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25 Aug 2022
News

In My Humble Opinion: Road Tested

center: “Now we all talk about the supply chain, which wasn’t the case a little over two years ago. It’s not lost on anyone that we don’t get anything without a well-functioning, efficient transportation system.” New world order: “With a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; trucking; leadership; fintech; career

01 Sep 2018
News

An SUV Built for African Roads—by African Workers

production facility that are different from typical original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). And the vehicle’s design allows for an efficient production process at low volumes and with manual labor. Because of these innovations, Yong says... View Details

Keywords: Amy Yee

01 Dec 2000
News

Core Values Keep Airline Flying High

ticketing, the airline maintains a relatively young fleet of Boeing 737s — and no other models — to save money, increase reliability, and boost efficiencies since pilots and crews need only focus on the requirements of a single type of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Air Transportation; Transportation

January 2011
Supplement

Matrix Capital Management (B)

By: Malcolm P. Baker and David Lane

Ben Balbale, a partner at hedge fund Matrix Capital, must decide whether to exit their investment in Rovi Corporation, a company with a diverse portfolio of patents used primarily for digital interactive guides. Rovi's shares are up over 50% from the time Balbale... View Details

Keywords: Public Ownership; Cash Flow; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Investment Funds; Financial Strategy; Valuation; Partners and Partnerships; Markets; Performance Efficiency; Patents; Stock Shares; Decisions; Financial Services Industry

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Purchase

11 Jun 2018
Blog Post

Meet the 2018-2019 Blavatnik Fellows in Life Science Entrepreneurship

making providers more efficient by increasing the quality of care while decreasing costs. In addition, David is a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he conducts research with Matt Nock on how technology can help better... View Details

01 Mar 2012
News

Robots to the Rescue

approach to order fulfillment is based on the disarming efficiency of small, battery-powered, orange mobile robots. When orders are received, the robots are directed by a complex software application to find and retrieve the desired... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; e-commerce; order fulfillment; robotics; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

29 Jun 2016
Blog Post

Emerging Into Singapore

of running a business, especially a fast growing one that requires lean and efficient processes. Building a lively team environment is a great motivational tool to build comradery. Chili crab is actually sweet and egg yolks can taste good... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Consumer Products / Retail

29 Sep 2020
Blog Post

New Life for Old Tech: Startup Provides Network Security Solutions for Obsolete Devices

Perigee enables customers to more efficiently plan device downtime. “One-size-fits-all is great, and it is scalable, but it doesn’t always reach the needs of the people you are working with and the things you are trying to protect,” Breen... View Details

01 Apr 2025
Blog Post

Alumni in Climate Networking Series: Miami

Professor Kanter termed "the air conditioning paradox" – the cycle where cooling systems that combat rising temperatures simultaneously contribute to climate change through their energy consumption. Blue Frontier's innovative technology for commercial buildings not... View Details

01 Jun 2013
News

Alumni Books

reader to imagine a workplace where everyone speaks openly about their weaknesses and are committed to overcoming them, where colleagues help each other become more efficient and less disruptive by speaking the truth about what detracts... View Details

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

work together to create all aspects of the urban environment. Also necessary are new systems and processes for helping cities operate efficiently and effectively, including the use of new information and communication technologies already... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

18 May 2015
News

Changing the conversation on US infrastructure challenges

areas such as public transit, cell phone and Internet service, and efficient rail, air, and highway transportation. Inspired by ideas that emerged during the summit, Kanter traveled throughout the country to gather facts, figures, and... View Details

17 Jul 2007
First Look

First Look: July 17, 2007

efficient levels and retain unproductive workers, both of which should affect productivity. These theoretical predictions have rarely been tested. We use the adoption of wrongful-discharge protections by U.S. state courts over the last... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

06 Mar 2025
Blog Post

IFC India 2025: Sustainability in Action: Inside Hindustan Unilever’s Public Sanitation and Plastic Recycling Facilities

gap funding for operating expenses and wrap-around needs of the Saathi waste workers who are integral to this operation. During the visit, students questioned the labor intensity and efficiency of the center but HUL shared their... View Details

30 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018

trade-offs between effectiveness and efficiency associated with the use of bots versus humans to create, nurture, and manage customer relationships. Second, they had to decide to what extent to anthropomorphize the chatbots. How... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

03 Oct 2019
News

Skydeck Live: Galactic Returns

the entire earth with solar cells, which is not practical and won’t happen. You could say, “Well, more energy efficiency is the answer.” But every energy efficiency solution that has existed has always led... View Details

Keywords: Space Research and Technology; Government

September 2012 (Revised May 2015)
Case

Philips-Visicu

By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Natalie Kindred and Sara M. McKinley

Would the advent of global payment models and ACOs create sufficient demand for a telemedicine offering covering the care continuum, from hospitals to the home? This was the decision facing Royal Philips Electronics (Philips), the Netherlands-based producer of... View Details

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Educators

Purchase

27 Dec 2018
Working Paper Summaries

Team Learning Capabilities: A Meso Model of Sustained Innovation and Superior Firm Performance

Keywords: by Jean-François Harvey, Henrik Bresman, and Amy C. Edmondson

06 Apr 2009
Research & Ideas

Cheers to the American Consumer

more than most. What they own, how they dress, what they do. In other words, their consumption behavior becomes an important signaling device to attract efficiently the right set of new friends and acquaintances. It's not so much a matter... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

01 Oct 2001
News

New Economy Notables: Peter C. Wendell

that, how to share information efficiently within a company, new ways to share information with suppliers and customers — those elements of the new economy are unstoppable. How job has changed in last five years Dramatic growth. Five... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Finance

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