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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Human Intelligence
and they will expect that richness. Outside the benefits of cost reduction, do you see opportunities within the next two to three years for AI to lead in areas of revenue generation? —Jeremy Valeda (PLDA 15, 2013) SESERI: It’s tempting to... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 11 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
U.S. Tops Business Competitiveness Index 2006
Microeconomic activity such as the sophistication of company operations account for 80 percent of the variation in GDP per capita across countries, according to the report. Macroeconomic factors create a favorable business environment... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Brick by Brick
as a wood workshop in the small town of Billund, Denmark. Carpenter Ole Kirk Kristiansen eventually shifted the business from making houses and furniture to crafting wooden toys. He based the name of his new venture on "leg godt," the... View Details
- 29 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical Records
can be used in powerful ways, ideally leading to better patient care, lower health care costs and, ultimately, healthier patients. “Trust on the part of both the consumer and doctor is hugely important in determining who is going to be... View Details
- 06 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 6
residential real estate and away from more productive investments. Third, the cost of professional investment management is too high, which drains talent from other industries. The financial sector could promote the health and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2011
- What Do You Think?
Thinking Slow: An Argument for Bureaucracy?
with the downside of thinking slow. So here is what my gut tells me about what you said this month: Thinking slow, as Daniel Kahneman calls it in his recent book by that name, is important under circumstances of high risk, uncertain outcomes, and a limited experience... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 26 Oct 2017
- Research Event
In an Era of 'Fake News,' What is the Future of Advertising and Publishing?
things can be promoted to carefully targeted audiences. These audiences could number in the dozens, and the ads could cost as little as a dollar a day. These targeted ads on Facebook became problematic in the 2016 election: With such... View Details
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
workforce is not a quick fix to control costs or improve the quality of care. A poorly planned redesign can even result in increased costs and decreased quality. Changes in skill mix and role definitions... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Student-Profile
Rowan Clarke
already active in the research world, he wasn’t finished with his academic endeavors. “I held off on my PhD for a while, but I always knew that I would come back for it.” His advisors recommended that he apply to business schools, because... View Details
- Web
Eligibility | New Venture Competition
criteria: A project which has as a key component of its activities the creation of social value in a significant and sustained manner. The Competition is designed for projects that are in either the concept or pilot phase, meaning those... View Details
- Web
Tough Tech Ventures - Course Catalog
incenting and leading successful tough tech teams Course Content & Organization The main class tool will be case discussions based on a variety of tough tech ventures, including those pursuing frontier clean energy, material science,... View Details
- 10 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 10
of an Italian design based bicycle manufacturer evaluates if reducing costs by outsourcing would impact its brand. The company was founded in 2005 in Italy by three friends, and in its first five years it... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
After Germanwings, More Attention Needed on Employee Mental Health
the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, absenteeism from workers diagnosed with depression costs US workplaces an estimated $23 billion annually in lost productivity. That number, however, only calculates losses View Details
- 13 Feb 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, February 13, 2018
2018 Pearson Education Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis By: Datar, Srikant M., and Madhav Rajan Abstract—Horngren’s Cost Accounting defines the cost accounting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Apr 2001
- What Do You Think?
Telecommuting: Dangerous to Health?
get reconnected back to something more "social" than a home office. Organizations too have benefited from the telecommuting phenomenon, increasing their ability to hire scarce talent that otherwise would be out of reach. But are there View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 28 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
Eyes Shut: The Consequences of Not Noticing
lawsuits against Blitz had followed. A former Blitz employee has testified that Blitz presented a revised gas can design to Walmart that would prevent the burn injuries by installing an "arrestor," a device that would prevent a flame from flowing into the... View Details
- 10 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
High-Tech Greenhouse Innovations in The Netherlands
In January 2024, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led 45 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in the second year of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
HBS Alumni On Leading Their Alma Mater
decades? SG: Cost is absolutely a challenge. We’re very fortunate at HBS to have the capability to provide robust financial aid packages and to be able to support our students while also furthering our research and our goals. We’re always... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 02 Oct 2000
- What Do You Think?
What Lies Beyond NAFTA?
economies. The conclusion is that it has created jobs on both sides of the border while sharpening the ability of Mexican companies to compete. The Mexican business community is learning to cope not only with foreign competitors, but also with rising labor View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance
financial settings? How should I measure exposures arising from international operations? What is the appropriate way to think about the cost of capital for the worldwide operations of a single firm? The CFOs that manage global financial... View Details