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- 23 Sep 2020
- News
Alumni Consider Election Reform; Clubs Explore Parenting by Case Method
native of Finland who competed in track on a full scholarship at Georgia Tech before graduating at the top of her class with a degree in Systems Engineering. “The case method teaches you how to think through business situations and come... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
A Janus-Faced Reflection
careers have been on a fast track since 1976, but our Class Notes over the last 25 years could leave the impression that we have spent the better part of that time enjoying visits with one another and traveling the world. Why not expand... View Details
- 25 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
We May Have Taken Too Much Credit for Easing Workplace Segregation
balance? Collecting more race-related data on employees might be a good start, the authors say. Between 1966 and 1983, to track compliance with the Civil Rights Act, the EEOC began collecting data on the racial makeup of firms with 50 or... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 08 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)?
Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots is one of the highest-paid coaches in the National Football League; Forbes in 2013 estimated his salary as $7.5 million. His track record helps explain the high compensation: Belichick is the... View Details
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Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Founders Forum The HBS New Venture Competition Social Enterprise Track or President’s Innovation Challenge HBS Elective Curriculum courses: Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change, Public Entrepreneurship, or Transforming Education... View Details
- 16 Dec 2014
- First Look
First Look: December 16
IEEE Security & Privacy Accountable? The Problems and Solutions of Online Ad Optimization By: Edelman, Benjamin G. Abstract—Online advertising might seem to be the most measurable form of marketing ever invented. Comprehensive records can View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 8, 2007
exogenous variation in foreign aid. We investigate how aid is spent by tracking its short-run effect on aggregate demand, prices, the national accounts, savings, and the balance of payments. We find that aid is mostly consumed, primarily... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Keepers of the Flame
Super Bowls a day for sixteen days." Track Records and a Marathon Sprint Frazier notes that for such an endeavor to succeed, the ability to rapidly build a cohesive entity - forming an institution - is of paramount importance. The... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 21 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Making Credibility Your Strongest Asset
gun. The producer's network was broadcasting the World Series that night, and the radar gun—the device that tracks the speed of pitches—was on the blink. The producer had made several fruitless calls, and many people had said, "Try... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 15 Jun 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020
developers, and CEOs. They reveal what makes a building healthy and show how tracking health performance indicators with smart technology can boost performance and create economic value. While the “green” building movement tackled energy,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
James McNerney Jr.
engage in global cooperation to get these planes done. Another lesson was IT systems. We lost visibility of the supply chain because our systems weren’t good enough to keep track of manufacturing activity. It’s essential to maintain 24/7... View Details
- 07 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 7
Future of the Israeli Innovation Ecosystem In June 2016, Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, wrestled with how to sustain Israel’s strong innovation track record and the country’s reputation as the “startup nation.”... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 23, 2016
online activities) and operations (e.g., school keeps track of student assessment results and select activities and problem sets from online databases). After the first year as a full-day program, results on the state test were very... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 7
between the regions and the headquarters in London, the types of funds the firm will raise, and the skills required of employees. One of the final challenges is whether Actis, which has produced a very good track record, even needs to... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Back to School
There are some things you just can’t learn in an HBS classroom—what it takes to jump out of an airplane, for instance, or the experience of playing at the World Series of Poker. Yet those kinds of out-of-office pursuits are important, says HBS assistant professor Jon... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
she wasn't taking a bus—few come to the airport to do so. Sender tracked down her flight, which had already finished boarding, accompanied her to the gate where agents were screaming the woman's name, and got her on the flight. "I... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Retirement's Changing Face
service that automatically kept track of addresses, travel plans, and important dates. Launched by Adams and Brian Robertson (MBA ’04), the company had grown to 45 employees and had over 2 million users by the time it was acquired by... View Details
Keywords: Personal Services
- 17 Apr 2013
- Research Event
Conference Challenges Gender Conventions
complained of intense time and productivity pressures, these issues were seen as a barrier only for women, defined as "work/family conflict." Meanwhile, measures taken to combat work/family issues pushed women off the partner View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 06 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Hills, Deep Poverty: Explaining Civil War in Nepal
turn out to be a very important factor, in the sense that we do not see a higher concentration of conflict in places where women are more discriminated against. Another thing we did, which cross-country studies often do not do, was track... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 09 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 9, 2007
Review 85, no. 1 (January 2007) Abstract Every leader gets off track from time to time. As leaders rise through the ranks, they have fewer and fewer opportunities for honest and direct feedback. Their bosses are no longer monitoring their... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace