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- 13 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Diagnosing the Public Health Care Alternative
associated costs. There is much discussion about the merits of a public plan in health insurance reform. A public plan is not necessary to reorient health plan competition around value for patients [ ]. A public plan structure will not necessarily reduce true costs,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Rural Renewal
native of Wayland, Massachusetts, Reade never thought much about gardening as a kid. After earning her MBA and living in New York City for a few years, however, she went looking for geraniums for her window boxes. At the garden store in her Tribeca neighborhood, she... View Details
- 10 Nov 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again
time. Which of his choices are key to Lincoln Center's mission and which might distract time and attention from its core programming? Grossman observes that despite the important challenges that must be addressed, Levy and the institution... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Ideas in Action
academic freedom—the opportunity to focus on big ideas without the distraction of grant writing—is also a competitive advantage in recruiting faculty. Consequently, our work is pathbreaking and has impact on both practice and management... View Details
- 04 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success
those that most closely fit their strategy and adapt or develop others. There is no rule for the right number of metrics to include in a measurement system; however, including too many tends to distract managers from pursuing a focused... View Details
Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein
- 10 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 10
Abstract—High-performing knowledge workers often question whether managers actually contribute much, especially in a technical environment. Until recently, that was the case at Google, a company filled with self-starters who viewed management as more destructive than... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Oct 2022
- News
If I Were You
to be friends and want to be open and can teach you things and can learn from you? It’s just not going to happen again. And so there’s always a million reasons to be grumpy or skeptical or distracted at every stage in your life, and I... View Details
- 23 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far
only work hard to avoid distraction (by, for example, putting on big headphones) but—because you have an audience at all times—also feel pressure to look really busy. Indeed, all of the cues in open offices that we give off to get focused... View Details
Keywords: Re: Ethan S. Bernstein
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
idea. Some think it is cool but get distracted by the next cool idea that comes along. Some embrace the concept for a time but give up because implementing it is too hard. And a few fully commit to the model and get incredible results.... View Details
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Industrial Giant
follow if the core business is losing money. The distractions of managing a failing business complicate the challenges of succeeding in a new one. Therefore, pursue the hybrid alternative before the core business deteriorates to crisis... View Details
- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Build a Better Board
either respond to some of this nonsense that comes from external institutional investors, such as "Should we have a staggered board?" or "How many boards can directors serve on?" Things like that really don't have much to do with anything. So boards... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part One]
than eliminate or relax it. The analogy to the keiretsu system has been widely touted in the Internet era. Companies such as CMGI billed themselves as new economy keiretsu. We are seeing a similar outcome as in Japan. The model turned out to be more of a hindrance and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 12 Apr 2004
- Research & Ideas
Operations and the Competitive Edge
award from the Association of American Publishers—that in the early '90s our publisher, John Wiley, asked us if we would develop a new, updated edition. Steve and I did some preliminary thinking about this, even prepared a possible chapter outline, but then got View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 24 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
With Millions of Workers Juggling Caregiving, Employers Need to Rethink Support
work, or you’ll be so distracted while you’re at work you won’t get much done. For a lot of frontline lower-wage jobs, companies have a rule that if someone is late to work three times in a month or has an un-preplanned absence three... View Details
Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 23 Mar 2021
- Book
Succeeding in the New Work-from-Anywhere World
When the pandemic forced employees to flee offices and work from home in droves last year, many business leaders worried that productivity might take a dive. Would remote workers be too tempted by the lures of Netflix or too distracted by... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 19 Mar 2015
- News
Walter Salmon Remembered
for, back into sole stewardship of a brand new 2nd year MBA course in Channels of Distribution at HBS, heavily over-subscribed (DANGER, DANGER) while consulting for Coca Cola and finishing my PhD thesis on the side. It should perhaps be no surprise that I was a... View Details
- 23 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 23
ancillary benefits raise questions about how to structure and price ShopRunner's offering. Meanwhile, an investment from Alibaba presents new opportunities in China but risks distraction from the core business. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn
luxuries. After all, just because consumers are cutting back doesn't mean that they do not still enjoy products that give them pleasure and entertainment—or even distraction from the difficult times around them. The third category of... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2013
- News
The Accidental Innovator
distraction the better—so it’s just my voice-over, informal and without a script. I also try my best to give students deeper intuition rather than just learning things by rote. I can also sometimes be a bit eccentric, which I think the... View Details
- 20 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 20
lacked focus and was distracted by ventures outside its core exploration and production business. Further it argued that John Hess, CEO and son of the founder, was more interested in "maintaining a family dynasty than instilling... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino