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Equitable and Efficient Coordination in Traffic Flow Management
By: Cynthia Barnhart, Dimitris Bertsimas, Constantine Caramanis and Douglas S. Fearing
When air traffic demand is projected to exceed capacity, the FAA implements Traffic Flow Management programs. Independently, these programs maintain a first-scheduled, first-served invariant, which is the accepted standard of fairness within the industry. Coordinating... View Details
Keywords: Traffic Flow Management; Ground Holding Programs; Equitable Flight Delay; Equity; Saving; Management; Management Practices and Processes; Demand and Consumers; Performance Capacity; Performance Efficiency; Conflict and Resolution; System; Aerospace Industry
Barnhart, Cynthia, Dimitris Bertsimas, Constantine Caramanis, and Douglas S. Fearing. "Equitable and Efficient Coordination in Traffic Flow Management." Transportation Science 46, no. 2 (May 2012).
- January – February 2011
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Stop Holding Yourself Back
By: Anne Morriss, Robin J. Ely and Frances X. Frei
After working with hundreds of leaders in a wide variety of organizations and in countries all over the globe, the authors found one very clear pattern: when it comes to meeting their leadership potential, many people unintentionally get in their own way. Five barriers... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Personal Characteristics
Morriss, Anne, Robin J. Ely, and Frances X. Frei. "Stop Holding Yourself Back." Harvard Business Review 89, nos. 1-2 (January–February 2011).
- 27 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Employee-Suggestion Programs That Work
Bumping up against accepted theories in process improvement, a new research paper from Harvard Business School questions the value of prioritizing problems identified by frontline employees. Citing a hospital safety improvement program... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Guttry
- 03 Aug 2016
- What Do You Think?
How Can We Hold the “Leadership Industry” Accountable?
for personal enrichment at the expense of all other shareholders until there is a change in the process of selecting board (members) ” Nisha Advani cited the nature of leadership itself in saying “Leadership, though grounded in... View Details
- 28 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Ground Game, Air Wars, and Other Marketing Lessons From Presidential Elections
Republican presidential candidates, but the results could help many marketing teams decide how to allocate scarce resources between mass advertising and personal selling efforts, or, as the researchers call it, between the air war and the View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Do National Security Secrets Hold Back National Innovation?
discovered that this compulsory secrecy program was in place during the war, and after the war it transitioned to a peacetime policy that persists to this day,” Gross says. “Everybody in the system benefits from being able to access... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- Teaching Interest
Executive Education - Owner/President Management Program
Delivered in three units that span 24 months over three calendar years, the Owner/President Management (OPM) program is a transformative learning experience that boosts leadership skills and the value of participants’ enterprises. Sinozich teaches the Finance... View Details
- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
amount of philanthropy comes in the fourth quarter. Cutting costs while maintaining program quality, holding virtual events, and reaching out to consistent and loyal donors and asking them to contribute... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Busting Six Myths About Customer Loyalty Programs
multiple programs from competing retailers. This is particularly true of grocery retailing where consumers regularly shop in more than one, and often quite a few, grocery stores. However, it is a myth to believe that loyalty View Details
- 21 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More
communicate them.” The reason might be as simple as employees not knowing about the incentive programs. Leslie John, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School, and a team of researchers found that a major factor View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 21 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases
a nuanced understanding of second-generation bias and how it may impact their own career development and the career development of other women in their firms. Create a holding environment to support women's identity work. The View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 06 Jun 2011
- Research & Ideas
Why Leaders Lose Their Way
enable them to think clearly about work and personal issues. A System To Support Values-centered Leadership The reality is that people cannot stay grounded by themselves. Leaders depend on people closest to them to stay centered. They... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 25 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Gender Stereotypes Kill a Woman’s Self-Confidence
they have talent—and are actually told they are high-achievers in these subjects—women are more likely than men to shrug off the praise and lowball their own abilities. This weak self-confidence may hold some women back as they count... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- May 2019
- Background Note
Developing Yourself as a Leader: A Framework for Millennial High Potentials & Emerging Leaders: How to PACE Your Self-Development
By: Ethan Bernstein and Kirstin Lynde
Millennials are redefining what it means to develop future leaders. In business organizations, leadership development—defined as “the expansion of a person's capacity to be effective in leadership roles and processes“—has traditionally been the work of corporate... View Details
Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Human Resources; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leadership; Goals and Objectives; Management Skills; Management Style
Bernstein, Ethan, and Kirstin Lynde. "Developing Yourself as a Leader: A Framework for Millennial High Potentials & Emerging Leaders: How to PACE Your Self-Development." Harvard Business School Background Note 419-045, May 2019.
- 15 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Find Your Pragmatic Path through Radical Uncertainty
even reduce the spread of infection. Visiting your elderly parents or holding an important meeting in-person may increase your sense of control and confidence, but are you helping or endangering others to reduce your own uncertainty? The... View Details
- 26 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
Burgers with Bugs? What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews
that put some control in the hands of the consumer are growing in popularity, and not just for dining. Sites like Tripadvisor for travel and Glassdoor for employment publish millions of reviews that hold businesses accountable and boost... View Details
- 12 Dec 2016
- HBS Case
Business Lessons from Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
forward to today. The Rock has become a household name as both a wrestling legend and a global movie star. Perhaps less well known is that Johnson and his business partner, Dany Garcia, have quickly gained ground in Hollywood as... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk
the antigen. What we're hoping to be able to do with these different approaches is to create a vaccine that we can study quickly that can be both safe and effective and can be durable. Those are three different issues. No one knows for sure whether or not any of these... View Details
- 26 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
STEM Needs More Women. Recruiters Often Keep Them Out
For mid-career STEM professionals looking to advance their skills and careers, certificate programs at elite universities can offer a fast track. And for universities, such programs are an important and... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 2019
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Sustaining Open Innovation Through a 'Center of Excellence'
By: Elizabeth E. Richard, Jeffrey R. Davis, Jin Hyun Paik and Karim R. Lakhani
This paper presents NASA’s experience using a Center of Excellence (CoE) to scale and sustain an open innovation program as an effective problem-solving tool and includes strategic management recommendations for other organizations based on lessons... View Details
Keywords: Crowdsourcing; Culture Change; Open Innovation; Center Of Excellence; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Organizational Culture; Change Management
Richard, Elizabeth E., Jeffrey R. Davis, Jin Hyun Paik, and Karim R. Lakhani. "Sustaining Open Innovation Through a 'Center of Excellence'." Strategy & Leadership 47, no. 3 (2019): 19–26.