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Improving Worker Safety in the Era of Machine Learning (A)

By: Michael W. Toffel, Dan Levy, Jose Ramon Morales Arilla and Matthew S. Johnson

Managers make predictions all the time: How fast will my markets grow? How much inventory do I need? How intensively should I monitor my suppliers? Which potential customers will be most responsive to a particular marketing campaign? Which job candidates should I... View Details

Keywords: Machine Learning; Policy Implementation; Empirical Research; Inspection; Occupational Safety; Occupational Health; Regulation; Analysis; Forecasting and Prediction; Policy; Operations; Supply Chain Management; Safety; Manufacturing Industry; Construction Industry; United States

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31 Jul 2019
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Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens

onstage during Spring Reunions, McGinnis and I discuss the broad span of these ideas. Namely, how these forces at work in our social lives can also impact our professional... View Details

01 Mar 2018
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Realizing The Potential Of One Harvard

the program. A PRIMO fellow last summer, Castro, a psychology major at Harvard College, was born in Dallas and raised in Central Mexico. Paired with Assistant Professor Susanna Gallani, a member of View Details

30 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

The Upside of Highlighting a Product's Downsides

running.” “By doing so, managers and customers alike stand to learn a lot about how well the company’s offerings fit with customers’ needs and preferences, so that better decisions can be made on both... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

05 Nov 2021
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Is the Business World Finally Ready for the Wisdom of Shibusawa?

Eiichi Shibusawa continues to gain influence in Japan—even though he died almost a century ago. Japan’s government announced earlier this year that the 19th century business leader would be the face on 10,000 yen ($90) bank notes—the highest value denomination in... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Rei Morimoto; Financial Services; Retail

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What Happens When Company Tweets Get Political | Working Knowledge

Twitter (now called X) from large corporations surged, more than doubling beginning in 2017, according to a new National Bureau of Economic Research working paper . Researchers said View Details

02 Apr 2019
Research Event

Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture

educated and valuable talent in a competitive labor market. The loss of women managers—and potential future leaders—has been particularly vexing for executives. Many View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Consulting; Service

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A Life’s Work | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

A Life’s Work Gerald Chertavian (MBA 1992) realized what he wanted to do with his life when he was just 21 years old. Having volunteered as a Big Brother while working at Chemical Bank in New York City, he... View Details

01 Jun 2005
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Profiles from the Class of 2005

another farewell, bound for every corner of the globe, they mark the completion of a degree and the beginning... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Julia Hanna; James E. Aisner; Graduate profiles; Government; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

19 Jan 2024
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The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Speed has gotten a pretty bad rap, says Anne Morriss (MBA 2004). The Silicon Valley mantra of moving fast and breaking things has led to waves of high-profile... View Details

09 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Around the World of Entrepreneurial Ventures

technology—was fifty-three years old. According to Kuemmerle, it was "a path of no return." The entrepreneur was a senior manager at a prominent Germany company with... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

14 Aug 2023
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How AI is filtering millions of qualified candidates out of the workforce

29 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

The History and Influence of Andy Grove

started at the bottom—"My first assignment was to get a post office box so we could get literature describing the equipment we couldn't afford to buy"—and worked his... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer

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Working with Spaces, Files & Folders - Research Computing Services

We wish to bring to your attention a number of items that will help you work efficiently and prevent you from having future problems: Remember that home folders are not... View Details

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Design Physical and Digital Spaces to Foster Inclusion

By: Eric Anicich, Jon M. Jachimowicz, Merrick Osborne and L. Taylor Phillips

Often, strategies around making organizations more anti-racist focus on changing hearts and minds. Sometimes this isn’t enough, however, and can result in backlash or increased self-segregation among white employees. In these situations, leaders should consider using... View Details

Keywords: Anti-racism; Inclusion; Work Environment; Organizational Culture; Diversity; Change Management

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22 May 2012
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Componential Theory of Creativity

Keywords: by Teresa M. Amabile

21 Dec 2016
Blog Post

The Best Little Secret of the Harvard MBA

groups typically divided work among each of the team members and the mornings were when the students reconvened to... View Details

15 Apr 2024
Book

Struggling With a Big Management Decision? Start by Asking What Really Matters

think that the four questions are yet another of the many lists offered to managers for making decisions. But this badly underestimates their... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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The Canton Trade and The Hong Merchants System - A Chronicle of the China Trade

of privilege. He eventually amassed his own fortune as well, and his wealth hovered at $26 million, making him not only one of the richest hong merchants, but also among View Details

01 Feb 1997
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Conversing in Cyberspace: Students and Alumni Talk Management

for information. "The whole point of this segment of the course was to say: 'Let's come down from the mountaintop and talk about how real View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

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