Time And Cost Control - Publications - Faculty & Research

15 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat

administrative/political (laws, trading blocs, colonial ties, currency, etc.), geographic (physical distance, lack of land border, time zones, climates, etc.), and economic (income levels, View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Help - Research Computing Services

and files. Monitoring CPU usage of your jobs on the HBSGrid Learn how to run a Unix command or query LSF to check the status of a current job. HBSGrid Project directory space notifications Tips on how to monitor HBSGrid project space... View Details

01 Jan 2013
News

Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960

Ocean Hall opens at National Museum of Natural History As a Mormon missionary in Wisconsin, Roger Sant enjoyed working with Native Americans. Innately curious, he liked spending time with the people, getting to know them, View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

14 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

A Strategy For Steady Leadership in an Unsteady World

environments. CEOs have little idea what to expect in terms of health care policy, financial transactions, national security, and global trade—all of vital importance to themselves, their employees, and... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

19 Apr 2023
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A Kick Start for Latin American Startups

capitalists not to get too involved in their portfolio, as it would be a waste of time and companies should be left to do their own thing. But this was a maturing VC ecosystem in Latin America, says Saggioro... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

30 Jul 2001
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What’s the Future of Corporate Governance?

Summing Up Future Corporate Governance: Different, But More Effective? Shann Turnbull suggests that the world of corporate governance will benefit from the establishment of "a new type of corporate information and View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

27 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Working to Change the Food System

lot of time by the water in the San Francisco Bay Area. I would catch and forage fish, crab, mussels, and sea urchin, and bring them home to eat!... View Details

24 May 2017
News

John J. Brennan, MBA 1980

Express Chairman Emeritus, The Vanguard Group It’s 6 a.m. on a Sunday and Jack Brennan is making pancakes for his grandson, Jack, taking advantage of an opportunity to spend quality time with his namesake as... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

16 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be

even more vigorously to assert who they are socially, psychically, and culturally," remarks Koehn. "As a value proposition, luxury goods are very sensitive to timing View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products

01 Jun 1998
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Simmons Family Endows Professorship

and make time for family life, believe in hard work, and support their communities. The family recently established a fund to create the Roy and... View Details

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The Challenge of Color - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center

hues from which to choose. The New York Times enthused: “The feeling for line and color has extended to the most common of everyday tools. . . . The enormously useful fountain-pen until recently was content... View Details

03 Jun 2022
Research & Ideas

In a Work-from-Anywhere World, How Remote Will Workers Go?

settle in a desired geographic location while retaining a job elsewhere—the best of both worlds for many people. “I see work-from-anywhere as a policy that allows the individual to control her personal geography. View Details

Keywords: by Kara Baskin

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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About

north-facing façade was restored, existing faculty offices were updated, and 30 new faculty offices were added. The updates incorporated modern digital media and resources, while creating accessible,... View Details

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Statistical & Data Services - Research Computing Services

About Us Statistical & Data Services 4ms Research Computing Services (RCS) provides statistical and data services for the HBS research community, including consultations and expertise in: Advanced... View Details

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Balancing Work & Life - Alumni

to make time for both. You Have More Choices than You Think Ambitious people tend to pursue demanding careers. As they advance, many professionals cannot help but wonder about the state of their personal lives. What do they owe, View Details

19 Sep 2016
Research & Ideas

Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?

one’s pre-tenure years when the opportunity cost of time seems especially high,” he writes. Colleague David A. Moss concurs. “The first priority should always be to identify truly important problems to work... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Education

04 Dec 2019
Book

Creating the Experimentation Organization

launched as new champion. Example of an experiment conducted by Booking.com; from Experimentation Works by Stefan Thomke. Discipline required In order for such an experiment to work, says Thomke, a company must be disciplined—having a testable hypothesis with a View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

30 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Real Estate: The Most Imperfect Asset

economic terms is a certain kind of transaction cost or tax or another one of those market imperfections. Q: How are these trends reflected in your teaching? A: All of my research and cases over the last... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Construction; Real Estate

24 Oct 2011
Research & Ideas

The Yelp Factor: Are Consumer Reviews Good for Business?

reviews over professional critics, but also because of its historical database that tracks every review. Luca compared the ratings over time with revenue data from the state of Washington to gauge how reviews impacted restaurants' bottom... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Food & Beverage

18 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

Learning in Action

organizational boundaries, and attend to customer and competitive needs. In 1988, the Timken Company, America's leading manufacturer of tapered roller bearings, embarked on a bold project to revolutionize... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin

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