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HBR IdeaCast: The Science of Human Capital: Julie Devoll, of the Harvard Business School Press, talks with John Boudreau, author of "Beyond HR: The New Science of Human Capital." More HBR IdeaCasts. Subscribe to HBR IdeaCast now via iTunes by BNET staff; Tags: BNET staff, HBR IdeaCast, human capital; Blog posts 2008-01-09
HBR IdeaCast: The new science of Human Capital: There are frameworks in place to help managers make decisions in almost every area of their work — except talent management. John Boudreau explains how identifying the pivotal employees — the group for which talent improvements will make the biggest difference — and focusing efforts on them can have an...; Tags: Workforce management, BNET staff, talent, New Science, HBR IdeaCast, human capital, John Boudreau; Blog posts 2008-02-06
Dexter School: Brookline, Massachusetts: Dexter School is a non-profit independent day school for boys. It offers pre-school through grade nine, preparing students for admission to leading secondary schools. In 2002, the school opened the Clay Center for Science and Technology with a solar photovoltaic and wind installation. The solar and wind power system costs...; Tags: renewable energy, photovoltaics; Case studies
Would You Rather Be Fat or Blind?: Apparently, shockingly, most people would rather be blind. "When you're blind, people want to help you. No one wants to help you when you're fat," one respondent (of the 89% who'd lose their sight over slimness) explained.More at Emily Bazelon's review of Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss...; Tags: General; Blog posts 2007-05-07
Introduction to Value at Risk (VAR) - Part 1 of 2: This article elaborates information on Risk Management. VAR or sometimes VaR) has been called the "new science" of risk management, but you do not need to be a scientist to use VAR. The most popular and traditional measure of risk is volatility. The main problem with volatility, however, is that...; Tags: Investopedia, Value at Risk, volatility, risk management, investment, stock; White papers 2004-09-29

Which Price is Right?: It is an urgent question: How can we increase profits if we can't raise prices? The answer demands revolutionary thinking, new insights about strategy and human behavior, turbocharged with software, mathematics, and rapid-fire experimentation. Is the company ready to master the new era of pricing? Changes in pricing alter every...; Tags: Pricing, Marketing research, pricing strategy, strategy, software; White papers 2003-03-01
Unlocking the Latest Asset: Building a powerful human capital strategy requires company-specific facts, measures and a process for discerning where an individual company will get the most leverage from its people. Mercer Human Resource Consulting has had access to company data - covering over a million employees. Mercer has analysed that data, which consist...; Tags: Asset, Mercer, Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Human Capital, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2005-12-14
Communications in Managing Project Organizations: The purpose of the organizational theory is to discuss the systematic study of organizations by scholars. Concepts are obtained from living ongoing organizations. It helps people understand, diagnose, and respond to organizational needs and problems. Organizations are social entities that are goal directed, deliberately structured activity systems with a...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, organizational behavior, theory, project management, motivation, environment; White papers 2003-01-01
Your Job Is Change: The Web changes everything -- including change and it is not just the Web. Digital technologies, wireless technologies, the Human Genome Project, complexity theory, and the emergence of new science have all changed how we think about change: why change has to happen in companies, how change happens, and, most...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Channel management, Human Genome Project, wireless technology, job, talent, Web, environment, wireless; White papers 2000-10-01
Management Must-Reads: In business, as in life, the people who are the best at it are constantly learning. To this end, we here at BNET try and keep you up to date on the big ideas in business and point out worthy books that'll keep you informed. And because it's the start...; Tags: Jessica Stillman, Tammy Erickson; Blog posts 2008-01-03
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.: Michael Pollan had what I expect will be a legendary article in the nutrition / health canon last Sunday in the New York Times magazine. It is extraordinarily well-written, entertaining, and practical. It examines the new science of "nutritionism" and how the practice of examining food nutrient-by-nutritent, "takes the nutrient...; Tags: Food & Beverage, Vegetarians, food; Blog posts 2007-02-01
10 Underrated Business Books: 10 Underrated Business BooksYou've convicned me to re-readGot an old copy of 'how to influence...' I haven't looked at for years, you've convinced me to have another look!RE: 10 Underrated Business Books"Competing on Analytics" by Thomas Davenport has helped me help senior management see the value in number-crunching.RE: 10 Underrated...; Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Dale Carnegie, Books; Discussion threads 2007-08-26