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  • 29 Jun 2007
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First Look: June 29, 2007

Kulp, and Taylor Randall Publication:Supply Chain Management Review 11, no. 4 (May/June 2007): 18-74 Abstract The article determines the effectiveness of incentives designed to improve inventory and delivery... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Profile

Andres Sarmiento

perform as a product manager in a top organization. While at HBS I met peers that had worked in Venture Capital who cleared my understanding of those career paths. I also participated in technology industry... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology; Services
  • 26 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 26, 2008

purchasing and brought process discipline to store operations through using Six Sigma quality methodology. Although the changes led to higher profitability, the retailer's stock price remained unchanged. Many wondered if poor stock market View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 20 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 20, 2008

variety of value-creating strategies, including some never previously encountered. The improved performance was also accompanied by a deeper understanding View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 21 Nov 2006
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First Look: November 21, 2006

  Working PapersThe Performance of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts Authors:Jerry Cao and Josh Lerner Abstract Reverse leveraged buyouts (RLBOs) have received increased public scrutiny but attracted little... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 22, 2008

examine how such changes may affect the accumulation of experience within, and the performance of, teams. We find that the level of team familiarity (i.e., the average number... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Mar 2021
  • News

Shattering Glass

bottom-line performance limits the conversation. The more helpful conversation to have—the more impactful one—is about the conditions under which we can leverage the benefits of having a diverse set View Details
Keywords: April White; gender equity; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises
  • 20 Nov 2006
  • Research & Ideas

Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation

definitely think that if they could take a best solution and put it back out there for review and comment, they might actually go down a pathway of improvement that they didn't anticipate. Q: What research... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 28 Mar 2004
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Celebrates Social Enterprise Initiative

have a better understanding of how both commercial and non-profit organizations can contribute to improving not only society but also the economy as a whole. According to the SEI, the nonprofit sector... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
  • 27 Mar 2007
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First Look: March 27, 2007

individual's past performance does indicate future performance, the quality of colleagues in one's organization also significantly affects top performers' ability to maintain their performance. Specifically,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Jun 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Better by the Bunch: Evaluating Job Candidates in Groups

others improve their decision-making, she couldn't figure out how to apply those insights to gender issues. "It took me a few months," says Bohnet,"and then all of a sudden it became very... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
  • 28 Nov 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Challenging the Belief that Liability Laws Kill Medical Device Innovation

Doctors are afraid of getting sued. According to some accounts, 75 percent of them perform more tests and procedures than necessary to avoid potential lawsuits over medical... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Medical Devices & Supplies
  • 22 Nov 2016
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November 22, 2016

predict that the board will design incentive contracts that filter out common shocks in performance to motivate costly effort from the CEO—a process that entails the judicious selection of benchmarks for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 15 Nov 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Solving the Health Care Conundrum

The U.S. health care industry is unique in that despite the presence of significant competition, which usually drives increased value through decreased costs and improved quality, the nature View Details
Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health
  • 02 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 2

norton ariely.pdf Do Inventory and Gross Margin Data Improve Sales Forecasts for U.S. Public Retailers? Authors:Saravanan Kesavan, Vishal Gaur, and Ananth Raman Publication:Management Science (forthcoming) Abstract Firm-level sales... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 05 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 5

find evidence that (1) bonuses enhance productivity across all segments, (2) overachievement commissions help sustain the high productivity of the best performers even after attaining quotas, and (3)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 22 Aug 2006
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First Look: August 22, 2006

improving inventory management for its network of small and large retailers. Set just after the announcement of the Adidas-Reebok transaction in 2005, with New Balance having... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 May 2016
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May 10, 2016

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51028 Harvard Business School Case 316-002 N12 Technologies: Building an Organization and Building a Business N12 Technologies was a startup founded in 2010 that employed nanotechnology to manufacture a patented material... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 03 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 3, 2008

examining performance over time, comparing adopters to non-adopters, and incorporating strategies to overcome selection bias. Evaluations that meet the highest methodological standards are critical to inform the debates about this new... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 09 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 9

interdependent work is performed under conditions that make bounded stable teams infeasible, creating a need to understand factors that foster teaming in the absence of team stability. Teaming refers to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne