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- 01 Apr 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
one offered to 35th Reunion attendees in the fall, modeled on the Odyssey program, and the other focusing on nonprofit management. In addition, the committee is eagerly investigating other vehicles for delivering continuing education to...
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Edmund A. Hajim (MBA '64)
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
meetings a year in Boston (as well as the annual Global Alumni Conference), and be an active participant in the Board's activities. The 1996-97 Board consists of 36 members (not including ex officio): 88 percent are MBA alumni and 12...
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Cathy Connett
- 07 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
The Value of the HBS Case Method – Lessons from an SVMP Participant
Growing up as a Black male from South Los Angeles, I was raised in a vibrant community surrounded by a diverse group of individuals who gave me guidance and taught me core values –such as curiosity, community, and persistence. My...
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- Web
Field Course: Business of the Arts - Course Catalog
Cultural Entrepreneurship Educational Objectives The nonprofit arts and culture industry generates more than $166.billions of economic activity in the US—approximately $64 billion in spending by arts and...
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- 22 May 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
A Luxury Industry Veteran Teaches the Importance of Aesthetics to Budding Business Leaders
compelling answer in an unintentional haiku. “Their work is flawless,” she says. “Their quality control is tighter than NASA’s.” The Aesthetic Idol competition The final assignment in “The Business of...
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- 15 Feb 2023
- Podcast
Gregory Washington on the relevance of George Mason
The crisis in higher education argues for a more expansive approach to academics, workforce, and business development, according to the head of Virginia’s largest public university. The school’s first African American president talks about leading through Covid,...
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- September – October 2010
- Article
The Effect of Product Variety and Inventory Levels on Retail Sales: A Longitudinal Study
By: Zeynep Ton and Ananth Raman
We examine the effects of product variety and inventory levels on store sales. Using four years of data from stores of a large retailer, we show that increases in product variety and inventory levels are both associated with higher sales. We also show that increasing...
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Ton, Zeynep, and Ananth Raman. "The Effect of Product Variety and Inventory Levels on Retail Sales: A Longitudinal Study." Production and Operations Management 19, no. 5 (September–October 2010): 546–560.
- April 2003
- Module Note
Design and Management of Health Care Delivery Processes, The
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer
Discusses the design and management of clinical processes in health care. Presents a framing of the clinical process as a problem-solving process that fundamentally involves learning along two dimensions and at least two levels. The two dimensions are: 1) learning in...
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Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Service Delivery;
Management Practices and Processes;
Learning;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health Industry
Bohmer, Richard M.J. "Design and Management of Health Care Delivery Processes, The." Harvard Business School Module Note 603-107, April 2003.
- June 2016
- Article
Managing the High Intensity Workplace: An 'Always Available' Culture Breeds a Variety of Dysfunctional Behaviors
By: Erin M. Reid and Lakshmi Ramarajan
People today are under intense pressure to be “ideal workers”—totally committed to their jobs and always on call. But after interviewing hundreds of professionals in many fields, the authors have concluded that selfless dedication to work is often unnecessary and...
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Risk Management;
Working Conditions;
Work-Life Balance;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizational Culture
Reid, Erin M., and Lakshmi Ramarajan. "Managing the High Intensity Workplace: An 'Always Available' Culture Breeds a Variety of Dysfunctional Behaviors." Harvard Business Review 94, no. 6 (June 2016): 85–90.
- 09 Jul 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Business Leaders Can Strengthen American Schools
forces with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Boston Consulting Group to determine how business leaders can partner more effectively with educators to support America's students and schools. "Study after study has shown...
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- August 2009
- Case
Life Stories of Recent MBAs: Values and Ethical Challenges
By: Nitin Nohria, Matthew D. Breitfelder and Daisy A Wademan Dowling
Nohria, Nitin, Matthew D. Breitfelder, and Daisy A Wademan Dowling. "Life Stories of Recent MBAs: Values and Ethical Challenges." Harvard Business School Case 410-029, August 2009.
- 25 Feb 2020
Peek Program Chat at University of Southern California
Join this informal chat to hear directly from a past Peek participant and learn more about the residential educational experience designed for college students to gain knowledge and insight into the MBA degree.
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- 13 Jun 2014
- Op-Ed
World Cup Soccer: 770 Billion Minutes of Attention
50 percent share of the television sets turned on at any given night in that country. The Price Of Attention Attention is becoming a scarce resource. Due to consumer behaviors such as multitasking and...
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National Trends in the Safety Performance of Electronic Health Record Systems From 2009 to 2018
By: David Classen, A Jay Holmgren, Zoe Co, Lisa Newmark, Diane Seger, Melissa Danforth and David Bates
Importance Despite the broad adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems across the continuum of care, safety problems persist.
Objective To measure the safety performance of operational EHRs in hospitals across the country during a 10-year period.
Design,...
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Electronic Health Record Systems;
Health Care and Treatment;
Information Technology;
Performance;
Safety;
Measurement and Metrics;
United States
Classen, David, A Jay Holmgren, Zoe Co, Lisa Newmark, Diane Seger, Melissa Danforth, and David Bates. "National Trends in the Safety Performance of Electronic Health Record Systems From 2009 to 2018." JAMA Network Open 3, no. 5 (May 2020).
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
The summer months have been productive ones for the HBSAA Board of Directors. The Executive Committee met in New York in July and discussed assignments for the upcoming year. The following committees were identified: Continuing View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Monsignor Frederick Dolan Finds a New Calling at HBS Club of Montreal
and that quality is what makes Montreal so enjoyable and attractive.” Working closely with Harry J.F. Bloomfield (MBA 1971) and Robert J. Cajolet (6th OPM), Dolan has already set several goals for the club. Plans are in motion for a...
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- 2005
- Class Lecture
Organizational Learning in the Face of Ambiguous Threats
By: Amy C. Edmondson, Michael A. Roberto and Richard M.J. Bohmer
Keywords:
Learning;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Crisis Management;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Structure;
Groups and Teams
Edmondson, Amy C., Michael A. Roberto, and Richard M.J. Bohmer. "Organizational Learning in the Face of Ambiguous Threats." Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing Class Lecture, 2005. Electronic. (Faculty Lecture: HBSP Product Number 9297C.)
- 11 Feb 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Leviathan as a Minority Shareholder: A Study of Equity Purchases by the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES), 1995-2003
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by Sergio G. Lazzarini & Aldo Musacchio
- 20 Feb 2020
Peek Program Chat at the University of Bristol
Join this informal chat to hear directly from a past Peek participant and learn more about the residential educational experience designed for college students to gain knowledge and insight into the MBA degree.
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- 28 Feb 2020
Peek Program Chat at the University of Mississippi
Join this informal chat to hear directly from a past Peek participant and learn more about the residential educational experience designed for college students to gain knowledge and insight into the MBA degree.
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