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- 11 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 11, 2018
this case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/219014-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 618-037 EKOL Logistics: Thinking Outside the Box This case describes Ekol, an intermodal transportation and logistics company, and how it manages capacity planning. Its busiest... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 9, 2016
amputees with motorized propulsion, emulating the function of lost muscles and tendons. The company's products were based on technology developed by Dr. Hugh Herr, Director of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 11
hospitals with the aim of discovering organizational factors that contribute to operational failures. We conducted in-depth qualitative research, including observations and interviews of over 80 individuals... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Flying High
According to the Boston Globe (December 12, 2002), Ellyn McColgan (MBA ’83) “is not a household name in mutual funds. But that’s about to change.” Recently appointed president of Fidelity Brokerage Co., McColgan oversees $700 billion... View Details
- 05 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 5
and considers its implications for "information civilization." Google is to surveillance capitalism what General Motors was to managerial capitalism. Therefore the institutionalizing practices and operational assumptions View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 30 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 30, 2008
larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and robbery, as opposed to other kinds of crime like arson, assault, homicide, and rape. Temporal patterns in crime are observed in... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Passing the Torch
Jeffrey Immelt In the closest thing to a royal succession business has had in many a year, last September Chairman Jack doffed his crown, bid farewell to his subjects, and ceded rulership of the kingdom of... View Details
- 07 Nov 2024
- Blog Post
Exploring California’s Climate Frontier: E&E Club’s Bay Area Trek
invaluable insights and connections with experts shaping the future of this critical space. The journey began with a visit to Tesla’s Fremont manufacturing plant, where the automation and scale of electric... View Details
- 14 Jun 2018
- News
Dhivya Suryadevara Named GM’s Next CFO
Photo courtesy of GM Photo courtesy of GM The CEO of General Motors, Mary Barra, recently announced that Dhivya Suryadevara (MBA 2003) will be named CFO. Fortune reported that... View Details
- 27 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 27, 2018
old vine vineyard, and has limited resources, he must decide if this is the right investment to make next. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/718438-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 718-496 General Motors and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
overview of the bankruptcy of General Motors Corp. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/210056-PDF-ENG Note on Telemedicine Regina E. Herzlinger and Jillian... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 8, 2010
serves as a vehicle to explore the devastating economic and political impact of the Great Depression on the countries of the South, such as Chile, which had specialized in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jan 2020
- What Do You Think?
Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?
of H-1B temporary foreign workers are at ‘Level IV’ (above the median wage) officially defined by the Department of Labor as those who are ‘fully competent.’” On the other... View Details
- 10 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research, April 10, 2018
developing fresh capabilities for organizations. Based on a study of all the programs offered by the business schools, consultancies, corporate universities, and online education providers, we analyze the advantages, and the constraints,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Designing Cities for a Sustainable Future
On a June day in Manhattan with temperatures heading into the 90s, a straphanger named Mike is taking his customary subway ride to work. People are grumbling about the heat, but hey, it's summer, it's supposed to be hot, and besides, "Whaddya gonna do?" New Yorkers... View Details
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
small commercial vehicle, the Tata Ace. Positioned as a replacement for the three-wheelers that predominated as small commercial vehicles in India, the Ace create a new product category and enabled Tata View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
emissions by more than 30 percent; create housing for an expected 1 million new residents; expand and improve public transportation; cut solid waste in landfills by 75 percent; and achieve the cleanest air quality of any large US city (in... View Details
- 24 Oct 2013
- News
Engineering a More Secure World
says Anthony Harris (MBA 1979), president and CEO of the Fiberscope's maker, Campbell/Harris Security Equipment Company (CSECO). "If you catch vehicles going southbound, you generally interdict cash." This... View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #4: Erika Myers, World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Climate Stories Episode #4: Erika Myers, Acting Director of Global E-Mobility at the World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities In this episode of Climate Stories, we explore the progress... View Details