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- 12 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities
level—major products within product lines and with clear, measurable outcomes. Your job is to set the tone at the top, and at fewer than 100 employees, you can stay pretty close to the details. Once teams get bigger, you will rely on this roadmap and the measurable... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Is Performance-Based Pricing the Right Price for You?
individuals responsible for the actual purchase decision do not want to absorb the career risk of overpaying. In our personal lives, if we overpay for a product, we suffer some marginal consequence. In business, it can literally end the... View Details
- 13 Mar 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Personal Connections: How Shared Experiences Boost Performance
percentage points higher in patient satisfaction surveys than specialists with whom the primary care doctor didn’t train, finds new research published in JAMA Internal Medicine. PCPs and specialists who spent their early years together tended to show improved View Details
- 31 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017
which finds (a) a shift in the object of observation from organizational outcomes to the detailed individual activities within them; (b) a shift from people observing the technology to technology observing people; and (c) a split in the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- Web
Building Entrepreneurial Organizations - Health Care
Impact Building Entrepreneurial Organizations Health Minute: How Entrepreneurs are Reducing Costs & Improving Outcomes More “Entrepreneurship” stories Faculty Focus Innovating In Health Care is the focus of Professor Regina Herzlinger’s... View Details
- 10 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 10
those created by well-designed policy (the PPF). Specifically, this note analyzes how differences in governance structure, termination capabilities, funding mechanisms, and asset management policies created distinctly different financial View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Jan 2019
- Op-Ed
These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership
care at lowest cost. Noseworthy also took the leadership in Washington to ensure ACA gave priority to patient outcomes. Noseworthy’s focus on superior quality and patient outcomes elevated Mayo to No. 1 on US News & World Report’s... View Details
- 23 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Overcoming Nervous Nelly
at how that anxiety can change the outcomes of negotiations. In order to induce anxiety in participants, she asked them to listen to the theme from the horror film Psycho; others heard soothing classical music instead. Then she placed... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 24 May 2017
- News
David G. Bradley, MBA 1977
time, print media was rapidly losing ground to its electronic competition, but Bradley was undeterred. “The happiest day of Mort Zuckerman’s career was the day I bought the Atlantic from him,” says Bradley with a laugh, noting that he was... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- Web
Events - Business History
relationships between capitalists and political elites changed, and economic outcomes diverged. While state-business ties in Indonesia and China created dangerous dynamics like capital flight, fraud, and financial crisis, Malaysia's... View Details
- Profile
Peggy Mativo-Ochola
intends to develop a fundraising program she began in Startup Boot Camp last January. "My big hairy audacious goal is a self-sustaining endowment fund to employ teachers in slums and rural areas." Looking ahead, Peggy knows that she wants to return to Kenya... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit/Government/Education
- 01 Jun 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Should Pay Be Linked to Performance?
sustainable outcomes to the benefit of shareholders." However, Gary Johnson cautions that "Because excitement is so critical to success, pay for performance value can be diminished the longer the time delay for receiving... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 19 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
What are the career opportunities in business and environment? In Summer 2023, over 100 MBA students found internships at the intersection of business and the environment. This post provides a sample of some of the types of companies that... View Details
- Web
Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online
provided more substantial coverage than what I previously had from school versus on the job. Emily Stebbins External Vendor Data Relationship Manager, Index & Data Solutions at BlackRock Jumpstart your career by gaining the skills and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Bridging the Gap
are at a point in their careers where they’re wondering how to step up, how to have more of an impact and navigate across organizational cultures they might not be used to,” says Weiss. “They love their cities, and they’re keen to make a... View Details
- 13 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
When Gender Changes the Negotiation
negotiation can set the stage for differences in outcomes negotiated by men and by women, particularly when (1) the opportunities and limits of the negotiation are unclear; and (2) situational cues in these ambiguous situations trigger... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Keeping Hourly Workers Focused on the Stock, Not the Clock
recalls his father asking. That question stayed with Pete Stavros. There had to be a better way. Early in his career as an investor, Stavros was part of a deal with a company that had an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), an... View Details
- 23 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap
mentorship on steroids. While a mentor may provide valuable career advice and an empathetic ear, a sponsor will actively advocate for a protégé’s career—formally and publicly recommending her for high-profile projects or job promotions.... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Web
Strategy for Health Care Delivery - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
delivery, and patient value: Access a network of health care institutions and facilities to enhance quality and coordination of care Leverage partnerships and implement outcome measurement strategies to improve care for complicated... View Details
- Profile
Peter Gumulia
of not being as effective as in-person education. While there is truth to this claim, there are ways to deliver an effective and engaging online learning experience. If we can provide effective learning outcomes [through online education]... View Details