Operating Systems - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?

must grow crops even as the available water supply to his operation is curtailed by drought conditions, court decisions, and quotas imposed by government agencies. The case examines how water, a basic building block of agriculture, is... View Details

Keywords: by Maggie Starvish; Agriculture & Agribusiness

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

Keywords: Susan Young; museums; marketing; management; nonprofits; education; facilities; Internet; Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

18 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Honing an Interest in Healthcare at HBS

few other operations and finance courses. My only healthcare work was an independent study that extended some interesting research on cancer treatment access with an HBS professor, and helping another professor write a biotechnology case.... View Details

01 Jun 2015
News

The End of Cows?

example, there are roughly 1 million jobs connected to the beef industry—from companies that grow crops for animal feed to slaughterhouses. And the USDA reports that meat producers created more than $66 billion in added value to the US economy in 2008. All of that... View Details

Keywords: Jason Feifer; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade; Scientific Research and Development Services

01 Dec 2020
News

New News

has existed for decades claims to be impartial, there are different incentives and political systems that can come into play. Again, that’s not to say there isn’t a lot of great journalism out there; but at the end of the day, it can be... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneuship; digital media; startups; news; business models; young alumni; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

12 Aug 2002
Op-Ed

Using Big Business to Fight Poverty

conflict—that could be revived with an influx of financial resources, and that would ensure fair distribution of the fruits of the resulting growth. Today the poorest regions of the world benefit from no such infrastructure. And what View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge

26 Jul 2022
Blog Post

Driving Change in Education-to-Employment

has catalyzed within large employers, e.g., how these companies hire, develop, and retain more diverse entry-level talent. Understanding these shifts is a key strategic question for the organization as it focuses more and more on changing the employment View Details

17 Nov 2015
First Look

November 17, 2015

evolving structure of corporate debt markets—and given rise to new questions about the private and social costs and benefits of leverage and, in particular, the role of leverage in affecting the likelihood and extent of systemic financial... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Jun 2012
Research & Ideas

When Business Competition Harms Society

Agency to institute such a program. The researchers examined the prevailing inspection system called On-Board Diagnostics II (OBD-II), which tests for excessive carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides, and also checks the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Auto

01 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Does Market Capitalism Have a Future?

capitalism. By market capitalism we mean a system where decisions about what to produce and at what price are made by private firms operating in free markets. We wanted to know in what ways forces within... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

12 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Amager Bakke: I Like This Waste Incinerator in My Backyard!

of power that is relatively low cost, predictable, and sustainable. The exhaust stream also includes carbon dioxide, and Amager Bakke began piloting a carbon capture system in 2021. The current system can... View Details

01 Apr 2008
News

“Let Us Now Praise Famous Women”

precomputer times: on 8x5-inch alphabetized cards, one per alum, filling buckets set in five-foot-long deep trays placed on four revolving shelves, like cars on a very wide, miniature (about 4 ½ feet tall), electrically operated Ferris... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

May 1999 (Revised July 2000)
Teaching Note

Reading Rehabilitation Hospital: Implementing Patient-Focused Care TN

By: Jody H. Gittell and Sandra J. Sucher

Teaching Note for (9-898-172). A rewritten version of an earlier teaching note. View Details

Keywords: Health; Health Care and Treatment; Medical Specialties; Health Testing and Trials; Valuation; Service Operations; Balance and Stability; Production; Demand and Consumers; Risk and Uncertainty; Technology; Health Industry

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24 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 24, 2007

implementation of a lean operating system at an Indian software services firm. By studying the introduction and impact of lean management techniques in a nontraditional setting we are able to move beyond the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

18 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 18, 2007

institutions. Risk-adjusted CCA balance sheets facilitate simulations and stress testing to evaluate the potential impact of policies to manage systemic risk. Purchase the paper from SSRN.com ($5): http://papers.nber.org/papers/w13607... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Climate Finance in Africa: Health, Self-Interest, Avoided Future Cost

diseases that have no symptoms, or carrying an expensive backup quarterback on an NFL team. Co-benefits are real, tangible, and financeable. Take health improvement and time savings. We rode the new bus rapid transit (BRT) system in... View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era

renewables, in particular solar and wind, means that our electricity system is going to be Capex-driven, and the marginal cost of power will essentially be zero much of the time. Matching demand closer to supply, rather than the other way... View Details

01 Jun 2013
News

Five Bright Ideas

Article 26 of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is a driving force behind the founding of ALISON.com, the online education company Mike Feerick launched in 2007. Based in Ireland, ALISON (Advance Learning Interactive View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

11 Nov 2014
First Look

First Look: November 11

Sustainable Evaluation System Strategy By: Eccles, Robert G., and Peijun Duan Abstract—China's sustainable development faces three challenges: first, the follow-up momentum of sustainable economic growth and economic transformation is... View Details