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Big data in the age of the telegraph

March 7, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Caitlin Rosenthal for The McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In it, she includes Daniel McCallum’s 1854 organizational design for the New York and Erie Railroad, a design that…

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The power of allophilia

January 2, 2013

In the Introduction to Crossing the Divide, published by Harvard University Press (2009), Todd L. Pittinsky explains that allophilia is “a term for positive feelings of kinship, comfort, affection, engagement, and enthusiasm concerning members of a group different from one’s…

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Analytics at Work: A book review by Bob Morris

June 20, 2011

Analytics at Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results Thomas Davenport and Jeanne Harris with Robert Morison Harvard University Press (2010) Those who have read Competing on Analytics may incorrectly assume that there is not much new to learn in this sequel…

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Scott Anthony offers “An Innovation Lesson from Dr. Seuss”

May 11, 2011

Here is an an article written by Scott Anthony for the Harvard Business Review blog. To check out other articles and resources and/or sign up for a free subscription to Harvard Business Review’s Daily Alerts, please click here. *     *    …

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