Observability - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2002
News

Teaching Teachers

of the same techniques that I observed at the CPCL, such as role-playing and getting students to speak and listen to one another in one-on-one discussions at the beginning of class,” she remarks. “It's simply fantastic to watch students... View Details

17 Oct 2013
Research & Ideas

Reserve Bank Governor Discusses India’s Financial Opportunities

several major financial journals as well as two books, Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists and Fault Lines: How Hidden Cracks Still Threaten the World Economy. Indeed, India is in the midst of a financial losing streak, and industry View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

04 Oct 2006
Lessons from the Classroom

Surviving Success: When Founders Must Go

Wasserman identified Wily Technology founder Lew Cirne as the ideal case subject. "An inherent paradox in succession is that a founder who has been doing a good job actually increases the chance he or she will be fired," View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Technology

15 Dec 2024
News

Forward Thinking

You can ask the internet anything, but getting an answer via generative artificial intelligence consumes about 10 times more electricity than a traditional Google search. Consequently, the data centers where AI tools are trained and run are guzzling more and more... View Details

Keywords: Janine White; Illustrations by Richard Borge; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

13 Aug 2018
Blog Post

Following My Dream: Launching a Venture

at different times of the day and observed customization and turnout patterns on a longer time-frame. Users are excited to try out new ingredients and we even served a user who has never had a smoothie before in his entire life! (He loved... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

01 Jun 1997
News

Short Takes

half of the entire bonus. Thus, it appears that subjects cloak their self-interest under the guise of the high principle of equality. In this experiment they behaved fairly with their partner but more generously than those observing felt... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

24 May 2018
Blog Post

Win/Win Board Assignments: Expert Advice from Board Recruiter Julie Norris

for both parties," observes Julie Norris, Senior Client Partner, Board & CEO Services Practice, Korn Ferry International. Individuals seek service roles they value; boards want to reinforce the bench they have with perspectives they... View Details

15 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How Does a Social Startup Decide to Commercialize? It May Depend on the Founder's Gender

Green’s own observations about its fellowship application base. “Echoing Green has learned over our 30-year history that female-identified applicants to our fellowship do propose fewer commercialized social ventures, and this new research... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

02 Mar 2017
What Do You Think?

Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?

observed that, “Seems like China needs to become a member of OECD for it to become the leader in world trade.” Liel reminded us that, “Global trade leadership will have to go hand in hand with allowing the yuan/renminbi to be a major... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Mar 2017
Research & Ideas

A Good Thing Happens When Doctors Start Talking to Their Patients

social events such as movies and bingo nights, providing additional opportunities to observe their patients and identify who has suddenly stopped showing up for activities, an early indication that something seriously wrong might be... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

23 May 2016
Research & Ideas

A Little Understanding Motivates Copyright Abusers to Pay Up

also make the settlement request conform more closely to standard invoices, providing a smoother path for processing payment, instead of initiating an internal legal review. She says it is interesting to observe the contrast between the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Media & Broadcasting; Publishing

27 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential

look at portfolios because that’s a natural way to measure risk, and then we needed an area where we could actually observe some scandals and misconduct happening,” Minor says. “Hmm, where could that be? Politicians! It turns out they... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

29 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Creating the Perfect Super Bowl Ad

increases a viewer's interest in watching an ad. After a certain amount, however, that persuasiveness starts to decrease and advertisers lose the link to the brand and the power to influence buying. In other words, too much entertainment can actually reduce viewers'... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Advertising; Media & Broadcasting

12 Dec 2012
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: Strength in Numbers

generally not thwarted diffuse public interests in reducing emissions. Rather, it is differences in the broad public perception of need that explain most of the variance in emissions reduction we observe across countries. The point of... View Details

Keywords: Re: Gunnar Trumbull

07 Sep 2010
Research & Ideas

Mindful Leadership: When East Meets West

expert in this area. Our Mindful Leadership seminar focused on the practice of meditation as one of those ways, with a variety of meditation techniques taught by Rinpoche. This was strictly a secular teaching, not a Buddhist one. In my experience I have View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

22 Sep 2008
Research & Ideas

The Silo Lives! Analyzing Coordination and Communication in Multiunit Companies

Although many companies aspire to promote easy interaction and coordination across departments, office locations, and pay scales, the "boundaryless" organization—like the paperless office—hasn't materialized. The corporate silo is alive and well. This View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

06 Oct 2015
Blog Post

Henry McGee: From HBO to HBS

colleagues—one from India and the other from Switzerland. Right now I’m finishing up a case with Professor Anita Elberse, one of the youngest women to receive tenure at HBS. She also happens to be in charge of the first year of the MBA program. The other huge change... View Details

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Work & Life - Race, Gender & Equity

who work full time and whose spouses or partners also work full time. The observed data from our 2018 survey, Life & Leadership After HBS: Personal and Professional Paths, have been weighted to represent the alumni profiled in this... View Details

15 Jun 2021
News

Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy

Disease Control and Prevention, declared racism a serious public health threat. Shell is a coalition builder and a longtime observer of “where human capital is invested and where it isn’t.” He grew up in New Bedford, one of a number of... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

18 Nov 2020
News

Networking Goes Truly Global; Confronting Institutional Racism with Case Method Webinar

with these questions in a virtual case-method style discussion on October 22. The 160 attendees had the option to be observers only, or participate in the live video class and be prepared to be called upon to engage in the conversation.... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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