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- 22 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
LM Wind Power Test and Validation Center
between 1.5 and 2 million bending cycles, which may take months, or even years, of test time. Throughout the course of the test, the blades are inspected with infrared light to detect damage or defects in the blade structure. Upon... View Details
- 12 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
What Brands Can Do to Monitor Factory Conditions of Suppliers
not, multinational brands have taken up the mantle of responsibility, establishing codes of conduct that their suppliers are—theoretically at least—obligated to adhere to. Often, the brands also monitor their suppliers’ performance with periodic View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Floor It
so that we can help get clinical trials done and move the pace of discovery even quicker.” How do they expect to get there? Here, a look at the accelerator’s model, which comprises four work streams, each inspecting a different part of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Mengxin Li
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Case Study: Sweat the Technique
Above: Meridith Unger (left) and Nix’s business development director Sara Weber (MBA 2016) inspect a prototype (photo by Susan Young) Boston-based Nix is developing a disposable biosensor that gives users a real-time gauge of hydration... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 17 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Companies Need to Start Marketing Security to Customers
regular inspections can help. Third party testing companies can insure that industry standards are met. Safety innovation needed But most companies do not innovate around safety or push for tougher safety standards; they merely comply... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA
prison. The convoy requested assistance to inspect and dismantle the threat, but there were no additional personnel to send. Dilemmas such as this happened hundreds of times a day throughout Iraq, recalls Maura Corby Sullivan (MBA/MPA... View Details
- 16 May 2016
- HBS Case
Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer
an effort to differentiate by being more locally sourced and thereby fresher, as perceived by consumers, Chipotle was perhaps putting its brand at greater reputational risk.” Companies are increasingly outsourcing their food inspection... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
All in a Day's Work
politicians, residents, financial institutions, and community organizations — works together. Despite the frigid weather, dozens of people have turned out to inspect the new units and listen to a parade of representatives from various... View Details
- 08 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
The Civic Benefits of Google Street View and Yelp
led cities to digitize more of their own information, putting everything from tax records and public health inspection scores online. “They take a dataset that used to be in an obscure database or on paper, and now it’s available for the... View Details
- 13 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 13
government has outsourced these inspections to the private sector. Analyzing millions of emissions tests, we find empirical support for our hypotheses that particular product portfolios and forms of governance can mitigate moral hazard.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Baker’s back
All photos by Webb Chappell From the Charles River, the newly renovated Baker Library looks very much as it has for the past seventy-some years — stately columns, enormous windows, the signature bell tower. But a closer inspection reveals... View Details
- 21 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation
more than $150 million in assets to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Such registration will subject these managers to regular reporting and inspections by the SEC, although these managers can continue to pursue... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Computer Security is For Managers, Too
want them to look around and see that there's not much fun or profit to be had so that they'll leave in search of better prospects. Relying too heavily on audits is problematic for the same reason that relying on inspections to improve... View Details
- 24 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring?
'magnetic poles' of sorts. The FDA's work has a basis in fundamental science, both laboratory-based for product inspections and more clinical for the review of mountains of data produced in drug trials. Agency employees rightfully are... View Details
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The Art of "Posting" - The Art of American Advertising
checklists to inspect the distribution, placement, and condition of posters. At times the public landscape became so saturated with marketing images that some state legislations called for a limitation on their use. While posters provided... View Details
- 19 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy
putting an automated pollution meter at a factory’s fence line—compares to actual inspections in gaining compliance. Toffel agrees: “The question of which approach is more effective is a perfect one for scholars to pursue. I hope someone... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 15 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The Unspoken Messages of COVID-19 Restrictions
a very different outcome,” Glaeser says. "There’s an urgent need for data and evidence to help guide the decisions leaders are grappling with." In a perfect world, there would be something akin to the health inspection ratings that some... View Details
- 25 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Has Occupational Licensing Outlived Its Usefulness?
looks at these complementarities between online reviews and regulation. The other paper looks more at health and safety inspections that health departments conduct of restaurants. That paper highlights the complementarities between... View Details
- 17 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Beyond Pajamas: Sizing Up the Pandemic Shopper
companies. Namely, do they yield more product returns, which are notoriously higher online than in the physical world? What about product returns? Product returns are too common in online channels. They are often attributed to the inability to View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Race Does Matter in Mentoring
to have changed departments, made lateral moves, or transferred away from core positions. Surprisingly, they even received, on average, fewer promotions within a given level than did minorities who failed to make it past middle management. A close View Details
Keywords: by David A. Thomas