Productivity Gains - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 1996
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Technology for Learning's Sake

electronic-mail communication. Building on the knowledge gained from that project and from the use of personal computers in a few carefully selected MBA courses, the School moved in the mid-1980s to recommend strongly that students use... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg; photo by David Zadig

01 Mar 2016
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Case Study: Paper Chase

operates four sales kiosks in the Boston area, with mobile retail teams that visit local fairs and markets. The kiosks offer a valuable in-person experience with a high conversion rate for the $8–$13 cards. The split between in-person and online sales is roughly 50/50.... View Details

11 May 2017
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Going with the Flow

come to fruition and become real, productive companies. “I remember my dad visiting ViaCord in the early days, when I had only 10 employees. He came in and said, ‘Where’s your cash register? I don’t hear the cash register ringing.’ That... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

01 Jun 2016
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Prima Datarina

with a long history in the airline and hotel industries now gaining traction in the arts world. By analyzing existing data, Hodges and her team have the flexibility to adjust ticket prices on a weekly, or even daily, basis to smooth the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Sep 2011
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Green Day

believes their product will gain credibility and appeal with employees. “Ultimately, it’s an easy-to-use solution that saves money and energy,” she says, noting that the modlet usually pays for itself in six... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna;Sarah Auerbach; Agriculture; Manufacturing; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

08 Sep 2016
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How We Make It Work

majority are men and women with families in all different stages. Some have small children, budding high school athletes, or aging parents, while others are just married or are recent grads who want to travel and gain global experience... View Details

01 Apr 2002
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Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City

other countries. "Many product innovations, which benefit both the schools and IBM, have resulted from this initiative," Kanter stresses. Kanter has also studied corporations that have successfully launched welfareto- work programs,... View Details

Keywords: Paul Grogan; Peter Tufano; David Crockett; Diana Barrett; Real Estate

01 Feb 1997
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Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS

United States and five other countries. "We definitely think of ourselves as an entrepreneurial company, even though we've been around for a while," says Thompson. "It's been a productive and exciting time." Many observers believe that... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry and Susan Young; profiles by Garry Emmons

01 Jan 2011
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Robert Kraft, MBA 1965

Founder, Chairman and CEO, The Kraft Group Download Kraft profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1941 Born, Brookline, Massachusetts 1965 Joins Rand-Whitney 1972 Founds International Forest Products 1994 Buys... View Details

01 Apr 1999
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Short Takes

technology over the past forty years, Nolan offers managers who are seeking a competitive advantage the opportunity to gain insights from leaders in the IT industry who have adapted in remarkably innovative ways during their fierce... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

01 Mar 2019
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The Blue-Green Revolution

the single-celled organisms to bulk up on fat like bears preparing for winter. Alas, just like bears, the microscopic butterballs eventually go into hibernation. And once that happens, they stop growing, negating the gains made in oil... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustration by Eric Nyquist

29 Apr 2016
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The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)

momentous. Since we launched in December 2013, we have already seen five of our formerly homeless artists gain housing; not simply because of this new opportunity to earn income, but because being validated—being shown their talent is... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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Adapting to Meet Changing Needs

studio enables powerful virtual learning experiences. Working with HBX content developers, research associates, and production and film crews, Mayo and Margolis developed HBX cases from scratch based on interviews with protagonists in... View Details

01 Jun 2018
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Up by the Roots

information technology companies, as well as in complementary areas such as marketing, branding, and design—all of which can help nascent businesses gain a foothold in the marketplace. Plus, the way fintech straddles the broader... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Dan Page

01 Mar 2016
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HBS Fund Helps Fuel Faculty Research and New Learning Experiences

a family business, her team spoke to more than 1,100 CEOs, eventually finding striking differences in managerial styles and productivity in firms run by family members relative to their external counterparts. Over the past several years,... View Details

01 Feb 2000
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No Place Like Home

those costs tend to offset any tax-base revenues gained from housing. By contrast, with light industry, towns get the tax base without having to add a lot of social services. So communities that are chasing after business to locate in... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Oct 2002
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The Class of 1977

two years at Soldiers Field had prepared us to size up a competitor, motivate employees, and gain market share, but we could not have anticipated the many other ways in which our leadership skills would be put to the test. Much has been... View Details

Keywords: Desmond Wong

26 Jul 2018
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Running the Numbers

demographic. “That’s an important example,” Gelman says, “because it shows that analytics can change how companies identify opportunities, build content and products that relate to people, and find ways to benefit both customers and the... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

04 Nov 2016
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The Competitiveness of Lost Causes

went there with an interest in gaining the tools to help my own country grow. But during those two years, my playing field became the world.” Duch says that, along with broadening his outlook and abilities, Harvard also sharpened his... View Details