Harvard Business

OCTOBER 15, 2018

“Social design,” a term whose roots go back several decades, fully entered the lexicon around 2006. The Butaro District Hospital in Rwanda has become a benchmark for how prioritizing patients’ health can prevent the spread of infectious disease and send patients home faster.

Construction 28

Construction Engineering Benchmarking Nonprofit 28

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

How have the firm’s growth, profits, and stock performance compared to a relevant benchmark (NASDAQ for a tech company, for example, or DAX Index for a German firm) during the transformation period? How effectively has the company adapted its legacy business to change and disruption, giving it new life? Financial performance.

Methodologies 48

Methodologies Culture Metrics Company 48

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2017

Pair it with “The Hidden Traps in Decision Making” (2006), by John S. ” (2008), it seems to me, is that it serves as an assessment tool that allows managers and executives to benchmark their organizations against other units and companies. Case closed (until engineers develop an algorithm that does the job better).

Management 29

Management Turnaround Engineering Benchmarking 29