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- 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
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Be Our Guest: HBS Show 2002 Goes Off without a Hitch
Group helped offset production costs, as did the sale of some 2,400 tickets to students, alumni, and staff during the show's four-day run. “The show has a way of rallying the students and bringing the HBS community together,” observed... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Research Brief: Lessons from Last Place
the operational implications of that behavior for service providers. Buell’s research, which included observing the behaviors of people both in a physical line at the grocery store checkout and in virtual lines when asked to take an... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 02 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Open Source vs. Proprietary Decision
observe that users extensively mix the two types of software, and that this pattern held in all the countries we studied. Moreover the extent to which open source is used and the degree of mixing between open source and proprietary... View Details
- 09 Apr 2019
- News
Finding a Fix for Food Allergies
Greg. They also created a medical advisory board comprised of experts in their respective fields who are not currently conducting research—and, therefore, not seeking funding. “The decision-making process is very different when you don’t have skin in the game,” View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- Student-Profile
Anil Doshi
I spent over ten years working in finance and at startups. During my time in industry, I observed the significance of information in transacting and making decisions. Prior to coming to HBS, I founded a company called introPLAY that... View Details
- 22 Jun 2023
- News
Book Smart
issues across the nation were laid bare. “We’ve brought all of the tools we’ve built to underserved communities right here in our own backyards,” observes Risher. Thus far, Worldreader has reached 19 million readers in 48 countries. The... View Details
- 16 Mar 2018
- News
Douglas Spreng (MBA 1967)
sat back and observed before finally taking the leap and getting into the mix.” He grew to enjoy the classroom discussions and learning how to verbalize the analysis and arguments that he was comfortable making on paper. “HBS taught us... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
Christopher B. Howard, MBA 2003
Noah, Stephen Colbert, George Bush, Bill Clinton. “I have never been anywhere with Chris where half the people in the room did not already know him,” observes Harshman. Given his vast, varied experiences, Howard usually makes connections... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 27 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Beware the Lasting Impression of a 'Temporary' Selfie
a prop, or exhibited nudity, drinking, or drug use. As to the impact on observers of the posts, the temporary-sharers were characterized as having worse judgment than those who shared in permanent mediums. That belief was underscored... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 02 Apr 2001
- What Do You Think?
Telecommuting: Dangerous to Health?
cases be greater than the benefits? Thomas Davenport and Laurence Prusak suggest in their book, Working Knowledge, that such costs may exist, particularly in organizations relying heavily on the transfer of tacit knowledge — knowledge that is "not teachable, not... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 19 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
felt incredibly passionate about the work and strongly believed in its impact, I also began to observe the risks, limitations, and skewed incentives foreign aid creates within local governments. I began taking a longer-term view of the... View Details
- 12 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Electric Mobility in India
established players transition from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric vehicles, it will be intriguing to observe Ather Energy's progress and how they respond to evolving market dynamics. Tarun Mehta, CEO of Ather Energy Log9... View Details
- 20 Nov 2019
- News
Lifting Fallen Families
kind of personal support is a big part of our mission.” Seven of the organization’s current employees have benefited as students, just like Lemon. They are now in a unique position, observes Kim, to provide not only financial support but... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
I know you will join me in congratulating the Class of 1972 as they observe this important milestone. This is an exhilarating time to be associated with HBS. The mission of the School - to educate leaders - has never been more important,... View Details
- 09 Jan 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 9, 2018
observational study included all patients undergoing a head CT between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014 at a large, urban academic ED with over 100,000 visits per year. The primary study outcome was total cycle time, defined as the elapsed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 May 2017
- News
Going with the Flow
liquid, the observation refers to her involvement in, first, the 1993 launch of ViaCord, a company that enabled parents to store their newborn’s umbilical cord blood as a source of stem cells that help treat life-threatening diseases like... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Dec 2011
- What Do You Think?
Thinking Slow: An Argument for Bureaucracy?
make them wiser. An observer of policy based on behavioral economics might well conclude that an assumption of irrationality may be valid, but irrational behavior is hard to predict. Why, for example, do people (even experts and managers... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Sep 2004
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil?
Summing Up Is the end of cheap oil a challenge to the world? Yes. Will it affect our standard of living adversely? Not likely. At least that is the verdict of most of the large number of respondents to this month's column who rely on assumed human ingenuity combined... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 26 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 26, 2008
time. Optimal Deterrence When Judgment-Proof Agents Are Paid in Arrears—With an Application to Online Advertising Fraud Author:Benjamin G. Edelman Abstract I develop a screening model with delayed payments and probabilistic delayed View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace