movie rights when she began her book tour. While some may cringe at the thought of using direct mail to announce one’s... View Details