System Complexity - Publications - Faculty & Research

told, was a therapy called applied behavior analysis. “Then they handed us a list of ABA providers and said, ‘good luck.’ And that was all the medical system had for us.” At first, he accepted that answer at face value, but nonetheless... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson

01 Dec 2023
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The Exchange: Help Wanted

necessarily great from the perspective of the skills that are needed to manage complex organizations. I would be very, very cautious of making sure that you have a way of de-biasing your decision-making if you’re going after social... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Jun 2024
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Quantum Leap

“This is the first new kind of computer in 75 years,” says John Levy (MBA 1979), CEO of the quantum computing startup SEEQC. “And we’re building it on a chip!” Strolling through his company’s design and testing facility in Elmsford, New York, Levy looks less like a... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen; quantum computing; innovation; leadership; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

22 Feb 2024
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Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching

nearby Borders bookstore revealed a three-year life expectancy with no available treatment options. And trying to navigate the complexities of the American health care system—bouncing from pathologist to a medical oncologist to... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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Curb Appeal

Jessica Tisch (JD/MBA 2008) has a problem. And she couldn’t be happier about it. It’s a chilly February morning in Lower Manhattan, and Tisch, who was appointed commissioner of the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) last April, has only hours to pivot the world’s largest... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photography by Vance Jacobs; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

01 Feb 2001
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What Makes a Good Leader

or ethos." Great leaders, he notes, "spend the bulk of their time communicating, and they know how to employ all three of Aristotle's rhetorical elements." Nohria also feels that leaders are able to distill their message, however complex... View Details

Keywords: Management

05 Feb 2019
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The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)

our growth strategy to diversify the business portfolio. One of my key responsibilities is to ensure that everything we do has a well-documented system and process. A day at work could involve any or all of the activities I mentioned... View Details

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Fixing U.S. Politics

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